Mark Scrutton (2015) - CU Athletic Hall of Fame - University of Colorado Athletics

Mark Scrutton

Induction:
2015
Class:
1983

One of the first dominant long distance runners in program history, in four seasons at CU, he earned a total of 12 letters in cross country, indoor and outdoor track combined. He was a two-time national champion, winning the NCAA Cross Country title in 1982 and the two-mile run in 1983. He won a record 17 Big Eight Conference individual titles, 14 on the track and three in cross country (he broke the previous league mark of 14). Scrutton won four indoor Big 8 3-mile titles (1980-83), four outdoor Big 8 3-mile titles (1980-83), three 10,000-meter run titles (1980-83) and three indoor 2-mile titles (1981-83). He was a nine-time All-American, earning honors three times on the cross country course (1980-82) and six on the track. He was named CU’s Male Athlete of the Year for 1982-83 and won the 1983 BolderBOULDER shortly after graduation (the only Buffalo male to ever win the hometown 10K). He relocated back to his native Great Britain where he is a top anesthesiologist.