Division III
The Division III national championship race included 9 teams in 1981, 12 teams from 1982 to 1986, 14 teams from 1987 to 1992, 21 teams from 1993 to 1998 and 24 teams from 1998 to 2005. 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 1981 to 2001 was 5,000 meters. Since 2002 the race distance has been 6,000 meters.
| Year | Team Champion | Individual Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Central (Iowa) | Cynthia Sturm, Westfield State |
| 1982 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Tori Neubauer, Wisconsin–La Crosse |
| 1983 | Wisconsin–La Crosse | Tori Neubauer, Wisconsin–La Crosse |
| 1984 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Julia Kirtland, Macalester |
| 1985 | Franklin & Marshall | Dorcas Denhartog, Middlebury |
| 1986 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Lisa Koelfgen, St. Thomas (Minn.) |
| 1987 | St. Thomas (Minn.), Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Shelley Scherer, Carleton |
| 1988 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Anna Prineas, Carleton |
| 1989 | Cortland State | Marybeth Crawley, Cortland State |
| 1990 | Cortland State | Vicki Mitchell, Cortland State |
| 1991 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Laura Horejs, Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
| 1992 | Cortland State | Sarah Edmonds, Gustavus Adolphus |
| 1993 | Cortland State | Renea Bluekamp, Calvin |
| 1994 | Cortland State | Michelle LaFleur, Cortland State |
| 1995 | Cortland State | Jessica Caley, Williams |
| 1996 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Turena Johnson, Luther |
| 1997 | Cortland State | Tiffany Speckman, Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
| 1998 | Calvin | Cheryl Smith, Cortland State |
| 1999 | Calvin | Rhaina Echols, Chicago |
| 2000 | Middlebury | Johanna Olson, Luther |
| 2001 | Middlebury | Dana Boyle, Puget Sound |
| 2002 | Williams | Missy Buttry, Wartburg |
| 2003 | Middlebury | Missy Buttry, Wartburg |
| 2004 | Williams | Missy Buttry, Wartburg |
| 2005 | Geneseo State | Hailey Harren, Gustavus Adolphus |
| 2006 | Middlebury | Sarah Zerzan, Willamette |
| 2007 | Amherst | Sarah Zerzan, Willamette |
| 2008 | Middlebury | Marie Borner, Bethel |
| 2009 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Wendy Pavlus, St. Lawrence |
| 2010 | Middlebury | Wendy Pavlus, St. Lawrence |
| 2011 | Washington | Chiara Del Piccolo, Williams College |
| 2012 | Johns Hopkins | Christy Cazzola, University of Wicsonsin- Oshkosh |
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