NCAA Men's Cross Country Champions [edit] Division I The Division I championship race has been run at different distances. From 1938 to 1964 the race was four miles; from 1965 to 1975, six miles; and from 1976 to the present the race has been 10,000 meters (6.21 miles). (**)div I,II,III COMB. | Year | Team Champion | Individual Champion | | 1938 | Indiana | Greg Rice, Notre Dame | | 1939 | Michigan State | Walter Mehl, Wisconsin | | 1940 | Indiana | Gilbert Dodds, Ashland | | 1941 | Rhode Island | Fred Wilt, Indiana | | 1942 | Indiana/Penn State | Oliver Hunter, Notre Dame | | 1943 | No meet | | 1944 | Drake | Fred Feiler, Drake | | 1945 | Drake | Fred Feiler, Drake | | 1946 | Drake | Quentin Brelsford, Ohio Wesleyan | | 1947 | Penn State | Jack Milne, North Carolina | | 1948 | Michigan State | Robert Black, Rhode Island | | 1949 | Michigan State | Robert Black, Rhode Island | | 1950 | Penn State | Herb Semper, Kansas | | 1951 | Syracuse | Herb Semper, Kansas | | 1952 | Michigan State | Charles Capozzoli, Georgetown | | 1953 | Kansas | Wes Santee, Kansas | | 1954 | Oklahoma A&M | Allen Frame, Kansas | | 1955 | Michigan State | Charles Jones, Iowa | | 1956 | Michigan State | Walter McNew, Texas | | 1957 | Notre Dame | Max Truex, Southern California | | 1958 | Michigan State | Crawford Kennedy, Michigan State | | 1959 | Michigan State | Al Lawrence, Houston | | 1960 | Houston | Al Lawrence, Houston | | 1961 | Oregon State | Dale Story, Oregon State | | 1962 | San Jose State | Tom O'Hara, Loyola (Ill.) | | 1963 | San Jose State | Victor Zwolak, Villanova | | 1964 | Western Michigan | Elmore Banton, Ohio | | 1965 | Western Michigan | John Lawson, Kansas | | 1966 | Villanova | Gerry Lindgren, Washington State | | 1967 | Villanova | Gerry Lindgren, Washington State | | 1968 | Villanova | Michael Ryan, Air Force | | 1969 | UTEP | Gerry Lindgren, Washington State** | | 1970 | Villanova | Steve Prefontaine, Oregon** | | 1971 | Oregon | Steve Prefontaine, Oregon | | 1972 | Tennessee | Neil Cusack, East Tennessee State | | 1973 | Oregon | Steve Prefontaine, Oregon | | 1974 | Oregon | Nick Rose, Western Kentucky | | 1975 | UTEP | Craig Virgin, Illinois | | 1976 | UTEP | Henry Rono, Washington State | | 1977 | Oregon | Henry Rono, Washington State | | 1978 | UTEP | Alberto Salazar, Oregon** | | 1979 | UTEP | Henry Rono, Washington State** | | 1980 | UTEP | Suleiman Nyambui, UTEP | | 1981 | UTEP | Mathews Motschwarateu, UTEP | | 1982 | Wisconsin | Mark Scrutton, Colorado | | 1983 | UTEP (vacated)/Wisconsin | Zakarie Barie, UTEP | | 1984 | Arkansas | Ed Eyestone, Brigham Young | | 1985 | Wisconsin | Tim Hacker, Wisconsin ** | | 1986 | Arkansas | Aaron Ramirez, Arizona** | | 1987 | Arkansas | Joe Falcon, Arkansas | | 1988 | Wisconsin | Bob Kennedy, Indiana | | 1989 | Iowa State | John Nuttall, Iowa State | | 1990 | Arkansas | Jonah Koech, Iowa State | | 1991 | Arkansas | Sean Dollman, Western Kentucky | | 1992 | Arkansas | Bob Kennedy, Indiana | | 1993 | Arkansas | Josephat Kapkory, Washington State | | 1994 | Iowa State | 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 Alabama | | 2000 | Arkansas | Keith Kelly, Providence | | 2001 | Colorado | Boaz Cheboiywo, Eastern Michigan | | 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 | | 2007 | Oregon | Josh McDougal, Liberty | | 2008 | Oregon | Galen Rupp, Oregon | | 2009 | Oklahoma State | Sam Chelanga, Liberty | [edit] Division II The Division II championship race has been run at different distances. From 1958 to 1967 the race was four miles; from 1968 to 1975, 5 miles; and from 1976 to the present the race has been 10,000 meters (6.21 miles).(**)div I,II,III COMB. | 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 | [edit] Division III The Division III championship race has been run at different distances. From 1973 to 1975 the race was 5 miles, and since 1976 it has been 8,000 meters (4.97 miles).(**)div I,II,III COMB. | 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** | | 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 | [edit] See also [edit] External links | National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) | | | NCAA | | | Division I sports
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