N.A.I.A. National Champions
Women's Marathon
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | Obsie Birru | Grand View (IA) | 2:46:40 |
| 2010 | Wendy O'Lexey | Black Hills State (SD) | 2:57:59 |
| 2009 | Wendy O'Lexey | Black Hills State (SD) | 3:01:41 |
| 2008 | Kaitlin Fadden | Houghton (NY) | 2:57:10 |
| 2007 | Anna Stumbo | Westmont (CA) | 2:51:30 |
| 2006 | Jessica Goulder | Westmont (CA) | 2:49:14 |
| 2005 | Tausha Kuzmic | Lewis-Clark (ID) | 2:57:56 |
| 2004 | Cara Rumble | Cal State-San Marcos | 2:49:30 |
| 2003 | Nikki Underwood | Black Hills State (SD) | 3:05:13 |
| 2002 | Michelle Brake | Friends (KS) | 3:01:05 |
| 2001 | Mickey Massey | Park (MO) | 3:05:11 |
| 2000 | Shandi Hertz | Mary (ND) | 3:04:41 |
| 1999 | Michelle Abernathy | Berry (GA) | 2:58:40 |
| 1998 | Amy Knobloch | Lindenwood (MO) | 2:57:23 |
| 1997 | Angie Sparacino | Dana (NE) | 2:57:19 |
| 1996 | Heather Thompson | Doane (NE) | 3:07:44 |
| 1995 | Shawna Doty | Jamestown (ND) | 2:54:27 |
| 1994 | Theresa Walton | Southern Oregon | 2:58:32 |
| 1993 | Peggy Murphy | Oklahoma Christian | 2:52:54 |
| 1992 | Amber Anderson | Midland Lutheran (NE) | 2:49:14 |
| 1991 | Peggy Murphy | Oklahoma Christian | 2:49:24 |
| 1990 | Marie Farrar | North Florida | 3:03:07 |
| 1989 | Amy Baker | Doane (NE) | 3:06:03 |
| 1988 | Miriam Otten | Missouri Baptist | 3:06:46 |
| 1987 | Tracy Nelson | Winona State (MN) | 2:59:44 |
| 1986 | Tracy Nelson | Winona State (MN) | 3:07:15 |
| 1985 | Jolene Fisher | Southern Utah | 2:51:05 |
| 1984 | Cindy Reinhart | Saginaw Valley State (MI) | 2:57:20 |
| 1983 | Sharon Foster | Adams State (CO) | 2:58:52 |
| 1982 | Liz Garman | Azusa Pacific (CA) | 3:03:00 |
| 1981 | Wendy Burman | Wisconsin-Parkside | 2:59:44 |
