Cal State San Marcos Athletics

A two-time Olympian and a member of the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame, Steve Scott has been at the helm of the Cal State San Marcos cross country and track & field programs since 1999, distinguishing himself as a coach much the same way he did as a runner.
 
As provisional members of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II the last two years, Scott has mentored a total of 10 All-California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) student-athletes, four in track & field and six in cross country.
 
As the architect of the Cougar track & field and cross country teams, Scott started the programs from scratch and turned CSUSM into a perennial powerhouse in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), highlighted by three consecutive women's cross country national titles from 2009-11, until the school transitioned to NCAA Division II. While dominating the NAIA from 1999-2015, Scott coached 36 cross country All-Americans (18 women, 18 men), 86 outdoor track & field All-Americans (50 women, 36 men) and 13 indoor track & field All-Americans (11 women, two men). He was honored as the NAIA Women’s Cross Country of the Year three times and the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) Cross Country Coach of the Year 11 times.
 
As a collegiate runner at UC Irvine, Scott won the NCAA Division II 1,500-meter championship in three consecutive years between 1975 and 1977. As a professional, he won the 1,500-meter Olympic trials in 1980, but the United States boycotted the games later that year in Moscow due to the Cold War tensions. In 1981, he set the American record for the mile (3:48.68) and the 1,500 meters (3:31.96). He bettered his mile record to 3:47.69 the following year, setting a mark that stood for over 25 years. Scott won the silver medal in the 1,500 meters at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Outdoor Championships in 1983 and competed in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.
 
Over the course of his career, Scott was the national outdoor 1,500-meter champion six times. He has run the mile in under four minutes a world-record 136 times. For his feats in his signature event, Scott earned the moniker, "The Miler". Following his competitive running career, Scott started coaching as an assistant at Azusa Pacific University in 1993.

Scott currently resides in Carlsbad with his wife JoAnn. He has two sons, Corey and Shawn, and one daughter, Megan. 
 

Men's Cross Country Head Coaching Record (All at CSUSM)
Year	Postseason/Honors/Notes
2016	1 All-CCAA
2015	NCAA DII & CCAA Debut
2014	NAIA 7th place, AII Champions, 2 NAIA All-Americans, 5 All-AII AII Coach of the Year
2013	NAIA 13th place, AII Champions, 1 NAIA All-American, 4 All-AII, AII Coach of the Year
2012	NAIA 3rd place, AII Champions, 2 NAIA All-Americans, 4 All-AII, AII Coach of the Year
2011	NAIA Runner-up, AII Champions, 2 NAIA All-Americans, 6 All-AII AII Coach of the Year
2010	NAIA 12th place, AII Champions, 1 NAIA All-American, 4 All-AII, AII Coach of the Year
2009	NAIA 17th place, AII Champions, 1 NAIA All-American, 4 All-AII AII Coach of the Year
2008	NAIA 12th place, AII Champions, 5 All-AII, AII Coach of the Year
2007	NAIA 9th place, 2 NAIA All-Americans
2006	NAIA 9th place, 1 NAIA All-American
2005	NAIA 18th place
2004	NAIA 7th place, 2 NAIA All-Americans
2003	NAIA 4th place, 1 NAIA All-American
2002	NAIA 14th place, 1 NAIA All-American
2001	NAIA 15th place
2000	NAIA 20th place, 1 NAIA All-American
1999	Inaugural Season, NAIA 3rd place, 1 All-American

 

Women's Cross Country Head Coaching Record (All at CSUSM)
Year	Postseason/Honors/Notes
2016	2 All-CCAA
2015	NCAA DII & CCAA Debut, 3 All-CCAA
2014	NAIA 7th place, AII Runner-up, 2 NAIA All-Americans, 3 All-AII
2013	NAIA 8th place, AII Runner-up, 4 All-AII
2012	NAIA 4th place, AII Runner-up, 1 NAIA All-American, 4 All-AII
2011	NAIA Champions, AII Champions, 4 NAIA All-Americans, 6 All-AII, NAIA Coach of the Year, AII Coach of the Year
2010	NAIA Champions, AII Champions, 3 NAIA All-Americans, 5 All-AII, NAIA Coach of the Year, AII Coach of the Year
2009	NAIA Champions, AII Champions, 2 NAIA All-Americans, 3 All-AII, NAIA Coach of the Year, AII Coach of the Year
2008	NAIA 3rd place, AII Champions, 1 NAIA All-American, 5 All-AII, AII Coach of the Year
2007	NAIA 13th place
2006	NAIA 23rd place
2005	NAIA 11th place, 1 NAIA All-American
2004	1 NAIA All-American
2003	NAIA 3rd place, 2 NAIA All-Americans
2002	NAIA 20th place
2001
2000	NAIA 12th place, 1 NAIA All-American
1999	Inaugural Season, NAIA 17th place

 

Men's Outdoor Track & Field Head Coaching Record (All at CSUSM)
Year	Postseason/Honors/Notes
2017	1 All-CCAA
2016	NCAA DII & CCAA Debut, 1 All-CCAA
2015	NAIA 31st place, 4 NAIA All-Americans
2014	NAIA 18th place, 4 NAIA All-Americans
2013	NAIA 40th place, 2 NAIA All-Americans
2012	NAIA 39th place, 2 NAIA All-Americans
2011	NAIA 44th place, 1 NAIA All-American
2010	NAIA 15th place, 4 NAIA All-Americans
2009	NAIA 44th place, 1 NAIA All-American
2008	NAIA 11th place, 4 NAIA All-Americans
2007	NAIA 31st place, 2 NAIA All-Americans
2006
2005
2004	NAIA 56th place, 1 NAIA All-American
2003	NAIA 28th place, 3 NAIA All-Americans
2002	NAIA 27th place, 2 NAIA All-Americans
2001	NAIA 22nd place, 2 NAIA All-Americans
2000	Inaugural Season, NAIA 16th place, 4 NAIA All-Americans

 

Women's Outdoor Track & Field Head Coaching Record (All at CSUSM)
Year	Postseason/Honors/Notes
2017	1 All-CCAA
2016	NCAA DII & CCAA Debut, 1 All-CCAA
2015	NAIA 28th place, 1 NAIA All-American
2014	NAIA 16th place, 5 NAIA All-Americans
2013	NAIA 13th palce, 7 NAIA All-Americans
2012	NAIA 8th place, 8 NAIA All-Americans
2011	NAIA 14th place, 4 NAIA All-Americans
2010	NAIA 51st place
2009	NAIA 15th place, 3 NAIA All-Americans
2008	NAIA 8th place, 6 NAIA All-Americans
2007	NAIA 15th place, 5 NAIA All-Americans
2006	NAIA 19th place, 2 NAIA All-Americans
2005	NAIA 41st place
2004	NAIA 28th place, 1 NAIA All-American
2003
2002	NAIA 22nd place, 3 NAIA All-Americans
2001	NAIA 23rd place, 3 NAIA All-Americans
2000	Inaugural Season, NAIA 19th place, 2 NAIA All-Americans

 

Men's Indoor Track & Field Head Coaching Record (All at CSUSM)
Year	Postseason/Honors/Notes
2011	Inaugural Season, NAIA 17th place, 2 NAIA All-Americans

 

Women's Indoor Track & Field Head Coaching Record (All at CSUSM)
Year	Postseason/Honors/Notes
2015	NAIA 11th place, 5 NAIA All-Americans
2014	NAIA 23rd place, 3 NAIA All-Americans
2013	NAIA 19th place, 3 NAIA All-Americans
2012
2011	Inaugural Season