N.A.I.A. National Champions
Women's Outdoor 3000-Meter Run
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2002 | Agness Kipkuma | Life (GA) | 10:06.21 |
| 2001 | Eszter Erdelyi | Central Methodist (MO) | 9:48.45 |
| 2000 | Heather deGeest | Simon Fraser (BC) | 9:28.4 |
| 1999 | Dana Boyle | Puget Sound (WA) | 9:52.93 |
| 1998 | Carolyn Murray | Simon Fraser (BC) | 9:59.66 |
| 1997 | Sarah Andrews | Puget Sound (WA) | 9:52.64 |
| 1996 | Tamara Dingley | Wayland Baptist (TX) | 9:43.58 |
| 1995 | Jessica Bissonnette | Washington (WA) | 10:01.16 |
| 1994 | Suzanne Weeder | Doane (NE) | 9:49.17 |
| 1993 | Lindsay McLaren | Simon Fraser (BC) | 9:33.46 |
| 1992 | Sarah Howell | Simon Fraser (BC) | 9:13.20 |
| 1991 | Sarah Howell | Simon Fraser (BC) | 9:42.16 |
| 1990 | Sarah Howell | Simon Fraser (BC) | 10:04.05 |
| 1989 | Donna Spickelmier | Kearney State (NE) | 9:37.49 |
| 1988 | Leah Pells | Simon Fraser (BC) | 9:19.93 |
| 1987 | Valerie Hilden | Pacific Lutheran (WA) | 9:51.71 |
| 1986 | Ann Manning | Portland (OR) | 9:34.69 |
| 1985 | Ann Manning | Portland (OR) | 9:43.64 |
| 1984 | Denise Falzone | Adams State (CO) | 9:47.30 |
| 1983 | Carolyn Shield | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 9:52.09 |
| 1982 | Mary Jaqua | Adams State (CO) | 10:04.15 |
| 1981 | Angie Pikschus | Ozarks (MO) | 10:11.55 |
