Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Jason Lewkowicz announced the hiring of Jason Scott to the program's coaching staff as an assistant coach for cross country and track & field in 2017.
Under Scott's assistance, Montreat Track & Field has achieved plenty of success. On the women's side in indoor track and field, Scott has helped coach athletes to 32 All-Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) performances, five conference championship efforts, nine NAIA national qualifiers and two NAIA All-American showings. Outdoors, he's helped coach the Montreat women to 16 All-AAC efforts, two conference champions, eight NAIA national qualifiers and two NAIA All-American outings. With the Montreat men and indoor track and field, Scott has coached athletes to 106 All-AAC performances, 25 conference champions, 30 NAIA national qualifiers and 17 NAIA All-Americans. Outdoors, he's aided the men along the way to 68 All-AAC efforts, 15 individual conference championship outings, 38 NAIA national qualifying participants and 10 NAIA All-Americans.
With Scott's aid, the Cavaliers have claimed a total of eight AAC Staff of the Year awards.
Scott came to Montreat after serving as the assistant track & field coach at his alma mater, Cedarville University, for four years. Prior to returning to Cedarville, the Clayton, Ohio native served on the coaching staff at Hannibal-LaGrange University in Missouri from 2009-2013. During the first two years of his time at HLGU, Scott served as the top assistant coach under Lewkowicz.
Over nine years at HLGU and Cedarville, Scott coached many athletes to top results in the track & field ranks. In 2013, he coached Nickola Shingles to the individual title in the 60m hurdles at the 2013 NAIA National Championships, setting a national championships record of 7.86. Shingles went on to win the national title again two years later. Scott also coached two additional national champions in the pole vault. Easton Padden was a three-time national champion (PR 17'7") while Nicholas Homan also earned a title (PR 17'9). In the pole vault, Scott has now coached eight male athletes over 17 feet and six females over 11 feet. Andre Townsend (2011) and Justin Hoffman (2014) both placed 2nd in the 60m hurdles at the NAIA National Championships and both would earn additional All-American honors over their careers. Scott has also seen success coaching the throwing event as he was able to coach Ben Michaud to a 2nd place finish at NAIA Nationals in the shot put with a PR of 58'5". Along with Michaud, two more shot put school records fell at Cedarville under Scott's tutelage (Mariah Cruise - 42'3 & Anna Pomento 41'9"). Prior to his hiring at Montreat, Scott has coached 4 National Champions, 1 National Record holder, 12 NAIA National Qualifiers who accomplished 46 All American honors, 2 Division I Regional Qualifiers, 1 Division II National Qualifier, and numerous school records.
Scott is a 2007 graduate of Cedarville University, where he was a decorated track & field athlete in numerous events. Scott found his greatest success in the pole vault where he was a two-time NAIA indoor national champion while also claiming the outdoor title once during his career. He was a five-time NAIA All-American in the event. Scott also owns the indoor (17'8.50") school record at Cedarville and previously held the outdoor record until 2019. Aside from pole vault, Scott was able to have much success in the hurdles, long jump, and javelin for the Jackets.
Scott has remained competitive since graduation. In 2007, he was chosen to represent the USA in Taiwan at the Chinese International Track Meet. He also qualified for the 2009 and 2010 USA Indoor Championships, placing as high as fourth, and qualified for the 2010 Outdoor Championships. Scott comes from a strong family background of track & field. His father Phil has been a coach for over forty years and is a former US National Champion in the Pentathlon along with two-time Olympic Trials qualifier in the decathlon.
Scott earned a degree in sports and exercise studies with a minor in Bible from Cedarville University in 2007. He achieved a master's degree in sports coaching from the United States Sports Academy in 2011.
Jason and his wife, Bethany (Davies), live in the area with their sons, Kade Farnsworth and Kruz Patrick. Bethany, a 2009 Cedarville graduate, had an illustrious collegiate career in her own right earning five All-American honors as a sprinter for the Lady Jackets.
