N.C.A.A. Division II National Champions
Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | David Goodman | Western State (CO) | 8:48.63 |
| 2010 | Reuben Mwei | Adams State (CO) | 8:48.30 |
| 2009 | Reuben Mwei | Adams State (CO) | 8:47.10 |
| 2008 | Daniel Maina | Abilene Christian | 8:53.61 |
| 2007 | Nicodemus Naimadu | Abilene Christian | 8:36.84 |
| 2006 | Nicodemus Naimadu | Abilene Christian | 8:59.90 |
| 2005 | Nicodemus Naimadu | Abilene Christian | 8:46.71 |
| 2004 | Kelly Christensen | Western State (CO) | 8:56.84 |
| 2003 | Phillip McPherson | Western State (CO) | 8:53.14 |
| 2002 | Jose Merino | Adams State (CO) | 9:16.79 |
| 2001 | Vladimir Golias | Central Missouri State | 8:44.02 |
| 2000 | Vladimir Golias | Central Missouri State | 8:43.04 |
| 1999 | Vladimir Golias | Central Missouri State | 8:51.10 |
| 1998 | Vladimir Golias | Central Missouri State | 8:46.52 |
| 1997 | Hamish Smith | Western State (CO) | 8:51.07 |
| 1996 | Ivan Ivanov | Nebraska-Kearney | 8:51.73 |
| 1995 | John Keillor | Minnesota State-Mankato | 8:58.36 |
| 1994 | Quintin John | Alabama A&M | 8:49.82 |
| 1993 | Leszek Stoklasa | Lewis (IL) | 8:59.73 |
| 1992 | Dan Berkeland | Cal Poly | 9:21.20 |
| 1991 | Craig Cassen | South Dakota State | 8:57.29 |
| 1990 | Steve Neubaum | Cal Poly | 8:54.94 |
| 1989 | Craig Cassen | South Dakota State | 8:50.70 |
| 1988 | Jay Valentine | Northern Colorado | 8:58.22 |
| 1987 | Pedro Caceres | Southeast Missouri State | 8:46.57 |
| 1986 | Agapius Amo | Texas A&M-Commerce | 8:45.35 |
| 1985 | Samson Obwocha | Texas A&M-Commerce | 8:38.86 |
| 1984 | Mike Vanatta | Southeast Missouri State | 8:38.04 |
| 1983 | Mike Vanatta | Southeast Missouri State | 8:37.7 |
| 1982 | Mike Vanatta | Southeast Missouri State | 8:45.43 |
| 1981 | Carmelo Rios | Cal Poly | 8:49.79 |
| 1980 | Curt Bacon | North Dakota State | 8:48.84 |
| 1979 | Curt Bacon | North Dakota State | 8:50.40 |
| 1978 | Joe Boyles | Mississippi College | 8:51.50 |
| 1977 | Pete Hessen | East Stroudsburg (PA) | 9:03.52 |
| 1976 | Pete Hessen | East Stroudsburg (PA) | 8:57.96 |
| 1975 | Charles Gray | Central Missouri State | 9:01.8 |
| 1974 | Steve Sooter | Seattle Pacific | 8:56.0 |
| 1973 | Wayne Saunders | Illinois-Chicago | 8:55.5 |
| 1972 | Ray White | Wabash (IN) | 9:04.6 |
| 1971 | Ed Haver | Cal-Davis | 8:51.1 |
| 1970 | Byron Spradlin | Cal-Davis | 9:01.7 |
| 1969 | Gary Tuttle | Humboldt State (CA) | 8:54.9 |
| 1968 | Gary Tuttle | Humboldt State (CA) | 9:10.4 |
| 1967 | Dale Drennan | Texas-Arlington | 9:39.8 |
| 1966 | Dale Drennan | Texas-Arlington | 9:10.7 |
| 1965 | George Lacey | Long Beach State | 10:04.8 |
| 1964 | William Moore | Central State (OH) | 9:48.0 |
| 1963 | Bill Keller | Oberlin (OH) | 9:56.5 |
