NCAA Division III men's cross country championships explained

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Sport:Cross country
Founded:1973
Champion:Pomona–Pitzer (3rd)
Website:NCAA.com

The NCAA Division III men's cross country championships are contested at an annual cross country meet hosted by the NCAA to decide the team and individual national champions of men's intercollegiate cross country running among its Division III members in the United States. It has been held every fall, usually in November, since the NCAA split into its current three-division format in 1973.

The current champions are Pomona–Pitzer, who won their third national title in 2023.

Format

The field for the national championship race varied in the early years, reaching a high of 52 teams in 1977. From 1982 to 1998 the field was fixed at 21 teams. From 1999 to 2005 the field included 24 teams. Beginning in 2006, the national championship race has included 32 teams. Teams compete in one of ten regional championships to qualify. In addition to the 32 teams, 70 individual runners qualify for the national championship.

The race distance from 1973 to 1975 was 5 miles (8,046 meters). Since 1976 the race distance has been 8,000 meters (4.97 miles).

Results

style= colspan=10NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championship
Year Site
(Host Team)		Championship ResultsIndividual Championship
ChampionPointsRunner-UpPointsWinner
(Team)		Time
1973Wheaton, IL
(Wheaton)		Ashland66Albany (NY)172Steve Foster
(Ashland)		24:27
1974Mount Union105Occidental148David Moller
(Rochester–NY)		24:39.
1975Waltham, MA
(Brandeis)		North Central (IL)91Occidental111Vin Fleming
(Lowell)		24:27
The race distance changes from 5 miles to 8,000 meters
1976Cleveland, OH
(Case)		North Central (IL) (2)109Humboldt State132Dale Kramer
(Carleton)		24:56†
1977Occidental149Humboldt State15225:44
1978Rock Island, IL
(Augustana–IL)		North Central (IL) (3)60Luther151Dan Henderson
(Wheaton–IL)		23:54†
1979North Central (IL) (4)85Humboldt State93Steve Hunt
(UMass Boston)		24:12.1
1980Rochester, NY
(Rochester)		Carleton121Augustana (IL)125Jeff Milliman
(North Central–IL)		25:20.2
1981Kenosha, WI
(Carthage)		North Central (IL) (5)89Brandeis107Mark Whalley
(Principia)		25:25
1982Fredonia, NY
(Fredonia)		North Central (IL) (6)51Brandeis89Nicholas Manciu
(St. Thomas–MN)		26:06
1983Newport News, VA
(Christopher Newport)		Brandeis52North Central (IL)89Tony Bluell
(North Central–IL)		23:46†
1984Delaware, OH
(Ohio Wesleyan)		St. Thomas (MN)52North Central (IL)89Mark Beeman
(Brandeis)		24:44.71
1985Atlanta, GA
(Emory)		Luther98North Central (IL)150James White
(UMass Dartmouth)		25:35
1986Fredonia, NY
(Fredonia)		St. Thomas (MN) (2)51UW–La Crosse72Arnie Schraeder
(UW–Stevens Point)		26:47
1987Holland, MI
(Hope)		North Central (IL) (7)67UW–La Crosse78Jukka Tammisuo
(St. Lawrence)		24:19.3
1988St. Louis, MO
(Washington)		UW–Oshkosh66North Central (IL)75David Terronez
(Augustana–IL)		24:43.2
1989Rock Island, IL
(Augustana–IL)		UW–Oshkosh (2)55North Central (IL)11823:58
1990Grinnell, IA
(Grinnell)		UW–Oshkosh (3)87North Central (IL)100Seamus McElligott
(Haverford)		24:46.61
1991Newport News, VA
(Christopher Newport)		Rochester (NY)139North Central (IL)147Sandu Rebenciuc
(Augustana–IL)		24:26
1992Schenectady, NY
(Union)		North Central (IL) (8)107Rochester (NY)114Gary Wasserman
(Nebraska Wesleyan)		24:50.4
1993Grinnell, IA
(Grinnell)		North Central (IL) (9)32UW–La Crosse123Dan Mayer
(North Central–IL)		24:29.8
1994Bethlehem, PA
(Moravian)		Williams98North Central (IL)110Jeremie Perry
(Williams)		24:41.8
1995La Crosse, WI
(UW–La Crosse)		Williams (2)83North Central (IL)91John Weigel
(North Central–IL)		23:57.5
1996Rock Island, IL
(Augustana–IL)		UW–La Crosse86North Central (IL)94Matt Brill
(North Central–IL)		23:57
1997Cambridge, MA
(MIT)		North Central (IL) (10)94Mount Union96Brett Altergott
(UW–La Crosse)		25:06
1998Carlisle, PA
(Dickinson)		North Central (IL) (11)106Calvin122Erik Dieckman
(North Central–IL)		24:58.27
1999Oshkosh, WI
(UW–Oshkosh)		North Central (IL) (12)84Keene State100Dave Davis
(Puget Sound)		23:42.3†
2000Spokane, WA
(Whitworth)		Calvin65Keene State87Tim McCoskey
(North Central–IL)		24:47.8
2001Rock Island, IL
(Augustana–IL)		UW–La Crosse (2)80Calvin140J.B. Haglund
(Haverford)		24:16
2002Northfield, MN
(St. Olaf)		UW–Oshkosh (4)66Calvin122Ryan Bak
(Trinity–CT)		25:01.1
2003Hanover, IN
(Hanover)		Calvin (2)48UW–Stevens Point128Josh Moen
(Wartburg)		24:34.4
2004Eau Claire, WI
(UW–Eau Claire)		Calvin (3)107North Central (IL)13724:28.7
2005Delaware, OH
(Ohio Wesleyan)		UW–La Crosse (3)94Calvin117Neal Holtschulte
(Williams)		25:13.8
2006Wilmington, OH
(Wilmington)		Calvin (4)37NYU92Macharia Yuot
(Widener)		26:31
2007Northfield, MN
(St. Olaf)		NYU128Haverford150Tyler Sigl
(UW–Platteville)		24:24
2008Hanover, IN
(Hanover)		SUNY Cortland80North Central (IL)115Peter Kosgei
(Hamilton)		24:22.03
2009Berea, OH
(Baldwin Wallace)		North Central (IL) (13)50Williams181Ricky Flynn
(Lynchburg)		25:09.8
2010Waverly, IA
(Wartburg)		Haverford87North Central (IL)104Anders Hulleberg
(Haverford)		24:22.2
2011Winneconne, WI
(UW–Oshkosh)		North Central (IL) (14)110Haverford172Ben Sathre
(St. Thomas–MN)		23:44.27
2012Terre Haute, IN
(Rose-Hulman)		North Central (IL) (15)167Calvin
Haverford		188Tim Nelson
(UW–Stout)		24:26.8
2013Hanover, IN
(Hanover)		St. Olaf84North Central (IL)86Michael LeDuc
(Connecticut College)		24:29.3
2014[1] [2] Wilmington, OH
(Wilmington)		North Central (IL) (16)130St. Olaf143Grant Wintheiser
(St. Olaf)		23:44.9
2015[3] [4] Winneconne, WI
(UW-Oshkosh)		UW–Eau Claire135Williams144Ian LaMere
(UW–Platteville)		23:35.4
2016[5] Louisville, KYNorth Central (IL) (17)60SUNY Geneseo204Ian LeMere
(UW–Platteville)		23:40.4
2017[6]
Details		Elsah, IL
(Principia)		North Central (IL) (18)57UW–La Crosse196Darin Lau
(UW–Eau Claire)		24:03.59
2018[7]
Details		Winneconne, WI
(UW-Oshkosh)		North Central (IL) (19)43Washington (MO)110Dhruvil Patel
(North Central-IL)		24:24.5
2019[8]
Details		Louisville, KYPomona-Pitzer164North Central (IL)182Patrick Watson
(Stevenson)		24:13.9
2020Terre Haute, IN
(Rose-Hulman)		Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic[9]
2021[10] [11]
Details		Louisville, KYPomona-Pitzer (2)80MIT112Alex Phillip
(John Carroll)		23:27.6
2022Lansing, MI
(Olivet)		MIT82Wartburg12924:37.6
2023Carlisle, PA
(Dickinson)		Pomona-Pitzer (3)158UW–La Crosse159Ethan Gregg
(UW–La Crosse)		24:02.4
2024Terre Haute, IN
(Rose-Hulman)
2025Spartanburg, SC
(Converse)
† indicates a then-NCAA record-setting time for that particular distance.

A time highlighted in

██ indicates the all-time NCAA championship record for that distance.

Source: [12]

Champions

Team Titles Years
style=19 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
style=4 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006
style=4 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002
style=3 1996, 2001, 2005
style=3 2019, 2021, 2023
style=2 1994, 1995
style=1 2022
style=1 2015
style=1 2013
style=1 2010
style=1 2008
style=1 2007
style=1 1991
style=1 1985
style=1 1983
style=1 1980
style=1 1977
style=1 1974

Former Division III

Team Titles Years
style= 2 1984, 1986
style= 1 1973

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Champs again NCAA.com. 2021-11-21. www.ncaa.com. en.
  2. Web site: TFRRS NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships Track & Field Meet Results. 2021-11-21. www.tfrrs.org.
  3. Web site: TFRRS NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships Track & Field Meet Results. 2021-11-21. www.tfrrs.org.
  4. Web site: NCAA Division III (DIII) Cross Country Championships 2015 - Mens Results. 2021-11-21. MileSplit United States. en.
  5. Web site: Men's 8k Championship - 2016 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships - Delta Timing. 2021-11-21. results.deltatiming.com.
  6. Web site: NCAA D3 XC Championships. 2021-11-21. trxctiming.com.
  7. Web site: NCAA cross country championships: Colorado, Northern Arizona claim team titles NCAA.com. 2021-11-21. www.ncaa.com. en.
  8. Web site: 23 November 2019. THE 2019 NCAA DIVISION III CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS. 26 November 2019. leonetiming.com. NCAA. PDF.
  9. Web site: NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships. 8 September 2021. USTFCCCA.org.
  10. Web site: Pomona-Pitzer men, Johns Hopkins women win 2021 NCAA DIII cross country championships NCAA.com. 2021-11-21. www.ncaa.com. en.
  11. Web site: Recap: 2021 NCAA DIII Cross Country Championships ::: USTFCCCA. 2021-11-21. en-US.
  12. Web site: Division III Men's Cross Country Championships Record Book . NCAA.
  13. Web site: Men's Cross Country Championship History . NCAA.

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