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Jason Scott

Scott wins NAIA pole vault
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (5-29-2004) - Freshman Jason Scott won the NAIA pole vault championship with a school-record effort of 16-feet 7.50-inches thus becoming only the third Yellow Jacket to ever win an NAIA title. He finished the season by winning his last five competitions and seven overall.

Scott added 4½ inches to the school record with his winning leap. He joins 5K race walk champion Chad Eder (1996) and 10K winner Sergio Reyes (2002) as CU's only NAIA champions.

Elsewhere, Joel Smith placed 9th in the high jump (6-7.50), Tim Beck was 12th in the javelin (187-6), James Yahara was 17th in the hammer (150-5), and Dan Campbell placed 19th in the 5,000 meters (15:48.71). Kevin Hall was 9th in his heat of the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 10:06.90.

The 10 points that Scott was awarded for winning the pole vault placed Cedarville in a tie for 28th place out of 101 competing institutions. [COMPLETE RESULTS and PHOTO GALLERY]

Scott keeps vault streak alive
WINDSOR, Ontario (5-14-2004) - Jason Scott won his fourth straight pole vault title after clearing 15-feet 5-inches for top honors at the Windsor Open. It's the sixth victory overall for the freshman vaulter during the outdoor season.

Joel Smith finished 2nd in the high jump with a 6-5 effort and Tim Beck was 2nd in the javelin with a heave of 177-feet even. James Yahara placed 4th in the hammer at 145-9 and Josh Mark was 4th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 10:18.77. [COMPLETE RESULTS]

Jackets 3rd at NCCAA Nationals
MARION, Ind. (5-8-2004) - Cedarville won five events and had six different athletes earn All-America honors at the NCCAA Outdoor Championships where the Yellow Jackets tied for 3rd place out of 16 teams.

Jason Scott picked up All-America recognition (top 3 finishers) in two events. He won the pole vault by clearing 15-feet 11-inches and then placed 2nd in the 110 meter hurdles in 14.97 seconds.

Other CU champions were Joel Smith in the high jump (6-5.50), Kevin Hall in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:35.63), James Yahara in the hammer (159-3), and Tim Beck in the javelin (195-1), whose heave qualified him for the NAIA Nationals. Ryan Bundenthal was 3rd in the 400 meter hurdles in 56.65 seconds.

Greenville won the meet with 169 points. Malone was 2nd with 116 points while Cedarville and Taylor tied for 3rd with 101. [COMPLETE RESULTS and PHOTO GALLERY]