N.C.A.A. Division III National Champions
Women's Indoor 5000-Meter Run
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | Wendy Pavlus | St. Lawrence (NY) | 16:51.78 |
| 2010 | Wendy Pavlus | St. Lawrence (NY) | 16:59.40 |
| 2009 | Elise Tropiano | Amherst (MA) | 16:58.84 |
| 2008 | Jennifer Adams | Keene State (NH) | 16:58.71 |
| 2007 | Ellen Davis | Wesleyan (CT) | 16:43.73 |
| 2006 | Caroline Cretti | Williams (MA) | 16:44.57 |
| 2005 | Carter Hamill | Amherst (MA) | 17:02.40 |
| 2004 | Carter Hamill | Amherst (MA) | 16:46.63 |
| 2003 | Melissa White | Geneseo (NY) | 16:39.16 |
| 2002 | Carter Hamill | Amherst (MA) | 16:50.52 |
| 2001 | Maggie Hanson | Hamilton (NY) | 16:59.07 |
| 2000 | Rhaina Echols | Chicago | 16:41.49 |
| 1999 | Emily Richard | Washington (MO) | 17:07.80 |
| 1998 | Tiffany Ebensberger | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 17:16.52 |
| 1997 | Turena Johnson | Luther (IA) | 17:11.42 |
| 1996 | Heather Swarts | Cortland State (NY) | 17:09.14 |
| 1995 | Kelly Copps | St. Thomas (MN) | 17:27.1 |
| 1994 | Kelly Copps | St. Thomas (MN) | 17:10.75 |
| 1993 | Brenda Ramsey | Manchester (OH) | 17:14.91 |
| 1992 | Anne Marie DelSignore | Ithaca (NY) | 17:07.0 |
| 1991 | Vicki Mitchell | Cortland State (NY) | 16:48.79 |
