KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Evert Silva of Oklahoma City has been named the NAIA Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week. Silva was selected based on their performances from September 23-29 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group nominees.

Runners of the Week are announced weekly throughout the regular season on Wednesdays on naia.org, Instagram and X.

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NAIA Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week 

Evert Silva, Oklahoma City - JR

• Ran in the Gans Creek Invitational
• Finished second of 389 runners in the 8k
• His time of 23:20.4 led the Stars to a second-place team finish

For a full archive of the 2024 NAIA Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, click HERE