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Stan Becton

2024 NCAA cross country championships: Selections info, dates for DI-DIII races

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9:23 pm, November 11, 2024

Division II Cross Country Championships qualifiers announced

cross country

The NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Committee has announced the participants for the 2024 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships.

Thirty-four teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top three, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the eight regions, for a total of 24 teams. Ten additional teams were selected at-large. A minimum of 24 additional individuals were selected to participate in each championship through an automatic qualifier and at-large selection process. 

The championships will be held Saturday, November 23 at Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento, California. The men’s race will begin at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, followed by the women’s race at 2:15 p.m. Eastern.

Click or tap here for a list of all qualifying individuals and teams.

12:47 am, November 8, 2024

2024 NCAA cross country championship selection information

cross country

Division I

The 2024 DI men's and women's cross country selection show will air on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 5 p.m. ET live on krikya18.com. The complete tournament field will be posted here shortly after it is unveiled.

31 teams per gender will be selected for the championships. 18 on each side will automatically qualify (two per region, from regional championships) while the remaining 13 for each of the men's and women's championships will be picked at large.

When: Saturday, November 16 at 5 p.m. ET

Where: krikya18.com

The championship race will be at Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Verona, Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 23. It will be streamed live on ESPNU beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET.

Division II

The 2024 DII men's and women's cross country selections will be released on Monday, Nov. 11 on krikya18.com.

34 teams per gender will be selected for the championships. 24 on each side will automatically qualify (three per region, from regional championships) while the remaining 10 for each of the men's and women's championships will be picked at large.

When: Monday, November 11

Where: krikya18.com

The championship race will be at Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento, California on Saturday, Nov. 23. It will be streamed live on krikya18.com beginning at 1 p.m. ET.

Division III

The 2024 DIII men's and women's cross country selections will be released on Sunday, Nov. 17 on krikya18.com.

32 teams per gender will be selected for the championships. 10 on each side will automatically qualify (one per region, from regional championships) while the remaining 22 for each of the men's and women's championships will be picked at large.

When: Sunday, November 17

Where: krikya18.com

The championship race will be at LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terra Haute, Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 23. It will be streamed live on krikya18.com beginning at 12 p.m. ET.

12:46 am, November 8, 2024

Championship history

Here's the national championship history for men's and women's cross country across all divisions.

Division I

Men's championship history

Year Champion Coach Points Runner-Up Points Host or Site
2023 Oklahoma State Dave Smith 49 Northern Arizona 71 Charlottesville, Va.
2022 Northern Arizona Michael Smith 83 (3) Oklahoma State 83 (2) Stillwater, Okla.
2021 Northern Arizona Michael Smith 92 Iowa State 137 Tallahassee, Fla.
2020 Northern Arizona Michael Smith 60 Notre Dame 87 Stillwater, Okla.
2019 BYU Ed Eyestone 109 Northern Arizona 163 Terre Haute, Ind.
2018 Northern Arizona Michael Smith 83 BYU 116 Madison, Wisc.
2017 Northern Arizona Michael Smith 74 Portland 127 Louisville, Ky.
2016 Northern Arizona Eric Heins 125 Stanford 158 Terre Haute, Ind.
2015 Syracuse Chris Fox 82 Colorado 91 Louisville, Ky.
2014 Colorado Mark Wetmore 65 Stanford 98 Terre Haute, Ind.
2013 Colorado Mark Wetmore 149 Northern Arizona 169 Indiana State
2012 Oklahoma State Dave Smith 72 Wisconsin 135 Louisville, Ky.
2011 Wisconsin Mick Byrne 97 Oklahoma State 139 Indiana State
2010 Oklahoma State Dave Smith 73 Florida State 193 Indiana State
2009 Oklahoma State Dave Smith 127 Oregon 143 Indiana State
2008 Oregon Vin Lananna 93 Iona 147 Indiana State
2007 Oregon Vin Lananna 85 Iona 113 Indiana State
2006 Colorado Mark Wetmore 94 Wisconsin 142 Indiana State
2005 Wisconsin Jerry Schumacher 37 Arkansas 105 Indiana State
2004 Colorado Mark Wetmore 90 Wisconsin 94 Indiana State
2003 Stanford Andrew Gerard 24 Wisconsin 174 UNI
2002 Stanford Vin Lananna 47 Wisconsin 107 Indiana State
2001 Colorado Mark Wetmore 90 Stanford 91 Furman
2000 Arkansas John Mcdonnell 83 Colorado 94 Iowa State
1999 Arkansas John Mcdonnell 58 Wisconsin 185 Indiana
1998 Arkansas John Mcdonnell 97 Stanford 114 Kansas
1997 Stanford Vin Lananna 53 Arkansas 56 Furman
1996 Stanford Vin Lananna 46 Arkansas 74 Arizona
1995 Arkansas John Mcdonnell 100 Northern Arizona 142 Iowa State
1994 Iowa State Bill Bergan 65 Colorado 88 Arkansas
1993 Arkansas John Mcdonnell 31 BYU 153 Lehigh
1992 Arkansas John Mcdonnell 46 Wisconsin 87 Indiana
1991 Arkansas John Mcdonnell 52 Iowa State 114 Arizona
1990 Arkansas John Mcdonnell 68 Iowa State 96 Tennessee
1989 Iowa State Bill Bergan 54 Oregon 72 Navy
1988 Wisconsin Martin Smith 105 Northern Arizona 160 Iowa State
1987 Arkansas John Mcdonnell 87 Dartmouth 119 Virginia
1986 Arkansas John Mcdonnell 69 Dartmouth 141 Arizona
1985 Wisconsin Martin Smith 67 Arkansas 104 Marquette
1984 Arkansas John Mcdonnell 101 Arizona 111 Penn State
1983 *UTEP Larry Heiderbrecht 108 Wisconsin 164 Lehigh
1982 Wisconsin Dan McClimon 59 Providence 138 Indiana
1981 UTEP Ted Banks 17 Providence 109 Wichita State
1980 UTEP Ted Banks 58 Arkansas 152 Wichita State
1979 UTEP Ted Banks 86 Oregon 93 Lehigh
1978 UTEP Ted Banks 56 Oregon 72 Wisconsin
1977 Oregon Bill Dellinger 100 UTEP 105 Washington state
1976 UTEP Ted Banks 62 Oregon 117 North Texas
1975 UTEP Ted Banks 88 Washington State 92 Penn State
1974 Oregon Bill Dellinger 77 Western Kentucky 110 Indiana
1973 Oregon Bill Dellinger 89 UTEP 157 Washington state
1972 Tennessee Stan Huntsman 134 East Tennessee State 148 Houston
1971 Oregon Bill Dellinger 83 Washington State 122 Tennessee
1970 Villanova James Elliott 85 Oregon 86 William & Mary
1969 UTEP Wayne Vandenburg 74 Villanova 88 Manhattan
1968 Villanova James Elliott 78 Stanford 100 Manhattan
1967 Villanova James Elliott 91 Air Force 96 Wyoming
1966 Villanova James Elliott 79 Kansas State 155 Kansas
1965 Western Michigan George Dales 81 Northwestern 114 Kansas
1964 Western Michigan George Dales 86 Oregon 116 Michigan State
1963 San Jose State Dean Miller 53 Oregon 68 Michigan State
1962 San Jose State Dean Miller 58 Villanova 69 Michigan State
1961 Oregon State Sam Bell 68 San Jose State 82 Michigan State
1960 Houston John Morriss 54 Michigan State 80 Michigan State
1959 Michigan State Francis Dittrich 44 Houston 120 Michigan State
1958 Michigan State Francis Dittrich 79 Western Michigan 104 Michigan State
1957 Notre dame Alex Wilson 121 Michigan State 127 Michigan State
1956 Michigan State Karl Schlademan 28 Kansas 88 Michigan State
1955 Michigan State Karl Schlademan 46 Kansas 68 Michigan State
1954 Oklahoma State Ralph Higgins 61 Syracuse 118 Michigan State
1953 Kansas Bill Easton 70 Indiana 82 Michigan State
1952 Michigan State Karl Schlademan 65 Indiana 68 Michigan State
1951 Syracuse Robert Grieve 80 Kansas 118 Michigan State
1950 Penn State Charles Werner 53 Michigan State 55 Michigan State
1949 Michigan State Karl Schlademan 59 Syracuse 81 Michigan State
1948 Michigan State Karl Schlademan 41 Wisconsin 69 Michigan State
1947 Penn State Charles Werner 60 Syracuse 72 Michigan State
1946 Drake Bill Easton 42 New York University 98 Michigan State
1945 Drake Bill Easton 50 Notre Dame 65 Michigan State
1944 Drake Bill Easton 25 Notre Dame 64 Michigan State
1942 Indiana/Penn State Earle Hayes/Charles Werner 57     Michigan State
1941 Rhode Island Fred Tootell 83 Penn State 110 Michigan State
1940 Indiana Earle Hayes 65 Eastern Michigan 68 Michigan State
1939 Michigan State Lauren Brown 54 Wisconsin 57 Michigan State
1938 Indiana Earle Hayes 51 Notre Dame 61 Michigan State

*Participation in the championships vacated by the krikya18.committee on Infractions

Women's championship history

Year Champion Coach Points Runner-Up Points Site
2023 NC State Laurie Henes 123 Northern Arizona 124 Charlottesville, Va.
2022 NC State Laurie Henes 114 New Mexico 140 Stillwater, Okla.
2021 NC State Laurie Henes 84 BYU 122 Tallahassee, Fla.
2020 BYU Diljeet Taylor 96 NC State 161 Stillwater, Okla.
2019 Arkansas Lance Harter 96 BYU 102 Terre Haute, Ind.
2018 Colorado Mark Wetmore 65 New Mexico  103 Madison, Wis.
2017 New Mexico Joe Franklin 90 San Francisco 105 Louisville, Ky.
2016 Oregon Robert Johnson 125 Michigan 126 Terre Haute, Ind.
2015 New Mexico Joe Franklin 49 Colorado 129 Louisville, Ky.
2014 Michigan State Walt Drenth 85 Iowa State 147 Terre Haute, Ind.
2013 Providence Ray Treacy 141 Arizona 197 Indiana State
2012 Oregon Robert Johnson 114 Providence 183 Louisville, Ky.
2011 Georgetown Chris Miltenburg 162 Washington 170 Indiana State
2010 Villanova Gina Procaccio 120 Florida State 154 Indiana State
2009 Villanova Gina Procaccio 86 Florida State 133 Indiana State
2008 Washington Greg Metcalf 79 Oregon 131 Indiana State
2007 Stanford Peter Tegen 145 Oregon 177 Indiana State
2006 Stanford Peter Tegen 195 Colorado 223 Indiana State
2005 Stanford Peter Tegen 146 Colorado 181 Indiana State
2004 Colorado Mark Wetmore 63 Duke 144 Indiana State
2003 Stanford Dena Evans 120 BYU 128 UNI
2002 BYU Patrick Shane 85 Stanford 113 Indiana State
2001 BYU Patrick Shane 62 North Carolina State 148 Furman
2000 Colorado Mark Wetmore 117 BYU 167 Iowa State
1999 BYU Patrick Shane 72 Arkansas 125 Indiana
1998 Villanova Marcus O'Sullivan 106 BYU 110 Kansas
1997 BYU Patrick Shane 100 Stanford 102 Furman
1996 Stanford Beth Alford-Sullivan 101 Villanova 106 Arizona
1995 Providence Ray Treacy 88 Colorado 123 Iowa State
1994 Villanova Marty Stern 75 Michigan 108 Arkansas
1993 Villanova Marty Stern 66 Arkansas 71 Lehigh
1992 Villanova Marty Stern 123 Arkansas 130 Indiana
1991 Villanova Marty Stern 85 Arkansas 168 Arizona
1990 Villanova Marty Stern 82 Providence 172 Tennessee
1989 Villanova Marty Stern 99 Kentucky 168 Navy
1988 Kentucky Don Weber 75 Oregon 128 Iowa State
1987 Oregon Tom Heinonen 97 North Carolina State 99 Virginia
1986 Texas Terry Crawford 62 Wisconsin 64 Arizona
1985 Wisconsin Peter Tegen 58 Iowa State 98 Marquette
1984 Wisconsin Peter Tegen 63 Stanford 89 Penn State
1983 Oregon Tom Heinonen 95 Stanford 98 Lehigh
1982 Virginia Martin Smith 48 Stanford 91 Indiana
1981 Virginia John Varasy 36 Oregon 83 Witchita State

Division II

Men's championship history

Year Champion Coach Points Runner-Up Points Host or Site
2023 Wingate Pol Domenech 70 Colorado School of Mines 79 Joplin, Missouri
2022 Colorado School of Mines Chris Siemers 43 Wingate 177 Seattle, Wash.
2021 Grand Valley State Jerry Baltes 43 Adams State 84 St. Leo, Fla.
2020 Canceled due to COVID-19 -- -- -- -- --
2019 Colorado School of Mines Chris Siemers 57 Adams State 136 Sacramento, Calif.
2018 Grand Valley State Jerry Baltes 89 Colorado School of Mines 99 Pittsburgh, Pa.
2017 Adams State Damon Martin 44 Grand Valley State 64 Louisville, Ky.
2016 Adams State Damon Martin 54 Grand Valley State 79 St. Leo, Fla.
2015 Colorado School of Mines Chris Seimers 100 Adams State 127 Joplin, Mo.
2014 Adams State Damon Martin 69 Grand Valley State 127 Louisville, Ky.
2013 Adams State Damon Martin 54 Grand Valley State 104 Spokane, Wash.
2012 Adams State Damon Martin 34 Colorado Mines 102 Joplin, Mo.
2011 Western State Jennifer Michel 27 Adams State 69 Spokane, Wash.
2010 Adams State Damon Martin 57 Western State 102 Bellarmine
2009 Adams State Damon Martin 23 Western State 86 Southern Indiana
2008 Adams State Damon Martin 67 Western State 88 Slippery Rock
2007 Abilene Christian Derek Hood 59 Western State
Adams State		 66 Mo. Southern State
2006 Abilene Christian Derek Hood 57 Adams State 70 Pensacola, Fla.
2005 Western State Duane Vandenbusche 51 Adams State 108 Cal Poly Pomona
2004 Western State Duane Vandenbusche 39 Adams State 76 Southern Indiana
2003 Adams State Damon Martin 40 Abilene Christian 68 Cary, N.C.
2002 Western State Duane Vandenbusche 35 Abilene Christian 81 Ashland
2001 Western State Duane Vandenbusche 38 Abilene Christian 74 Slippery Rock
2000 Western State Duane Vandenbusche 24 Abilene Christian 62 Cal Poly Pomona
1999 Western State Duane Vandenbusche 27 Adams State 95 Mo. Southern State
1998 Adams State Damon Martin 68 Western State 74 Kansas
1997 South Dakota Scott Munsen 78 Central Missouri 83 Wis.-Parkside
1996 South Dakota State Tom Henderson 119 Lewis 142 Humboldt State
1995 Western State Duane Vandenbusche 69 Central Missouri 98 South Carolina Upstate
1994 Adams State John Kernan 55 Western State 73 Nebraska-Kearney
1993 Adams State Joe Vigil 25 Edinboro 103 UC Riverside
1992 Adams State Joe Vigil 15 Western State 56 Slippery Rock
1991 UMass.-Lowell Georige Davis 48 Nebraska-Kearney 96 SIU-Edwardsville
1990 Edinboro Doug Watts 50 Shippensburg 125 Humboldt State
1989 South Dakota State Scott Underwood 97 Edinboro 102 East Stroudsburg
1988 Edinboro
Minn. State-Mankato		 Doug Watts
Mark Schuck		 77     Mississippi College
1987 Edinboro Doug Watts 95 Minn. State-Mankato 113 Southern Indiana
1986 Edinboro Doug Watts 56 South Dakota State 79 UC Riverside
1985 South Dakota State Scott Underwood 60 Edinboro 108 East Stroudsburg
1984 Southeast Mo. State Fred Binggeli 87 Edinboro 129 Mississippi College
1983 Cal Poly Pomona Jim sackett 86 St. Cloud State 100 Wisconsin-Parkside
1982 Eastern Washington Jerry Martin 84 South Dakota State 123 St. Cloud State
1981 Millersville Eugene Fritz 97 Edinboro 99 UMass.-Lowell
1980 Humoldt State James Hunt 115 UNC Pembroke 120 Wisconsin-Parkside
1979 Cal Poly Steve Miller 45 Sacramento State 108 UC Riverside
1978 Cal Poly Steve Miller 42 South Dakota State 165 Indiana (Pa.)
1977 Eastern Illinois Thomas Woodall 37 South Dakota State 151 Illinois-Chicago
1976 UC Irvine Len Miller 50 Missouri State 73 Missouri State
1975 UC Irvine Len Miller 59 Cal State Northridge 91 Cal State Northridge
1974 Missouri State Chuck Hunsaker 112 South Dakota State 130 Missouri State

Women's championship history

Year Champion Coach Points Runner-Up Points Site
2023 Grand Valley State Jerry Baltes 59 Adams State 86 Joplin, Mo.
2022 Adams State Damon Martin 75 Grand Valley State 126 Seattle, Wash.
2021 Adams State Damon Martin 59 Grand Valley State 79 St. Leo, Fla.
2020 Canceled due to COVID-19 -- -- -- -- --
2019 Adams State Damon Martin 23 Grand Valley State 87 Sacramento, Cal.
2018 Grand Valley State Jerry Baltes 41 Mary 83 Pittsburgh, Pa.
2017 Adams State Damon Martin 126 Mary 137 Louisville, Ky.
2016 Grand Valley State Jerry Baltes 116 Adams State 139 St. Leo, Fla.
2015 Adams State Damon Martin 83 Grand Valley State 97 Joplin, Mo.
2014 Grand Valley State Jerry Baltes 50 Hillsdale 115 Louisville, Ky.
2013 Grand Valley State Jerry Baltes 54 Adams State 91 Spokane, Wash,
2012 Grand Valley State Jerry Baltes 101 Augustana (S.D.) 104 Missouri Southern State
2011 Augustana (S.D.) Tracy Hellman 75 Western State 79 Spokane, Wash.
2010 Grand Valley State Jerry Baltes 66 Western State 95 Bellarmine
2009 Adams State Damon Martin 73 Grand Valley State 81 Southern Indiana
2008 Adams State Damon Martin 79 Grand Valley State 102 Slippery Rock
2007 Adams State Damon Martin 63 Seattle Pacific 178 Missouri Southern State
2006 Adams State Damon Martin 94 Western State 101 West Florida
2005 Adams State Damon Martin 54 Grand Valley State 69 Cal Poly Pomona
2004 Adams State Damon Martin 31 Edinboro 101 Southern Indiana
2003 Adams State Damon Martin 38 Western State 101 Cary, N.C.
2002 Western State Duane Vandenbusche 43 Adams State 46 Ashland
2001 Western State Duane Vandenbusche 46 Adams State 55 Slippery Rock
2000 Western State Duane Vandenbusche 38 North Dakota 131 Cal Poly Pomona
1999 Adams State Damon Martin 23 Western State 47 Missouri Southern State
1998 Adams State Damon Martin 56 Western State 79 Kansas
1997 Adams State Damon Martin 37 Lewis/Western State 106 Wisconsin-Parkside
1996 Adams State Damon Martin 35 Western State 94 Humboldt State
1995 Adams State Damon Martin 62 Abilene Christian 143 South Carolina Upstate
1994 Adams State Damon Martin 47 Western State 55 Nebraska-Kearney
1993 Adams State Damon Martin 75 Cal Poly 106 UC Riverside
1992 Adams State Damon Martin 64 Western State 99 Slippery Rock
1991 Cal Poly Deanne Johnson 60 UC Davis 93 SIU Edwardsville
1990 Cal Poly Deanne Johnson 61 Air Force 78 Humboldt State
1989 Cal Poly Lance Harter 34 Air Force 67 East Stroudsburg
1988 Cal Poly Lance Harter 49 Air Force 51 Mississippi College
1987 Cal Poly Lance Harter 53 Cal State Los Angeles 84 Southern Indiana
1986 Cal Poly Lance Harter 39 Cal State Northridge 93 UC Riverside
1985 Cal Poly Lance Harter 30 Cal State Northridge 86 East Stroudsburg
1984 Cal Poly Lance Harter 32 South Dakota State 107 Mississippi College
1983 Cal Poly Lance Harter 48 Holy Cross 92 Wisconsin-Parkside
1982 Cal Poly Lance Harter 32 South Dakota State 45 St. Cloud State
1981 South Dakota State Scoutt Underwood 26 Cal Poly 49 Southeast Missouri State

Division III

Men's championship history

  Year Champion Coach Points Runner-Up Points Host or Site
  2023 Pomona-Pitzer Amber Williams 158 Wisconsin-La Crosse 159 Carlisle, PA
  2022 MIT Riley Macon 82 Wartburg 129 Lansing, Mich. 
  2021 Pomona-Pitzer Kyle Flores 80 MIT 112 Louisville, Ky.
  2020 Canceled due to COVID-19 -- -- -- -- --
  2019 Pomona-Pitzer Jordan Carpenter 164 North Central (Ill.) 182 Louisville, Ky.
  2018 North Central (Ill.) Al Carius 43 Washington U.  110

Winneconne, Wisc.
  2017 North Central (Ill.) Al Carius 57 Wisconsin-La Crosse 196 Elsah, Ill.
  2016 North Central (Ill.)  Al Carius 60 SUNY Geneseo 204 Louisville, Ky.
  2015 Wisconsin-Eau Claire Dan Schwamberger 135 Williams 144 Winneconne, Wis.
  2014 North Central (Ill.) Al Carius 130 St. Olaf 143 Wilmington (Ohio)
  2013 St. Olaf Phil Lundin 84 North Central (Ill.) 86 Hanover, Ind.
  2012 North Central (Ill.) Al Carius 167 Calvin and Haverford* 188 Terre Haute, Ind.
  2011 North Central (Ill.) Allen Carius 110 Haverford 172 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
  2010 Haverford Tom Donnelly 87 North Central (Ill.) 104 Wartburg
  2009 North Central (Ill.) Allen Carius 50 Williams 181 Baldwin-Walace
  2008 SUNY Cortland Steve Patrick 80   115 Hanover
  2007 New York University Nicholas McDonough 128 Haverford 150 St. Olaf
  2006 Calvin Brian Diemer 37 New York University 92 Wilmington (Ohio)
  2005 Wisconsin-La Crosse Don Fritsch 94 Calvin 117 Ohio Wesleyan
  2004 Calvin Brian Diemer 107 North Central (Ill.) 137 Wisconsin-Eau Claire
  2003 Calvin Brian Diemer 48 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 128 Hanover
  2002 Wisconsin-Oshkosh John Zupanc 66 Calvin 122 St. Olaf
  2001 Wisconsin-La Crosse Don Fritsch 80 Calvin 140 Augustana (Ill.)
  2000 Calvin Brian Diemer 65 Keene State 87 Whitworth
  1999 North Central (Ill.) Allen Carius 84 Keene State 100 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
  1998 North Central (Ill.) Allen Carius 106 Calvin 122 Dickinson
  1997 North Central (Ill.) Allen Carius 94 Mount Union 96 MIT
  1996 Wisconsin-La Crosse Phil Esten 86 North Central (Ill.) 94 Augustana (Ill.)
  1995 Williams Peter Farwell 83 North Central (Ill.) 91 Wisconsin-La Crosse
  1994 Williams Peter Farwell 98 North Central (Ill.) 110 Moravian
  1993 North Central (Ill.) Allen Carius 32 Wisconsin-La Cross 123 Grinnell
  1992 North Central (Ill.) Allen Carius 107 Rochester (N.Y.) 114 Union (N.Y.)
  1991 Rochester (N.Y.) Tim Hale 139 North Central (Ill.) 147 Christopher Newport
  1990 Wisconsin-Oshkosh John Zupanc 87 North Central (Ill.) 100 Grinnell
  1989 Wisconsin-Oshkosh John Zupanc 55 North Central (Ill.) 118 Augustana (Ill.)
  1988 Wisconsin-Oshkosh John Zupanc 66 North Central (Ill.) 75 Washington-St. Louis
  1987 North Central (Ill.) Allen Carius 67 Wisconsin-La Cross 78 Hope
  1986 St. Thomas (Minn.) Larry Russ 51 Wisconsin-La Cross 72 Fredonia State
  1985 Luther Kent Finanger 98 North Central (Ill.) 150 Emory
  1984 St. Thomas (Minn.) Larry Russ 76 North Central (Ill.) 89 Ohio Wesleyan
  1983 Brandeis Norman Levine 52 North Central (Ill.) 89 Christopher Newport
  1982 North Central (Ill.) Allen Carius 51 Brandeis 89 Fredonia State
  1981 North Central (Ill.) Allen Carius 89 Brandeis 107 Carthage
  1980 Carleton Bill Huych 121 Augustana (Ill.) 125 Rochester (N.Y.)
  1979 North Central (Ill.) Glen Behnke/Allen Carius 85 Humboldt State 93 Augustana (Ill.)
  1978 North Central (Ill.) Glen Behnke/Allen Carius 60 Luther 151 Augustana (Ill.)
  1977 Occidental Steve Haas 149 Humboldt State 152 Case
  1976 North Central (Ill.) Allen Carius 109 Humboldt State 132 Case
  1975 North Central (Ill.) Allen Carius 91 Occidental 111 Brandeis
  1974 Mount Union Jim Wuske 105 Occidental 148 Wheaton (Ill.)
  1973 Ashland Paul Armor 66 Albany (N.Y.)/North Central (Ill.) 172 Wheaton (Ill.)

* Denotes a tie for second place.

Women's championship history

Year Champion Coach Points Runner-Up Points Site
2023 Carleton Donna Ricks 151 NYU 154 Carlisle, PA
2022 Johns Hopkins Bobby Van Allen 144 UChicago 147 Lansing, Mich.
2021 Johns Hopkins Bobby Van Allen 130 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 132 Louisville, Ky.
2020  Canceled due to COVID-19 -- -- -- -- --
2019  Johns Hopkins Bobby Van Allen 125 Washington-St. Louis 138 Louisville, Ky.
2018 Washington- St. Louis 

Jeff Stiles

 98 Johns Hopkins 99

Winneconne, Wisc.
2017 Johns Hopkins Bobby Van Allen 96 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 191 Elsah, Ill.
2016 Johns Hopkins Bobby Van Allen 128 Washington U. 202 Louisville, Ky.
2015 Williams Peter Farwell 87 Geneseo State 179 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
2014 Johns Hopkins  Bobby Van Allen 87 MIT 112 Wilmington (Ohio)
2013 Johns Hopkins Bobby Van Allen 85 Williams 137 Hanover, Ind.
2012 Johns Hopkins Bobby Van Allen 158 Wartburg 221 Terre Haute, Ind.
2011 Washington-St. Louis Jeff Stiles 70 Middlebury 111 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
2010 Middlebury Terry Aldrich 185 Washington-St. Louis 193 Wartburg
2009 Wisconsin-Eau Claire Dan Schwamberger 171 St. Lawrence 180 Baldwin-Wallace
2008 Middlebury Terry Aldrich 179 Calvin 237 Hanover
2007 Amherst Eric Nedeau 120 Plattsburgh State 159 St. Olaf
2006 Middlebury Terry Aldrich 144 Amherst 145 Wilmington (Ohio)
2005 SUNY Geneseo Mike Woods 88 Williams 107 Ohio Wesleyan
2004 Williams Peter Farwell 110 Middlebury 129 Wisconsin-Eau Claire
2003 Middlebury Terry Aldrich 135 Trinity (Conn.) 174 Hanover
2002 Williams Peter Farwell 42 Middlebury 145 St. Olaf
2001 Middlebury Terry Aldrich 98 Williams 166 Augustana (Ill.)
2000 Middlebury Terry Aldrich 103 Williams 123 Whitworth
1999 Calvin Nancy Meyer 85 Middlebury 119 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
1998 Calvin Nancy Meyer 124 TCNJ 170 Dickinson
1997 SUNY Cortland Jack Daniels 148 Wisconsin- Eau Claire 167 MIT
1996 Wisconsin-Oshkosh Deb Vercauteren 62 St. Thomas (Minn.) 113 Augustana (Ill.)
1995 SUNY Cortland Jack Daniels 46 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 83 Wisconsin-La Crosse
1994 SUNY Cortland Jack Daniels 54 Calvin 115 Moravian
1993 SUNY Cortland Jack Daniels 61 Calvin 93 Grinnell
1992 SUNY Cortland Jack Daniels 18 Calvin 108 Union (N.Y.)
1991 Wisconsin-Oshkosh Deb Vercauteren 98 SUNY Cortland 103 Christopher Newport
1990 SUNY Cortland Jack Daniels 43 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 48 Grinnell
1989 SUNY Cortland Jack Daniels 29 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 62 Augustana (Ill.)
1988 Wisconsin-Oshkosh Deb Vercauteren 69 St. Thomas (Minn) 93 Washington-St. Louis
1987 St. Thomas (Minn.)/Wisconsin-Oshkosh Joe Sweeney/Deb Vercauteren 81     Hope
1986 St. Thomas (Minn.) Joe Sweeney 45 Ithaca 73 Fredonia State
1985 Franklin & Marshall Ed Woge 73 St. Thomas (Minn.) 81 Emory
1984 St. Thomas (Minn.) Joe Sweeney 50 Wisconsin-La Crosse 64 Ohio Wesleyan
1983 Wisconsin-La Crosse Gary Wilson 45 St. Thomas (Minn.) 70 Christopher Newport
1982 St. Thomas (Minn.) Joe Sweeney 44 Wisconsin-La Crosse 83 Fredonia State
1981 Central (Iowa) Mike Sullivan 26 TCNJ 70 Carthage