N.A.I.A. National Champions
Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2009 | Ryan Brockerville | Simon Fraser (BC) | 9:00.74 |
| 2010 | Zach Ripley | Cornerstone (MI) | 8:57.17 |
| 2009 | Aaron Melhorn | Malone (OH) | 9:00.74 |
| 2008 | Aaron Melhorn | Malone (OH) | 8:56.36 |
| 2007 | David Cheromei | Virginia Intermont | 9:08.90 |
| 2006 | David Cheromei | Virginia Intermont | 8:43.28 |
| 2005 | David Cheromei | Virginia Intermont | 8:45.43 |
| 2004 | Brant Littrell | Southwestern (KS) | 9:02.34 |
| 2003 | Brant Littrell | Southwestern (KS) | 9:03.32 |
| 2002 | George Ondimu | Life (GA) | 9:02.99 |
| 2001 | George Ondimu | Life (GA) | 8:57.54 |
| 2000 | George Ondimu | Life (GA) | 8:54.60 |
| 1999 | Sammy Nyamongo | Life (GA) | 8:48.42 |
| 1998 | Gabriel Rop | Lubbock Christian (TX) | 9:23.12 |
| 1997 | Sammy Nyamongo | Life (GA) | 8:40.98 |
| 1996 | Case Shay | Lubbock Christian (TX) | 9:03.38 |
| 1995 | Simeon Sawe | Lubbock Christian (TX) | 8:42.88 |
| 1994 | Derek Kite | Lubbock Christian (TX) | 9:03.87 |
| 1993 | John Murray | Malone (OH) | 9:05.58 |
| 1992 | Jason Mohr | Adams State (CO) | 8:43.44 |
| 1991 | Peter Pritchett | Anderson (IN) | 8:58.50 |
| 1990 | David Kipelio | Emporia State (KS) | 9:04.07 |
| 1989 | David Kipelio | Emporia State (KS) | 9:02.58 |
| 1988 | Chuck Schwartz | Adams State (CO) | 8:56.19 |
| 1987 | Curt Castetter | North Florida | 8:59.87 |
| 1986 | Chris Perrone | Park (MO) | 9:06.14 |
| 1985 | Dennis Leck | Western State (CO) | 8:55.52 |
| 1984 | Glenn Magrum | Hillsdale (MI) | 9:06.83 |
| 1983 | Brad Braunberger | Jamestown (ND) | 9:04.41 |
| 1982 | Kregg Einspahr | Concordia (NE) | 8:51.74 |
| 1981 | Kregg Einspahr | Concordia (NE) | 8:45.69 |
| 1980 | Kregg Einspahr | Concordia (NE) | 8:58.4 |
| 1979 | Steve Blikstad | George Fox (OR) | 9:09.9 |
| 1978 | Kelly Jensen | Southern Oregon | 8:47.49 |
| 1977 | John Kebiro | Eastern New Mexico | 8:47.50 |
| 1976 | John Kebiro | Eastern New Mexico | 8:45.6 |
| 1975 | Tom Boitt | Eastern New Mexico | 8:51.5 |
| 1974 | Phillip Ndoo | Eastern New Mexico | 8:50.7 |
| 1973 | Rex Maddaford | Eastern New Mexico | 8:46.1 |
| 1972 | Jim Birnbaum | Fort Hays State (KS) | 9:16.0 |
| 1971 | David McLeland | Fort Hays State (KS) | 9:30.6 |
| 1970 | Larbi Oukada | Fort Hays State (KS) | 9:30.6 |
| 1969 | Phil Captain | Taylor (IN) | 9:25.6 |
| 1968 | Pat McMahon | Oklahoma Baptist | 9:26.7 |
| 1967 | John Mason | Fort Hays State (KS) | 9:01.0 |
| 1966 | Cliff Clark | Harding (AK) | 9:17.0 |
| 1965 | Don Lakin | Fort Hays State (KS) | 9:24.5 |
| 1964 | Ireland Sloan | Emporia State (KS) | 9:09.1 |
| 1963 | Phil Lorenc | Western Illinois | 9:29.7 |
| 1962 | Hylke Van der Wal | Kearney State (NE) | 9:33.8 |
| 1961 | Odduar Helgeson | North Dakota State | 9:22.8 |
| 1960 | Don Tretheway | Western Washington | 9:35.2 |
| 1959 | Tom O'Riordan | Idaho State | 10:06.5 |
| 1958 | Godfrey Matthews | Winston-Salem (NC) | 9:50.4 |
| 1957 | Kent Osborne | East Tennessee State | 9:46.8 |
