Division III
The field for the Division III national championship race varied in the early years, reaching a high of 52 teams in 1977. From 1982 to 1998 the field was fixed at 21 teams. From 1999 to 2005 the field included 24 teams. Beginning in 2006, the national championship race has included 32 teams. Teams compete in one of eight regional championships to qualify. In addition to the 32 teams, 56 individual runners qualify for the national championship.
The race distance from 1973 to 1975 was 5 miles (8.0 km). Since 1976 the race distance has been 8,000 meters (5.0 mi).
| Year | Team Champion | Individual Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Ashland | Steve Foster, Ashland |
| 1974 | Mount Union | David Moller, Rochester |
| 1975 | North Central (Ill.) | Vin Fleming, Lowell |
| 1976 | North Central (Ill.) | Dale Kramer, Carleton |
| 1977 | Occidental | Dale Kramer, Carleton |
| 1978 | North Central (Ill.) | Dan Henderson, Wheaton (Ill.)** |
| 1979 | North Central (Ill.) | Steve Hunt, Boston State** |
| 1980 | Carleton | Jeff Milliman, North Central (Ill.) |
| 1981 | North Central (Ill.) | Mark Whalley, Principia |
| 1982 | North Central (Ill.) | Nicholas Manciu, St. Thomas (Minn.) |
| 1983 | Brandeis | Tony Bluell, North Central (Ill.) |
| 1984 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Mark Beeman, Brandeis |
| 1985 | Luther | James White, UMass-Dartmouth** |
| 1986 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Arnie Schraeder, Wisconsin–Stevens Point** |
| 1987 | North Central (Ill.) | Jukka Tammisuo, St. Lawrence |
| 1988 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | David Terronez, Augustana (Ill.) |
| 1989 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | David Terronez, Augustana (Ill.) |
| 1990 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Seamus McElligott, Haverford |
| 1991 | Rochester | Sandu Rebenciuc, Augustana (Ill.) |
| 1992 | North Central (Ill.) | Gary Wasserman, Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 1993 | North Central (Ill.) | Dan Mayer, North Central (Ill.) |
| 1994 | Williams | Jeremie Perry, Williams College |
| 1995 | Williams | John Weigel, North Central (Ill.) |
| 1996 | Wisconsin–La Crosse | Matt Brill, North Central (Ill.) |
| 1997 | North Central (Ill.) | Brett Altergott, Wisconsin–La Crosse |
| 1998 | North Central (Ill.) | Erik Dieckman, North Central (Ill.) |
| 1999 | North Central (Ill.) | Dave Davis, Puget Sound |
| 2000 | Calvin | Tim McCoskey, North Central (Ill.) |
| 2001 | Wisconsin–La Crosse | J.B. Haglund, Haverford |
| 2002 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Ryan Bak, Trinity (Conn.) |
| 2003 | Calvin | Josh Moen, Wartburg |
| 2004 | Calvin | Josh Moen, Wartburg |
| 2005 | Wisconsin–La Crosse | Neal Holtschulte, Williams |
| 2006 | Calvin | Macharia Yout, Widener |
| 2007 | NYU | Tyler Sigl, Wisconsin–Platteville |
| 2008 | SUNY Cortland | Peter Kosgei, Hamilton |
| 2009 | North Central | Ricky Flynn, Lynchburg |
| 2010 | Haverford | Anders Hulleberg, Haverford |
| 2011 | North Central | Ben Sathre, St. Thomas |
| 2012 | North Central | Tim Nelson, Wisconsin-Stout |
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