William Amponsah was named the 2023 NCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country National Athlete of the Year. Ampsonah, who hails from Agona Swedru, Central, Ghana, capped an undefeated season with an individual title at the 2023 NCAA DII Cross Country Championships this past weekend in Joplin, Missouri. He covered the 10k tract in 29:04.3 to beat the field by nearly nine seconds. During the regular season, Ampsonah took top individual honors at the Big Country Festival, the Texas Tech Open, the Live in Lou Classic, the Lone Star Conference Championships and the South Central Region Championships.