N.C.A.A. Division II National Champions
Men's Outdoor 10,000-Meter Run
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | Amos Sang | Abilene Christian | 29:10.00 |
| 2010 | Amos Sang | Abilene Christian | 30:04.98 |
| 2009 | Daniel Kirwa | Harding (AR) | 29:46.84 |
| 2008 | Daniel Kirwa | Harding (AR) | 29:14.74 |
| 2007 | Scott Bauhs | Chico State (CA) | 29:31.93 |
| 2006 | Julius Kosgei | Harding (AR) | 30:01.63 |
| 2005 | Celedonio Rodriguez | Adams State (CO) | 29:32.48 |
| 2004 | Jacob Rotich | Harding (AR) | 29:06.12 |
| 2003 | Josh Eberly | Western State (CO) | 29:34.34 |
| 2002 | Michael Aish | Western State (CO) | 31:08.48 |
| 2001 | Michael Aish | Western State (CO) | 29:13.60 |
| 2000 | Brandon Leslie | Adams State (CO) | 30:15.68 |
| 1999 | Michael Aish | Western State (CO) | 30:05.70 |
| 1998 | Elly Rono | Southern Indiana | 30:01.57 |
| 1997 | Fallady Moonga | Abilene Christian | 29:31.42 |
| 1996 | Fallady Moonga | Abilene Christian | 30:26.47 |
| 1995 | Charles Mulinga | Lewis (IL) | 28:26.56 |
| 1994 | Charles Mulinga | Lewis (IL) | 28:37.90 |
| 1993 | Peter De La Cerda | Adams State (CO) | 30:06.71 |
| 1992 | Randy Lowe | Shippensburg (PA) | 30:00.91 |
| 1991 | Doug Hanson | North Dakota State | 30:24.36 |
| 1990 | Uriel Rivera | Edinboro | 30:24.90 |
| 1989 | Doug Hanson | North Dakota State | 29:53.98 |
| 1988 | Doug Hanson | North Dakota State | 29:53.66 |
| 1987 | Art Waddle | Southeast Missouri State | 29:33.76 |
| 1986 | Agapius Amo | Texas A&M-Commerce | 29:15.82 |
| 1985 | Kurt Threinen | St. Cloud State (MN) | 29:29.1 |
| 1984 | Brian Ferrari | California (PA) | 30:15.67 |
| 1983 | Brian Ferrari | California (PA) | 29:29.62 |
| 1982 | Dan Grimes | Humboldt State (CA) | 29:04.94 |
| 1981 | Mark Conover | Humboldt State (CA) | 29:13.20 |
| 1980 | Jim Schankel | Cal Poly | 28:58.37 |
| 1979 | Jim Schankel | Cal Poly | 29:07.90 |
| 1978 | Jim Schankel | Cal Poly | 30:01.50 |
| 1977 | Rick Clear | Central Missouri State | 30:17.4 |
| 1976 | Dan Dwyer | Southwest Missouri State | 30:15.70 |
| 1975 | Ed Chaidez | Cal State-Northridge | 29:33.2* |
| 1974 | Chuck Smead | Humboldt State (CA) | 29:14.7* |
| 1973 | Chuck Smead | Humboldt State (CA) | 28:28.6* |
| 1972 | Gordon Minty | Eastern Michigan | 29:29.6 |
| 1971 | Gordon Minty | Eastern Michigan | 28:45.7* |
| 1970 | Ron Stonitsch | C.W. Post | 28:46.9* |
| 1969 | Arjan Gelling | North Dakota | 30:33.6* |
| 1968 | Grant Colehour | Eastern Kentucky | 30:33.6 |
| 1967 | Grant Colehour | Eastern Kentucky | 29:58.3* |
| 1966 | Bob Fitts | Cortland State (NY) | 29:52.3* |
| 1965 | Gene Takle | Luther (IA) | 30:03.8* |
| 1964 | Jim Keefe | Central Connecticut State | 29:19.6* |
| 1963 | Ray Jackson | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 29:59.4* |
