Jack Anderson was named the 2025 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Athlete of the Year. Anderson, who hails from Athens, Alabama, won the individual title at the 2025 NAIA Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida. He crossed the finish line in 24:15.4. Anderson entered the meet on a winning note, having captured top individual honors at the GSAC Championships two weeks earlier. He also earned a victory at The Master’s (Calif.) Cross Country Invitational and was third at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational.