Zouhair Talbi of Oklahoma City was named the Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year for the 2021 NAIA Cross Country season. Talbi, a junior from Tighassaline, Khenifra, Morocco, who majors in Exercise Science & Human Performance, won the individual title at the 2021 NAIA Cross Country Championships in Vancouver, Washington. Talbi is the third athlete in a row from Oklahoma City to be named Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year, joining Shimales Abebe in 2020 and Mark Shaw in 2019.