Nebraska State Champions
Class B Boy's 800-Meter/880-Yard Run
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2016 | Wes Unger | David City | 1:57.56 |
| 2015 | Mason Grinvalds | Douglas County West | 1:58.96 |
| 2014/td> | Derek Templeman | Gretna | 1:55.84 |
| 2013 | Austin Cherry | McCook | 1:54.56 |
| 2012 | Anton Rice | Omaha Gross | 1:53.73 |
| 2011 | Anton Rice | Omaha Gross | 1:56.05 |
| 2010 | Connor Gibson | Blair | 1:55.17 |
| 2009 | Andrew Mitteis | Plattsmouth | 1:56.61 |
| 2008 | Adam Mitteis | Plattsmouth | 1:55.62 |
| 2007 | Josh Cherry | McCook | 1:56.61 |
| 2006 | Josh Cherry | McCook | 1:55.38 |
| 2005 | Steve Carroll | Omaha Skutt | 1:57.66 |
| 2004 | Ethan Luebbe | Centennial | 1:55.77 |
| 2003 | Matt Hollman | Crete | 1:57.13 |
| 2002 | Tom Unger | Seward | 1:57.01 |
| 2001 | Mark Richardson | North Bend | 1:57.55 |
| 2000 | Matt Harden | Aurora | 1:57.78 |
| 1999 | Lucas Bauman | Beatrice | 1:54.53 |
| 1998 | Lucas Bauman | Beatrice | 1:53.12 |
| 1997 | Ryan Barrows | York | 1:51.59 |
| 1996 | Anthony Alt | Waverly | 1:54.51 |
| 1995 | Anthony Alt | Waverly | 1:58.00 |
| 1994 | Kevin Brewer | Minden | 1:54.95 |
| 1993 | Kevin Brewer | Minden | 1:55.40 |
| 1992 | Kevin Brewer | Minden | 1:57.68 |
| 1991 | Joel Weyand | Wahoo | 1:57.82 |
| 1990 | Shane Campbell | Broken Bow | 1:55.54 |
| 1989 | Dean Bowling | Grand Island Northwest | 1:56.45 |
| 1988 | Jason Teal | Elkhorn Mt. Michael | 1:54.90 |
| 1987 | Tom Banks | Elkhorn | 1:55.33 |
| 1986 | Scott Heng | Lincoln Pius X | 1:57.50 |
| 1985 | Tom Keefover | Norris | 1:57.40 |
| 1984 | John Kinney | Elkhorn Mt. Michael | 1:59.23 |
| 1983 | Gregg Rathke | Wisner-Pilger | 1:55.50 |
| 1982 | Shawn Bovill | Aurora | 1:56.29 |
| 1981 | Shawn Bovill | Aurora | 1:55.32 |
| 1980 | Shawn Bovill | Aurora | 1:56.9 |
| 1979 | Mike Wharton | Columbus Scotus | 1:58.1 |
| 1978 | Shane Peterson | Blair | 1:58.6 |
| 1977 | Craig Moon | Grand Island Northwest | 2:00.1 |
| 1976 | Gary Pingell | Fairbury | 1:58.2 |
| 1975 | Jeff Thurman | Nebraska City | 1:57.3 |
| 1974 | Pat Hodges | Lexington | 1:55.1 |
| 1973 | Keith Longmore | Kimball | 1:58.4 |
| 1972 | Nick Swan | Gothenburg | 1:56.2 |
| 1971 | Jim French | Wahoo | 1:59.6 |
| 1970 | Jim French | Wahoo | 2:00.7 |
| 1969 | Rick Waldron | Minden | 1:56.5 |
| 1968 | Rick Waldron | Minden | 1:57.9 |
| 1967 | Wendell Hinman | Bridgeport | 1:59.2 |
| 1966 | Tracy Long | Hebron | 1:58.5 |
| 1965 | Roger Schmidt | Bridgeport | 1:57.5 |
| 1964 | Roger Schmidt | Bridgeport | 2:01.5 |
| 1963 | Dan Herrod | Columbus St. Bonaventure | 2:00.9 |
| 1962 | Steve Potter | Gothenburg | 2:02.5 |
| 1961 | Dennis Dondlinger | Hebron | 2:00.5 |
| 1960 | Phil Stineman | Superior | 2:04.7 |
| 1959 | Phil Stineman | Superior | 2:03.2 |
| 1958 | Larry Patterson | Cozad | 1:59.4 |
| 1957 | Emmett American Horse | Gordon | 2:02.5 |
| 1956 | Phil Dean | Fullerton | 2:00.2 |
| 1955 | Gary Hofmann | Wahoo | 2:01.1 |
| 1949 | Charles Stiles | Superior | 2:03.3 |
| 1948 | Don Niehardt | Crete | 2:05.6 |
| 1947 | Don Niehardt | Crete | 2:06.4 |
| 1946 | Wendell Rivers | Seward | 2:07.5 |
| 1945 | Dean Balhorn | Cozad | 2:09.0 |
| 1944 | Ross Morgan | Bassett | 2:06.0 |
| 1943 | Paul Evans | Seward | 2:06.6 |
| 1942 | Paul Evans | Seward | 2:06.6 |
| 1941 | Loren Williamson | Pawnee City | 2:04.5 |
| 1940 | Glenn Lamoureaux | Valentine | 2:02.0 |
| 1939 | Bob Ginn | Madison | 1:59.3 |
| 1938 | LaVern Clabaugh | Nelson | 2:03.0 |
| 1937 | McConnell | Central City | 2:06.2 |
| 1936 | Wrede | Mitchell | 2:12.5 |
| 1935 | Walker | Bassett | 2:06.2 |
| 1934 | John McGuire | Genoa | 2:10.1 |
| 1933 | John McGuire | Genoa Indians | 2:05.5 |
| 1932 | Alexander | Superior | 2:10.0 |
| 1931 | Dave Cawley | Crete | 2:06.1 |
| 1930 | Robert Harrison | Havelock | 2:06.3 |
| 1929 | Ireland | Pawnee City | 2:06.8 |
| 1928 | Ray Casford | Tecumseh | 2:04.9 |