Rafael Scott joined South Alabama first as a student-athlete in 2014, and was appointed an assistant coach in August, 2018. Scott is a U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Level 1 certified coach and has earned his USTFCCCA Strength & Conditioning Certificate as well.
Scott specializes in sprints and relays, last year coaching Cierra Hedrick to scoring performances at the Sun Belt Indoor Conference Championships in both the 60m and 200m dashes. In addition, Scott helped coach the men’s 4x400m relay team to a second place finish indoors followed by a third place finish at the Sun Belt Outdoor Conference Championships.
Scott currently holds the South Alabama school records in both the 60m and 100m dashes with times of 6.59 and 10.25 respectively. Scott was the Sun Belt Conference Champion in the 60m dash in 2016 & 2017 and earned All-Conference Honors in 2018 finishing second. He is also a two-time NCAA Second Team All-American finishing in the top 16 in the 60m dash at the NCAA Indoor National Championships in both 2016 & 2017. Scott was also an Outdoor East Regionals qualifier in both 2016 & 2018 participating in the 100m and 200m dashes, he was the first member of the men’s team to qualify for East Regionals in more than one event since 2012.
