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Desiree Scott

  • Class
    1987
  • Induction
    1997
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country
Scott is one of the finest women to don the Scarlet in Rutgers athletic history. In her four-year career, she qualified for the NCAA Championships 11 different times. A four-year letterwinner in indoor and outdoor track and cross country, Scott was Rutgers' first Penn Relays Champion with a win in the 3000 meter event at the 1987 Carnival. In her career at Rutgers, she set 12 school records. She was a five-time Metropolitan Champion and a two-time ECAC Champion in the 1500m and the 5000m. In 1984, Scott was the District II Cross Country Champion. Following her career at Rutgers, Scott participated in the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival and was a 1988 Olympic Trials qualifier in the 3000m and 5000m.
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