Ralford Mullings, Oklahoma: 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Field Athlete of the Year

Ralford Mullings was named the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Field Athlete of the Year. Mullings, who hails from Kingston, Jamaica, won a national title in the discus throw at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. The Oklahoma standout whirled the platter PR 69.31m (227-3) to shatter a 33-year-old meet record and beat world record holder Mykolas Alekna of California. Not only that, but it also cemented Mullings’s status as the No. 2 performer in collegiate history as the 69.31m (227-3) mark sits ninth on the all-time collegiate chart. Mullings is the first NCAA discus champion to win this award since Ryan Whiting in 2010.