N.A.I.A. National Champions
Men's Outdoor 800-Meter Run
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | Siloas Kisorio | Oklahoma Christian | 1:49.56 |
| 2010 | Silas Kisorio | Oklahoma Christian | 1:49.27 |
| 2009 | Silas Kisorio | Oklahoma Christian | 1:49.42 |
| 2008 | Michael Saalfeld | Concordia (NE) | 1:51.11 |
| 2007 | Elkana Chepsiror | Virginia Intermont | 1:50.70 |
| 2006 | Elkana Chepsiror | Virginia Intermont | 1:50.35 |
| 2005 | Elkana Chepsiror | Virginia Intermont | 1:51.05 |
| 2004 | David Rotich | Spring Arbor (MI) | 1:48.62 |
| 2003 | Tim Ramirez | Azusa Pacific (CA) | 1:51.48 |
| 2002 | Anthony Kabara | Cumberland (KY) | 1:50.08 |
| 2001 | Anthony Kabara | Cumberland (KY) | 1:48.89 |
| 2000 | Solomom Birir | Life (GA) | 1:49.48 |
| 1999 | Kenneth Koech | McKendree (IL) | 1:46.10 |
| 1998 | Gezachw Yossef | Lindenwood (MO) | 1:51.44 |
| 1997 | James Njoroge | Taylor (IN) | 1:46.17 |
| 1996 | James Njoroge | Taylor (IN) | 1:48.65 |
| 1995 | Julius Achon | Southern-New Orleans | 1:46.76 |
| 1994 | Dudley Dawkins | Oklahoma Baptist | 1:49.79 |
| 1993 | Lawrence Lenin II | Central State (OH) | 1:49.32 |
| 1992 | Dan Caulfield | Adams State (CO) | 1:48.76 |
| 1991 | Mbarak Hussein | Lubbock Christian (TX) | 1:48.29 |
| 1990 | Mbarak Hussein | Lubbock Christian (TX) | 1:48.67 |
| 1989 | Anthony Suttle | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 1:50.26 |
| 1988 | Anthony Christie | Prairie View A&M (TX) | 1:48.80 |
| 1987 | Gregg Larson | Doane (NE) | 1:49.26 |
| 1986 | Maurice Smith | Adams State (CO) | 1:48.41 |
| 1985 | Gregg Larson | Doane (NE) | 1:50.29 |
| 1984 | Billy Konchellah | Wayland Baptist (TX) | 1:47.80 |
| 1983 | Darren Harsin | Doane (NE) | 1:49.48 |
| 1982 | Joel Ngetich | Wayland Baptist (TX) | 1:47.77 |
| 1981 | Joel Ngetich | Wayland Baptist (TX) | 1:47.76 |
| 1980 | Herman Sanders | Mississippi Valley State | 1:48.53 |
| 1979 | Evans White | Prairie View A&M (TX) | 1:47.02 |
| 1978 | Evans White | Prairie View A&M (TX) | 1:47.77 |
| 1977 | Evans White | Prarie View A&M (TX) | 1:47.39 |
| 1976 | Mike Boit | Eastern New Mexico | 1:47.71 |
| 1975 | Mike Boit | Eastern New Mexico | 1:48.01 |
| 1974 | Ray Geter | Prairie View A&M (TX) | 1:48.5* |
| 1973 | Mike Boit | Eastern New Mexico | 1:47.7* |
| 1972 | Robert Ouko | North Carolina Central | 1:48.5 |
| 1971 | Musa Dogonyaro | Biola (CA) | 1:50.7* |
| 1970 | Musa Dogonyaro | Biola (CA) | 1:50.9* |
| 1969 | Felix Johnson | Prairie View A&M (TX) | 1:50.3* |
| 1968 | Earl Goldman | Arkansas AM&N | 1:48.6 |
| 1967 | Robert Johnson | Southern-Baton Rouge | 1:50.1 |
| 1966 | George Hunt | Texas Southern | 1:48.6* |
| 1965 | Willie McCoy | Alcorn State (MS) | 1:52.5* |
| 1964 | Gary Wilson | Oklahoma Baptist | 1:49.5 |
| 1963 | Gary Wilson | Oklahoma Baptist | 1:51.4* |
| 1962 | Gerald Cound | Arkansas Teachers | 1:51.3* |
| 1961 | Major Adams | Texas Southern | 1:50.8* |
| 1960 | Ted Nelson | Mankato State (MN) | 1:49.7 |
| 1959 | Ben Ohlander | Western Illinois | 1:52.5* |
| 1958 | Ted Nelson | Mankato State (MN) | 1:51.8* |
| 1957 | Larry Wray | Occidental (CA) | 1:51.9* |
| 1956 | Billy Tidwell | Emporia State (KS) | 1:49.1 |
| 1955 | Billy Tidwell | Emporia State (KS) | 1:53.7* |
| 1954 | Ben Moring | Seattle Pacific | 1:52.3* |
| 1953 | Ben Moring | Seattle Pacific | 1:54.1* |
| 1952 | Leslie Fambrough | Howard Payne (TX) | 1:53.7* |
