BRAINBRIDGE. Georgia -- School may be out, but signings are still going strong.
Monday in Bainbridge, track standout Jaylyn Scott signed with Florida A&M University. Scott had quite the high school career, winning the 300-meter hurdles at State this year. Scott will run the hurdles and 400 meters at FAMU.
He said to have the support of his family and friends at his signing was everything.
"It feels good. I know they're proud of me and it feels good to have them watching," he said. "It's close to the hometown and I have a good relationship with the coaches. I'm ready to run in the MEAC!"
At State, His coaches said it was his best performance of the year. Jaylyn Scott came to Carrollton, Georgia hoping for a state championship. He left with the trophy and his name forever immortalized in Bainbridge sports history.
Scott ran the 300-meter hurdles in a time of 37.29, the second fastest time ever recorded by a Bainbridge hurdler at an event. The record is still held by Tavaris Washington in 2005 with a time of 36.21.
Hurdler coach Patrick Clark said this performance was Scott’s best of the year. “He was focused and did a great job clearing the hurdles without any errors,” Clark said. Scott finished more than a second faster than the second place hurdler.
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