National Athlete of the Month | Scott Bauhs | November 2011

Event: 10,000m
Born: May 11, 1986
High School: San Ramon Valley High School '04 (Danville, Calif.)
College: Chico State University '08

Career Highlights: 2007 NCAA Div. II 10,000m Champion … 3rd at the 2011 USA Outdoors

Scott Bauhs had arguably one of the most successful collegiate careers turned in by a Division II distance athlete. He is the youngest American to run sub-4 minutes for the mile and sub 28-minutes for the 10,000m. While competing for Chico State University, Bauhs amassed eight All American awards, and three national titles. His professional career began one week after the 2008 NCAA national cross country meet with a win at the Silicon Valley Turkey Trot. He joined the Mammoth Track Club where he has continued to improve his times and qualify for two more US international teams, under the guidance of Coach Terrence Mahon. He placed third in the USATF Cross Country Championships and fourth in the 3000m at the USATF Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2010.

2011: 1st at the Jim Bush Southern Cal USATF Championships 1,500m (3:42.87)… 3rd at the USA Outdoor Championships (28:40:51)

2010: 2nd at the UW Invitational indoor 3,000m (7:51.65)… 3rd at the KBC Night of Athletics 5,000m (13:36.77)… 13th at the USA Outdoor Championships (29:51.91)… 3rd at the Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot 5k… 1st at the Las Vegas Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon (1:02:39)

2009: 1st at the Chico Twilight 1,500m (3:41.34)… 3rd at the Adidas Track Classic 5,000m (13:38.95)… 5th at the USA 20 km Championships (59:46)

2008: 1st at the Chico State Invitational mile (3:59.81)… 1st at the NCAA Div. II Outdoor 5,000m Championship (14:00.65)… 1st at the Synaptics Elite 5k road race (13:37)

2007: 1st the California Collegiate Championship 1,500m (3:46.42)… 2nd at the NCAA Div. II 5,000m Championship (14:08.32)… 1st at the NCAA Div. II 10,000m Championship (29:31:93)… 6th in the San Jose Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon (1:03:04)

2006: 6th at the NCAA Div. II 10,000m Championships (30:36.1)