NCAA Division III men's outdoor track and field championships

The NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship are the annual collegiate outdoor track and field competitions for men organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Athletes' individual performances earn points for their institution and individual national titles while the team with the most points receives the NCAA team title for outdoor track and field.[1]

NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Founded1974
Number of teams84
Current championsMIT
Most successful club(s)Wisconsin–La Crosse (16)
Television broadcastersESPNU
WebsiteNCAA.com

Wisconsin–La Crosse have been the most successful program, with sixteen national titles.

Wisconsin–La Crosse are also the reigning national champions, winning their sixteenth national title in 2024.

Events

Track events

Field events

Discontinued events

Results

Scoring

  • 1974–1981: the top 6 finishers scored for their team, with points being awarded 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1
  • 1982–1984: the top 12 finishers scored for their team with points being awarded 15, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
  • 1985–present: the top 8 finishers scored, with points awarded 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. In the place of a tie of two or more people the total points for those accumulated places are added up and divided by the number of people.

Team Champions

NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships
YearSiteChampionship Results
WinnerPointsRunners-UpPoints
1974
Details[2]
Charleston, IL
(Eastern Illinois)
Ashland61Southern–New Orleans48
1975
Details[3]
Berea, OH
(Baldwin Wallace)
Southern–New Orleans66Augustana (IL)34
1976
Details[4]
Chicago, IL
(Chicago)
Southern–New Orleans (2)46Brandeis44
1977
Details[5]
Grand Rapids, MI
(Calvin)
Southern–New Orleans (3)50Occidental47
1978
Details[6]
Occidental45Glassboro State35
1979
Details[7]
Berea, OH
(Baldwin Wallace)
Slippery Rock48Glassboro State44
1980
Details[8]
Naperville, IL
(North Central)
Glassboro State61Stanislaus State56
1981
Details[9]
Cleveland, OH
(Case)
Glassboro State (2)58Augustana (IL)42
1982
Details[10]
Naperville, IL
(North Central)
Glassboro State (3)119Hamline111½
1983
Details[11]
Glassboro State (4)97Hamline94
1984
Details[12]
Northfield, MN
(Carleton)
Glassboro State (5)114Mount Union100
1985
Details[13]
Granville, OH
(Denison)
Lincoln (PA)61Wisconsin–La Crosse58
1986
Details[14]
La Crosse, WI
(UW–La Crosse)
Frostburg State61Lincoln (PA)
Wisconsin–La Crosse
58
1987
Details[15]
Naperville, IL
(North Central)
Frostburg State (2)66Lincoln (PA)56
1988
Details[16]
Northfield, MN
(Carleton)
Wisconsin–La Crosse54Lincoln (PA)47
1989
Details[17]
Naperville, IL
(North Central)
North Central (IL)66Lincoln (PA)58
1990
Details[18]
Lincoln (PA) (2)49Wisconsin–Oshkosh45
1991
Details[19]
Berea, OH
(Baldwin Wallace)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (2)73Lincoln (PA)64
1992
Details[20]
Waterville, ME
(Colby)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (3)73½Lincoln (PA)51½
1993
Details[21]
Berea, OH
(Baldwin Wallace)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (4)97Lincoln (PA)76
1994
Details[22]
Naperville, IL
(North Central)
North Central (IL) (2)75Wisconsin–La Crosse74
1995
Details[23]
Northfield, MN
(Carleton)
Lincoln (PA) (3)80Williams61
1996
Details[24]
Naperville, IL
(North Central)
Lincoln (PA) (4)61Williams59
1997
Details[25]
La Crosse, WI
(UW–La Crosse)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (5)69½Lincoln (PA)58⅓
1998
Details[26]
St. Paul, MN
(Macalester)
North Central (IL) (3)91Lincoln (PA)73
1999
Details[27]
Berea, OH
(Baldwin Wallace)
Lincoln (PA) (5)62Pacific Lutheran47
2000
Details[28]
Naperville, IL
(North Central)
Lincoln (PA) (6)
North Central (IL) (4)
52Central (IA)38
2001
Details[29]
Decatur, IL
(Millikin)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (6)80Lincoln (PA)60
2002
Details[30]
St. Paul, MN
(Macalester)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (7)64Calvin41
2003
Details[31]
Canton, NY
(St. Lawrence)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (8)88Lincoln (PA)64
2004
Details[32]
Decatur, IL
(Millikin)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (9)88Nebraska Wesleyan64
2005
Details[33]
Waverly, IA
(Wartburg)
Lincoln (PA) (7)70Wisconsin–La Crosse67½
2006
Details[34]
Lisle, IL
(Benedictine)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (10)74½Lincoln (PA)54
2007
Details[35]
Oshkosh, WI
(UW–Oshkosh)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (11)99SUNY Cortland34
2008
Details[36]
McMurry35SUNY Cortland33
2009
Details[37]
Marietta, OH
(Marietta)
Wisconsin–Oshkosh46McMurry40
2010
Details[38]
Berea, OH
(Baldwin Wallace)
North Central (IL) (5)53Salisbury36
2011
Details[39]
Delaware, OH
(Ohio Wesleyan)
North Central (IL) (6)58Wisconsin–La Crosse56
2012
Details[40]
Claremont, CA
(Claremont–MS)
McMurry (2)66Wisconsin–La Crosse47
2013
Details[41]
La Crosse, WI
(UW–La Crosse)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (12)66Wisconsin–Eau Claire64
2014
Details[42]
Delaware, OH
(Ohio Wesleyan)
Mount Union47Wisconsin–La Crosse42
2015
Details[43]
Canton, NY
(St. Lawrence University)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (13)71Wisconsin–Eau Claire46
2016
Details[44]
Waverly, Iowa
(Wartburg College)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (14)41Wisconsin–Eau Claire33
2017
Details[45]
Geneva, OH
The Spire Institute
Wisconsin–La Crosse (15)47UW Whitewater45
2018
Details[46]
La Crosse, WI
(UW La Crosse)
Mount Union (2)36North Central (IL)35
2019
Details[47]
Geneva, OH
(NCAC)
Wisconsin–Eau Claire68MIT38
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Details[48]
Greensboro, NCWartburg54Wisconsin–Eau Claire49
2022
Details[49]
Geneva, OH
(NCAC)
Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2)73John Carroll48
2023
Details[50]
Rochester, NY
(St. John Fisher)
MIT60.5Wisconsin–La Crosse49
2024
Details
Myrtle Beach, SC
(Coastal Carolina)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (16)76Wisconsin–Oshkosh48
2025
Details
Geneva, OH
(NCAC)
2026
Details
La Crosse, WI
(UW–La Crosse)

Champions

Team titles

Active programs

TeamTitlesYears
Wisconsin–La Crosse161988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024
North Central (IL)61989, 1994, 1998, 2000*, 2010, 2011
Rowan51980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Wisconsin–Eau Claire22019, 2022
Mount Union22014, 2018
McMurry22008, 2012
MIT12023
Wartburg12021
Wisconsin–Oshkosh12009
Occidental11978

Former programs

TeamTitlesYears
Lincoln (PA)71985, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000*, 2005
Southern–New Orleans31975, 1976, 1977
Frostburg State21986, 1987
Ashland11974
Slippery Rock11979

Individual titles

Active programs

  • List updated through the 2019 Championships
RankTeamTitles
1Wisconsin–La Crosse58
2Lincoln (PA)57
3North Central (IL)37
4Mount Union34
5Rowan (Glassboro State)26
6Southern–New Orleans
Wisconsin–Oshkosh
St. Thomas (MN)
19
7Augustana (IL)
Pomona-Pitzer
17
8Frostburg State
Wisconsin–Whitewater
16
9Haverford
McMurry
Wisconsin–Eau Claire
15
10Nebraska Wesleyan14
  • Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division III.

Event records[51]

EventRecordAthleteUniversityDateMeetRef
Track events
100 m10.13 (+1.9 m/s)Sam BlaskowskiUW-La Crosse27 May 20232023 Championships[52]
200 m20.25 (+1.6 m/s)Cheickna TraoreRamapo27 May 20232023 Championships[53]
400 m45.29Andrew RockUW-La Crosse24 May 20032003 Championships
800 m1:47.56Clive TerrelongeLincoln (PA)25 May 19911991 Championships
1500 m3:44.50Kevin FoleyHaverford29 May 19821982 Championships
5000 m13:55.0Dan HendersonWheaton (IL)26 May 19791979 Championships
10000 m28:37.89Alex PhillipJohn Carroll25 May 20232023 Championships[54]
110 m hurdles13.72 (+0.9 m/s)Taylor RooneyGustavus Adolphus29 May 20212021 Championships
400 m hurdles49.59Edwin MosesMorehouse27 May 19771977 Championships
3000 m steeplechase8:42.46Christian PatzkaUW-Whitewater27 May 20232023 Championships[55]
4 × 100 m relay39.86Ryder Smith
Sam Blaskowski
Spencer Reichart
Luke Schroeder
UW-La Crosse25 May 20232023 Championships[56]
4 × 400 m relay3:07.24Jared Storm
Tyler Gill
Justin Knoch
Matt Mcbride
Mount Union27 May 20232023 Championships[57]
Field events
High jump2.20 m (7-2.5)Raheim GreenridgeWheaton (MA)27 May 20002000 Championships
Pole vault5.45 m (17-10.5)Luke WinderNorth Central (IL)27 May 20172017 Championships
Long jump7.88 m (25-10 1/4)Kenneth WeiMIT26 May 20222022 Championships
Triple jump17.68 m (54-4¾)Jan CadoNorth Central (IL)27 May 19891989 Championships
Shot put19.56 m (64-2¼)Mike MandersHamline28 May 19831983 Championships
Discus throw60.38 m (198-1)Carter ComitoWhitworth25 May 20132013 Championships
Hammer throw66.35 m (217-8)Eric FloresCal Lutheran27 May 20102010 Championships
Javelin throw75.55 m (247 ft 10+14 in)Tim VanliewRutgers-Camden25 May 20132013 Championships
Decathlon7528 ptsKip JanvrinSimpson (Iowa)23 May 19871987 Championships

See also

References