Jackson Bland of Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC was named the 2024 NJCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year. Bland, who hails from Surprise, Arizona, and owns a cumulative GPA of 3.429, won the individual title at the 2024 NJCAA DII Cross Country Championships in Mechanicsville, Virginia. This is the second time that an athlete from Paradise Valley has been named Men’s Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year. Bland joins last year’s honoree, Nathan Pestka, in that regard.