Ethan Strand was named the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Track Athlete of the Year. Strand, who hails from Vestavia, Alabama, is the only athlete in collegiate history to hold collegiate records in both the mile and 3000 meters. He shattered the 3000-meter CR when he went 7:30.15 back in December at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener. Then he went 3:48.32 in the mile to take down that CR at the John Thomas Terrier Classic. Fast forward to the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships in March and he won the NCAA 3000-meter title in a race that featured the top-seven fastest men in collegiate history.