Former Springfield standout earns All-American honors at Tiffin

Entering his first track season at Tiffin University, Quincy Scott’s coaches eased the former Springfield High School standout into his events.

There was no holding Scott back at the NCAA Division II championships in Pittsburg, Kan., on March 8-9. Scott unleashed a leap of 7.50 meters to finish seventh in the nation and earn first-team, All-American honors. Chadron State sophomore Isaac Grimes won the title with 7.84.

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At the Great Midwest Athletic Conference meet on Feb. 22-23, Scott set a G-MAC meet record with 7.61.

“It was no surprise to me that Quincy earned All-American his first year,” Tiffin jumps coach Kayla Ellks said. “I had first watched Quincy jump at one of our home high school meets, nothing crazy far, but I could see that he had a talent you don’t find often.

“Quincy has really worked hard this season progressing every meet as we worked on his technique and approach. I think his foot-long PR in the long jump at conference shocked him more than being All-American, only because he knows he has more to give and wants to be at the top. I see a very bright future for Quincy and I said it before he got to Tiffin, he will be a national champion. It’s just a matter of when.”

Scott was a three-time OHSAA outdoor state qualifier in the long jump and the indoor state champion in 2017. He helped Tiffin finish third at the D-II championships in Pittsburg. The Dragons had won the past two D-II championships.

“Quincy really is a huge talent,” Tiffin head coach Jeremy Croy said. “We have eased him into the college scene being careful not to overload him in a lot of sprinting and jumping events. Believe me, he’s good enough to excel in multiple events already. You will start to see him a little more in relay action during the outdoor season as our team gears up for the NCAA outdoor championships in Texas.”

Glaze repeats: Greenon junior Sean Glaze repeated as one-mile racewalk champion at the New Balance Nationals Indoor in New York last Saturday.

Glaze won his second championship in 6:41.89, beating New Jersey’s Samuel Allen to the line by 0.02 seconds. Glaze won last year’s title in 7:07.05. He crossed the line second but was awarded the title after the competitor who finished first was disqualified for breaking form too many times.

“Last year I was a little bit not so nervous because nobody had heard of me,” Glaze told Milesplit.com. “This year everybody was expecting me to win.”

Glaze also won the New Balance Nationals Outdoor two-mile title last summer in 14:24.95.

“Three laps to go I see him blow by me,” Glaze said of Allen passing him. “He came out of nowhere. I was this close to giving up. Second place isn’t that bad. I saw him get a few paddles (warnings for breaking form) and I knew he would have to slow down.”

Glaze passed Allen with 150 meters left. Allen regained the lead with 50 meters to go before Glaze got him at the line.

“That was the most my legs have ever hurt aftet a race,” said Glaze, who thought he lost the race.

“I didn’t want to get too excited because I wanted to see the (official results) first. … I didn’t want to get upset so I didn’t get too excited,” he said. “I got to break the tape this time and most importantly my time was about 15 seconds faster.”

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