Christian Rios was named the National Men’s Field Athlete of the Year for the 2024 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field season. Rios, who hails from Highland, Indiana, scored 18 points for Marian at the 2024 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, winning the discus throw along with a runner-up finish in the hammer. He was a point-scoring machine at the Crossroads League Outdoor Championships, tallying 22 points with runner-up finishes in the hammer and shot put along with a third-place in the discus. He was the only male thrower to rank among the top-8 this year in the NAIA in the shot, discus and hammer.