David Scouten

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Throws
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Brooklyn, Mich.
Prev School:
Columbia Central HS

Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
SP - 53-10.5 (16.42m) (Indoor)
DISC - 168-0 (51.22m)
WT - 62-9.5 (19.14m) (Indoor)
HAM - 191-5 (58.35m)

Big South Individual Titles (2)
2014 Outdoor Discus
2015 Indoor Weight Throw

All-Big South Honors (13)
2012 Indoor Shot Put - 3rd
2012 Outdoor Discus - 2nd
2012 Outdoor Shot Put - 3rd
2014 Indoor Shot Put - 3rd
2014 Indoor Weight Throw - 3rd
2014 Outdoor Discus - 1st
2015 Indoor Shot Put - 2nd
2015 Indoor Weight Throw - 1st
2015 Outdoor Shot Put - 3rd
2015 Outdoor Discus - 2nd
2016 Indoor Weight Throw - 2nd
2016 Outdoor Discus - 2nd
2016 Outdoor Hammer - 2nd

Career
• At the time of his graduation, ranked among Liberty's all-time top 10 in five events, including the weight throw (sixth, 62-9.5), hammer (seventh, 191-5), indoor shot put (eighth, 53-10.5), outdoor shot put (ninth, 52-10.75) and discus (ninth, 168-0)

2016 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Sr.)
• CoSIDA Academic All-America
• CoSIDA Academic All-District
• VaSID Academic All-State honoree
• Big South runner-up in both the discus and hammer (personal-best 191-5), finishing as a 13-time All-Big South performer
• Also came in seventh in the Big South shot put
• Scored a team-high 113 points, becoming the fourth Liberty men's athlete ever to be a four-time member of the 100-point club

2015-16 Indoor Track & Field (R-Sr.)
• Big South All-Academic Team
• Big South weight throw runner-up (season-best 62-6.5) and fourth-place finisher in the shot put (personal-best 53-10.5)
• Placed sixth in the IC4A weight throw final, marking his third straight year scoring points in the event

2015 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)
• Capital One Academic All-District
• Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• Big South All-Academic Team
• Came in second in the discus, third in the shot put and fifth in the hammer at the Big South Championship
• Boosted his discus personal best to 168-0 at the Duke Twilight

2014-15 Indoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)
• Big South weight throw champion and shot put runner-up
• At the IC4A meet, placed eighth in the weight throw and 20^th in the shot put
• Big South Men's Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 11

2014 Outdoor Track & Field (R-So.)
• Big South men's discus champion, while placing fifth in the shot put and eighth in the hammer
• Threw the shot put, discus and hammer at the IC4A championship, placing 11th in the discus
• Pushed his personal bests to 167-5 in the discus at the Winthrop Invitational and 185-5 in the hammer at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier

2013-14 Indoor Track & Field (R-So.)
• Big South All-Academic Team
• Earned All-Big South honors with third-place finishes in both the shot put and weight throw
• Came in fifth in the IC4A weight throw with a personal-best mark of 62-9.5 (No. 6 in program history), while placing 22nd in the shot put
• Longest shot put of the season was 52-2.75 at the Big South meet

2013 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• Big South Presidential Honor Roll
• Did not compete in any meets for Liberty and was redshirted

2012-13 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• Did not compete in any meets for Liberty and was redshirted

2012 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
• Earned a pair of All-Big South honors, thanks to a runner-up finish in the discus and a third-place showing in the shot put
• Qualified for the IC4A meet in both the shot put and discus as a freshman
• Claimed the No. 7 spot on Liberty's all-time top 10 with a 52-10.75 shot put at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational
• Moved up to No. 8 in program history with his 167-1 discus heave at the Big South Championship
• Also threw the hammer, recording a 15th-place finish at the Big South meet and a season-best mark of 149-5 at the Shamrock Invitational

2011-12 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Picked up his first career All-Big South notation with a third-place shot put finish at the conference meet
• Threw both the shot put and weight at the IC4A Championship
• Became the No. 6 shot put (53-6.5 season best) and weight throw (55-9.75 season best) performer in program history

Prep
• Graduated from Columbia Central High School
• Swept the Michigan Division 3 state shot put and discus championships as both a junior and senior
• His winning discus throw of 181-0 as a senior tied the state meet record.
• Notched top marks of 61-7.75 in the shot put and 183-6 in the discus
• Set the Michigan state deadlift record as a junior, 585 pounds
• Named football team MVP as a senior

Personal
• Son of Steve and Lori Scouten
• Criminal justice and accounting major
• Birthday is on July 31