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2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Athletes

NEW ORLEANS – The Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year and All-Academic Athletes for the 2024 NCAA Division I Cross Country season were announced on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Graham Blanks of Harvard was named the Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year for the 2024 NCAA Division I Cross Country season. Blanks, who hails from Athens, Georgia, and majors in economics and philosophy, won the individual title at the 2024 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships in Madison, Wisconsin. This is the second year in a row that Blanks 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 finish in the top-25 (or 10 percent) at the NCAA Regional Championships or as an All-American at the NCAA Championships.

2024 NCAA Division I Cross Country
USTFCCCA Men’s All-Academic Athletes

Student-AthleteInstitutionMajor
Dismus LokiraAlabamaSport Management 
Elias SchremlArkansasInternational & Global Studies 
Jacob PyeattArkansas StateMBA 
Nathan DavisArmy West PointChemical Engineering 
Carson BedicsAuburnBiosystems Engineering 
Max HardinAuburnBiomedical Sciences 
Ryan KinnaneAuburnMBA 
Joe HudsonBoise StateFinance 
Lucas BonsBYUMechanical Engineering 
Casey ClingerBYUBusiness Administration 
Luke GrundvigBYUComputer Science 
Joey NokesBYUExercise Science 
Creed ThompsonBYUComputer Science 
Davin ThompsonBYUComputer Science 
Carrick DenkerCaliforniaBusiness Administration Certificate Program 
Daniel AbdalaCalifornia BaptistForensic Psychology 
Talha SyedColumbiaBiology 
Derek AmiconCornellComputer Science 
Pierre AttiogbeCornellComputer Science 
Damian HackettCornellMechanical Engineering 
Ethan GeigerFloridaCivil Engineering 
Zachary CloudFlorida StateSport Sciences 
Joe FarleyFlorida StateInterdisciplinary Social Sciences 
Zach LeachmanFlorida StateAthletic Coaching Graduate Certificate 
Dylan SchubertFurman  
James DunneGeorgetownManagement 
Charlie NorthGeorgetownEnglish 
Abel TeffraGeorgetownProf Studio 
Bryce CerkowniakGonzagaCivil Engineering 
Drew KolodgeGonzagaAccountancy 
Wil SmithGonzagaHuman Physiology 
Graham BlanksHarvardEconomics & Philosophy 
Shane BrosnanHarvardApplied Mathematics 
Sam BurgessHarvardStatistics 
Griffin NealIncarnate WordBusiness Management 
Robin Kwemoi BeraIowa StateKinesiology and Health 
Said MechaalIowa StateManagement 
Ryan WattsIowa StatePsychology 
Silas WindersIowa StateFinance 
Edward BirdKentuckyKinesiology 
MacCallum RoweLa SalleEconomics 
Braedon PalmerLipscombMPS in Leadership Studies 
James LawrenceLoyola-ChicagoMBA 
Luke MarsanskisMaineMaster’s in Data Science and Engineering 
Andrew NolanMichigan StateComputer Science 
Lezawe OsterinkMichigan StateAdvertising Management 
Jack PennewellMichigan StateEnvironmental Engineering 
Declan McDonnellMonmouthCommunication 
Sam EllsMontana StateMechanical Engineering 
Rob McManusMontana StateEarth Science 
Justin MumfordNavyAerospace Engineering 
Luke NesterNavyOperations Research 
Murphy SmithNavyQuantitative Economics 
Brett GardnerNC StatePBS 
Habtom SamuelNew MexicoExercise Science 
Will CooganNorth CarolinaBiology 
Colton SandsNorth CarolinaGeography 
Ethan StrandNorth CarolinaExercise Science 
Parker WolfeNorth CarolinaExercise Science 
CJ SingletonNotre DameAccountancy 
Adisu GuadiaOklahoma StateManagement Information Systems 
Alex StittOklahoma StateAerospace/Mechanical Engineering 
Aiden BrittOle MissMechanical Engineering 
Simeon BirnbaumOregonBusiness Administration 
Quincy NormanOregonBusiness Administration 
Aiden SmithOregonPre-Business Administration 
Luke JohnsonPennPhilosophy, Politics, and Economics 
Dylan ThroopPennLegal Studies 
Jake AllenPenn StateMaster's of Finance 
Matt StrangioPortlandSports Business 
Jackson ShortenPrincetonPsychology 
Michael MorganProvidenceBiology 
Patrick ThygesenProvidenceBusiness 
Santiago GaitanSouthern UtahBusiness Analytics 
Paul BergeronStanfordundeclared 
Nolan TopperStanfordMechanical Engineering 
Leo YoungStanfordundeclared 
Alex ComerfordSyracuseInformation Systems 
Graydon MorrisTCUHealth And Fitness 
Gabriel SanchezTennesseeMarketing 
Pavel VinduskaTennesseeComputer Science 
Isaac AlonzoTexasSports Management (Master's) 
Nathanael BerhaneTexasElectrical & Computer Engineering Honors 
Hudson HeikkinenTexasAdvertising 
Jack JenningsTulaneFinance 
Illia KuninTulaneManagement 
Jaden ForesterTulsaMaster in Cyber Security 
Shay McEvoyTulsaMaster in Sport Leadership 
Chris McLeodTulsaBachelor of Science, Exercise and Sport Science 
Robert CarewUMassBusiness Analytics 
Camren ToddUtah StateCivil and Environmental Engineering 
Devon ComberVillanovaMarketing 
Liam MurphyVillanovaEconomics 
CJ SullivanVillanovaLiberal Arts 
Will AnthonyVirginiaMath/Physics 
Andrew JonesVirginiaKinesiology 
Gary MartinVirginiaAmerican Studies/Media Studies 
Nathan MountainVirginiaCommerce 
George CouttieVirginia TechConsumer Studies 
Joe O'BrienWake ForestPolitics and International Affairs 
Evans KuruiWashington StateSport Management 
Peter VisserWeber StateFilm 
Rowen EllenbergWisconsinDesign and Innovation 
Matan IvriWisconsinComputer Sciences 
Robert LikingWisconsinHealth Promotion Health Equity 
Adam SpencerWisconsinReal Estate & Urban Land Economics 
Leo BrewerYalePolitical Science 
Owen KarasYalePsychology 
Kenan PalaYaleEconomics