UMF in the News: Coach Nick Scott-2006 UMF alum, honored at Hall of Fame ceremony

As reported by the Boothbay Register, the Boothbay Region High School boys’ cross-country team of 2009 was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the 19th annual Induction Ceremony for the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame held on Saturday, Oct. 17, in Waldoboro.

The team was recognized for becoming State Class C champions. Special recognition was given to Coach Nick Scott, who is in his 20th season as coach, and runner Chase Brown, a 2012 BRHS graduate.

Coach Scott chronicled the journey of the 2009 team who were just three years removed from not even qualifying for the state championship. Under the senior leadership of Matt Forgues and Wendall Thayer, the team placed their top 5 runners in the top 25 spots and won the championship by 1 point over the regional champion Freeport High School.

Coach Nick Scott and Chase Brown at the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony Oct. 17. Larry Brown photo

Coach Nick Scott graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington in 2006. While at Farmington he was the team captain and was chosen as the North Atlantic Conference Runner of the Year in 2004.

After graduating from college, Nick embarked on a very successful coaching career at BRHS. He has been the boys and girls cross-country coach since 2006, the Nordic ski coach for eight years, the boys and girls Indoor track coach since 2019, the assistant track and field coach for seven years and the track and field head coach since 2014.

In cross-country he has been voted boys Mountain Valley Conference Coach of the Year nine times and girls Coach of the Year three times. His cross-country teams have won 13 Conference Championships, four regional runners-up in boys, three regional champions in boys, one State Class C runner-up in boys and one boys State Class C Championship. Nick has coached 23 individual conference champions and four individual state champions.