Derek Scott (born November 7, 1985) is an American distance

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and coach. He was a finalist in the

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at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

, placing sixth. He ran for

Cornerstone University Cornerstone University is a private Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Cornerstone University has undergraduate and graduate programs, two seminaries (Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and Asia Biblical Theological Seminary based in ...

's Golden Eagles athletic team and was the 2007 NAIA Champion in the

1500 meters The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. Scott previously ran for Team Indiana Elite based out of

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and was coached by Robert Chapman. While at Cornerstone he was a ten-time All-American and twice national runner up – once in the indoor mile and the other in the steeplechase. As a freshman, he was placed second in the steeplechase at the United States Junior Track and Field Championships and represented his country in the event at the

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, Italy. From 2010 till 2011 Scott was the distance coach for

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when

Sam Chelanga Samuel Chelanga (born February 23, 1985, in Baringo County, Kenya) is a Kenyan-born American track and field athlete who competed for Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia from 2008 to 2011. He holds the NCAA record for the 10,000 meters run ...

won the

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and the outdoor 5000 meters. In the steeplechase competition of the 2011 Pan American Games he placed sixth. He set a steeplechase personal record of 8:31.52 minutes to win at the

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, and the time ranked him ninth among Americans in the event that year. At national level, Scott entered the

at the

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, but did not progress beyond the first round. He was the 2010 PUMA Mile Champion. In 2011 he was eighth in the

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final at the

2011 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships The 2011 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships was held at Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Organized by USA Track and Field (USATF), the two-day competition took place February 26–27 and served as the national champio ...

and was ninth in the steeplechase at the

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. He placed 16th in the steeplechase at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials 3000 m steeplechase. He ran the

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, finishing in two hours 32 minutes, in 110th place. He currently resides in

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with his wife Bri and his son Bennett. He is the marketing director for the Stoko Corporation.

International competitions

Personal records

* 800 m: 1:48.94 min, 2009 * 1500 m: 3:39.63 min, 2009 * Mile: 3:57.87 min, 2009 * 3000 m: 8:01.51 min, 2009 (indoor) * Steeplechase: 8:31.52 min, 2011 (Mt. SAC Champion) * 5000 m: 13:47.28 min, 2009

References

External links

* Living people 1985 births American male steeplechase runners American male middle-distance runners American male long-distance runners American male marathon runners Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Cornerstone University alumni {{US-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub