| Pixels: | 250 |
| Sport: | Outdoor track and field |
| Founded: | 1952 |
| Country: | |
| Champion: | Cumberlands (1st) |
| Website: | NAIA.com |
The NAIA men's outdoor track and field championship is the annual track meet to determine the national champions of NAIA men's outdoor track and field in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1952.[1]
The most successful program has been Azusa Pacific, with fifteen NAIA national titles. Among active NAIA programs, Life have the most, with six.
The current champions are Cumberlands, who won their first national title in 2024.
| style= colspan=7 | NAIA men's outdoor yrack and field championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Site | Championship results | ||||
| Winner | Points | Runners-Up | Points | |||
| 1952 Details | Abilene, TX | Abilene Christian | 74 | San Diego State | 45 | |
| 1953 Details | South Dakota State | 48 | Abilene Christian | 42 | ||
| 1954 Details | Abilene Christian (2) | 39 | Texas Southern | 33 | ||
| 1955 Details | Abilene Christian (3) | 68 | Kansas State Teachers | 44 | ||
| 1956 Details | San Diego, CA | Occidental | 89½ | Abilene Christian | 56 | |
| 1957 Details | Occidental (2) | 148½ | Abilene Christian | 34 | ||
| 1958 Details | Occidental (3) | 93 | Winston-Salem State | 62 | ||
| 1959 Details | Sioux Falls, SD | Winston-Salem State | 56 | East Texas State | 55 | |
| 1960 Details | Winston-Salem State (2) | 58 | East Texas State | 45 | ||
| 1961 Details | Texas Southern | 49 | Tennessee State | 47 | ||
| 1962 Details | Texas Southern (2) | 72½ | Kansas State Teachers | 46 | ||
| 1963 Details | Sioux Falls, SD | Maryland State | 82 | Omaha | 33 | |
| 1964 Details | Kansas State Teachers | 60 | North Carolina College | 50 | ||
| 1965 Details | Southern–Baton Rouge | 77 | North Carolina College | 40 | ||
| 1966 Details | Southern–Baton Rouge (2) | 92 | Texas Southern | 69 | ||
| 1967 Details | Southern–Baton Rouge (3) | 77 | Texas Southern | 63 | ||
| 1968 Details | Billings, MT | Prairie View A&M | 47 | Arkansas AM&N | 45 | |
| 1969 Details | Prairie View A&M (2) | 69½ | Southern–Baton Rouge | 68 | ||
| 1970 Details | Eastern Michigan | 75 | Texas Southern | 50 | ||
| 1971 Details | Eastern Michigan (2) | 65 | North Carolina Central | 43 | ||
| 1972 Details | North Carolina Central | 68 | Dallas Baptist | 51 | ||
| 1973 Details | Arkadelphia, AR | Texas Southern (3) | 81 | Eastern New Mexico | 55 | |
| 1974 Details | Eastern New Mexico | 67 | Southern California College | 58 | ||
| 1975 Details | Southeastern Louisiana | 68 | Eastern New Mexico | 63 | ||
| 1976 Details | Eastern New Mexico (2) | 56 | Northwestern State (LA) | 52 | ||
| 1977 Details | Jackson State | 56 | Adams State | 31 | ||
| 1978 Details | Abilene, TX | Abilene Christian (4) | 67 | Adams State | 42 | |
| 1979 Details | Texas Southern (4) | 87 | Abilene Christian | 53 | ||
| 1980 Details | Mississippi Valley State | 66 | Abilene Christian | 61 | ||
| 1981 Details | Houston, TX | Mississippi Valley State (2) | 62 | Texas Southern | 59 | |
| 1982 Details | Charleston, WV | Abilene Christian (5) | 80 | Azusa Pacific | 64 | |
| 1983 Details | Azusa Pacific | 94 | Saginaw Valley State | 36 | ||
| 1984 Details | Azusa Pacific (2) | 93 | Saginaw Valley State | 77 | ||
| 1985 Details | Hillsdale, MI | Azusa Pacific (3) | 94 | Wayland Baptist | 76 | |
| 1986 Details | Russellville, AR | Azusa Pacific (4) | 112 | Wayland Baptist | 86 | |
| 1987 Details | Azusa Pacific (5) | 108 | Wayland Baptist | 82 | ||
| 1988 Details | Azusa, CA | Azusa Pacific (6) | 112 | Prairie View A&M | 63 | |
| 1989 Details | Azusa Pacific (7) | 115 | Adams State | 70 | ||
| 1990 Details | Stephenville, TX | Oklahoma Baptist | 57 | Azusa Pacific | 53 | |
| 1991 Details | Azusa Pacific (8) | 87 | Central State (OH) Lubbock Christian | 42 | ||
| 1992 Details | Abbotsford, BC | Azusa Pacific (9) | 93 | Central State (OH) | 76 | |
| 1993 Details | Central State (OH) | 99 | Prairie View A&M | 70 | ||
| 1994 Details | Azusa, CA | Azusa Pacific (10) | 82 | Central State (OH) | 66 | |
| 1995 Details | Azusa Pacific (11) | 105⅓ | Lubbock Christian | 104 | ||
| 1996 Details | Marietta, GA | Lubbock Christian | 59 | Azusa Pacific | 54 | |
| 1997 Details | Life | 94 | Prairie View A&M | 54.6 | ||
| 1998 Details | Tulsa, OK | Life (2) | 82 | Southern–New Orleans | 79 | |
| 1999 Details | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Life (3) | 102 | Lindenwood | 80 | |
| 2000 Details | Abbotsford, BC | Life (4) | 90 | Taylor Point Loma Nazarene | 53 | |
| 2001 Details | Azusa Pacific (12) | 97 | Life | 50 | ||
| 2002 Details | Olathe, KS | Azusa Pacific (13) | 54 | Life | 50 | |
| 2003 Details | Lindenwood | 65 | Dickinson State | 61 | ||
| 2004 Details | Louisville, KY | Dickinson State | 91 | Lindenwood | 72 | |
| 2005 Details | Dickinson State (2) | 99 | Virginia Intermont | 83 | ||
| 2006 Details | Fresno, CA | Dickinson State (3) | 102 | Lindenwood | 89 | |
| 2007 Details | Oklahoma Baptist (2) | 77 | Dickinson State | 58 | ||
| 2008 Details | Edwardsville, IL | Azusa Pacific (14) | 61 | Dickinson State | 57 | |
| 2009 Details | Azusa Pacific (15) | 80 | Dickinson State | 71 | ||
| 2010 Details | Marion, IN | Wayland Baptist | 70 | Dickinson State | 51 | |
| 2011 Details | Shorter | 66 | Doane | 59 | ||
| 2012 Details | Shorter (2) | 93 | Azusa Pacific | 69 | ||
| 2013 Details | Indiana Tech | 72 | Oklahoma Baptist | 68 | ||
| 2014 Details | Gulf Shores, AL | Indiana Tech (2) | 105 | Wayland Baptist | 93 | |
| 2015 Details | Concordia Nebraska | 59 | Wayland Baptist | 55 | ||
| 2016 Details | Indiana Tech (3) | 86 | Concordia (NE) | 52 | ||
| 2017 Details | British Columbia | 71 | Indiana Tech | 64 | ||
| 2018 Details | Wiley | 92 | Indiana Tech | 62 | ||
| 2019 Details | British Columbia (2) | 80 | William Carey | 53 | ||
| 2020 | Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||||
| 2021 Details | Gulf Shores, AL | Madonna Doane | 44 | Indiana Tech | 43 | |
| 2022 Details | Life (5) | 52 | Southeastern University | 47 | ||
| 2023 Details | Marion, IN | Life (6) | 55 | British Columbia | 41 | |
| 2024 Details | Cumberlands | 64 | Marian (IN) | 62 | ||
| Team | Titles | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style= | 6 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2022, 2023 | ||
| style= | 3 | 2004, 2005, 2006 | ||
| style= | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2016 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2024 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2021* | ||
| style= | 1 | 2021* | ||
| style= | 1 | 2018 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2015 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2010 |
| Team | Titles | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style= | 15 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009 | ||
| style= | 5 | 1952, 1954, 1955, 1978, 1982 | ||
| style= | 4 | 1961, 1962, 1973, 1979 | ||
| style= | 3 | 1965, 1966, 1967 | ||
| style= | 3 | 1956, 1957, 1958 | ||
| style= | 2 | 2017, 2019 | ||
| style= | 2 | 2011, 2012 | ||
| style= | 2 | 1990, 2007 | ||
| style= | 2 | 1980, 1981 | ||
| style= | 2 | 1974, 1976 | ||
| style= | 2 | 1970, 1971 | ||
| style= | 2 | 1968, 1969 | ||
| style= | 2 | 1959, 1960 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2003 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1996 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1993 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1977 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1975 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1972 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1964 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1963 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1953 |