National Championship
1975
One-Mile Run (4:04.46)

Dr. Scott Barrett '75 is the only NCAA Division I All-American in the prestigious history of North Central College track and field. The NCAA was split into two divisions then, small college and university. Barrett’s standout time in the mile versus smaller schools was good enough to qualify him for the prestigious mile race at the NCAA National Indoor Track and Field Championships, which consisted of the best of the best from both divisions. He clocked a 4:11 in his qualifying heat to advance to the finals, becoming the only small-college competitor to make it. In the final, which was run before a national television audience on ABC-TV’s Wide World of Sports, Barrett finished sixth with a time of 4:15.4.

Barrett also earned three NCAA III All-America honors, including the 1975 NCAA III national champion in the one mile (4:04.46), setting a record that still stands today. He also placed second in the one-mile at the 1974 meet and 22nd at the cross country championships later the same year. At his final College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Cross Country Championships, Barrett crossed the line first in a course-record time of 25:39.