Justus Soget Kiplagat of Odessa (Texas) was named the 2025 NJCAA Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Scholar Track Athlete of the Year. Soget Kiplagat, who maintained a term GPA of 3.76, won the 5000 meters and added a runner-up finish in mile and a third-place finish in the 3000 meters at the 2025 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. This is the first time in program history that an athlete from Odessa has been named National Scholar Athlete of the Year in indoor track & field.