SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – North Dakota State men's track & field athlete Sam Roller has been selected as the 2024-25 Daktronics Summit League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year across all sports.
 
The Summit League Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is the most prestigious individual honor given by the league each season. It is awarded by a vote of the league's faculty athletics representatives.
 
Roller's award marks the 10th time in NDSU history that a Bison has claimed The Summit League's top honor. It's the fifth time NDSU has earned the Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year – the most in league history – with Roller joining Elliott Stone (2018-19), Tim Colwell (2013-14), and two-time winner Brett Winkelman (2007-08, 2008-09).
 
Roller (Thompson, N.D.) was named the NCAA Elite 90 Award winner for 2025 men's outdoor track & field as the single student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. He earned his degree from NDSU with a 4.0 GPA majoring in biological sciences.
 
The Summit League champion in the javelin, Roller was named to the CSC Academic All-America second team following the season. He also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors and two Summit League Academic All-League accolades in his career.
 
 
NDSU's Summit League Scholar-Athletes of the Year
 

• 2007-08                Brett Winkelman, men's basketball
• 2008-09                Brett Winkelman, men's basketball
• 2010-11                Whitney Carlson, women's track & field
• 2011-12                Amy Anderson, women's golf
• 2013-14                Tim Colwell, baseball
• 2016-17                Morgan Milbrath, women's track & field
• 2018-19                Elliott Stone, men's cross country and track & field
• 2019-20                Shelby Gunnells, women's track & field
• 2021-22                Amanda Anderson, women's track & field
• 2024-25                Sam Roller, men's track & field