Excellence in Fitness Staff
Scott Harrell, EIF Senior Coach
Scott Harrell was born in Long Island, New York and graduated from Kingston High School located in the Hudson Valley of upstate NY in 1984. Scott was a three-sport athlete throughout his high school career, playing soccer, wrestling and track at the varsity levels. His passion for one-on-one competition which began at the age of 8, lead him to focus on track and wrestling as his main sports where he excelled as a state level competitor in both.
As a sprinter in track, Scott competed in the 4x100 relay and 100 and 200 meters dashes. In his junior year, his 4x100 meter relay team took third place in the NYPSAA State track meet. Scott also competed as a long jumper and triple jumper and was a divisional long jump champion with a jump of 22'-2."
While track was a huge part of Scott's life as a young athlete, wrestling proved to be his first love. As a wrestler, Scott was a 2-time county, 2-time division and NYPSAA sectional tournament champion at 132/138 pound weight classes. Scott's love for the sport of wrestling lead him into the world of coaching which he has been involved in for the past 15 years. His coaching career began in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, where he was a head youth coach and assistant high school coach. There he coached several young athletes who have gone on to compete at the Division 1 collegiate level.
In 2002, Scott came to the fine state of Maryland where he and his family reside in the Ulmstead community of Arnold, MD. Scott has continued his commitment to the sport of wrestling and is currently the head varsity coach at Broadneck High School as well as the head coach of the Cape St. Claire youth wrestling program. Scott's two sons, Collin and Cameron, both compete at a national level in wrestling under his tutelage as well as other members of the Maryland national teams.
Scott comes to Excellence In Fitness with the same passion for health and fitness as he does for wrestling. His goal as a personal trainer is to instill the same "I can" attitude in his clients when it comes to their goals just as he does with his wrestlers. Functionality, increased activity and confidence are all benefits that Scott feels he can bring to his clients lives. Watching a client break through mental and physical barriers are the most gratifying aspects of being a personal trainer for Scott. Scott knows from experience that the more you can push through those barriers, the more you can achieve - regardless of your individual goals.