Briana Scott (athlete)
Briana Scott is a Canadian long-distance runner. She is the 2023 Canadian 5000 m champion and represented Canada at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
Biography
Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Scott attended West Point Grey Academy before enrolling at McGill University in 2008. While at McGill, she competed for the McGill Martlets women's volleyball team.After a long hiatus from sports, Scott took up running in 2018. Initially running half-marathons, she quickly improved, running a time of 1:18:21 in June 2019.In 2020, without many races due to the ongoing pandemic, Scott turned to time trials. She ran 4:44 over the mile and later that summer, she improved her time to 4:39.In 2021, Scott began training with the BC Endurance Project and quickly improved her times on the track. On May 29, she ran a time of 15:46.75 over 5000 m at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby. On June 18, she finished second to Malindi Elmore at the Canadian 10,000 m Championships, with a personal best of 33:14.99.After a year off from competitive running due to the birth of her and her husband Derek's first child, Bennie in 2022, Scott returned to the track in 202