Dominique Scott - Women's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Dominique Scott

R-Sr | 5-5 | Distance | Capetown, South Africa | Rhenish Girls HS

#RazorFacts

  • First Three-time NCAA Champion in School History (3,000m, two-time DMR)
  • Seven-time First Team All-American
  • 2015 NCAA Indoor Runner of the Year
  • 2015 NCAA Outdoor Runner-Up (5,000m, 10,000m)
  • 2014-15 SEC Triple Crown Runner of the Year
  • Three-time SEC Indoor Champion (Mile, 3,000m – 2015 | 5,000m – 2014)
  • Three-time SEC Outdoor Champion (1500m, 5,000m – 2015 | 10,000m – 2014)
  • Holds six program records (Indoor: mile, 3,000m, DMR | Outdoor: 1,500m, 5,000m, 10,000m)

Senior | Redshirt Junior (2015)
Two-time NCAA Champion (3,000m, DMR) … Two-time NCAA-Runner-up (5,000m, 10,000m) … SEC Indoor Champion (mile, 3,000m) … SEC Outdoor Champion (1,500m, 5,000m) … SEC Triple Crown Runner of the Year … Swept almost all of her races during her final indoor season … Broke her own 3,000-meter record at the UW Husky Classic with a time of 8:52.57 … First team All-SEC in the mile and 3,000-meter run … Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 3,000-meter run and the DMR … Earned gold medals in both the 3,000-meter run and the DMR racing to the second best performance in collegiate history in the latter (10:51.89) … Opened her outdoor season with another school record clocking 32:11.60 at 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational … Followed it up with a record-breaking performance at 5,000 meters at the Payton Jordan Invitational (15:32.55) … Recipient of the Commissioner’s Trophy as the high point scorer at the SEC Outdoor Championships with two first place finishes at 1,500 and 5,000 meters … Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs … Scored 16 points for the Razorbacks assisting their highest outdoor finish in school history.

Junior | Redshirt Sophomore (2014)
NCAA Champion (DMR) … NCAA Runner-up (3,000m) … Three-time first team All-American … SEC Indoor Champion (5,000m) … SEC Outdoor Champion (10,000m) … Had a memorable junior indoor season finishing no lower than second in all events in which she competed … Set a new school record with the DMR of 10:57.15 at the Armory Collegiate Invitational … Earned first team and second team All-SEC honors for performances in the 5,000-meter and 3,000-meter runs respectively … Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the DMR and the 3,000-meter run … Earned 10.5 points for the Razorbacks at the national championships with a first-place finish in the DMR and second-place finish in the 3,000-meter run … Carried momentum into outdoor season clocking a new personal best of 15:42.42 in the 5,000-meter run at the Mt. SAC Relays … Ran a 1,500-meter PR of 4:14.33 at the Payton Jordan Invitational to finish second … Scored 18 points at the SEC Outdoor Championships winning the 10,000-meter run in a new personal best of 33:51.84 and finishing second at 5,000 meters … Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 5,000-meter run … Earned first team All-American honors for her sixth-place finish in the 5,000-meter run at nationals.

Sophomore – Indoor (2013)
Redshirted during her sophomore outdoor season … Collected back to back first-place finishes at the Arkansas v. Oklahoma State Dual (mile) and the Texas A&M Triangular (DMR) … Ran a new personal best in the 3,000-meter run of 9:18.71 at the Razorback Invitational … Finished second at the Armory Collegiate Invitational as a member of the DMR … Scored five points for the Razorbacks at the SEC Indoor Championships with a fifth-place finish at 5,000 meters and eighth-place finish at 3,000 meters.

Freshman (2012)
NCAA first round qualifier (5,000m) … SEC Outdoor Freshman Runner of the Year … SEC All-Freshman Team (5,000m, 10,000m) … Second team All-SEC (10,000m) … Earned her first two top-five finishes at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (mile) and the Tyson Invitational (3,000m) … Finished ninth in the 5,000-meter run at the SEC Indoor Championships … Ran a PR of 33:54.95 in the 10,000-meter run at the Stanford Invitational … Scored 14 points individually in her first SEC Outdoor Championships with a second place finish in the 10,000-meter run and a third place finish in the 5,000-meter run … Qualified for the first round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 5,000-meter run.

High School
Attended Rhenish Girls High School in Cape Town, South Africa … A two-time 3,000m champion at South African Junior (U19) Championships … Won the 1,500m in 2010 and followed up with a runner-up performance in 2011 … Owns a personal-best time of 4:28 in the 1,500m, 9:40 in the 3,000m, and 34:28 in the 10K road race.

Personal
Born on June 24, 1992 … Daughter of Mike and Renee Scott … One of two children with a younger sister, Natasha … Graduated with her bachelors in marketing in May 2015.

 

2015 Indoor Performance List (Top Five per Event)

Event Meet Mark Place
800m Arkansas Invitational (1/9/15) 2:07.53 1st
1,000m Arkansas v. Texas Dual (1/16/15) 2:42.60 2nd
Mile Rod McCravy Memorial (1/23-1/24/15) 4:32.48 1st
SEC Championships (2/27-2/28/15) 4:47.41 4th
SEC Championships (2/27-2/28/15) 4:32.49 1st
3,000m UW Husky Classic (2/13/15) 8:52.57 1st
NCAA Championships (3/13-3/14/15) 8:55.19 1st
SEC Championships (2/27-2/28/15) 9:17.24 1st

2015 Outdoor Performance List (Top Five per Event)

Event Meet Mark Place
1,500m Mt. SAC Relays (4/16-4/18/15) 4:12.16 7th
SEC Championships (5/14-5/16/15) 4:15.20 1st
SEC Championships (5/14-5/16/15) 4:26.23 6th
5,000m Payton Jordan Invitational (5/2/15) 15:32.55 18th
NCAA Championships (6/10-6/13/15) 15:40.47 2nd
NCAA West Prelims (5/28-5/30/15) 15:50.07
SEC Championships (5/14-5/16/15) 16:06.52 1st
10,000m Stanford Invitational (4/3-4/4/15) 32:11.60 5th
NCAA West Prelims (5/28-5/30/15) 34:25.46
NCAA Championships (6/10-6/13/15) 33:25.81 2nd

TFRRS Profile

Indoor PRs

  • 800m: 2:07.53
  • 1,000m: 2:42.60
  • Mile: 4:32.48*
  • 3,000m: 8:52.57*
  • 5,000m: 16:00.73

Outdoor PRs

  • 1,500m: 4:08.16*
  • 3,000m: 10:18.53
  • 5,000m: 15:32.55*
  • 10,000m: 32:11.60*

*denotes school record