MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern States Athletic Conference announced the 2025 SSAC Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team and Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Loyola's Jace Luckoski was named 2025 SSAC Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The senior math major posted a 3.99 GPA. On the course, he finished 8th at the SSAC Championship to earn First-Team All-Conference honors with a time of 26:36.55.
Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team
Jace Luckoski, Loyola
William Givens, Mobile
Jonah Barnhardt, Blue Mountain Christian
Connor Meigs, Loyola
Amon Rotich, UT Southern
Matthew McGuire, William Carey
David Robles, Faulkner
Lukas Dykes, Blue Mountain Christian
Additional Notes
· Givens leads the pack with a 4.0 GPA, while McGuire boasts a 3.93 mark
· Everyone on the team earned All-Conference honors with top-15 finishes at the SSAC Championship
· 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 and transfers must have completed one semester at the school
