JOPLIN, Mo. - Ahead of Friday's National Christian College Athletic Association Cross Country National Championships, the organization announced its 2025 Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athletes. To qualify as an NCCAA Scholar-Athlete, student-athletes must be a junior or senior (by credit), have a GPA of 3.4 or higher, and have completed at least one full semester at their current institution. The University of Northwestern had four student-athletes among the recipients, including one repeat winner.

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2025 NCCAA Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athletes
- Tyler Dueber (Bloomington, Minn./Homeschool)
- Samuel Otis (Shoreview, Minn./Homeschool)
- Joshua Ringsmuth (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove)
- Owen Van De Riet (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville) - repeat winner (2024)