Ja'Qualon Scott

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Ja'Qualon Scott
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2001-08-02) 2 August 2001
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Eventhurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)110m hurdles: 13.09 (2024)
400m hurdles: 48.29 (2025)
Indoors
60m hurdles: 7.51 (2025)

Ja'Qualon Scott (born 2 August 2001) is an American sprint hurdler who competes over 60 metres hurdles, 110 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles.[1]

Early life

He attended school in Fort Bend County, Texas at Hightower High School. Scott then attended Texas A&M Kingsville before attending Texas A&M University in College Station.[2]

Career

Scott was runner-up to Texas Aggies teammate Connor Schulman in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2024 SEC Indoor Championships.[3] Competing in Eugene, Oregon, that summer, he finished third in the 110 metres hurdles and fourth in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[4][5] He finished in fifth place at the 2024 United States Olympic trials later that month in June 2024, also in Eugene, Oregon, running a personal best 13.09 seconds for the 110 metres hurdles. It was reported to be the fastest ever fifth-place finish in a 110 hurdles race worldwide. He had finished second in his semi-final in a time of 13.23 seconds.[6][7]

He reached the final of the 60 metres hurdles at the 2025 SEC Indoor Championships and the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships, achieving a personal best time of 7.51 seconds in February 2025 in Texas.[8][9][10]

He was runner-up to Ezekiel Nathaniel at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships over 400 metres hurdles in Eugene, Oregon, with a personal best 48.29 seconds. His effort helped the Texas Aggies to a share of the overall team title.[11][12] On 12 July 2025, he ran a wind-assisted 13.12 (+3.3) to win the 110 metres hurdles at the Ed Murphey Track Classic, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver event, in Memphis, Tennessee.[13]

He qualified for the final of the 110 metres hurdles at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, placing fifth overall.[14]

In February 2026, he ran the 60 metres hurdles in 7.50 seconds to place second at the SEC Indoor Championships, finishing 0.02 seconds behind Ja'Kobe Tharp.[15] In June, Scott qualified for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships and was the fastest qualifier for the 400 metres hurdles final with 48.59 seconds, prior to placing second in the final behind Vance Nilsson with 48.82 seconds.[16][17][18]

References

  1. "Ja'Qualon Scott". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  2. Grundy, William (Jun 20, 2024). "Olympic Trials: Current, Former TX HS Athletes To Watch For". Milesplit. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  3. "Connor Schulman and Jaqualon Scott Champion and 2nd Place Men's 60m Hurdles - SEC Indoor Championships 2024". Runnerspace. 25 Feb 2024. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
  4. "NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  5. "NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  6. "Ja'Qualon Scott 5th Place Men's 110m Hurdles - U.S. Olympic Team Trials 2024". Runnerspace. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  7. "Ja'Qualon Scott 2nd Place Men's 110m Hurdles Semifinal Heat 2 - U.S. Olympic Team Trials 2024". Runnerspace. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  8. Tysiac, Ashley (Mar 1, 2025). "Ja'Qualon Scott Moves Onto Men's 60m Hurdles Final At SEC Indoors". Flotrack.org. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  9. "NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  10. Jacks, Bradley (1 March 2025). "LSU's Reid takes 200m bronze at SEC Indoor Championships with fourth-fastest time by Caribbean man; Lyston takes silver in 60m". SportsMax. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  11. "Texas A&M Enjoys A Day Worth Remembering And A Share Of Men's Title At NCAA Championships". Runnerspace. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  12. "Nathaniel, Makarawu and Mullings shine at NCAA Championships". World Athletics. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  13. Woods, David (July 12, 2025). "QUINCY WILSON POPS OFF WITH RECORD-BREAKING 44.10 AT ED MURPHEY CLASSIC". Dyestat. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  14. "USA Championships". World Athletics. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  15. "ARKANSAS MEN, FLORIDA WOMEN HOIST TROPHIES AT SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Runnerspace. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  16. "NCAA Track And Field Championships 2026 Qualifiers". Flotrack. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  17. "HABTOM SAMUEL OVERCOMES SIDE STITCH, RETURNS TO TOP OF THE NCAA PODIUM IN THE 10,000 METERS". Dyestat. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  18. "2026 NCAA Track and Field Championships Day 3 Results: Who Won?". Flotrack. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.