USATF Foundation Ultimate Art Auction spotlights Steve Scott, American distance running legend

INDIANAPOLIS - The USA Track & Field Foundation has announced Steve Scott will be among the distance running greats that will appear on a commissioned piece of art entitled, "Running Legends: A Signature Piece," honoring 12 of the greatest living American distance runners of all time. All proceeds from the auction will benefit USA Track & Field Foundation grant programs for emerging elite athletes and youth clubs.

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In addition to Steve, the piece created by renowned artist Roald Bradstock, includes the likenesses and original signatures of Joan Benoit Samuelson, Frank Shorter, Mary Slaney, Bill Rogers, Jim Ryun, Dave Wottle, Billy Mills, Bob Schul, Alberto Salazar, Lynn Jennings and Craig Virgin.

Interested parties may bid on ebay.com beginning Friday, June 18 at 1:30 PM EST and ending on Sunday, June 27 at 1:30 PM EST, the last day of the Outdoor National Championships in Des Moines, IA. Please insert item number “130397667863” into the search box to access the auction web page.

Additionally, 25 limited edition prints (also with original signatures) will be available for purchase for $2,500. Interested parties may contact USATF Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic at tom.jackovic@usatf.org or (412) 398-2484 for more information.

STEVE SCOTT BIOGRAPHY:

Date of Birth: May 5, 1956
USATF Hall of Fame Induction: 2002

Events
1,500 Meters (3:31.76)
1 Mile (3:47.69)
2,000 Meters (4:54.71)
3,000 Meters (7:36.69)
5,000 Meters (13:30.39)

The model of consistently as a middle-distance runner, Steve Scott ran 136 sub-4-minute miles in his career, more than any other athlete in the world. While at the University of California at Irvine, Scott broke 4 minutes for the first time in the mile and achieved the first of his eight consecutive rankings as the top miler in the U.S. Overall, Track & Field News ranked Scott #1 in the U.S. on 10 occasions and 11 times placed him in the top-10 milers worldwide. The NCAA 15000m champion as a senior at California-Irvine, Scott also won the U.S. men's 1500m title six times and the U.S. indoor mile crown four times. He won the 1980 Olympic Trials, but the U.S. boycott of the Games kept Scott from competing in Moscow. He competed in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, finishing 10th and fifth, respectively. Scott was the silver medalist in the 1500 meters at the inaugural IAAF World Championships in 1983. He set three still-standing U.S. records, running the outdoor mile in 3:47.69 in 1982; the indoor mile in 3:51.8 in 1981 and the indoor 2000 meters in 4:58.6, also in 1981.

Records Held
American Record: 1 Mile (3:51.80)
American Record: 1 Mile ( 3:47.69 - July 7, 1982)
American Record: 2,000 Meters (4:58.60)

Championships
1984 Olympics: 1,500 Meters (10th)
1988 Olympics: 1,500 Meters (5th)
1983 World Outdoors: 1,500 Meters (2nd)

Education
High School: Upland (Upland, California), 1974
California Irvine (Irvine, California), 1978

Occupation
Coach

The USATF Foundation provides a means to attract and guide funds to new and innovative track & field programs with an emphasis on providing opportunities for youth athletes, emerging elite athletes, distance training centers and anti-doping education. The Foundation depends upon donations from its Board of Directors and from generous fans of track & field.

STEVE SCOTT