Dominique Scott-Efurd

Dominique Scott-Efurd
Scott-Efurd in 2019
Personal information
Birth nameDominique Scott
NationalitySouth African
Born (1992-06-24) 24 June 1992 (age 32)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportTrack, long-distance running
Event(s)1500 meters, mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters
College teamUniversity of Arkansas Razorbacks
ClubAdidas
Turned pro2016
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 meters: 4:07.20 (2018)

Mile: 4:26.63 (2018)
5000 meters: 14:59.08 (2019)

10,000 meters: 31:00.10 (2022)
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
South African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Senior Championships 1,500m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Senior Championships 5,000m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Senior Championships 5,000m
Updated on 4 June 2016

Dominique Scott-Efurd (née Scott; born 24 June 1992) is a South African long-distance runner who competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Prep

Scott graduated from Rhenish Girls' High School in Stellenbosch. Scott's personal-best times of 4:28 in the 1,500m, 9:40 in the 3,000m, and 34:28 in the 10K road race garnered the attention of Lance Harter of Arkansas.

College

Dominique Scott graduated from University of Arkansas in Marketing in May 2015. She ran 5th fastest 3000 metres indoor track and field in NCAA history as of 2015.[1]

Dominique Scott finished 6th at the 2014 NCAA cross country championships.[2] Scott is a three-time SEC cross country, three-time indoor, and four-time outdoor champion.

Year Championship Venue Event Time Place
2012 Southeastern Conference Indoor Kentucky – Nutter Field House – Lexington, KY 5000m 16:54.95 9th
2012 Southeastern Conference Outdoor LSU – Bernie Moore Track Stadium – Baton Rouge, LA 10,000m 35:04.96 2nd
2012 Southeastern Conference Outdoor LSU – Bernie Moore Track Stadium – Baton Rouge, LA 5000m 16:36.34 3rd
2013 Southeastern Conference Indoor Arkansas-Randal Tyson Track Center – Fayetteville, AR 3000m 9:30.94 8th
2013 Southeastern Conference Indoor Arkansas-Randal Tyson Track Center – Fayetteville, AR 5000m 16:35.02 5th
2013 Southeastern Conference Cross Country Arkansas-Randal Tyson Track Center – Fayetteville, AR 6000m 20:02.8 1st
2013 NCAA Cross Country LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Indiana State – Terre Haute, IN		 6000m 20:38.9 28th
2014 Southeastern Conference Indoor Texas A&M-Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium – College Station, TX 5000m 16:00.73 1st
2014 Southeastern Conference Indoor Texas A&M-Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium – College Station, TX 3000m 9:11.56 2nd
2014 NCAA Indoor Albuquerque Convention Center – Albuquerque, NM 3000m 9:16.05 2nd
2014 NCAA Indoor Albuquerque Convention Center – Albuquerque, NM DMR 11:05.83 1st
2014 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Kentucky – Lexington, KY 10,000m 33:51.84 1st
2014 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Kentucky – Lexington, KY 5000m 15:53.74 2nd
2014 NCAA Outdoor Hayward Field – Eugene, OR 5000m 15:57.79 6th
2014 Southeastern Conference Cross Country Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL 5872m 19:22.7 1st
2014 NCAA Cross Country LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Indiana State – Terre Haute, IN		 6000m 20:01.3 6th
2015 Southeastern Conference Indoor Kentucky – Nutter Field House – Lexington, KY 3000m 9:17.24 1st
2015 Southeastern Conference Indoor Kentucky – Nutter Field House – Lexington, KY Mile 4:32.49 1st
2015 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Mississippi St. – Mississippi State, MS 5000m 16:06.52 1st
2015 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Mississippi St. – Mississippi State, MS 1500m 4:15.20 1st
2015 NCAA Outdoor Hayward Field – Eugene, OR 5000m 15:40.47 2nd
2015 NCAA Outdoor Hayward Field – Eugene, OR 10,000m 33:25.81 2nd
2015 Southeastern Conference Cross Country Texas A&M College Station, TX 77843 6000m 19:23.5 1st
2015 NCAA Cross Country E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park Louisville, KY 6000m 19:40.8 3rd
2016 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Sam Bailey Track Stadium Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL 5000m 16:10.62 1st
2016 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Sam Bailey Track Stadium Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL 1500m 4:25.15 2nd
2016 NCAA Outdoor Hayward Field – Eugene, OR 5000m 15:57.07 1st
2016 NCAA Outdoor Hayward Field – Eugene, OR 10,000m 32:35.69 1st

Source:[3] Source:[4]

Professional

16 July 2022, Scott-Efurd placed 17th at 2022 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 10,000 metres#Final in 31:40.73 in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

7 August 2021, Scott-Efurd placed 20th at Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres#Final in 32:14.05.

30 July 2021, Scott-Efurd placed 26th at Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres in 15:13.94.

October 5, 2019, Scott-Efurd placed 15th at 2019 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 5000 metres#Final in 15:24.47.

25 April 2019, Scott-Efurd placed 2nd at the South African Championship in 16:13.71.

30 March 2019, she competed at 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race but did not finish.

16 March 2018, Scott-Efurd placed 1st and won the 5000 meters Athletics South Africa title at Bestmed Tuks in Pretoria.[5][6]

Nikki Hiltz (left) and Dominique Scott (right) running the Back Bay Mile at the Adidas Boost Boston Games in 2019.

On September 11, 2017, Dominique Scott-Efurd placed 6th in the 2017 New York Road Runners Fifth Avenue Mile Road One Mile in a time of 4:19.6 at New York, New York.[7]

On 19 August 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 5th in the One Mile in a time of 4:30.24 at Falmouth, Massachusetts.[8]

On 21 June 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 11th in the 3000 Metres in a time of 8:41.33 at Monaco (Stade Louis II).[9]

On 16 July 2017, Scott-Efurd placed in the 1500 Metres in a time of 4:08.04 at Padua, Italy (Stadio Euganeo).

On 8 June 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 13th for 5000 Metres in a time of 15:20.10 at IAAF 2017 Diamond League – Golden Gala Pietro Mennea in Roma at (Stadio Olimpico).

On April 2, 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 4th in 15:40 for 5 km at Carlsbad 5000.[10][11]

In February 2017, Scott-Efurd set the South African national record indoor mile in 4:28.47 at Millrose Games.

January 2017, Scott-Efurd set South Africa indoor 3000 meters national records in 8:54.06 at IAAF world indoor tour in Boston, Massachusetts.[12]

Scott-Efurd won a 15 km in 53:59 in Cape Town, South Africa 8 January 2017.[13][14]

Dominique Scott represented South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She placed 21st in Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres in a personal best time of 31:51.47.

Personal life

Dominique Scott-Efurd married Cameron Efurd in December 2015.

References

  1. ^ February 2015 University of Washington Indoor 3000m Invitational
  2. ^ Dom Scott Post race interview
  3. ^ Dominique Scott Arkansas results
  4. ^ Dominique Scott South African National Olympic Trials 1500 meters results
  5. ^ "Full Results: 2017 Herculis Monaco Diamond League Track and Field Results". Athletics South Africa. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. ^ Meeting: ASA SENIOR & COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS at BESTMED-TUKS (PRETORIA) from 2018/03/15 to 2018/03/17 Athletics South Africa
  7. ^ All-Athletics. "Profile of Dominique Scott".
  8. ^ "The Aetna Falmouth Elite Mile Saturday, 19 August 2017 at 5:45 PM". Falmouth Road Race. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Full Results: 2017 Herculis Monaco Diamond League Track and Field Results". letsrun.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  10. ^ "2017 Carlsbad 5000 Elite Women Leaderboard". Rock n' Roll Racing. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Olympic Athlete Dominique Scott Runs on Lattes and Hard Work". HBFit.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  12. ^ "DOMINIQUE SCOTT-EFURD SCHEDULE AND SEASON PREVIEW". BackTrack Sports. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  13. ^ Bay to bay road race somosatletismo.com. 8 January 2017.
  14. ^ Bay to bay road race, Cape Town (South Africa) 8/01/2017 africathle.com. 8 January 2017.