US World Team Championship site winner
Completed 88 yards in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, finishing one yard ahead of Megan Eckert. Team USA placed third in the world team standings with 969 yards.
Source-checked athlete record · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Scott Snell
88-yard winner of the 2024 US World Team Championship site
Scott Snell is a New Jersey backyard ultrarunner who won the US site of the 2024 World Team Championship with 88 yards and races for Team USA in 2026.
United StatesEgg Harbor Township, New Jersey, USAM45–49
Still running at the World Team Championship · 51 yardsBackyard Ultra World Team Championship 2026 · Still running
51 yards completed and still in the race
The United States is 4th with 747 yards and 12 runners still in.
From the organizer’s live results after yard 52 (15:53 UTC, 19 October). Live results ↗ Championship guide →
The record so far
Scott Snell is a backyard ultrarunner from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. His best result came at the US site of the 2024 Backyard Ultra World Team Championship in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, where he completed 88 yards to win the race one yard ahead of Megan Eckert, who took the assist. Big’s official results put his total tenth among all runners across the 2024 national sites, and iRunFar reported that the United States finished third in the team standings with 969 yards.
Most of his wins have come at smaller eastern US backyards. He has won Capital Backyard Ultra in Lorton, Virginia, three times, including 75 yards in 2023, which Yardlore lists as the course record. At the Individual World Championships at Big’s he placed 32nd with 57 yards in 2023 and 33rd with 65 yards in 2025. He also races fixed-time events: DUV lists wins at the 2024 Dogwood 48 Hour Run with 248.289 km and the 2026 MissionCleanWater Westfield 24 Hour Ultra with 226.595 km. Before the backyard format he finished second at the TARC 100, Tesla Hertz Run and Mines of Spain 100-mile races between 2016 and 2018.
Snell is on Team USA’s roster for the 2026 Backyard Ultra World Team Championship, which started on 17 October 2026. Big’s selection list ranks him fourth among US runners on the strength of his 88-yard 2024 win; it is his third team championship after 2022, when he placed sixth at the US site with 62 yards, and 2024.
Defining performances
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75-yard Capital Backyard Ultra course record
Won Capital Backyard Ultra in Lorton, Virginia, with 75 yards, ahead of Jennifer Russo. It was the second of his three wins at the race, after 2022 and before 2025.
Westfield 24 Hour Ultra winner
Won the MissionCleanWater Westfield 24 Hour Ultra in New Jersey with 226.595 km (140.8 miles), more than 35 miles ahead of the runner-up.
First Team USA selection
Reached his goal of a Team USA place at the 2022 World Team Championship and completed 62 yards for sixth at the US site in Bell Buckle.
Performance history
| Date | Event | Performance | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MissionCleanWater Westfield 24 Hour Ultra24-hour | 226.595 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| More Miles Last One Standing ChallengeBackyard ultra | 29 yards · 194.474 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra — Individual World ChampionshipBackyard ultra | 65 yards · 435.890 km | 33rd overall | View ↗ | |
| Capital Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 43 yards · 288.358 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| The Bullshit Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 22 yards · 147.532 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Ultra World Team Championship — USABackyard ultraBell Buckle, Tennessee. Megan Eckert took the assist with 87 yards. | 88 yards · 590.128 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Bob’s Big Timber Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 43 yards · 288.358 km | 3rd overall | View ↗ | |
| Dogwood 48 Hour Run48-hour | 248.289 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra — Individual World ChampionshipBackyard ultra | 57 yards · 382.242 km | 32nd overall | View ↗ | |
| Capital Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 75 yards · 502.950 km | Winner · course record | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Ultra World Team Championship — USABackyard ultra | 62 yards · 415.772 km | 6th overall | View ↗ |
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