NCAA Men's Cross Country Champions
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NCAA Men's Cross Country Champions
[edit] Division I
The Division I championship race has been run at a variety of different distances. From 1938 to 1964 the race was over four miles; from 1965 to 1975, six miles; and from 1976 to the present the race has been 10000m.
| Year | Team Champion | Individual Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Indiana | Greg Rice, Notre Dame |
| 1939 | Michigan St. | Walter Mehl, Wisconsin |
| 1940 | Indiana | Gilbert Dodds, Ashland |
| 1941 | Rhode Island | Fred Wilt, Indiana |
| 1942 | Indiana | Oliver Hunter, Notre Dame |
| 1943 | Penn St. | |
| 1944 | Drake | Fred Feiler, Drake |
| 1945 | Drake | Fred Feiler, Drake |
| 1946 | Drake | Quentin Brelsford, Ohio Wesleyan |
| 1947 | Penn St. | Jack Milne, North Carolina |
| 1948 | Michigan St. | Robert Black, Rhode Island |
| 1949 | Michigan St. | Robert Black, Rhode Island |
| 1950 | Penn St. | Herb Semper, Kansas |
| 1951 | Syracuse | Herb Semper, Kansas |
| 1952 | Michigan St. | Charles Capozzoli, Georgetown |
| 1953 | Kansas | Wes Santee, Kansas |
| 1954 | Oklahoma St. | Allen Frame, Kansas |
| 1955 | Michigan St. | Charles Jones, Iowa |
| 1956 | Michigan St. | Walter McNew, Texas |
| 1957 | Notre Dame | Max Truex, Southern California |
| 1958 | Michigan St. | Crawford Kennedy, Michigan St. |
| 1959 | Michigan St. | Al Lawrence, Houston |
| 1960 | Houston | Al Lawrence, Houston |
| 1961 | Oregon St. | Dale Story, Oregon St. |
| 1962 | San Jose St. | Tom O'Hara, Loyola (Ill.) |
| 1963 | San Jose St. | Victor Zwolak, Villanova |
| 1964 | Western Mich. | Elmore Banton, Ohio |
| 1965 | Western Mich. | John Lawson, Kansas |
| 1966 | Villanova | Gerry Lindgren, Washington St. |
| 1967 | Villanova | Gerry Lindgren, Washington St. |
| 1968 | Villanova | Michael Ray, Air Force |
| 1969 | UTEP | Gerry Lindgren, Washington St. |
| 1970 | Villanova | Steve Prefontaine, Oregon |
| 1971 | Oregon | Steve Prefontaine, Oregon |
| 1972 | Tennessee | Neil Cusack, East Tenn. St. |
| 1973 | Oregon | Steve Prefontaine, Oregon |
| 1974 | Oregon | Nick Rose, Western Ky. |
| 1975 | UTEP | Craig Virgin, Illinois |
| 1976 | UTEP | Henry Rono, Washington St. |
| 1977 | Oregon | Henry Rono, Washington St. |
| 1978 | UTEP | Alberto Salazar, Oregon |
| 1979 | UTEP | Henry Rono, Washington St. |
| 1980 | UTEP | Suleiman Nyambui, UTEP |
| 1981 | UTEP | Mathews Motschwarateu, UTEP |
| 1982 | Wisconsin | Mark Scrutton, Colorado |
| 1983 | UTEP (Vacated) | Zakarie Barie, UTEP |
| 1984 | Arkansas | Ed Eyestone, Brigham Young |
| 1985 | Wisconsin | Timothy Hacker, Wisconsin |
| 1986 | Arkansas | Aaron Ramirez, Arizona |
| 1987 | Arkansas | Joe Falcon, Arkansas |
| 1988 | Wisconsin | Bob Kennedy, Indiana |
| 1989 | Iowa St. | John Nuttall, Iowa St. |
| 1990 | Arkansas | Jonah Koech, Iowa St. |
| 1991 | Arkansas | Sean Dollman, Western Ky. |
| 1992 | Arkansas | Bob Kennedy, Indiana |
| 1993 | Arkansas | Josephat Kapkory, Washington St. |
| 1994 | Iowa St. | Martin Keino, Arizona |
| 1995 | Arkansas | Godfrey Siamusiye, Arkansas |
| 1996 | Stanford | Godfrey Siamusiye, Arkansas |
| 1997 | Stanford | Mebrahtom Keflezighi, UCLA |
| 1998 | Arkansas | Adam Goucher, Colorado |
| 1999 | Arkansas | David Kimani, South Ala. |
| 2000 | Arkansas | Keith Kelly,Providence |
| 2001 | Colorado | Boaz Cheboiywa, Eastern Mich. |
| 2002 | Stanford | Jorge Torres, Colorado |
| 2003 | Stanford | Dathan Ritzenhein, Colorado |
| 2004 | Colorado | Simon Bairu, Wisconsin |
| 2005 | Wisconsin | Simon Bairu, Wisconsin |
| 2006 | Colorado | Josh Rohatinsky, Brigham Young |
[edit] Division II
The Division II championship race has been run at a variety of different distances. From 1958 to 1967 the race was over four miles, from 1968 to 1975: 5 miles, and from 1976 to the present the race has been 10000m.
| Year | Team Champion | Individual Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Northern Ill. | Paul Whiteley, Emporia St. |
| 1959 | South Dakota St. | Paul Whitley, Emporia St. |
| 1960 | Central St. (Ohio) | John Mulholland, Loras |
| 1961 | Southern Ill. | John Mulholland, Loras |
| 1962 | Central St. (Ohio) | Leslie Hegebus, Central St. |
| 1963 | Emporia St. | John Camien, Emporia St. |
| 1964 | Kentucky St. | Ed Schneider, Truman |
| 1965 | San Diego St. | Gene Takle, Luther |
| 1966 | San Diego St. | Bob Fitts, Cortland St. |
| 1967 | San Diego St. | Arjan Gelling, North Dakota |
| 1968 | Eastern Ill. | Dave Robbins, Portland St. |
| 1969 | Eastern Ill. | Ron Stonitsch, C.W. Post |
| 1970 | Eastern Mich. | Mark Covert, Cal St. Fullerton |
| 1971 | Cal St. Fullerton | Mike Slack, North Dakota St. |
| 1972 | North Dakota St. | Mike Slack, North Dakota St. |
| 1973 | South Dakota St. | Garry Bentley, South Dakota St. |
| 1974 | Southwest Mo. St. | Garry Bentley, South Dakota St. |
| 1975 | UC Irvine | Ralph Serna, UC Irvine |
| 1976 | UC Irvine | Ralph Serna, UC Irvine |
| 1977 | Eastern Ill. | Michael Bollman, North Dakota St. |
| 1978 | Cal Poly | James Schankel, Cal Poly |
| 1979 | Cal Poly | James Schankel, Cal Poly |
| 1980 | Humboldt St. | Gary Henry, UNC Pembroke |
| 1981 | Millersville | Mark Conover, Humboldt St. |
| 1982 | Eastern Wash. | Greg Beardsley, Edinboro |
| 1983 | Cal Poly Pomona | Brian Ferrari, California (Pa.) |
| 1984 | Southeast Mo. St. | Michael Vanatta, Southeast Mo. St. |
| 1985 | South Dakota St. | Samson Obwocha, Tex. A&M-Commerce |
| 1986 | Edinboro | Samson Obwocha, Tex. A&M-Commerce |
| 1987 | Edinboro | Charles Cheruiyot, Mt. St. Mary's (Md.) |
| 1988 | Edinboro / Minn. St. Mankato | Doug Hanson, North Dakota St. |
| 1989 | South Dakota St. | Rob Edson, Keene St. |
| 1990 | Edinboro | Doug Hanson, North Dakota St. |
| 1991 | Mass.-Lowell | Martin Lyons, Edinboro |
| 1992 | Adams St. | Phillip Castillo, Adams St. |
| 1993 | Adams St. | Shane Healy, Adams St. |
| 1994 | Adams St. | Charles Mulinga, Lewis |
| 1995 | Western St. | Charles Mulinga, Lewis |
| 1996 | South Dakota St. | Alexandr Alexin, Central Mo. St. |
| 1997 | South Dakota | Elly Rono, Southern Ind. |
| 1998 | Adams St. | Yi Min Wu, Edinboro |
| 1999 | Western St. | Michael Aish, Western St. |
| 2000 | Western St. | Alfred Rugema, Abilene Christian |
| 2001 | Western St. | Michael Aish, Western St. |
| 2002 | Western St. | Alfred Rugema, Abilene Christian |
| 2003 | Adams St. | Celedonio Rodriguez, Adams St. |
| 2004 | Western St. | Nicodemus Naimadu, Abilene Christian |
| 2005 | Western St. | Nicodemus Naimadu, Abilene Christian |
| 2006 | Abilene Christian | Nicodemus Naimadu, Abilene Christian |
[edit] Division III
The Division III championship race has been run at a variety of different distances. From 1973 to 1975 the race was over five miles and from 1976 to 2004: 8000 meters.
| Year | Team Champion | Individual Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Ashland | Steve Foster, Ashland |
| 1974 | Mount Union | David Moller, Rochester |
| 1975 | North Central (Ill.) | Vin Fleming, Mass.-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 St. |
| 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, Mass.-Dartmouth |
| 1986 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Arnie Schraeder, Wis.-Stevens Point |
| 1987 | North Central (Ill.) | Jukka Tammisuo, St. Lawrence |
| 1988 | Wis.-Oshkosh | David Terronez, Augustana (Ill.) |
| 1989 | Wis.-Oshkosh | David Terronez, Augustana (Ill.) |
| 1990 | Wis.-Oshkosh | Seamus McElligott, Havenford |
| 1991 | Rochester | Sandu Rebenciuc, Augustana (Ill.) |
| 1992 | North Central (Ill.) | Gary Wasserman, Neb. Wesleyan |
| 1993 | North Central (Ill.) | Dan Mayer, North Central (Ill.) |
| 1994 | Williams | Jeremie Perry, Williams |
| 1995 | Williams | John Weigel, North Central (Ill.) |
| 1996 | Wis.-La Crosse | Matt Brill, North Central (Ill.) |
| 1997 | North Central (Ill.) | Brett Altergott, Wis.-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 | Wis.-La Crosse | J.B. Haglund, Haverford |
| 2002 | Wis.-Oshkosh | Ryan Bak, Trinity (Conn.) |
| 2003 | Calvin | Josh Moen, Wartburg |
| 2004 | Calvin | Josh Moen, Wartbug |
| 2005 | Wis.-La Crosse | Neil Holtschute, Williams |
| 2006 | Calvin | Macharia Yout, Widener |
