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2015-16 Track & Field Roster

Chris Scott

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Shelby Township, Mich.
  • Highschool Utica

Biography

2016 Outdoor:

? Horizon League Champion in the 800-meter run with n a time of 1:59.63

? Helped the 4x400 relay team take third place at the Horizon League Championships and set a new school record with a time of 3:15.42

? Ran a 800-meter run career best at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational in a time of 1:52.20

2016 Indoor:
? Claimed the 400m title (1:54.21) at the 2016 Horizon League Indoor Championships
? Ran third leg on the distance medley team that finished first and ran on the 4x400 relay team that placed second at the YSU National Invite
? Ran 3000m PR (9:15.60) at SVSU Jets Pizza Invite


2015 Outdoor:
? Finished second in 800m (1:53.81) at the 2015 Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 3).
? Finished third in 800m (1:54.55) at the Gibson Invitational (April 17).
? Placed fourth in the 1500m (4:06.78) and ran anchor helping 4x400 relay team to finish second at the Golden Grizzly Duals (April 11).

2015 Indoor: 
? Set 1000m PR (2:32.21) and took first at the EMU Quad-Meet (Jan. 9).
? Ran second leg in the second place 4x400m relay team and placed second in the 800m (1:55.44) at Horizon League Indoor Championships (March 1).
? Recorded first place finishes in the 800m at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 6) and Jack Skoog Dual (Jan. 16) and a second place finish at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 14).
? Placed second in the 400m and was second leg in the 4x400m relay that placed first at the IPFW Duals (Jan. 23).
? Was a member of the DMR and 4x400m relay teams that placed second at the Youngstown State National Invite (Feb. 7).

2014 Outdoor:
? Was the event champion in the 800m run at the Horizon League Championship with a time of 1:54.12 (May 2-4)
? Time for the 800 time ranks fourth in OU history
? Member of the 4x400 relay team that took fifth place at the league meet with a time of 3:23.49
? Recorded a career-best in the 1500m at the Don Klienow Invitational with a time of 3:59.61 at the 48th Annual Gina Relays (Apr. 24-26)
? Time in the 1500m ranks fourth in Oakland's record books
? Personal-best time of 50.55 in the 400m at the Toledo Invitational ranks third-best in Oakland history (May 9)

2014 Indoor:
? Ran a personal-best in the 800m with a mark of 1:52.96 at the Horizon League Championship to win the event
? Finished third in the distance medley relay at the league championships with at time of 10:09.16
? Helped the 4x400 relay team to a 3:19.46 third-place finish at the league championship meet.
? Was part of the record-setting distance medley relay team that earned a 10:04.33 first-place mark at the YSU National Invitational (Feb. 7-8)
? Also recorded first-place finishes in the 800m (1:55.89) and the 4x400 relay (3:25.53) at the Jack Skoog Open (Jan. 17)

2013 Outdoor:
? Finished eighth at Summit League Championship in 800m run with time of 1:55.60 (May 9)
? Ran season-best 800m run time of 1:55.31 at prelims of league championship meet
? Tallied sixth-place finish in 1,500m run with season-best time of 4:04.68 at Lyle Bennett Invitational (April 28)

2013 Indoor:
? Finished runner-up at IPFW Open in 800m run with a 1:59.99 (Dec. 1)
? Earned sixth-place at IPFW Quadrangular in the mile run (Jan. 26)
? Ran season-best 4:26.75 in mile run at YSU National Invitational (Feb. 1)

ACADEMIC HONORS
? Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2013)
? Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2014)
? Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2014)
? Academic All-Horizon League Selection (2014)
? Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2015)
? Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2015)
? Academic All-Horizon League Selection (2015)
? Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2016)
? Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2016)

High School
? Four-year letterwinner for coach Megan Berry
? All-State in indoor and outdoor track in the 4x800-meter relay in 2012
? All-County and All-Conference the last three seasons
? Earned All-American honors at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 4x800 relay
? Member of two-time conference and 2012 Macomb County championship teams
? Member of National Honor Society and executive board member
? Four-year honor roll student
? Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Top Athletic Performance
? Earning All-State and setting a school record in the 4x800 relay

Personal
Full Name: Christopher David Scott
Birthdate: Oct. 27, 1994
Parents: Greg and Karen Scott
Siblings: Stephanie and Glen
? Twin brother Glen also runs track at Oakland

Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland
1. Great school in a great location
2. Opportunity to compete at the Division I level
3. Proximity to home

Personal Bests (Indoor)
Event Time/Distance
800m 1:52.96 (Horizon League Championship - March 1-2, 2014)
Mile 4:24.22 (YSU National Invitational - Feb. 7-8, 2014)
3000m 9:15.60 (SVSU Jets Pizza Invite - Jan. 30, 2016)
Personal Bests (Outdoor)
Event Time/Distance
400m 50.55 (Toledo Invite - May 9, 2014)
800m 1:52.20 (Black & Gold Invitational - March 26, 2016)
1500m 3:59.61 (48th Annual Gina Relays - April 24-26, 2014)
Mile 4:32.48 (Detroit Dual - April 6, 2013)

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Middle Distance
    5'11"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Middle Distance
    5'11"
  • 2014-15Junior

    Middle Distance
    5'11"
  • 2015-16Senior

    Middle Distance