July 17, 2024

SCAC Announces 2024 Man of the Year Finalists

The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference announced today the four finalists for the 2024 SCAC Man of the Year award. The award recognizes the conference’s senior male student-athlete who has best distinguished himself throughout his collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence and service and leadership.

SUWANEE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference announced today the four finalists for the 2024 SCAC Man of the Year award. The award recognizes the conference's senior male student-athlete who has best distinguished himself throughout his collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence and service and leadership. Past Winners

Member schools were permitted to submit two nominations if at least one of the nominees was a man of color or international student-athlete.

This year's finalist include: Chrys Jackson of Centenary College, James Settles of Colorado College, Maxwell Mims of Southwestern University and Michael Kohl of Trinity University.

To be nominated, student-athletes must have completed intercollegiate eligibility in his primary sport by the end of the 2024 spring season, received his undergraduate degree prior to the conclusion of the summer 2024 term and had a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.500 (4.000 scale) with the noted exception due to COVID-19 pandemic. A student-athlete who received an extension waiver or a season of competition/participation waiver in his primary sport due to cancellation of a 2020 and/or 2021 athletics season or championship may be nominated for the 2024 Man of the Year, provided he otherwise satisfies nomination criteria.

The 2024 Southern Collegiate Athletic Man of the Year will be announced on July 31.

Scroll below to read a quick bio on each of the four finalists:

Chrys Jackson, Centenary College
Men's Basketball

English major with a 3.78 GPA
Two-Time SCAC Academic Honor Roll Honoree (2022-23, 2023-24)
Centenary College Dean's List (2022-2024)
Team Captain (2022-23, 2023-24)
Centenary College Athletics - Houla Award (2023-24)
Centenary College Athletics - "Early Bird" Award (2023-24)
SCAC Tournament Champion (2024)
SCAC Character & Community Award Winner (2023)
Two-Time SCAC Winter All-Sportsmanship Team (2022-23, 2023-24)
Centenary College Men's Basketball SAAC Representative (2023-24)
Centenary Student Ambassador (2023-24)
Two-Time Finalist - Centenary College Frost Pitch Business Challenge (2022-24)
Centenary Legacy Reception Speaker (2024)
Centenary College School Newspaper - Head of Photography (2023-24)
Centenary College Marketing Intern (2022-24)
Shreveport Police Department Toy Drive - Volunteer (2023)
Creswell Elementary - Field Day Volunteer (2024)

James Settles, Colorado College
Men's Cross Country / Track & Field

Computer Science major with a 4.00 GPA
Seven-Time SCAC Academic Honor Roll Honoree (2020-24)
Two-Time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023-24)
Two-Time College Sports Communications Academic All-American (2023-24)
College Sports Communications Academic All-American of the Year (2024)
Three-Time SCAC Men's Basketball Elite 19 Award Winner (2021-23)
Two-Time SCAC Men's Cross Country Elite 19 Award Winner (2022-23)
Two-Time SCAC Men's Track & Field Elite 19 Award Winner (2023-24)
Colorado College Van Diest Award Winner (2024)
Two-Time NCAA All-American - Men's Track & Field - 5k (2023-24)
NCAA All-American - Men's Cross Country - 8k (2023)
Four Times All-SCAC - Men's Cross Country (2020-23)
Six Times All-SCAC - Men's Track & Field (2021, 2023-24)
Team Captain - Men's Cross Country (2022-23)
Team Captain - Men's Track & Field (2023-24)
Two-Time SCAC Men's Cross Country Runner-of-the-Year (2022-23)
Two-Time SCAC Men's Track & Field Track Athlete-of-the-Year (2023-24)
NCAA West Region Men's Cross Country Runner-of-the-Year (2023)
SCAC Men's Track & Field Newcomer-of-the-Year (2021)
Two-Time SCAC Men's Track & Field - 10,000k champion (2021, 2023)
Two-Time SCAC Men's Track & Field - 5,000k champion (2021, 2023)
Colorado College Men's Track & Field school record holder (5k and 10k)
Colorado College Men's Cross Country school record holder (8k)
SCAC Team Champion - Men's Cross Country (2020-23)
Sacred Ground Tea Host (2024)
Colorado College Ciper - Website Editor (2021-23)
Contenda - Software Enginer Intern (2022)
Monument Valley Creek Clean Up - Volunteer (2020-24)
Claremont High School - Cross Country Camp Counselor (2022-23)
Outdoor Education Leader - Trip Leader (2020-22)
TESSA Pasta in the Park - Volunteer (2023)
Warming Shelter - Volunteer (2023-24)
Care & Share Food Bank - Volunteer (2024)

Maxwell Mims, Southwestern University
Baseball

Economics/Finance major with a 3.92 GPA
Four-Time SCAC Academic Honor Roll Honoree (2021-24)
Two-Time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023-24)
SCAC Baseball Elite 19 Award Winner (2024)
SCAC Baseball Player-of-the-Year (2024)
SCAC Baseball Freshman-of-the-Year (2021)
All-SCAC First Team - Outfielder (2024)
All-SCAC Honorable Mention - Outfielder (2022)
All-SCAC Second Team - Outfielder (2021)
ABCA Second Team All-Region 10 (2024)
D3baseball.com Third Team All-Region 10 (2024)
Three-Time SCAC Hitter of the Week (2023-24)
D3baseball.com National Team of the Week (2023)
SCAC Baseball All-Tournament Team (2023)
Three-Time Team Captain - Baseball (2022-24)
Southwestern Athletics Fay Vincent Sportsmanship Award (2024)
Southwestern University Baseball SAAC Representative (2022-24)
Southwestern University Choral Member (2021-24)
Southwestern Financial Analyst Program - Portfolio Manager (2022-24)

Michael Kohl, Trinity University
Men's Swimming

Geoscience and History major with a 3.34 GPA
Two-Time SCAC Academic Honor Roll Honoree (2022-24)
Trinity University Dean's List (2024)
CSCAA Scholastic All-American Qualifier (2024)
Team Captain (2023-24)
10-time CSCAA All-American
- 2022: 1st Team 200 medley relay - 8th
- 2022: HM Team 400 medley relay - 15th; 100 fly - 16th; 200 free relay - 16th
- 2023: HM 200 medley relay - 12th; 400 free relay - 13th; 400 medley relay - 14th; 100 fly - 16th
- 2024: 1st Team 100 fly - 7th; HM - 100 free - 16th
Four-time SCAC Swimmer of the Year (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Four-time SCAC Swimmer of the Meet (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
32-time SCAC Champion
- 50 free (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 100 free (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 500 free (2021)
- 100 back (2021)
- 100 fly (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 200 free relay (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 400 free relay (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 800 free relay (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 200 medley relay (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 400 medley relay (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
32-time All-SCAC (same as SCAC Championships)
Two-time SCAC Swimmer of the Week (2022-23)
Private Swimming Lessons - Instructor (2020-22)
Sigma Gamma Epsilon - Earth Science Honor Society (2023-24)
Wimberley Lions Club Market Days - Volunteer (2023-24)