Former Eastern Michigan University Men's Track & Field student-athlete Donald Scott is headed to the 2024 Paris Olympics after finishing third in the triple jump contest. Scott achieved this position with a jump of 16.87m (55-04.25) during the United States Olympic Track and Field Trials on Sunday, June 30, at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field.
By making the team, Scott became the eighth former Eagle to make multiple Olympic teams and the first since Eric Alejandro made the Puerto Rican squad for the 2012 London games and the 2016 games held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Scott previously saw action in the Tokyo games in 2020, placing seventh in the triple jump with a 17.18m (56-04.50) bound. Additionally, the Eagles have had a representative in every Olympics since 1960 (Rome).
Scott was elite during his time at Eastern (2010-15), as he was named to the All-America team three times as an Eagle while earning All-MAC First Team honors five times. His name remains in MAC record books to this day as he holds both the indoor and outdoor conference meet records in the triple jump. His indoor record, set in 2015, stands at 16.38m (53-09.00), and his outdoor record went for 16.29m (53-03.50).
Moreover, the now two-time Olympian broke the program's triple jump record five times while donning the Block E. Like his conference records, both his indoor (16.84m – 55-03.00) and outdoor (16.83m – 55-02.75) program records still hold today.
Both of Scott's program records came when the lights were the brightest, at the NCAA Championships. He went back-to-back in 2015, setting the indoor mark at the 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships on March 14, followed by the outdoor record in the outdoor version of the meet on June 12.
Up Next
Tentatively, Scott is scheduled to compete for Team USA in the qualification round of the men's triple jump on Wednesday, August 7, at 1:10 p.m. ET. All Olympic events will be broadcasted by NBC.
Donald Scott EMU Career Accolades
- All-America First Team (x3)
- All-MAC First Team (x5)
- Holds both EMU indoor and outdoor triple jump records
- Holds both the indoor and outdoor MAC Championships triple jump records
- Competed at three NCAA Championships
