Yakob Ekoue was named the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Field Athlete of the Year. Ekoue, who hails from Hopkins, Minnesota, scored 22 points in throwing events at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. He won the discus and placed third in both the hammer and shot. Ekoue was especially dominating in the discus, where he won the NCAA title by more than six meters and set a faciilty record. Earlier in the season, Ekoue put up 26 points in those same events at the WIAC Championships, winning the discus and taking runner-up honors in both the hammer and shot.