Jay Scott
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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Hometown:
- Slidell, La.
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- Position:
- Sprints/Jumps
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- Year:
- So.
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- State:
- Louisiana
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- Events:
- Sprints/Jumps
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- Previous School:
- Northshore HS
Bio
2025 Freshman Season: Opened his collegiate track and field career with a 10th-place finish in the long jump (6.24m) at the Cowboy Relays Bob Hayes Louisiana Challenge on March 22, 2025 … Recorded a season-best fourth-place finish in the triple jump (12.97m) at the Belhaven University Invitational on April 12 … Competed at the Carl Knight Invitational on April 12-13, contributing to the Gents’ ninth-place finish in the 4x400 meter relay (3:37.90) … Placed 27th in the 100-meter dash (11.04) at the Jim Mize Invitational on April 20 … Concluded the season at the 2025 SCAC Track and Field Championships on April 26 with a ninth-place finish in the triple jump (12.25m) and a 19th-place finish in the long jump (6.01m).
Prior to Centenary: Named Northshore Field MVP in 2024 … District 6-5A Second Team All-District for football in 2024 … Two-year letterman for track in 2023-24 … One-year letterman for football in 2024 … One-year letterman for baseball in 2024.
Personal: Born on July 13, 2006 in Galveston Island, Texas … Parent is Barbara Johnson … Has two older brothers, Bryce and Jonell … Majoring in Philosophy and Political Science with a minor in Legal Studies … Member of Kappa Alpha Psi.
Favorite Movie: Maze Runner Series
Favorite Hobbies: Singing and watching movies
Favorite Athletes: Jonell Scott Jr. & LeBron James
News mentions
JAY SCOTT OF CENTENARY COLLEGE, a sophomore from Slidell, La., has been selected the SCAC Men’s Co-Track Athlete of the Week for meets held from Monday, March 23 through Sunday, March 29.
The Centenary men's and women's track and field teams completed their fourth meet of the season and closed the month of March in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational on Saturday at the Walter P. Ledet Track and Field Complex.
JAY SCOTT OF CENTENARY COLLEGE, a sophomore from Slidell, La., has been selected the SCAC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week for meets held from Monday, March 9 through Sunday, March 15.