EUGENE, Ore. (EMUEagles.com) – After seeing Volunteer Coach Tori Franklin punch her ticket to the 2020 Summer Olympics, the Eastern Michigan University track & field program saw another member of the Eagle family qualify for Tokyo. Fellow triple jumper Donald Scott will join Franklin later this summer for his outstanding outing in the triple jump tonight, June 21, inside Hayward Field. The former Eagle is the first athlete in school history to qualify for the Olympics in the event.

Overall, EMU has had a track representative at the summer Olympic Games since Hayes Jones in 1960. The Eagles have had 19 representatives in 61 years, 16 men and three women.

"Donald has worked very hard for this moment since the last Olympic trials five years ago," said Director/Head Coach Sue Parks. "We're really happy for him and it's exciting to continue our streak of having an EMU athlete in every Olympic Games since 1960. Coach Sterling Roberts has done a great job of mentoring Donald and we're thrilled that they're heading to Tokyo!"

The 2015 graduate had a strong showing during the qualifying round of the competition, leaping 16.81m for the runner-up position and a spot in the finals, June 19. Today, the Apopka, Fla. native recorded a bound of 16.98m during his third attempt to help place him in the final round. Scott's best jump came one attempt later as he notched a second-place finish with a bound of 17.18m to ensure his spot on Team USA at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.