Scott Completes Triple Jump Competition at Paris Olympic Games

The EMU alum placed 14th in the preliminary round of the triple jump

PARIS, France (EMUEagles.com) – Former Eastern Michigan University men's track and field student-athlete Donald Scott completed competition in his second Olympic Games, placing 14th in the preliminary round of the men's triple jump with a 16.77m (55-00.00) leap Wednesday, Aug. 7.

Scott previously saw action in the Tokyo games in 2020, placing seventh in the triple jump with a 17.18m (56-04.50) bound.

He secured a spot in his second Olympics via a third-place finish in the triple jump, with a 16.87m (55-04.25) mark at the United States' Olympic Track & Field Trials, held at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field Sunday, June…