Nolyn Corder set a new personal best at the John Brown Golden Eagle Invitational, running a 25:01 8,000-meter for College of the Ozarks. His mark took first place individually out of 86 competitors and led Ozarks to a seventh-place team finish. Corder, a sophomore from Mansfield, Missouri, averaged a 5:02 mile time and is just two seconds away from becoming one of the few Bobcats to record an 8k under 25 minutes.
Nominees: Joey Carroll, Cedarville University; Nolyn Corder, College of the Ozarks; Isaiah Cowan, Azusa Pacific University; Yahya Jawadi, Malone University