2017 Track Roster
Roster
Kim Scales
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- DeSoto, Texas
- High School:
- Bishop Lynch HS
ACADEMIC AWARDS: Earned Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete status in 2016-17.
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2017 (SO): Competed at two outdoor meets ... Ran the 400 twice (best of 1:06.57 at UC Irvine on 3/18) ... Did not run at either indoor meet.
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2016 (FR): Ran at one of two indoor meets during the program's inaugural season ... Ran the 60 meters (8.69 seconds) and 200 (28.59), both at Northern Arizona (1/22) ... Did not compete at any outdoor meets.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bishop Lynch High School, located in Dallas, Texas, in 2015 ... Ran two years of varsity track ... Earned all-state honorable mention as a sophomore ... Team won the TAPPS 5A state championship in 2013 and was second in 2014 ... A member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Born in Dallas, Texas ... Daughter of Christopher and Osmana Scales ... A cousin, Red Bryant, played football for Texas A&M and in the NFL ... Majoring in sports medicine and Hispanic studies ... Plays several musical instruments (piano, bassoon, African drums, piccolo) ... Chose Pepperdine because "I felt it was a place that I could grow spiritually and academically. It is also a beautiful campus in a wonderful climate."
FAVORITES: Enjoys drawing and riding horses ... Lists her sports hero as Jackie Robinson ... Favorites include Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham (pro athletes), The Great Gatsby (book), Fiddler on the Roof and Bend it Like Beckham (movies), Asian (food) and soccer and baseball (sports other than running) ... Favorite things about track are "it's very competitive and it's a great way of meeting new people."
