Briana Scott

Briana Scott (née Hungerford; born 27 June 1990) 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.

After a year off from competitive running due to the birth of her and her husband Derek's first child, Bennett in 2022, Scott returned to the track in 2023. In her second race of the season on May 6, she set a personal best of 15:40.58 in the 5000 m. The next month, she shaved 15 seconds off that time with a mark of 15:25.77 at the Portland Track Festival. On July 14, she ran another 5000 m, this time taking the win at the Harry Jerome Track Classic in 15:19.51. On July 27, competing at the Canadian Championships, Scott won her first national title, winning the 5000 m in 15:46.72.

Later that summer, Scott was selected to represent Canada at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She ran 15:42.56 in her 5000 m heat.

In November, Scott competed at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, placing 7th in the 5000 m.

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