WILMORE, Ky. - This past weekend at the NCCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships, the National Christian College Athletic Association released its Scholar-Athlete honorees for the 2026 outdoor season. 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. All four Northwestern representatives also earned Scholar-Athlete honors during the indoor season and were recognized with the award last year as well.

Click here to view the full list of 2026 NCCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Awards.

2026 NCCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field 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)