Division II
The field for the Division II national championship race has ranged in size from a low of 11 teams in 1959 to a high of 59 teams in 1972. From 1983 to 1999 the field was fixed at 17 teams. Beginning in 2000, the national championship race has included 24 teams. Teams compete in one of eight regional championships to qualify. In addition to the 24 teams, 16 individual runners qualify for the national championship.
The race distance from 1958 to 1967 was 4 miles (6.4 km). From 1968 to 1975 the race distance was 5 miles (8.0 km). Since 1976 the race distance has been 10,000 meters (6.2 mi).
| Year | Team Champion | Individual Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Northern Illinois | Paul Whiteley, Emporia State |
| 1959 | South Dakota State | Paul Whiteley, Emporia State |
| 1960 | Central State (Ohio) | John Mulholland, Loras |
| 1961 | Southern Illinois | John Mulholland, Loras |
| 1962 | Central State (Ohio) | Leslie Hegedus, Central State |
| 1963 | Emporia State | John Camien, Emporia State |
| 1964 | Kentucky State | Ed Schneider, Northeast Missouri State |
| 1965 | San Diego State | Gene Takle, Luther |
| 1966 | San Diego State | Bob Fitts, Cortland State |
| 1967 | San Diego State | Arjan Gelling, North Dakota |
| 1968 | Eastern Illinois | Dave Robbins, Portland State |
| 1969 | Eastern Illinois | Ron Stonitsch, C.W. Post** |
| 1970 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Covert, Cal State Fullerton** |
| 1971 | Cal State Fullerton | Mike Slack, North Dakota State |
| 1972 | North Dakota State | Mike Slack, North Dakota State |
| 1973 | South Dakota State | Garry Bentley, South Dakota State |
| 1974 | Southwest Missouri State | Garry Bentley, South Dakota State |
| 1975 | UC Irvine | Ralph Serna, UC Irvine |
| 1976 | UC Irvine | Ralph Serna, UC Irvine |
| 1977 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bollman, North Dakota State |
| 1978 | Cal Poly | James Schankel, Cal Poly ** |
| 1979 | Cal Poly | James Schankel, Cal Poly ** |
| 1980 | Humboldt State | Garry Henry, UNC Pembroke |
| 1981 | Millersville | Mark Conover, Humboldt State |
| 1982 | Eastern Washington | Greg Beardsley, Edinboro |
| 1983 | Cal Poly Pomona | Brian Ferrari, California (Pa.) |
| 1984 | Southeast Missouri State | Michael Vanatta, Southeast Missouri State |
| 1985 | South Dakota State | Samson Obwocha, Texas A&M-Commerce** |
| 1986 | Edinboro | Samson Obwocha, Texas A&M-Commerce** |
| 1987 | Edinboro | Charles Cheruiyot, Mount St. Mary's (Md.) |
| 1988 | Edinboro, Mankato State | Doug Hanson, North Dakota State |
| 1989 | South Dakota State | Rob Edson, Keene State |
| 1990 | Edinboro | Doug Hanson, North Dakota State |
| 1991 | UMass-Lowell | Martin Lyons, Edinboro |
| 1992 | Adams State | Phillip Castillo, Adams State |
| 1993 | Adams State | Shane Healy, Adams State |
| 1994 | Adams State | Charles Mulinga, Lewis |
| 1995 | Western State | Charles Mulinga, Lewis |
| 1996 | South Dakota State | Alexandr Alexin, Central Missouri State |
| 1997 | South Dakota | Elly Rono, Southern Indiana |
| 1998 | Adams State | Yi Min Wu, Edinboro |
| 1999 | Western State | Michael Aish, Western State |
| 2000 | Western State | Alfred Rugema, Abilene Christian |
| 2001 | Western State | Michael Aish, Western State |
| 2002 | Western State | Alfred Rugema, Abilene Christian |
| 2003 | Adams State | Celedonio Rodriguez, Adams State |
| 2004 | Western State | Nicodemus Naimadu, Abilene Christian |
| 2005 | Western State | Nicodemus Naimadu, Abilene Christian |
| 2006 | Abilene Christian | Nicodemus Naimadu, Abilene Christian |
| 2007 | Abilene Christian | Nicodemus Naimadu, Abilene Christian |
| 2008 | Adams State | Scott Bauhs, Chico State |
| 2009 | Adams State | Reuben Mwei, Adams State |
| 2010 | Adams State | Michael Crouch, Queens University of Charlotte |
| 2011 | Western State | Ryan Haebe, Western State |
| 2012 | Adams State | Micah Chelimo, Alaska Anchorage |
(**)div I,II,III COMB.
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