• Home:  Bryson City, NC
  • Birthday:  2/22/1983

Best Accomplishments to date:

  • Ranked 8th in the World 2008
  • 2008 US Olympic Team Alternate
  • 2x National Champion (2004 & 2007)
  • Ranked 10th in the World (2004)
  • 2003, 2005, 2008 US Team Member
  • 2004 Olympic Alternate

Accomplishments:

  • 2009 US National Team
  • 2008 US National Team
  • 2008: 2nd US Open
  • 2007 US National Champion
  • 2007- US Open Champion
  • 2006- 2nd US Open
  • 2006- US National B Team
  • 2005- US National Team
  • 2004- Ranked 10th in the World
  • 2004- US National Champion
  • 2004- US Olympic Team Alternate
  • 2004-7th World Cup #5, Augsburg Germany
  • 2004- 6th World Cup Final, Bourg St Maurice, France
  • 2004- 10th Overall World Cup Standing
  • 2003-13th World Championships
  • 2003- Senior National Team Member
  • 2003- 4th US National Championships
  • 2002- 6th Ford Gorge Games
  • 2001- 3rd Place National Championships
  • 2001- 3rd Place Junior Pre-World Championships
  • 2001- 1st Place Junior National Team
  • 2000- Junior National Champion
  • 2000- Bronze Medal – Overall Junior World Cup
  • 2000- United States Junior National Team Member
  • 1999- United States Junior National Team Member
  • 1998- Youngest descent of the Zambezi River Gorge, Zambezi River, Victoria Falls Zimbabwe- 15 years old

Accomplishments Outside of Paddling:

  • Admitted for 2009 to George Washington's Elliot School of International Affairs MA Program
  • 2006: Graduate Suma Cum Laude from Western Carollina Univesity
  • Double Major: Political Science and Spanish
  • 4.0 GPA in both majors

For more information about Scott, please visit his official website at www.scottmannkayak.com.