Nebraska State Champions
Class D Boy's 400-Meter/440-Yard Dash
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2016 | Henry Tanksley | Lincoln Parkview | 51.02 |
| 2015 | Ryan Smith | Garden County | 51.33 |
| 2014 | Brady Stuhmer | Alma | 50.47 |
| 2013 | Parker Anderson | Cross County | 48.89 |
| 2012 | Kaden Huxoll | Cambridge | 50.19 |
| 2011 | Chol Chol | Omaha Nation | 50.48 |
| 2010 | Bradley Wright | Mullen | 50.66 |
| 2009 | John Kersenbrock | O'Neill St. Mary's | 50.75 |
| 2008 | Matt Shipp | Bertrand | 50.15 |
| 2007 | Anthony McClary | Arcadia | 50.94 |
| 2006 | Eric Gustafson | Axtell | 49.94 |
| 2005 | Eric Gustafson | Axtell | 50.08 |
| 2004 | Nathan Kumm | Wausa | 49.69 |
| 2003 | Nathan Kumm | Wausa | 50.16 |
| 2002 | Tom Buettner | Cedar Rapids | 50.41 |
| 2001 | Lucas Horn | Overton | 49.92 |
| 2000 | Tim Beckman | Nebraska Lutheran | 49.51 |
| 1999 | Ryan Lovitt | Loomis | 49.87 |
| 1998 | Nate Spurling | Shickley | 50.07 |
| 1997 | Christian Larsen | Clay Center | 49.77 |
| 1996 | Ryan Bedlan | Shickley | 49.64 |
| 1995 | Matt Mercer | Alma | 50.45 |
| 1994 | Chad Klintworth | Bancroft-Rosalie | 50.86 |
| 1993 | Curt Lenners | Filley | 50.48 |
| 1992 | Todd May | Hayes Center | 50.32 |
| 1991 | Chris Schantz | Beemer | 50.83 |
| 1990 | Ken Sander | Humphrey St. Francis | 53.29 |
| 1989 | Tom Rolfes | Wynot | 50.76 |
| 1988 | Nathan Glause | Palmer | 50.84 |
| 1987 | Steve Kelly | Stella Southeast | 51.05 |
| 1986 | Lonny Buttle | Leyton | 49.74 |
| 1985 | Lynn Menke | Marquette | 49.00 |
| 1984 | Lynn Menke | Marquette | 50.99 |
| 1983 | Mark Hoffman | Johnson-Brock | 50.90 |
| 1982 | Darwin Barnes | Wolbach | 51.34 |
| 1981 | Mark Perlinger | Paxton | 50.17 |
| 1980 | Bart Woodward | Overton | 50.3 |
| 1979 | Mike Chambers | Holbrook | 50.4 |
| 1978 | Bob Heideman | Elk Creek | 51.3 |
| 1977 | Kurt Kugler | Eustis | 50.7 |
| 1976 | Randy Presler | Wilsonville | 51.5 |
| 1975 | Alan Buttermore | Republican City | 50.6 |
| 1974 | Al Ewoldt | Stapleton | 50.6 |
| 1973 | Larry Velasek | Silver Creek | 50.6 |
| 1972 | Larry Velasek | Silver Creek | 50.1 |
| 1971 | Larry Velasek | Silver Creek | 50.6 |
| 1970 | Dave Debban | Elwood | 50.5 |
| 1969 | Steve McNiff | Maxwell | 50.8 |
| 1968 | Rick May | Hayes Center | 52.2 |
| 1967 | Rick May | Hayes Center | 51.4 |
| 1966 | Paul Albright | Amherst | 50.8 |
| 1965 | John Eckhout | Amherst | 52.6 |
| 1964 | Ron Brewer | Litchfield | 50.9 |
| 1963 | Roy Smith | DeWitt | 50.9 |
| 1962 | Ramon Godtel | Culbertson | 52.0 |
| 1961 | James Franklin | McGrew | 51.3 |
| 1960 | Don Heldt | Yutan | 52.1 |
| 1959 | Jerald Bode | Uehling | 51.8 |
| 1958 | Larry Veletski | Mitchell Sunflower | 51.3 |
| 1957 | Larry Shrweid | Amherst | 52.2 |
| 1956 | Gary Darnall | Harrisburg | 52.2 |
| 1955 | Jerry Rue | Table Rock | 53.8 |
| 1954 | Alan Zook | Ohiowa | 53.2 |
| 1953 | Del Schultheiss | Hershey | 53.5 |
| 1952 | Dean Schnoor | Snyder | 53.5 |
| 1951 | Kenneth Hardt | Melbeta | 53.4 |
| 1950 | James Johnson | Stella | 53.5 |
| 1949 | Robert Johnson | Merna | 52.8 |
| 1948 | Robert Johnson | Merna | 53.1 |
| 1947 | Ray Schupan | Harrisburg | 52.7 |
| 1946 | Don Vollertsen | Talmage | 51.7 |
| 1945 | Don Vollertsen | Talmage | 52.8 |
| 1944 | Don Morris | Lebanon | 53.9 |
| 1943 | Rex Waterman | Lebanon | 55.1 |
| 1942 | Elwood Clements | Elmwood | 53.2 |
| 1941 | Harland Hille | Chambers | 52.5 |
| 1940 | Robert Fry | Diller | 53.2 |
| 1939 | H. Lottman | Diller | 54.4 |
| 1938 | Max Ingram | Lebanon | 53.2 |
| 1937 | Lamb | Hubbell | 55.1 |
| 1936 | Haag | Danbury | 53.4 |
| 1935 | No Class D | ||
| 1934 | No Class D | ||
| 1933 | No Class D | ||
| 1932 | E. Lee Todd | Max | 52.1 |
| 1931 | Harold Lamb | Palisade | 51.5 |
| 1930 | Terry | Meadow Grove | 54.4 |
| 1929 | Ray Smidt | Trumbull | 54.3 |
| No Class D Prior to 1929 |