Eli Etherton was named the 2023 NCAA Division III Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Scholar Track Athlete of the Year. Etherton, who maintained a cumulative GPA of 4.0, won the 60-meter hurdles at the 2023 NCAA DIII Indoor Track & Field Championships. This is the first time in program history that a male athlete from Nebraska Wesleyan has been named National Scholar Athlete of the Year in track & field.