N.C.A.A. Division III National Champions
Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | Kent Pecora | Dickinson (PA) | 8:51.85 |
| 2010 | Chris Wertz | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 8:56.20 |
| 2009 | Peter Kosgei | Hamilton (NY) | 8:56.67 |
| 2008 | Peter Kosgei | Hamilton (NY) | 8:55.19 |
| 2007 | Peter Kosgei | Hamilton (NY) | 8:55.41 |
| 2006 | Macharia Yuot | Widener (PA) | 9:03.88 |
| 2005 | Zach Barr | Monmouth (IL) | 9:03.19 |
| 2004 | John LeRoy | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 9:00.18 |
| 2003 | Justin Easter | Bates (ME) | 8:54.27 |
| 2002 | Justin Easter | Bates (ME) | 9:02.02 |
| 2001 | David Patterson | Tufts (MA) | 8:53.74 |
| 2000 | Abe Mendoza | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 8:55.09 |
| 1999 | Abe Mendoza | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 9:01.06 |
| 1998 | Brett Altergott | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 8:52.55 |
| 1997 | Brett Altergott | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 8:55.91 |
| 1996 | Marzuki Stevens | Williams (MA) | 9:01.60 |
| 1995 | Marzuki Stevens | Williams (MA) | 9:04.40 |
| 1994 | Scott Carroll | Albany (NY) | 8:54.43 |
| 1993 | Sandu Rebenciuc | Augustana (IL) | 8:58.04 |
| 1992 | Scott Steuernagel | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 8:55.46 |
| 1991 | Matt Leighninger | Haverford (PA) | 8:59.34 |
| 1990 | John Lumkes | Calvin (MI) | 8:52.31 |
| 1989 | Patrick McNamara | Calvin (MI) | 9:06.36 |
| 1988 | Mark Herlihy | Tufts (MA) | 9:06.42 |
| 1987 | Jeff Hymna | St. Thomas (MN) | 8:58.71 |
| 1986 | Jim Gathje | St. John's (MN) | 8:43.93 |
| 1985 | Jim Gathje | St. John's (MN) | 8:46.71 |
| 1984 | Donald Deckert | Rowan (NJ) | 9:00.13 |
| 1983 | Todd Coffin | Colby (ME) | 8:56.37 |
| 1982 | Brad Braunberger | Jamestown (ND) | 8:52.95 |
| 1981 | Nick Bucher | Pomona-Pitzer (CA) | 8:56.13 |
| 1980 | Derick Adamson | Rowan (NJ) | 9:01.37 |
| 1979 | Paul King | St. Thomas (MN) | 8:58.2 |
| 1978 | Pat Weller | Aquinas (MI) | 8:49.0 |
| 1977 | Gordon Innes | Humboldt State (CA) | 8:48.4 |
| 1976 | Mark Duggans | Mass.-Boston | 8:57.67 |
| 1975 | Barry Anderson | Humboldt State (CA) | 9:01.16 |
| 1974 | Gary Johnson | Westmont (CA) | 9:17.8 |
