Scott Crowell

Mason City (Athlete) 1995

When it came to throwing the Discus – no one could do it better than Scott Crowell. Some accomplishments Scott achieved while attending High School at Mason City from ’76-’78 are:

  1. From his Freshmen year through his Senior year he won all but 6 competitions he completed in. His losses were: 1 each as a Freshmen/Junior – each time he fouled out with no legal throw; 4 losses as a Sophomore with all losses coming to eventual Drake and State Champions. His Senior year he was undefeated in competition and set a “Meet Record” in every meet attended.
  2. Every year was an improvement as indicated by his best throw by grades: Freshmen – 150′ Sophomore – 178’10” Junior – 185’9″ Senior – 207’6″
  3. Big 8 Conference Discus Champion 3 times.
  4. State and Drake Relays Champion 2 times each.
  5. Set the National Discus record in 1978 of 207’6″ – a record he held until 1985. This distance is the State of Iowa Record.
  6. As a Sophomore, he competed in the Junior Olympics in Nashville, Tennessee placing 4th behind three Seniors.
  7. Scott was selected First Team All-American his Senior year by Track and Field News and Adidas. He was also the recipient of the Hertz #1 Award for the best athlete in the State of Iowa in 1978.

After High School Scott attended Iowa State University on a Track Scholarship where he continued to set records. A few of his college accomplishments include:

  1. Holder of the Big 8 Conference Meet Record with a throw of 206’6″.
  2. Holds the All-time Big 8 Conference discus record with a toss of 211’7″ which is also the Iowa State University Record.
  3. He captured the Texas Relays Championships 2 times.
  4. He was the NCAA Division I National Discus Champion in 1981 with a throw of 206’3″.
  5. He was a member of the United States Olympic Festival Team in ’81-’82.
  6. He was Team Captain his Junior/Senior years and received the “Meyers/Vincent” Award for Leadership his Senior year.
  7. He is the holder of the “Top 10” best throws in Iowa State University history, all over 200 feet and at one time, in his Junior year, he was ranked 13th in the world.
  8. Scott is the first thrower in Discus throwing history to set the National High School Discus Record and go on to become an NCAA Division I National Champion.
  9. Even though the discus took up a lot of his college time, Scott still found time to study and received the “Athletic Award for Academic Excellence” as awarded by Iowa State his Senior year.

Scott and his wife Laura have 4 children (all girls) and reside in Marshall, Minnesota where Scott is the Director of Student Financial Aid at Southwest State University.