WEBSTER GROVES - Here is this week's Gorlok Alumni Spotlight highlighting Webster Athletics alumni and what they are doing today and how their Webster experience helped them in their life after college.
Today's 13th Gorlok Alumni Spotlight showcases Kyler Scott, who was a four-year lettermen in men's golf from 2009-13.
During his four years as a Gorlok, Scott, who named to both the Webster Athletics 2010's All-Decade Men's Golf Team and was also named to the SLIAC 2010-19 All-Decade Men's Golf Team, was a four-time All-St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection, including a three-time First-Team All-SLIAC selection. He is one of three Gorlok men's golfers in school history to earn All-SLIAC honors four times. In addition to being a four-time All-SLIAC selection, Scott was also the individual medalist at the 2012 SLIAC Championships and that first place finish earned SLIAC Player of the Year honors.
Scott, who is a native of Culver, Ind., finished his career with a 76.75 scoring average, which is fifth on the school's career charts and recorded six rounds of par or better and tallied a school record 24 Top 10 finishes and won four tournaments, including the SLIAC individual title in 2012. He played in 84.5 career rounds and that is second most in school history.
He graduated from Webster in 2013 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and currently lives in Fort Worth, Texas, where he owns Hopetown Dental Labs.
For more information on Kyler and the impact his experience at Webster had on his life, please read the Q&A below.
Q: Name, Sport(s) played at Webster, What years were you a student-athlete?
A: Kyler Scott, Men's Golf, 2009-13.
Q: Where are you living now and what are you doing?
A: I currently live in Fort Worth, Texas, and I own Hopetown Dental Labs in Fort Worth and Provo, Utah. Hopetown Dental Labs manufactures all varieties of dental prosthetics for Dentists and their patients from single crowns to full mouth rehab and reconstruction.
Q: What was your favorite class and favorite professor at Webster?
A: Bob Holden in the Business school.
Q: When was the last time you were back on the Webster campus?
A: The last time I was back on campus was in 2016.
Q: What was your favorite highlight/favorite non-athletic memory from your time at Webster?
A: I remember being on campus for all the years they were building the new business school. One of my favorite times was getting to use the new facilities before I graduated. It was nice to see the school put such support into the business programs.
Q: What was your favorite athletic highlight/memory from your time at Webster (doesn't have to be your sport)?
A: Winning the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships twice as a team and once as an individual.
Q: What's the one thing you know now that you wish you knew while you were a student-athlete?
A: I wish I would have known how lucky I was to be able to go to school and get a college education, while playing the sport I love.
Q: How would you summarize your time as a student-athlete at Webster?
A: My time as a student-athlete at Webster was amazing. To be able to play a sport you love while receiving a college education is a dream that so many never get to experience.
Q: What is one thing you learned while a student-athlete that you have applied in everyday life?
A: Balance. Understanding that you have to be able to manage all tasks and activities no matter what or where you are in life.
Q: What's one piece of advice would you offer today's student-athletes?
A: The best piece of advice that I would offer is to enjoy the moments. Enjoy being a student-athlete while you can because it does not last forever and one day you will wish you were back.
Q: What is your greatest accomplishment so far, could be as a student-athlete or in everyday life since college?
A: My greatest accomplishment so far is my daughter, Lucy Faye Scott. Being a father has completely changed my outlook on life and it makes everything else seem miniscule.
Q: What advice do you have for the current Gorlok student-athletes about life after college?
A: Grind in life after school. Work harder than you did in school and it will pay dividends down the road. Be an asset in everything you do as well, it doesn't matter if your working an hourly job or starting a career at your dream job, be an asset.
