MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The SSAC announced the 2024 Barnes & Noble College Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team and Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Dec. 18, highlighted by Jacob Harned of the University of Mobile Cross Country program by being named Barnes & Noble College Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Harned, a senior Accounting major posted a 3.71 GPA in the classroom during the semester, while helping guide his team to the program's first-ever SSAC Championship. On the course, he finished third at the 2024 SSAC Championship with a time of 25:47 to earn All-Conference honors. He was joined by teammate Preston Webb on this year's seven-member team.
2024 Barnes & Noble College Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team
- Jacob Harned, Mobile*
- Preston Webb, Mobile
- Jace Luckoski, Loyola (La.)
- Connor Meigs, Loyola
- Lukas Dykes, Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.)
- David Christensen, Brewton-Parker (Ga.)
- Gavin Wheat, William Carey (Miss.)
*2024 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Additional Notes
- To be eligible, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above in both academic and athletic standing, must be starters or important reserves, have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA and have competed in 50% of competitions.
- Graduate students are not eligible, and transfers must have completed one year at the school.
- Harned and Webb, along with Jace Luckoski, Lukas Dykes and Gavin Wheat, all earned All-Conference honors.
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