NAIA men's cross country championship

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NAIA men's cross country championship
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg
Sport Cross country running
Founded1956
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
Milligan (2)
Official website NAIA.com

The NAIA men's cross country championship is the annual cross country meet to determine the national champions of NAIA men's cross country running. It has been held annually since 1956. A team and individual championship are contested each year. [1]

Contents

The most successful program has been Adams State, with 12 national titles. Oklahoma City has the most titles (5) of active NAIA programs.

The current champions are Milligan, who won their second national title in 2023.

Results

NAIA men's cross country championship
YearSiteChampionship resultsIndividual champion(s)
WinnerPointsRunners-upPointsWinner
(team)
Time
1956 Omaha, NE South Dakota State 71 Kansas Teachers–Hays 68Ray Mation
(Redlands)
22:42.3
1957 Howard Payne 45South Dakota State64Don Brooksiek
(South Dakota State)
21:00.8
1958 Kansas Teachers 67South Dakota State73Ed Vander Heauval
(Central Michigan)
20:55.6
1959Kansas Teachers62 Nebraska Teachers 66 Tom O’Riordan
(Idaho State)
20:55.6
1960 Southern Illinois 37 Graceland 100Joe Thomas
(Southern Illinois)
20:39.0
1961Kansas Teachers73Kansas Teachers–Hays75Jim Keefe
(Central Conn. State)
21:18.5
1962Kansas Teachers50Kansas Teachers–Hays95Ireland Sloan
(Kansas Teachers)
20:22.7
1963Kansas Teachers–Hays53Kansas Teachers69John Camien
(Kansas Teachers)
20:23.7
1964Howard Payne29Kansas Teachers–Hays6920:25.8
1965Kansas Teachers–Hays42 Whitworth 117 Pat McMahon
(Oklahoma Baptist)
20:28.3
1966 Eastern Michigan 126Howard Payne15519:53.6
1967Eastern Michigan85 St. Cloud State 88John Mason
(Kansas Teachers–Hays)
20:14.0
1968 Oklahoma City, OK Kansas Teachers–Hays106Kansas Teachers11023:40.0
1969Kansas Teachers–Hays102Eastern Michigan111Ralph Foote
(Taylor)
24:53.0
1970 Liberty, MO Eastern Michigan86Kansas Teachers–Hays136 Rex Maddaford
(Eastern New Mexico)
25:29.4
1971 Adams State 196 Eastern New Mexico 210David Antognoli
(Edinboro State)
25:40.2
1972 Malone 92 Occidental 169Mike Nixon
(Kansas State Pittsburg)
24:29.4
1973 Salina, KS Eastern New Mexico35Malone99Tony Brien
(Marymount)
23:42.5
1974Eastern New Mexico28 U.S. International 166 Mike Boit
(Eastern New Mexico)
23:45.0
1975 Edinboro State 97Eastern New Mexico14424:23.0
1976 Kenosha, WI Edinboro State56Adams State103John Kebiro
(Eastern New Mexico)
24:21.0
1977Adams State102 Saginaw Valley State 133Garry Henry
(Pembroke State)
24:11.0
1978 Pembroke State 126Saginaw Valley State147Kelly Jensen
(Southern Oregon)
25:07.0
1979Adams State63 Wisconsin–La Crosse 123Sam Montoya
(Adams State)
24:53.0
1980 Salina, KS Adams State48Malone78 Pat Porter
(Adams State)
24:28.5
1981 Kenosha, WI Adams State76Wisconsin–La Crosse10924:55.0
1982 Simon Fraser 49Saginaw Valley State167Steve Delano
(Southwestern–KS)
25:01.0
1983Adams State47Wisconsin–La Crosse9524:44.0
1984Adams State31Wisconsin–La Crosse97Mike Maraun
(Simon Fraser)
24:39.0
1985Adams State26Wisconsin–La Crosse105Robbie Hipwood
(Adams State)
25:49.0
1986Adams State78 Western State 78Rick Robirds
(Adams State)
24:10.0
1987Adams State21 New Mexico Highlands 17123:47.0
1988Adams State51Western State88Craig Dickson
(Adams State)
24:18.0
1989Adams State39Malone53Rick Robirds
(Adams State)
24:01.0
1990 Lubbock Christian 33Adams State57James Bungei
(Lubbock Christian)
24:07.0
1991Lubbock Christian26Adams State4224:07.0
1992Lubbock Christian33 Hillsdale 9424:52.0
1993Lubbock Christian24Simon Fraser6123:37.0
1994Lubbock Christian21Hillsdale120Simeon Sawe
(Lubbock Christian)
23:42.0
1995Lubbock Christian17 Life (GA) 6624:22.0
1996Lubbock Christian30Life (GA)79Silah Misoi
(Life–GA)
23:14.0
1997Lubbock Christian40Life (GA)80Sammy Nyamong
(Life–GA)
25:53
1998Life (GA)41 Lindenwood 81Silah Misoi
(Life–GA)
23:50.0
1999Life (GA)25 McKendree 9123:31.0
2000Life (GA)99 Black Hills State 137 Alexis Sharangabo
(Brevard)
25:02
2001Life (GA)84Malone118Daniel Kibungei
(Malone)
24:17
2002 Minot State 120 Eastern Oregon 144Haregot Araya
(McKendree)
25:03
2003 Louisville, KY Minot State162Black Hills State152Jerry Ziak
(British Columbia)
24:22.6
2004 Virginia Intermont 54 Aquinas (MI) 175Soimo Kiplagat
(Lindenwood)
24:17.20
2005Virginia Intermont52 Concordia (CA) 12223:49.10
2006Virginia Intermont67Concordia (CA)136David Cheromei
(Virginia Intermont)
24:05.15
2007 Kenosha, WI Malone59Black Hills State202 Aron Rono
(Azusa Pacific)
23:52.1
2008Malone61 Azusa Pacific 11823:45.8
2009 Fort Vancouver, WA Malone44 Concordia (NE) 166Silas Kisorio
(Oklahoma Christian)
24:23
2010 Southern Oregon 105 Wayland Baptist 124 Kennedy Kithuka
(Wayland Baptist)
24:02
2011 Oklahoma Christian 93 Cal State San Marcos 18823:15
2012 St. Francis (IL) 138Southern Oregon153John Gilbertson
(Master's)
23:56
2013 Lawrence, KS Oklahoma City 77Southern Oregon124Eric Avila
(Southern Oregon)
24:02.45
2014Oklahoma City55Southern Oregon121Benard Keter
(Wayland Baptist)
24:36.40
2015 Charlotte, NC Oklahoma City78 Saint Mary 168Geoffrey Kipchumba
(William Carey)
23:55.0
2016 Elsah, IL Southern Oregon122St. Francis (IL)148Jackson Thomas
(Bacone)
23.50.2
2017Fort Vancouver, WABritish Columbia41Columbia (MO)168Mark Shaw
Oklahoma City
24:09
2018 Cedar Rapids, IA Oklahoma City116Indiana Wesleyan143Colin De Young
Indiana Wesleyan
24:13
2019Fort Vancouver, WAOklahoma City110 Taylor 171Mark Shaw
Oklahoma City
24:39
2020Cedar Rapids, IA Taylor 73 Huntington (IN) 114 Zouhair Talbi
Oklahoma City
23:45.15
2021Vancouver, WA Milligan 115Saint Mary17524:43.1
2022 Tallahassee, FL Dordt 97Milligan115Abraham Chelangam
Oklahoma City
23:41.9
2023 Fort Vancouver, WAMilligan93Saint Mary98Jackson Wilson
Rocky Mountain
24:31.8
2024 Columbia, MO
2025Tallahassee, FL
2026Fort Vancouver, WA
2027Columbia, MO

Champions

Team titles

Active programs

TeamTitlesYears
Oklahoma City 52013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019
Life 41998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Milligan 22021, 2023
Southern Oregon 22010, 2016
Dordt 12022
Taylor 12020
St. Francis (IL) 12012

Former programs

TeamTitlesYears
Adams State 121971, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
Lubbock Christian 81990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Emporia State
(Kansas State Teachers)
41958, 1959, 1961, 1962
Fort Hays State
(Kansas State–Hays)
41958, 1959, 1961, 1962
Malone 41972, 2007, 2008, 2009
Eastern Michigan 31966, 1967, 1970
Virginia Intermont 32004, 2005, 2006
Eastern New Mexico 21973, 1974
Edinboro
(Edinboro State)
21975, 1976
Howard Payne 21957, 1964
Minot State 22002, 2003
Oklahoma Christian 12011
Simon Fraser 11982
UNC Pembroke
(Pembroke State)
11978
Southern Illinois 11960
South Dakota State 11956

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References

  1. "NAIA Men's Cross Country Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIA Honors.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.