N.A.I.A. National Champions
Men's Indoor One-Mile Run
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2008 | Aron Rono | Azusa Pacific (CA) | 4:09.46 |
| 2007 | Aron Rono | Azusa Pacific (CA) | 4:06.90 |
| 2006 | Aron Rono | Lindenwood (MO) | 4:11.37 |
| 2004 | David Rotich | Spring Arbor (MI) | 4:14.71 |
| 2003 | Jason Finch | Westmont (CA) | 4:11.46 |
| 2002 | Tim Bishop | Black Hills State (SD) | 4:09.51 |
| 2001 | Ricky Etheridge | California Baptist | 4:08.18 |
| 2000 | Brandon Seifert | Concordia (NE) | 4:10.26 |
| 1999 | Ricky Etheridge | California Baptist | 4:05.42 |
| 1998 | Sharif Karie | Lindenwood (MO) | 4:05.47 |
| 1997 | James Njoroge | Taylor (IN) | 4:05.08 |
| 1996 | James Njoroge | Taylor (IN) | 4:03.88 |
| 1995 | Julius Achon | Southern-New Orleans | 4:05.68 |
| 1994 | Eluid Bargantuny | Missouri Valley (MO) | 4:07.98 |
| 1993 | Julius Randich | Lubbock Christian (TX) | 4:09.31 |
| 1992 | Shane Healy | Adams State (CO) | 4:05.64 |
| 1991 | Dan Bertola | Simon Fraser (BC) | 4:08.87 |
| 1990 | Dan Maas | Adams State (CO) | 4:07.99 |
| 1989 | Roger Jennings | Emporia State (KS) | 4:10.49 |
| 1988 | Brian Williams | Anderson (IN) | 4:11.64 |
| 1987 | Brian Williams | Anderson (IN) | 4:12.66 |
| 1986 | Mark Steward | Adams State (CO) | 4:08.69 |
| 1985 | Mark Steward | Adams State (CO) | 4:09.79 |
| 1984 | Peter Graham | Adams State (CO) | 4:11.76 |
| 1983 | Peter Graham | Adams State (CO) | 4:08.81 |
| 1982 | Kregg Einspahr | Concordia (NE) | 4:06.34 |
| 1981 | John Esquibel | Adams State (CO) | 4:08.15 |
| 1980 | John Esquibel | Adams State (CO) | 4:11.60 |
| 1979 | John Esquibel | Adams State (CO) | 4:14.46 |
| 1978 | John Kebiro | Abilene Christian (TX) | 4:11.44 |
| 1977 | Jim Hanson | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 4:12.03 |
| 1976 | Mike Boit | Eastern New Mexico | 4:11.39 |
| 1975 | Mike Boit | Eastern New Mexico | 4:16.99 |
| 1974 | Tommy Fulton | Texas Southern | 4:11.3 |
| 1973 | Mike Boit | Eastern New Mexico | 4:12.3 |
| 1972 | Bob Maplestone | Eastern Washington | 4:13.9 |
| 1971 | Bob Maplestone | Eastern Washington | 4:10.5 |
| 1970 | Dennis Savage | Westmont (CA) | 4:11.5 |
| 1969 | Jim Crawford | Harding (AK) | 4:10.7 |
| 1968 | John Mason | Fort Hays State (KS) | 4:06.0 |
| 1967 | John Mason | Fort Hays State (KS) | 4:14.0 |
| 1966 | John Mason | Fort Hays State (KS) | 4:20.5 |
