N.C.A.A. Division III National Champions
Men's Outdoor 5000-Meter Run
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | Mike Spain | North Central (IL) | 14:41.15 |
| 2010 | Connor Kamm | Williams (MA) | 14:28.06 |
| 2009 | Peter Kosgei | Hamilton (NY) | 14:39.03 |
| 2008 | Peter Kosgei | Hamilton (NY) | 14:32.57 |
| 2007 | Will Leer | Pomona-Pitzer (CA) | 14:25.41 |
| 2006 | Macharia Yuot | Widener (PA) | 14:48.96 |
| 2005 | Josh Moen | Wartburg (IA) | 14:36.22 |
| 2004 | Josh Moen | Wartburg (IA) | 14:40.11 |
| 2003 | Nick Ricco | College of New Jersey | 14:23.47 |
| 2002 | J.B. Haglund | Haverford (PA) | 14:57.34 |
| 2001 | Michael Taye | Frostburg State (MD) | 14:51.36 |
| 2000 | James Nielsen | Cal-San Diego | 14:34.97 |
| 1999 | James Nielsen | Cal-San Diego | 14:29.01 |
| 1998 | Dave Cooper | Mount Union (OH) | 14:31.90 |
| 1997 | Dave Cooper | Mount Union (OH) | 14:24.29 |
| 1996 | Ambo Bati | Augustana (IL) | 14:30.93 |
| 1995 | J.J. Castner | Cal-San Diego | 14:31.56 |
| 1994 | Dan Mayer | North Central (IL) | 14:20.49 |
| 1993 | Dan Mayer | North Central (IL) | 14:22.37 |
| 1992 | Trent Murrell | Augsutana (IL) | 14:36.78 |
| 1991 | Seamus McElligott | Haverford (PA) | 14:24.28 |
| 1990 | Seamus McElligott | Haverford (PA) | 14:29.57 |
| 1989 | Brett Burt | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 14:29.98 |
| 1988 | Kevin Sullivan | Hunter (NY) | 14:51.94 |
| 1987 | Jamie Pollard | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14:31.20 |
| 1986 | Jeff Hyman | St. Thomas (MN) | 14:22.00 |
| 1985 | Todd Moxley | Wheaton (IL) | 14:27.83 |
| 1984 | Ronald Deckert | Rowan (NJ) | 14:13.46 |
| 1983 | Brian Smith | St. John's (MN) | 14:19.70 |
| 1982 | Bernie Prabucki | Fredonia State (NY) | 14:33.39 |
| 1981 | Mark Whalley | Principia (IL) | 14:33.04 |
| 1980 | Dan Henderson | Wheaton (IL) | 14:17.88 |
| 1979 | Dan Henderson | Wheaton (IL) | 13:55.0 |
| 1978 | Dale Kramer | Carleton (MN) | 14:19.32 |
| 1977 | Dale Kramer | Carleton (MN) | 14:26.05 |
| 1976 | Dominic Finelli | Brandeis (MA) | 14:23.5 |
| 1975 | Dan Cooper | Augustana (IL) | 14:00.98* |
| 1974 | David Moller | Rochester (NY) | 13:54.6* |
