N.C.A.A. Division II National Champions
Men's Outdoor 5000-Meter Run
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | Luke Cragg | Adams State (CO) | 14:12.29 |
| 2010 | Amos Sang | Abilene Christian | 14:04.94 |
| 2009 | Daniel Kirwa | Harding (AR) | 14:17.45 |
| 2008 | Scott Bauhs | Chico State (CA) | 14:00.65 |
| 2007 | Charlie Serrano | Chico State (CA) | 14:08.12 |
| 2006 | Nicodemus Naimadu | Abilene Christian | 14:47..90 |
| 2005 | Nicodemus Naimadu | Abilene Christian | 13:59.67 |
| 2004 | Celedonio Rodriguez | Adams State (CO) | 14:16.88 |
| 2003 | Scott Nagelkerke | Western State (CO) | 14:18.41 |
| 2002 | Michael Aish | Western State (CO) | 14:29.79 |
| 2001 | Michael Aish | Western State (CO) | 13:57.10 |
| 2000 | Michael Aish | Western State (CO) | 13:59.59 |
| 1999 | Jason Hubbard | Adams State (CO) | 14:18.44 |
| 1998 | Jason Hubbard | Adams State (CO) | 14:13.61 |
| 1997 | Oliver Grund | Ashland (OH) | 14:15.81 |
| 1996 | Carl Leonard | Edinboro (PA) | 14:16.37 |
| 1995 | Charles Mulinga | Lewis (IL) | 14:00.61 |
| 1994 | Charles Mulinga | Lewis (IL) | 13:49.85 |
| 1993 | Jerome Vermeulen | Abilene Christian | 14:35.31 |
| 1992 | Jose Manjarres | C.W. Post (NY) | 14:27.34 |
| 1991 | Jimmy Hearld | Southeast Missouri State | 14:25.61 |
| 1990 | Uriel Rivera | Edinboro (PA) | 14:35.63 |
| 1989 | Brian Radle | Southeast Missouri State | 14:03.00 |
| 1988 | Charles Cheruiyot | Mount St. Mary's (MD) | 14:00.49 |
| 1987 | Charles Cheruiyot | Mount St. Mary's (MD) | 13:52.05 |
| 1986 | Charles Cheruiyot | Mount St. Mary's (MD) | 13:51.30 |
| 1985 | Rob Juergens | Ashland (OH) | 13:58.48 |
| 1984 | Steve Spence | Shippensburg (PA) | 14:07.07 |
| 1983 | Carmelo Rios | Cal Poly | 14:20.57 |
| 1982 | Steve Alvarez | Cal-Riverside | 14:12.26 |
| 1981 | Charles Assumma | Cal-Riverside | 13:59.10 |
| 1980 | Jim Schankel | Cal Poly | 14:07.50 |
| 1979 | Jim Schankel | Cal Poly | 14:11.97 |
| 1978 | Jim Schankel | Cal Poly | 14:12.60 |
| 1977 | Mike Garcia | Cal-Riverside | 14:47.2 |
| 1976 | Dan Dwyer | Southwest Missouri State | 14:28.05 |
| 1975 | Joseph Rukanshagiza | Siena (NY) | 14:05.23* |
| 1974 | Garry Bentley | South Dakota State | 13:33.0* |
| 1973 | Garry Bentley | South Dakota State | 13:50.5* |
| 1972 | Gordon Minty | Eastern Michigan | 14:23.5 |
| 1971 | Gordon Minty | Eastern Michigan | 13:36.4* |
| 1970 | Ron Stonitsch | C.W. Post (NY) | 13:56.0* |
| 1969 | Bill Scobey | Humboldt State (CA) | 14:00.4* |
| 1968 | Grant Colehour | Eastern Kentucky | 14:29.0 |
| 1967 | Bob Fitts | Cortland State (NY) | 14:24.7* |
| 1966 | John Peterson | Northern Illinois | 14:10.4* |
| 1965 | Gene Takle | Luther (IA) | 14:15.2* |
| 1964 | Jim Keefe | Central Connecticut State | 14:14.9* |
| 1963 | Jim Keefe | Central Connecticut State | 14:13.0* |
