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.
Athlete profile · Sources reviewed Oct 20, 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 raced for Team USA in 2026.
United StatesEgg Harbor Township, New Jersey, USAM45–49
World Team Championship · 56 yardsBackyard Ultra World Team Championship 2026 · Stopped
56 yards completed before stopping
Completed 56 yards, then did not start yard 57. The United States’s national race is over: the team finished on 1120 yards, 1st in the standings at this point.
Final results after yard 124 (16:07 UTC, 22 October), matching the organizer's official leaderboard. Organizer 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 was selected for Team USA at the 2026 Backyard Ultra World Team Championship. His 88-yard 2024 win placed him fourth on the pre-race US list. It was his third team championship selection 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; Jennifer Russo was the assist with 74, as she had been with 60 when he won with 61 in 2022. 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
Selected results, not a complete race history. Rankings and record descriptions reflect the cited sources at their review dates. Distances may use different rounding conventions.
| 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 · approximately 194.5 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra — Individual World ChampionshipBackyard ultra | 65 yards · approximately 435.9 km | 33rd overall | View ↗ | |
| Capital Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 43 yards · approximately 288.3 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| The Bullshit Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 22 yards · approximately 147.5 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Ultra World Team Championship — USABackyard ultraBell Buckle, Tennessee. Megan Eckert took the assist with 87 yards. | 88 yards · approximately 590.1 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Bob’s Big Timber Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 43 yards · approximately 288.3 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 · approximately 382.2 km | 32nd overall | View ↗ | |
| Capital Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 75 yards · approximately 502.9 km | Winner · course record | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Ultra World Team Championship — USABackyard ultra | 62 yards · approximately 415.7 km | 6th overall | View ↗ |
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