Graham Blanks was named the 2024 NCAA DI Men’s Cross Country National Athlete of the Year. Blanks, who hails from Athens, Georgia, captured the individual title at the 2024 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships in Madison, Wisconsin. The Harvard standout crossed the finish line in 28:37.2 and obliterated the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course record by 31 seconds. Earlier in the season, Blanks took top individual honors at both the Northeast Region Championships and the Ivy League Championships. Blanks also finished runner-up at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals in his first race of the season.