Scott setting records on the track

Eyeing outdoor season

After a long journey of watching the time pass but waiting eagerly for his chance to shine, Texas A&M University-Kingsville hurdler Jaqualon Scott finally got his oportunity after sitting out the first two track seasons of his collegiate track career.

Although Scott had to sit out the first two seasons of his college career, he took that time to focus on getting his grades together.

Scott came in this season with records to break and dreams to achieve. He has worked day in and day out to perfect his craft. 

“I can honestly say it was a process because it took a pretty long time to get here, so now that I’m here I’m taking full advantage of it and going full speed ahead right now,” Scott said.

During the season opener indoor meet, the Houston Leonard Hilton Invitational in Houston, Scott knew this was his opportunity.

“Everyone around me is pretty hard working so it’s kind of a no brainer to work just as hard as I see everyone else working, so me getting to this point has really just been my teammates pushing me every single day at practice,” Scott said.

The Houston meet gave Scott the opportunity to show off his skills and the hard work he has  been doing in the off-season.

“It’s definitely given me some confidence…it’s helped me want to continue to do better…being the best that I can be is always my ultimate goal for me,” Scott said.

Scott set a new best in the 60m hurdles, coming in at 7.89 seconds collecting first place.

With the pressure and competition only getting tougher from here on out as the Javelinas transition into the outdoor season, Scott has his eyes set on the prize and will continue to be the best athlete he can be.

“My aspirations are just to stay consistent…to keep producing the best times that I can and to make it as far as I can,” Scott said.

The Javelinas are just as eager for the remainder of the season transitioning into outdoor as they move on to their next upcoming competition.

“I just hope we can keep improving each week. I think we’ve started off very well, but we’re still not where we want to be overall. We have to just keep working hard in practice and pushing ourselves every day and competing hard at the meets,” Coach Ryan Dall said.

 The Javelinas and coaches’ staff are excited for what’s to come moving forward for the team.

“We’re really attacking this indoor season and that really is going to set us up. 

“We’ve had some really good performances throughout indoor so far and that’s going to build our confidence going into outdoor and we’re going to keep rolling through indoor and keep those performances coming,” Coach Ryan Petrocchi said.