Nebraska State Champions
Class C Boy's 400-Meter/440-Yard Dash
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2016 | Aaron Giannou | Cross County | 49.81 |
| 2015 | Aaron Giannou | Cross County | 50.02 |
| 2014 | Tyler Simpson | Arlington | 49.63 |
| 2013 | Zachary Holka | Malcolm | 50.39 |
| 2012 | Levi Gipson | Lincoln Christian | 48.62 |
| 2011 | Levi Gipson | Lincoln Christian | 48.65 |
| 2010 | Grant Gebhardt | Burwell | 50.41 |
| 2009 | Garrett Shaal | Gordon-Rushville | 49.60 |
| 2008 | Andrew Hamann | Lincoln Lutheran | 49.42 |
| 2007 | Matt Shipp | Tri-County | 50.09 |
| 2006 | Jase Dean | Bridgeport | 49.39 |
| 2005 | Jase Dean | Bridgeport | 50.12 |
| 2004 | Greg Peterson | Oakland-Craig | 49.72 |
| 2003 | Lance Beethe | Tecumseh | 49.98 |
| 2002 | Joel Duffield | Morrill | 48.33 |
| 2001 | Joel Bacon | Lyons-Decatur | 49.84 |
| 2000 | Jared Rentschler | Atkinson West Holt | 50.33 |
| 1999 | Chad Buller | Heartland | 49.71 |
| 1998 | Landon Grothe | Winside | 49.35 |
| 1997 | Seth Turman | Wahoo Neumann | 49.54 |
| 1996 | Rockne McIntosh | Homer | 48.79 |
| 1995 | Seth Turman | Wahoo Neumann | 49.85 |
| 1994 | Brian Shaw | Sandy Creek | 49.63 |
| 1993 | Brett Louderback | Bridgeport | 50.36 |
| 1992 | Andy Heydenbrink | Superior | 51.10 |
| 1991 | Chris Aue | Stella Southeast | 50.60 |
| 1990 | John Spearman | Sutton | 50.67 |
| 1989 | John Spearman | Sutton | 48.78 |
| 1988 | Craig Grove | Oxford | 50.72 |
| 1987 | Brian Wellenstein | Ponca | 50.57 |
| 1986 | Pat Straka | Atkinson West Holt | 50.02 |
| 1985 | Zane Dexter | Nebraska Christian | 50.01 |
| 1984 | Shawn Mohrman | Bridgeport | 49.86 |
| 1983 | Gregg Larson | Malcolm | 50.51 |
| 1982 | Greg Mahoney | Genoa | 50.67 |
| 1981 | Mike Frieh | Culbertson | 50.40 |
| 1980 | Tim Johnson | Bloomfield | 49.4 |
| 1979 | Tim Johnson | Bloomfield | 50.6 |
| 1978 | Tim Johnson | Bloomfield | 50.4 |
| 1977 | Craig Thomas | Fremont Bergan | 51.1 |
| 1976 | Scott Poehling | Fremont Bergan | 49.4 |
| 1975 | Bill Ourada | Elm Creek | 50.5 |
| 1974 | Dave Fanning | Bayard | 50.3 |
| 1973 | Conroy Jeffries | Elkhorn Mt. Michael | 49.2 |
| 1972 | Ken Snell | Gretna | 49.5 |
| 1971 | Cal Coffin | Osceola | 50.4 |
| 1970 | Cal Coffin | Osceola | 50.1 |
| 1969 | Randy Kitt | Wauneta | 49.3 |
| 1968 | Bob Greenfield | Gretna | 50.9 |
| 1967 | Wayne Phipps | Mullen | 50.2 |
| 1966 | Larry Zabloudil | Loup City | 50.9 |
| 1965 | Mick Jeffrey | Sumner | 51.7 |
| 1964 | Monte Binger | Hay Springs | 50.8 |
| 1963 | Tom McGrane | Norfolk Burns | 50.5 |
| 1962 | Norman Bristol | Exeter | 51.2 |
| 1961 | Kent May | Hayes Center | 51.0 |
| 1960 | Larry Sweet | Mullen | 51.3 |
| 1959 | Lambert Belina | O'Neill St. Mary | 51.0 |
| 1958 | Richard Cochon | Humphrey | 51.1 |
| 1957 | Ken Hilton | Cambridge | 52.1 |
| 1956 | Garold Resh | Shelton | 52.5 |
| 1955 | Larry White | Chappell | 51.8 |
| 1954 | Larry White | Chappell | 51.1 |
| 1953 | Larry White | Chappell | 52.4 |
| 1952 | Delaine Tipton | Valley | 53.5 |
| 1951 | Duane Rains | Peru Prep | 53.5 |
| 1950 | Glenn Wyatt | Chadron Prep | 51.9 |
| 1949 | Don Moorhous | Culbertson | 51.4 |
| 1948 | Jack Scoville | Hartington | 51.6 |
| 1947 | Jack Scoville | Hartington | 53.8 |
| 1946 | Ken Farley | Bassett | 51.9 |
| 1945 | Rod Bowman | Stapleton | 52.2 |
| 1944 | Robert Coons | Chester | 54.5 |
| 1943 | Donnie Eisenhart | Valley | 56.3 |
| 1942 | Rich Calhoun | Hartington | 53.1 |
| 1941 | Errol Newbury | Taylor | 52.0 |
| 1940 | Robert Lewis | Callaway | 53.3 |
| 1939 | Doug Boss | Genoa | 53.3 |
| 1938 | Gerald Kathol | Hartington | 54.6 |
| 1937 | Voss | Sargent | 53.9 |
| 1936 | Calnon | Lyons | 53.7 |
| 1935 | Droge | DuBois | 53.8 |
| 1934 | Stover | Endicott | 53.2 |
| 1933 | Wiley | Elgin | 53.0 |
| 1932 | Miller | Tilden | 52.9 |
| 1931 | Pollard | Clarks | 54.6 |
| 1930 | Roberts | Trenton | 53.7 |
| 1929 | Bill Schulz | Atkinson | 51.9 |