RashaudScott

• 2008 NCAA Outdoor Champion – Discus
• 2008 Outdoor All-American – Discus
• 2008 NCAA Outdoor Eighth Place – Shot Put
• 2008 Outdoor All-American – Shot Put
• 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials Participant – Discus
• 2008 Mideast Regional Champion – Discus
• 2008 All-Mideast Regional Team – Discus
• 2008 NCAA Indoor Semifinalist – Shot Put
• 2008 All-SEC Indoor Second Team – Shot Put
• 2008 All-SEC Indoor Second Team – Weight Throw

2008 (Junior): Outdoor – Won NCAA National Title in men’s discus with throw of 198-8 on his first attempt of the finals … Became first field event NCAA Outdoor Champion in school history … Claimed first Kentucky NCAA individual event championship in track and field since 1996 … Posted a personal best discus throw of 203-4 at U.S. Olympic Trials to finish fifth in the finals … The throw ranks third all-time at UK as he became just the third Wildcat to throw over 200 feet joining former Olympian Mike Buncic and teammate Chase Madison … At NCAA Championships placed eighth overall in shot put with heave of 60-0.25 … Won Mideast Regional discus title with outdoor season-best mark of 199-10 and automatically advance to NCAA Championships … Earned at large bid to NCAAs with personal-best shot put throw of 62-1.25 earlier in the year at the Sea Ray Relays that ranks sixth all-time in school history. Indoor – Advanced to NCAA Indoor Championships in the shot put … Placed second in the shot put at the SEC Championships with a mark of 60-7.25 … Finished second in the weight throw at the SECs with a toss of 64-10.5 … At Tyson Invitational, tied UK weight throw record with a personal-best 65-6 but teammate Andy Fryman would edge out the record later in the season … Named SEC Field Athlete of the Week after Kentucky Invitational wins in the weight throw and shot put.

2007 (Previous College): In 2007 earned NJCAA All-America honors at Mesa Community College for the second consecutive year in both shot put and weight throw … Also claimed the honor in 2006 for discus … Earned Silver Medal at NACAC under-23 Championships in the Dominican Republic in 2006 … Coached by Selmer Olson.

High School: Played football all four years.

Personal: Full name is Rashaud Armon Scott … Born July 15, 1986 in the Bronx, N.Y. … Parents are Armon Scott and Sandrian Campbell … Two sisters, Nadia (28) and Tashica (29) … Major is psychology.

Personal Bests: Shot Put – 62-6.50; Discus – 203-4; Weight Throw – 65-6.00.