NCAA Division II men's cross country championships

The NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship is an annual cross country meet to decide the team and individual national champions of men's intercollegiate cross country running in the United States. It has been held every fall, usually in November, since breaking off from the NCAA University Division Men's Cross Country Championships in 1958.

NCAA Division II men's cross country championships
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship
SportCross country
Founded1958
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Wingate (1)
Official websiteNCAA.com

Known as the NCAA College Division Men's Cross Country Championship until 1973, it was created for cross country programs from smaller universities and colleges. A third championship, the NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship, split away in 1973 when the NCAA created its current three-division structure.

The defending national teams champions are Wingate, who won their first national title in 2023.

West Texas A&M's William Amponsah is the reigning individual champion.

Format

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The field for the championship race has ranged in size from a low of 11 teams in 1959 to a high of 59 teams in 1972. From 1983 to 1999 the field was fixed at 17 teams. Beginning in 2000, the national championship race has included 24 teams. Teams compete in one of eight regional championships to qualify. In addition to the 24 teams, 16 individual runners qualify for the national championship.[1]

The race distance from 1958 to 1967 was 4 miles (6.4 km). From 1968 to 1975 the race distance was 5 miles (8.0 km). Since 1976 the race distance has been 10,000 meters (6.2 mi)[2]

The event record for the 10,000 meter distance is 28:04.00, set by Shane Healy of Adams State Grizzlies in 1994.

Results

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  • The race distance was 4 miles from 1958 to 1967, 5 miles from 1968 to 1975, and 10,000 meters (10 kilometers) from 1976 to the present.
NCAA Division II Men's Cross Country Championship
(NCAA College Division Men's Cross Country Championship, 1958–1973)
Year Site
(Host Team)
Championship Results Individual Championship
Champion Points Runner-Up Points Winner
(Team)
Time
1958
Details
Wheaton, IL
(Wheaton)
Northern Illinois 90 South Dakota State 93 Paul Whiteley
(Emporia State)
20:45.0†
1959
Details
South Dakota State 67 Emporia State 75 23:01.6
1960
Details
Central State (OH) 72 Mankato State 109 John Mulholland
(Loras)
20:28.3†
1961
Details
Southern Illinois 33 South Dakota State 82 20:06.0†
1962
Details
Central State (OH) (2) 77 Northern Illinois 96 Leslie Hegedus
(Central State–OH)
19:59.1†
1963
Details
Emporia State 44 Akron 174 John Camien
(Emporia State)
19:16.9
1964
Details
Kentucky State 95 Northeast Missouri State 105 Ed Schneider
(Northeast Missouri State)
19:43.9
1965
Details
San Diego State 55 Eastern Michigan 164 Gene Takle
(Luther)
19:38.9
1966
Details
San Diego State (2) 58 Western Illinois 184 Bob Fitts
(Cortland State)
19:40.6
1967
Details
San Diego State (3) 66 Cal Poly Pomona 133 Arjan Gelling
(North Dakota)
19:33.5
The race distance changes from 4 miles to 5 miles
1968
Details
Wheaton, IL
(Wheaton)
Eastern Illinois 99 Mankato State 130 Dave Robbins
(Portland State)
25:14.00†
1969
Details
Eastern Illinois (2) 84 Eastern Michigan 146 Ron Stonitsch
(C.W. Post)
24:53.00†
1970
Details
Eastern Michigan 100 Cal State Fullerton 124 Mark Covert
(Cal State Fullerton)
25:13.00
1971
Details
Cal State Fullerton 147 North Dakota State 81 Mike Slack
(North Dakota State)
24:19.00†
1972
Details
North Dakota State 84 South Dakota State 143 24:36.00
1973
Details
South Dakota State (2) 88 Southwest Missouri State 93 Garry Bentley
(South Dakota State)
23:49.00†
1974
Details
Springfield, MO
(Southwest Missouri State)
Southwest Missouri State 112 South Dakota State 130 23:33.80
1975
Details
Northridge, CA
(Cal State Northridge)
UC Irvine 59 Cal State Northridge 91 Ralph Serna
(UC Irvine)
23:40.6
The race distance changes from 5 miles to 10,000 meters
1976
Details
Springfield, MO
(Southwest Missouri State)
UC Irvine (2) 50 Southwest Missouri State 73 Ralph Serna
(UC Irvine)
29:42.00†
1977
Details
Chicago, IL
(Illinois–Chicago)
Eastern Illinois (3) 37 South Dakota State 151 Michael Bollman
(North Dakota State)
30:08.70
1978
Details
Indiana, PA
(Indiana of Pennsylvania)
Cal Poly 42 165 James Schankel
(Cal Poly)
30:34.00
1979
Details
Riverside, CA
(UC Riverside)
Cal Poly (2) 45 Sacramento State 108 29:43.00
1980
Details
Somers, WI
(Wisconsin–Parkside)
Humboldt State 115 UNC Pembroke 120 Garry Henry
(UNC Pembroke)
29:32.00†
1981
Details
Lowell, MA
(Lowell)
Millersville 97 Edinboro 99 Mark Conover
(Humboldt State)
31:45.70
1982
Details
St. Cloud, MN
(St. Cloud State)
Eastern Washington 84 South Dakota State 123 Greg Beardsley
(Edinboro)
36:49.80
1983
Details
Somers, WI
(Wisconsin–Parkside)
Cal Poly Pomona 86 St. Cloud State 100 Brian Ferrari
(California–PA)
30:38.20
1984
Details
Clinton, MS
(Mississippi College)
Southeast Missouri State 87 Edinboro 129 Michael Vanatta
(Southeast Missouri State)
29:55.00
1985
Details
East Stroudsburg, PA
(East Stroudsburg)
South Dakota State (3) 60 108 Samson Obwocha
(East Texas State)
30:49.40
1986
Details
Riverside, CA
(UC Riverside)
Edinboro 56 South Dakota State 79 30:52.00
1987
Details
Evansville, IN
(Southern Indiana)
Edinboro (2) 95 Mankato State 113 Charles Cheruiyot
(Mount St. Mary's)
30:42.00
1988
Details
Clinton, MS
(Mississippi College)
Edinboro (3) &
Mankato State
77 South Dakota State Doug Hanson
(North Dakota State)
29:47.00
1989
Details
East Stroudsburg, PA
(East Stroudsburg)
South Dakota State (4) 97 Edinboro 102 Rob Edson
(Keene State)
31:44.90
1990
Details
Arcata, CA
(Humboldt State)
Edinboro (4) 50 Shippensburg 125 Doug Hanson
(North Dakota State)
29:18.80†
1991
Details
Edwardsville, IL
(SIU Edwardsville)
UMass Lowell 48 Nebraska–Kearney 96 Martin Lyons
(Edinboro)
31:29.00
1992
Details
Slippery Rock, PA
(Slippery Rock)
Adams State 15 Western State 56 Phillip Castillo
(Adams State)
32:24.00
1993
Details
Riverside, CA
(UC Riverside)
Adams State (2) 25 Edinboro 103 Shane Healy
(Adams State)
28:04.00
1994
Details
Kearney, NE
(Nebraska–Kearney)
Adams State (3) 55 Western State 73 Charles Mulinga
(Lewis)
30:59.90
1995
Details
Spartanburg, SC
(USC Upstate)
Western State 69 Central Missouri State 98 30:20.12
1996
Details
Arcata, CA
(Humboldt State)
South Dakota State (5) 119 Lewis 142 Alexandr Alexin
(Central Missouri State)
31:23.60
1997
Details
Somers, WI
(Wisconsin–Parkside)
South Dakota 78 Central Missouri State 83 Elly Rono
(Southern Indiana)
31:13.90
1998
Details
Lawrence, KS
(Kansas)
Adams State (4) 68 Western State 74 Yi Min Wu
(Edinboro)
31:06.60
1999
Details
Joplin, MO
(Missouri Southern State)
Western State (2) 27 Adams State 95 Michael Aish
(Western State)
29:19.00
2000
Details
Pomona, CA
(Cal Poly Pomona)
Western State (3) 29 Abilene Christian 62 Alfred Rugema
(Abilene Christian)
30:17.00
2001
Details
Slippery Rock, PA
(Slippery Rock)
Western State (4) 38 74 Michael Aish
(Western State)
30:52.60
2002
Details
Ashland, OH
(Cal Poly Pomona)
Western State (5) 35 81 Alfred Rugema
(Abilene Christian)
30:43.70
2003
Details
Cary, NC Adams State (5) 40 68 Celedonio Rodriguez
(Adams State)
30:25.60
2004
Details
Evansville, IN
(Southern Indiana)
Western State (6) 39 Adams State 76 Nicodemus Naimadu
(Abilene Christian)
31:38.10
2005
Details
Pomona, CA
(Cal Poly Pomona)
Western State (7) 51 108 30:13.80
2006
Details
Pensacola, FL Abilene Christian 57 70 29:17.50
2007
Details
Joplin, MO
(Missouri Southern State)
Abilene Christian (2) 59 Adams State &
Western State
66 29:37.70
2008
Details
Slippery Rock, PA
(Slippery Rock)
Adams State (6) 67 Western State 88 Scott Bauhs
(Chico State)
30:23.00
2009
Details
Evansville, IN
(Southern Indiana)
Adams State (7) 23 86 Reuben Mwei
(Adams State)
30:27.80
2010
Details
Louisville, KY
(Bellarmine)
Adams State (8) 57 102 Michael Crouch
(Queens–NC)
30:43.20
2011
Details
Spokane, WA Western State (8) 27 Adams State 69 Ryan Haebe
(Western State)
30:45.10
2012
Details
Joplin, MO
(Missouri Southern State)
Adams State (9) 34 Colorado Mines 102 Micah Chelimo
(Alaska–Anchorage)
28:56.60
2013
Details
Spokane, WA Adams State (10) 54 Grand Valley State 104 Tabor Stevens
(Adams State)
29:50.10
2014
Details
Louisville, KY
(Bellarmine)
Adams State (11) 69 Grand Valley State 127 30:02.00
2015
Details
Joplin, MO
(Missouri Southern State)
Colorado Mines 100 Adams State 127 Alfred Chelanga
(Shorter)
29:24.6
2016
Details
Tampa, FL
(Saint Leo)
Adams State (12) 54 Grand Valley State 79 Vincent Kiprop
(Missouri Southern)
29:07.4
2017
Details
Evansville, IN
(Southern Indiana)
Adams State (13) 44 Grand Valley State 64 James Ngandu
(Tiffin)
30:18.8
2018
Details
Pittsburgh, PA
(Clarion)
Grand Valley State 89 Colorado Mines 99 Marcelo Laguera
(CSU-Pueblo)
31:46.4
2019
Details
Joplin, MO
(Missouri Southern State)
Colorado Mines (2) 57 Adams State 136 Ezra Mutai
(American Int'l)
29:31.2
2020
Details
Evansville, IN
(Southern Indiana)
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
2021[3][4][5][6]
Details
Tampa, FL Grand Valley State (2) 43 Adams State 84 Isaac Harding
(Grand Valley State)
29:58.3
2022
Details
Seattle, WA
(Seattle Pacific)
Colorado Mines (3) 43 Wingate 177 Dillon Powell
(Colorado Mines)
29:28.0
2023
Details
Joplin, MO
(Missouri Southern State)
Wingate 70 Colorado Mines 79 William Amponsah
(West Texas A&M)
29:04.3
2024
Details
Sacramento, CA
2025
Details
Kenosha, WI
(Wisconsin–Parkside)
  • A † 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.

Champions

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Team titles

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Adams State
 
Western Colorado
 
Edinboro
 
Colorado Mines
 
GVSU
 
CSU
 
CP Pomona
 
CP Humboldt
 
Kentucky State
 
Wingate
 
Millersville
 
Emporia State
 
Minnesota State
Team national championships, by school:   13,   8,   4,   3,   2,   1
Team Titles Years
Adams State 13 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
Western Colorado
(Western State)
8 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011
Edinboro 4 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990
Colorado School of Mines 3 2015, 2019, 2022
Central State (OH) 2 1960, 1962
Grand Valley State 2018, 2021
Cal Poly Pomona 1 1983
Cal Poly Humboldt
(Humboldt State)
1980
Emporia State 1963
Kentucky State 1964
Millersville 1981
Minnesota State
(Mankato State)
1988
Wingate 2023

Former Division II

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Team Titles Years
South Dakota State 5 1959, 1973, 1985, 1989, 1996
Eastern Illinois 3 1968, 1969, 1977
San Diego State 1965, 1966, 1967
Abilene Christian 2 2006, 2007
UC Irvine 1975, 1976
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 1978, 1979
Cal State Fullerton 1 1971
Eastern Michigan 1970
Eastern Washington 1982
UMass Lowell 1991
Missouri State 1974
North Dakota State 1972
Northern Illinois 1958
South Dakota 1997
Southeast Missouri State 1984

Individual titles by team

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Rank Team Titles Years
1 Abilene Christian 6 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Adams State 1992, 1993, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2014
2 North Dakota State 5 1971, 1972, 1977, 1988, 1990
3 Edinboro 3 1982, 1991, 1998
Emporia State 1958, 1959, 1963
Western Colorado (Western State) 1999, 2001, 2011
4 UC Irvine 2 1975, 1976
Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo 1978, 1979
Lewis 1994, 1995
Loras 1960, 1961
South Dakota State 1973, 1974
Texas A&M–Commerce (East Texas State) 1985, 1986
5 Alaska–Anchorage 1 2012
American International 2019
Chico State 2008
Cal State Fullerton 1970
California (PA) 1983
Central Missouri (Central Missouri State) 1996
Central State (OH) 1962
Colorado School of Mines 2022
CSU Pueblo 2018
Cortland 1966
Grand Valley State 2021
Cal Poly Humboldt (Humboldt State) 1981
Keene State 1989
LIU–Post (C.W. Post) 1969
Luther 1965
Missouri Southern 2016
Mount St. Mary's 1987
UNC Pembroke (Pembroke State) 1980
North Dakota 1967
Portland State 1968
Queens (NC) 2010
Shorter 2015
Southeast Missouri State 1984
Southern Indiana 1997
Tiffin 2017
Truman 1964
West Texas A&M 1964

Individual titles by runner

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Rank Runner Team Titles Years
1 Nicodemus Naimadu Abilene Christian 4 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
2 Paul Whiteley Emporia State 2 1958, 1959
John Mulholland Loras 1960, 1961
Mike Slack North Dakota State 1971, 1972
Garry Bentley South Dakota State 1973, 1974
Ralph Serna UC Irvine 1975, 1976
James Schankel Cal Poly 1978, 1979
Samson Obwocha Texas A&M–Commerce
East Texas State
1985, 1986
Doug Hanson North Dakota State 1988, 1990
Charles Mulinga Lewis 1994, 1995
Michael Aish Western State 1999, 2001
Alfred Rugema Abilene Christian 2000, 2002
Tabor Stevens Adams State 2013, 2014
  • Schools highlighted in pink are closed or no longer sponsor athletics.
  • Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division II.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2010 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships Handbook [1].
  2. ^ "NCAA Division II Men's Cross Country Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Adams State women, Grand Valley State men win 2021 NCAA DII cross country championships | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Recap: 2021 NCAA DII Cross Country Championships ::: USTFCCCA". Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ "NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships Track & Field Meet Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ^ "NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships". www.leonetiming.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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