NCAA Division III men's outdoor track and field championships explained

NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Founded:	1974
Number Of Teams:	84
Current Champions:	MIT
Most Successful Club:	Wisconsin–La Crosse (16)
Broadcasters:	ESPNU
Website:	NCAA.com

The NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship are the annual collegiate outdoor track and field competitions for men organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Athletes' individual performances earn points for their institution and individual national titles while the team with the most points receives the NCAA team title for outdoor track and field.^[1]

Wisconsin–La Crosse have been the most successful program, with sixteen national titles.

Wisconsin–La Crosse are also the reigning national champions, winning their sixteenth national title in 2024.

Events

Track events

• Sprint events

• Distance events
  • 800 meter run
  • 1,500 meter run
  • 3,000 meter steeplechase
  • 5,000 meter run
  • 10,000 meter run

• Hurdle Events
  • 110 meter hurdles
  • 400 meter intermediate hurdles

• Relay events
  • 400 meter relay
  • 1,600 meter relay

Field events

• Jumping events
  • High jump
    • • Pole vault Long jump
  • Triple jump

• Throwing events
  • Shot put
  • Discus throw
  • Hammer throw
  • Javelin throw

• Multi-events
  • Decathlon

Discontinued events

• Sprint events
  • • • • • • • 100 yard dash 220 yard dash 440 yard dash 880 yard dash

• Distance events
  • • • Mile run Three-mile run
  • Six-mile run

• Hurdle events
  • 120 yard high hurdles
  • 440 yard intermediate hurdles

• Relay events
  • 440 yard relay

Results

Scoring

• 1974–1981: the top 6 finishers scored for their team, with points being awarded 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1
• 1982–1984: the top 12 finishers scored for their team with points being awarded 15, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
• 1985–present: the top 8 finishers scored, with points awarded 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. In the place of a tie of two or more people the total points for those accumulated places are added up and divided by the number of people.

Team Champions

style= colspan=7	NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Year	Site		Championship Results
			Winner	Points	Runners-Up	Points
1974 Details^[2]	Charleston, IL (Eastern Illinois)		Ashland	61	Southern–New Orleans	48
1975 Details^[3]	Berea, OH (Baldwin Wallace)		Southern–New Orleans	66	Augustana (IL)	34
1976 Details^[4]	Chicago, IL (Chicago)		Southern–New Orleans (2)	46	Brandeis	44
1977 Details^[5]	Grand Rapids, MI (Calvin)		Southern–New Orleans (3)	50	Occidental	47
1978 Details^[6]			Occidental	45	Glassboro State	35
1979 Details^[7]	Berea, OH (Baldwin Wallace)		Slippery Rock	48		44
1980 Details^[8]	Naperville, IL (North Central)		Glassboro State	61	Stanislaus State	56
1981 Details^[9]	Cleveland, OH (Case)		Glassboro State (2)	58	Augustana (IL)	42
1982 Details^[10]	Naperville, IL (North Central)		Glassboro State (3)	119	Hamline	111½
1983 Details^[11]			Glassboro State (4)	97	Hamline	94
1984 Details^[12]	Northfield, MN (Carleton)		Glassboro State (5)	114	Mount Union	100
1985 Details^[13]	Granville, OH (Denison)		Lincoln (PA)	61	Wisconsin–La Crosse	58
1986 Details^[14]	La Crosse, WI (UW–La Crosse)		Frostburg State	61	Lincoln (PA) Wisconsin–La Crosse	58
1987 Details^[15]	Naperville, IL (North Central)		Frostburg State (2)	66	Lincoln (PA)	56
1988 Details^[16]	Northfield, MN (Carleton)		Wisconsin–La Crosse	54	Lincoln (PA)	47
1989 Details^[17]	Naperville, IL (North Central)		North Central (IL)	66	Lincoln (PA)	58
1990 Details^[18]			Lincoln (PA) (2)	49	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	45
1991 Details^[19]	Berea, OH (Baldwin Wallace)		Wisconsin–La Crosse (2)	73	Lincoln (PA)	64
1992 Details^[20]	Waterville, ME (Colby)		Wisconsin–La Crosse (3)	73½	Lincoln (PA)	51½
1993 Details^[21]	Berea, OH (Baldwin Wallace)		Wisconsin–La Crosse (4)	97	Lincoln (PA)	76
1994 Details^[22]	Naperville, IL (North Central)		North Central (IL) (2)	75	Wisconsin–La Crosse	74
1995 Details^[23]	Northfield, MN (Carleton)		Lincoln (PA) (3)	80	Williams	61
1996 Details^[24]	Naperville, IL (North Central)		Lincoln (PA) (4)	61	Williams	59
1997 Details^[25]	La Crosse, WI (UW–La Crosse)		Wisconsin–La Crosse (5)	69½	Lincoln (PA)	58⅓
1998 Details^[26]	St. Paul, MN (Macalester)		North Central (IL) (3)	91	Lincoln (PA)	73
1999 Details^[27]	Berea, OH (Baldwin Wallace)		Lincoln (PA) (5)	62	Pacific Lutheran	47
2000 Details^[28]	Naperville, IL (North Central)		Lincoln (PA) (6) North Central (IL) (4)	52	Central (IA)	38
2001 Details^[29]	Decatur, IL (Millikin)		Wisconsin–La Crosse (6)	80	Lincoln (PA)	60
2002 Details^[30]	St. Paul, MN (Macalester)		Wisconsin–La Crosse (7)	64	Calvin	41
2003 Details^[31]	Canton, NY (St. Lawrence)		Wisconsin–La Crosse (8)	88	Lincoln (PA)	64
2004 Details^[32]	Decatur, IL (Millikin)		Wisconsin–La Crosse (9)	88	Nebraska Wesleyan	64
2005 Details^[33]	Waverly, IA (Wartburg)		Lincoln (PA) (7)	70	Wisconsin–La Crosse	67½
2006 Details^[34]	Lisle, IL (Benedictine)		Wisconsin–La Crosse (10)	74½	Lincoln (PA)	54
2007 Details^[35]	Oshkosh, WI (UW–Oshkosh)		Wisconsin–La Crosse (11)	99	SUNY Cortland	34
2008 Details^[36]			McMurry	35	SUNY Cortland	33
2009 Details^[37]	Marietta, OH (Marietta)		Wisconsin–Oshkosh	46	McMurry	40
2010 Details^[38]	Berea, OH (Baldwin Wallace)		North Central (IL) (5)	53	Salisbury	36
2011 Details^[39]	Delaware, OH (Ohio Wesleyan)		North Central (IL) (6)	58	Wisconsin–La Crosse	56
2012 Details^[40]	Claremont, CA (Claremont–MS)		McMurry (2)	66	Wisconsin–La Crosse	47
2013 Details^[41]	La Crosse, WI (UW–La Crosse)		Wisconsin–La Crosse (12)	66	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	64
2014 Details^[42]	Delaware, OH (Ohio Wesleyan)		Mount Union	47	Wisconsin–La Crosse	42
2015 Details^[43]	Canton, NY (St. Lawrence University)		Wisconsin–La Crosse (13)	71	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	46
2016 Details^[44]	Waverly, Iowa (Wartburg College)		Wisconsin–La Crosse (14)	41	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	33
2017 Details^[45]	Geneva, OH The Spire Institute		Wisconsin–La Crosse (15)	47	UW Whitewater	45
2018 Details^[46]	La Crosse, WI (UW La Crosse)		Mount Union (2)	36	North Central (IL)	35
2019 Details^[47]	Geneva, OH (NCAC)		Wisconsin–Eau Claire	68	MIT	38
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Details^[48]			Wartburg	54	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	49
2022 Details^[49]	Geneva, OH (NCAC)		Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2)	73	John Carroll	48
2023 Details^[50]	Rochester, NY (St. John Fisher)		MIT	60.5	Wisconsin–La Crosse	49
2024 Details	Myrtle Beach, SC (Coastal Carolina)		Wisconsin–La Crosse (16)	76	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	48
2025 Details	Geneva, OH (NCAC)
2026 Details	La Crosse, WI (UW–La Crosse)

Champions

Team titles

Active programs

Team	Titles	Years
style=		16	1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024
style=		6	1989, 1994, 1998, 2000*, 2010, 2011
style=		5	1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
style=		2	2019, 2022
style=		2	2014, 2018
style=		2	2008, 2012
style=		1	2023
style=		1	2021
style=		1	2009
style=		1	1978

Former programs

Team	Titles	Years
style=		7	1985, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000*, 2005
style=		3	1975, 1976, 1977
style=		2	1986, 1987
style=		1	1974
style=		1	1979

Individual titles

Active programs

• List updated through the 2019 Championships

Rank	Team	Titles
		58
		57
		37
		34
	Rowan (Glassboro State)	26
		19
		17
		16
		15
		14

• Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division III.

Event records^[51]

Event	Record	Athlete	University	Date	Meet	Ref
Track events
100 m	10.13 (+1.9 m/s)	Sam Blaskowski	UW-La Crosse	27 May 2023	2023 Championships	^[52]
200 m	20.25 (+1.6 m/s)	Cheickna Traore	Ramapo	27 May 2023	2023 Championships	^[53]
400 m	45.29	Andrew Rock	UW-La Crosse	24 May 2003	2003 Championships
800 m	1:47.56	Clive Terrelonge	Lincoln (PA)	25 May 1991	1991 Championships
1500 m	3:44.50	Kevin Foley	Haverford	29 May 1982	1982 Championships
5000 m	13:55.0	Dan Henderson	Wheaton (IL)	26 May 1979	1979 Championships
10000 m	28:37.89	Alex Phillip	John Carroll	25 May 2023	2023 Championships	^[54]
110 m hurdles	13.72 (+0.9 m/s)	Taylor Rooney	Gustavus Adolphus	29 May 2021	2021 Championships
400 m hurdles	49.59	Edwin Moses	Morehouse	27 May 1977	1977 Championships
3000 m steeplechase	8:42.46	Christian Patzka	UW-Whitewater	27 May 2023	2023 Championships	^[55]
4 × 100 m relay	39.86	Ryder Smith Sam Blaskowski Spencer Reichart Luke Schroeder	UW-La Crosse	25 May 2023	2023 Championships	^[56]
4 × 400 m relay	3:07.24	Jared Storm Tyler Gill Justin Knoch Matt Mcbride	Mount Union	27 May 2023	2023 Championships	^[57]
Field events
High jump	2.20 m (7-2.5)	Raheim Greenridge	Wheaton (MA)	27 May 2000	2000 Championships
Pole vault	5.45 m (17-10.5)	Luke Winder	North Central (IL)	27 May 2017	2017 Championships
Long jump	7.88 m (25-10 1/4)	Kenneth Wei	MIT	26 May 2022	2022 Championships
Triple jump	17.68 m (54-4¾)	Jan Cado	North Central (IL)	27 May 1989	1989 Championships
Shot put	19.56 m (64-2¼)	Mike Manders	Hamline	28 May 1983	1983 Championships
Discus throw	60.38 m (198-1)	Carter Comito	Whitworth	25 May 2013	2013 Championships
Hammer throw	66.35 m (217-8)	Eric Flores	Cal Lutheran	27 May 2010	2010 Championships
Javelin throw		Tim Vanliew	Rutgers-Camden	25 May 2013	2013 Championships
Decathlon	7528 pts	Kip Janvrin	Simpson (Iowa)	23 May 1987	1987 Championships

See also

• NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II)
• NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
• Pre-NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Champions

External links

• NCAA Division III men's outdoor track and field

Notes and References

1. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. January 13, 2016.
2. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1974 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
3. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1975 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
4. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1976 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
5. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1977 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
6. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1978 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
7. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1979 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
8. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1980 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
9. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1981 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
10. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1982 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
11. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1983 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
12. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1984 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
13. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1985 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
14. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1986 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
15. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1987 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
16. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1988 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
17. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1989 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
18. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1990 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
19. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1991 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
20. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1992 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
21. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1993 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
22. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1994 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
23. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1995 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
24. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1996 . NCAA. ustfccca.org. May 22, 2019.
25. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1997 . NCAA. raceberryjam.com. May 22, 2019.
26. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1998 . NCAA. raceberryjam.com. May 22, 2019.
27. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 1997 . NCAA. raceberryjam.com. May 22, 2019.
28. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2000 . NCAA. raceberryjam.com. May 22, 2019.
29. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2001 . NCAA. raceberryjam.com. May 22, 2019.
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31. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2003 . NCAA. raceberryjam. May 22, 2019.
32. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2004 . NCAA. raceberryjam. May 22, 2019.
33. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2000 . NCAA. raceberryjam. May 22, 2019.
34. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2006 . NCAA. raceberryjam. May 22, 2019.
35. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2007 . NCAA. raceberryjam. May 22, 2019.
36. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2008 . NCAA. raceberryjam. May 22, 2019.
37. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2009 . NCAA. raceberryjam. May 22, 2019.
38. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2010 . NCAA. raceberryjam. May 22, 2019.
39. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2011. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). May 26, 2019.
40. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2012. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). May 26, 2019.
41. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2013. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). May 26, 2019.
42. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2014. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). May 26, 2019.
43. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2015. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). May 26, 2019.
44. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2016. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). May 26, 2019.
45. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2017. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). May 26, 2019.
46. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2018. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). May 26, 2019.
47. Web site: Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results 2019. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). May 26, 2019.
48. Web site: NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships 2021 - Men's Meet Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 5 March 2023.
49. Web site: NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships 2022 - Men's Meet Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 10 March 2023.
50. Web site: NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships 2023 - Men's Meet Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 16 July 2023.
51. Web site: NCAA DIII Records. ustfccca.org. 16 July 2023.
52. Web site: 100m Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 27 May 2023. 17 July 2023.
53. Web site: 200m Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 27 May 2023. 17 July 2023.
54. Web site: 10000m Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 25 May 2023. 17 July 2023.
55. Web site: 3000m Steeplechase Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 27 May 2023. 17 July 2023.
56. Web site: 4×100m Relay Preliminaries Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 25 May 2023. 17 July 2023.
57. Web site: 4×400m Relay Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 27 May 2023. 17 July 2023.