Marc Scott became The University of Tulsa's second track and field national champion as he took the lead and pulled away down the stretch to win the 10,000-meters at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships on Wednesday evening at historic Hayward Field. The redshirt senior won the event with a time of 29:01.54 as he earned his eighth all-American honor.
"I thought some guys might separate earlier, but the slow race is what I've done all year," said Scott. "Sit and sit for as long as I can and then really go after it for the last 400-600m. It was spot on for me."
Scott's late push to take a lead that he never surrendered allowed him to become the second Tulsa national champion in program history (Chris O'Hare, Indoor Mile) and the first in an outdoor event.
"I've been working on it all year, practicing as much as I can," said Scott. "I knew it would come down to the last lap and that is what I've been working on for a long time. I worked really, really hard to develop the final lap."
Fellow senior Luke Traynor earned his fourth all-American nod with an eighth place finish, posting a time of 29:10:58 as he finished inside the top-15 for the second consecutive year at the national meet.
Scott will be back on the track for the 5,000-meter run on Friday at 9:25 p.m. CT.
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