Zouhair Talbi, Oklahoma City: 2021 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Scholar Athlete of the Year

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.