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One of the most lauded throwers in school history, Scott Block joined the program as an assistant coach in the fall of 2009. Block still holds several of the school's throwing records for the indoor and the outdoor seasons. His most recent record was the indoor discus with a throw of 153 feet, 4 inches at the Rod McCravy Invitational in 2009. He capped his outdoor career with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a toss of 175-8 as well as a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw at 190-7. The Great Lakes Valley Conference's Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year, Block earned first team All-Conference honors and was twice named the Athlete of the Week. His accolades include four All-American certificates in three different events. He earned honors during the 2008 indoor season for the shot put and the 2007 outdoor season in the discus. Block doubled up on his honors at the 2008 outdoor national championships in the discus and hammer throw. Block was a former junior college national champion in the shot put and also won the 2003 Illinois High School Association state title in the shot put while at Lake Park High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from SIUE in 2009 and a master's degree in kinesiology in 2011.