USTFCCCA Awards
By USTFCCCA Communications, USTFCCCA February 1, 2024   
Award History
NAIA mXC All-Academic Athletes
2024
2023
2022202120202019

2023 NAIA Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Athletes

NEW ORLEANS – The Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year and All-Academic Athletes for the 2023 NAIA Cross Country season were announced on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Jackson Wilson of Rocky Mountain (Mont.) was named the Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year for the 2023 NAIA Cross Country season. Wilson, who hails from Box Elder, South Dakota, and majors in aeronautical science, won the individual title at the 2023 NAIA Cross Country Championships in Vancouver, Washington. This is the first time that an athlete from Rocky Mountain (Mont.) has been named Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year for the cross country season.

In order to qualify for All-Academic distinction, student athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and qualify for the national championship meet.

2023 NAIA Men’s Cross Country
USTFCCCA All-Academic Athletes

Student-AthleteInstitutionMajor
Ethan BarkerAquinas (Mich.)Business Administration 
Edward FreyAquinas (Mich.)Health Science 
Ben HardyAquinas (Mich.)Secondary Education 
Andrew IrelandAquinas (Mich.)Business Administration 
Carson LaffertyAquinas (Mich.)English 
Austin WillifordAquinas (Mich.)Business Administration 
William PorterBlue Mountain (Miss.)Computer Science 
Hayden BostromCollege of IdahoPsychology 
Daniel ButlerCollege of IdahoExercise Science 
Elias EveristCollege of IdahoAccounting 
Braden HeathCollege of IdahoBusiness Administration 
Will KracawCollege of IdahoExercise Science 
Brevin VaughanCollege of IdahoBiomedical Sciences 
Cyress WilsonCollege of IdahoPsychology 
Will CherringtonColumbia (Mo.)  
Calvin RohdeConcordia (Neb.)Music Education 
Grant AndersonCorban (Ore.)Business - Accounting 
Forrest CooleyCorban (Ore.)Business - Accounting 
Jack GladfelterCorban (Ore.)Business - Marketing 
Braydon LeeCorban (Ore.)Kinesiology 
Zander MohaCorban (Ore.)Business - Accounting 
Cody FarlandDakota State (S.D.)Cyber Operations 
Taylor MyersDakota State (S.D.)Cyber Defense 
Caleb SaylerDakota Wesleyan (S.D.)Exercise Science 
Tyrel AckmanDickinson State (N.D.)Physical Education 
Griffin ObrigewitchDickinson State (N.D.)Pre-Medical Sciences 
Caleb SarslandDickinson State (N.D.)Mathematics 
Michael GrigsbyDoane (Neb.)Accounting 
Thomas OliverDoane (Neb.)Business Administration 
Nelson RutoDoane (Neb.)Health Science 
Craig BeckerDordt (Iowa)Health & Human Performance 
Isaac DavelaarDordt (Iowa)Accounting 
Thaniel SchroederDordt (Iowa)Bus Admin: Finance 
Peter ShippyDordt (Iowa)Computer Science 
Ethan SummerhaysDordt (Iowa)Bus Admin: Finance & Construction Management 
Luke SwansonDordt (Iowa)Engineering - Mechanical Emphasis 
Justin AshEastern OregonRangeland Sciences 
Cristian MendozaEastern OregonHealth & Human Performance 
Hunter NicholsEastern OregonBusiness Administration 
George ShowersEastern OregonHealth & Human Performance 
Winston TelfordEastern OregonHealth & Human Performance 
Jonny WindEastern OregonBusiness Administration 
Jacob BlockEmbry-Riddle (Ariz.)Aerospace Engineering 
Austin LemusEmbry-Riddle (Ariz.)Aeronautical Science 
Nicholas LoganEmbry-Riddle (Ariz.)Mechanical Engineering 
Brooks MatetichEmbry-Riddle (Ariz.)Aerospace Engineering 
Ben SmithEmbry-Riddle (Ariz.)Mechanical Engineering 
Jacob FriesenGoshen (Ind.)Film Production 
Edwin KimutaiGoshen (Ind.)Nursing 
Anthony RobertsGoshen (Ind.)Exercise Science 
Jackson SteinmetzGoshen (Ind.)Communications/Film Production 
Dyami BerridgeHaskellSprorts Management 
Jeremy BockusHaskellLiberal arts 
Burton IIIHaskellFitness and Recreational Management 
Isaac CombsHuntington (Ind.)Chemistry 
Austin LiepeHuntington (Ind.)Crop Science 
Tyler LoucksHuntington (Ind.)Occupational Therapy Assistant 
Kent YoderHuntington (Ind.)MBA 
Tucker BurrisIU East (Ind.)Business Administration 
Mylan NoctonIU East (Ind.)History and Secondary Education 
Gabriel TrevinoJamestown (N.D.)Master of Arts in Leadership 
Julian AvilaKansas WesleyanBusiness Management 
Shane CalvinKansas WesleyanBusiness Management 
Jake CruzKansas WesleyanPre-Nursing 
Austin HessKansas WesleyanSports Management 
Carter HuyserKansas WesleyanMBA 
Damion JacksonKansas WesleyanUndecided 
Wyatt JohnsonKansas WesleyanPre-Athletic Training 
Tytus ReedKansas WesleyanPre-Physical Therapy 
Giovanni RiosKansas WesleyanBusiness Management 
Brycen BrownLewis-Clark State (Idaho)Business 
Carter GordonLewis-Clark State (Idaho)Business 
Conner MayLewis-Clark State (Idaho)Kinesiology 
Clay ShumakerLewis-Clark State (Idaho)Computer Science 
Mohamed EnsaadMadonna (Mich.)ESL 
Jon MahoneyMidland (Neb.)Business Administration 
Jacob KocisMidway (Ky.)MBA - Sport Management 
Josiah KocisMidway (Ky.)Sport Management 
Joshua HaleMilligan (Tenn.)Exercise Science 
Aaron JonesMilligan (Tenn.)History & Humanities 
Will StockleyMilligan (Tenn.)Masters in Humanities 
Brant HeinerMontana WesternModern History and Secondary Education 
Dylan BranchMontreat (N.C.)Business Administration 
Caleb PotterMontreat (N.C.)Health Sciences 
Aaron RetanaMontreat (N.C.)Cybersecurity 
Ethan StameyMontreat (N.C.)Business Administration 
Nathan StameyMontreat (N.C.)Cybersecurity 
Ryan MitchellMount Mercy (Iowa)Education 
Kruz MalesichOur Lady of the Lake (Texas)Accounting 
Sebastian MorenoOur Lady of the Lake (Texas)Kinesiology 
Salvador CastilloReinhardt (Ga.)Biology 
Corbyn SvecRocky Mountain (Mont.)Biology 
Jackson WilsonRocky Mountain (Mont.)Aeronautical Science 
Jonathan JacoboSaint Xavier (Ill.)Computer Science 
Isaac SystmaSaint Xavier (Ill.)Business 
Jordan BravoSoka (Calif.)Liberal Arts 
Andre SouzaSoka (Calif.)Liberal Arts 
Nathan EvansSoutheastern (Fla.)Ministerial Leadership 
David MilburnSoutheastern (Fla.)Master of Divinity 
John Perez-DunnSoutheastern (Fla.)MBA Missional Leadership 
Joshua ShieldsSoutheastern (Fla.)Criminal Justice 
Frankie MacielSouthern OregonMath 
Mason WeisgerberSouthern OregonUndecided 
Tyler AndersonSt. Francis (Ill.)Accounting & Business Analysis 
Sam MickelsonSt. Francis (Ill.)Management 
David MontalvoSt. Francis (Ill.)Biology 
Dillon CallawayTabor (Kan.)Business 
Ryan StadeTabor (Kan.)Business Administration 
Ben EiffertTaylor (Ind.)Management/Systems 
Ryan HanakTaylor (Ind.)Computer Science- Cybersecurity 
Luke HarberTaylor (Ind.)Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics 
Zach McKowenTaylor (Ind.)Biblical Literature and Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics 
Joel MumawTaylor (Ind.)Biology Health Science 
Alex OrtizTaylor (Ind.)Human Physiology 7 Preventative Medicine 
Walid JarfaniTexas WesleyanAccounting 
Brian KiplangatTexas Wesleyanaccounting 
Jamon SmithTexas Wesleyanaccounting 
Jack AndersonThe Master's (Calif.)Business Administration (Management Information Systems) 
Zach GareyThe Master's (Calif.)Master of Divinity 
Brint LaubachThe Master's (Calif.)Master of Business Administration 
Hunter RomineThe Master's (Calif.)Kinesiology (Pre-Physical Therapy) 
Daniel RushThe Master's (Calif.)Master of Business Administration 
Connor YbarraThe Master's (Calif.)Business Administration (Accounting & Finance 
Jaydah AguilarUC Merced (Calif.)Psychology  
Elizette YsaisUC Merced (Calif.)Public Health 
Evan HernandezVanguard (Calif.)Engineering Physics 
D'artagnon BeaverWilliam Penn (Iowa)Human Services 
Max FinleyWilliam Penn (Iowa)Computer Science 
Lejaune GeorgeXavier (La.)Accounting