Scott Houston

Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Oak Ridge, N.C.
High School:
Northwest Guilford

Houston's PR
• PV- 17-6 1/4

Junior Year: Won the Dick Taylor Invitational• Redshirted during outdoor season

Sophomore Year:Led team with height of 17-4.5 • Finished seventh at ACC Outdoor Championships • Qualified for NCAA Regional meet • Redshirted during indoor season

Freshman year: Member of the All-ACC team as a freshman • Finished third at the outdoor ACC championships in the pole vault • Placed sixth as the indoor ACC championships in pole vault • Personal best was 5.34 meters for indoor pole vault at VT meet • His personal best at outdoor pole vault was 5.15 meters at the Miami Invitational.

Prep: Two-time All-America • Broke four state records • State Champion • USA National Leader indoors in 2008 with a jump of 5.15 meters (16-10 3/4) • Honor Roll Student, Interact Club Officer, Member of the National Honor Society • Captain for track and field for four seasons.

Personal: Exercise and Sports Science Major • Plans to become a pole vault coach • Hobbies included soccer and volleyball • Athletes he most admires include Sergie Bubka, Lance Armstrong, and Stacey Dragila • Favorite Movie is "The Guardian" • Graduated from Northwest Guilford High School in Greensboro • Scott Joseph Houston is the son of Ben and Jean Houston • Born June 11th, 1990 in Winter Springs, Fla.