N.C.A.A. Division III National Champions
Men's Outdoor 10,000-Meter Run
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | Mike Spain | North Central (IL) | 29:58.92 |
| 2010 | Kyle Brady | North Central (IL) | 30:15.91 |
| 2009 | William Kaul | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 30:54.56 |
| 2008 | Tyler Sigl | Wisconsin-Platteville | 30:34.51 |
| 2007 | Tyler Sigl | Wisconsin-Platteville | 30:54.19 |
| 2006 | Macharia Yuot | Widener (PA) | 30:26.99 |
| 2005 | Josh Moen | Wartburg (IA) | 30:31.45 |
| 2004 | Tom Haxton | Chicago | 30:41.09 |
| 2003 | Cory Stelljes | Wisconsin-Platteville | 30:09.44 |
| 2002 | J.B. Haglund | Haverford (PA) | 30:43.41 |
| 2001 | Jeremy Burks | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 30:27.72 |
| 2000 | Colin Young | North Central (IL) | 30:27.01 |
| 1999 | Michael Taye | Frostburg State (WV) | 30:45.04 |
| 1998 | Dave Cooper | Mount Union (OH) | 30:25.20 |
| 1997 | Dave Cooper | Mount Union (OH) | 30:17.89 |
| 1996 | Ambo Bati | Augustana (IL) | 29:49.60 |
| 1995 | John Weigel | North Central (IL) | 29:52.68 |
| 1994 | Dan Mayer | North Central (IL) | 28:53.22 |
| 1993 | Dan Mayer | North Central (IL) | 29:27.51 |
| 1992 | Sandu Rebenciuc | Augsutana (IL) | 29:45.00 |
| 1991 | Seamus McElligott | Haverford (PA) | 30:14.00 |
| 1990 | Seamus McElligott | Haverford (PA) | 30:05.44 |
| 1989 | John Krumholz | Cortland State (NY) | 31:09.15 |
| 1988 | Tom Moris | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 30:46.59 |
| 1987 | John Fitzgerald | Bates (ME) | 30:21.78 |
| 1986 | James White | Mass.-Dartmouth | 29:36.70 |
| 1985 | Nick Mancui | St. Thomas (MN) | 30:39.26 |
| 1984 | Nick Mancui | St. Thomas (MN) | 30:14.15 |
| 1983 | Dave Valentine | North Park (MI) | 29:14.95 |
| 1982 | Rodger Doherty | Maryville (MO) | 29:56.07 |
| 1981 | Jeff Millimann | North Central (IL) | 30:31.78 |
| 1980 | Danny Grimes | Humboldt State (CA) | 30:09.71 |
| 1979 | Dexter Lehman | Tri-State (IN) | 30:14.97 |
| 1978 | Dan Henderson | Wheaton (IL) | 30:05.38 |
| 1977 | Frank Richardson | MIT (MA) | 29:50.92 |
| 1976 | Brian Reinhold | Brandeis (MA) | 29:46.8 |
| 1975 | Cliff Karthauser | Nebraska Wesleyan | 29:45.59* |
| 1974 | Glenn Behnke | North Central (IL) | 29:30.8* |
