Lucky Maila, in his first ever race with Mid-America Christian University, paced the Evangels to their highest ever team finish of second at the RSU Distance After Dark event. The native of Pretoria, South Africa earned a mark of 20:40.41 in a four-mile race and finished fifth individually out of 11 competitors. The mark also serves as a Mid-America Christian course record.
Nominees: Jacobo Garcia-Rivera, Columbia International University; Lucky Maila, Mid-America Christian University; Hayden Schmidt, Malone University