Iowa –United States Olympian Jeremy Scott, a 1999 Norfolk High School graduate, is believed to be the tallest world class pole vaulter in history.The 6-foot-9 Scott was a three-sport letterman (football, basketball, track) at Norfolk and enrolled at Allegheny College to play football. A broken foot as a sophomore caused him to focus more on pole vaulting and he enrolled at one of National Track and Field Hall of Famer Earl Bell’s pole vault camps in the summer of 2001.In only the third meet of the 2002 season, Scott cleared 17 feet for the first time. The following week he went 17-7 and by the end of that indoor season he had cleared 18 feet and won an NCAA Division III national championship.Scott enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Arkansas for his final year of collegiate eligibility.His breakthrough season came in 2009 with his win at the USA Indoor Championships. That year, Scott also broke the 19-foot barrier for the first time, clearing 19-1 ¼.  more