INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Northwest Missouri State junior distance runner Riley Witt is the recipient of the NCAA ELITE 90 award for the 2025 NCAA Division II Men's Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Witt, majoring in Applied Health: Exercise Science, carries a 4.0 GPA. The Osage, Iowa, native was presented with the award during the Division II Festival Opening Ceremony on Tuesday evening at the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. 

Witt is the fifth Bearcat to earn the Elite 90 Award following Blake Morgan (Indoor Track & Field) in 2024, Dakota Schmidt (Outdoor Track & Field) in 2023, Jaran Richman (Men's Basketball) in 2021, and Trevor Adams (Football) in 2013. Witt is the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association's 49th Elite 90 recipient.

The Elite 90 award honors the exceptional achievements of student-athletes. This prestigious accolade is given to those who have not only excelled at a national championship level in their sport but have also achieved the highest academic standards among their peers. The Elite 90 is proudly awarded to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA at the finals site for each of the NCAA's 90 championships. 

Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above academically who have participated in a sport for at least two years with their school. All ties are broken by the number of credits completed.

For more information on the Elite 90 award winners, go to www.ncaa.org/elite90.