The NCAA Division III men's outdoor track and field championships are contested at the annual track meet hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate outdoor track and field among its Division III members in the United States. It has been held annually since 1974.
Athletes' individual performances earn points for their institution and individual national titles while the team with the most points receives the NCAA team title for outdoor track and field.
Wisconsin–La Crosse have been the most successful program, with eighteen national titles.
Wisconsin–La Crosse are also the reigning national champions, winning their eighteenth national title in 2026.
Events Track events
Sprint events 100 meter dash 200 meter dash 400 meter dash
Distance events 800 meter run 1500 meter run 3000 meter steeplechase 5000 meter run 10,000 meter run
Hurdle Events 110 meter hurdles 400 meter intermediate hurdles
Relay events 400 meter relay 1600 meter relay
Field events
Jumping events High jump Pole vault Long jump Triple jump
Throwing events Shot put Discus throw Hammer throw Javelin throw
Multi-events Decathlon
Discontinued events
Sprint events 100 yard dash 220 yard dash 440 yard dash 880 yard dash
Distance events Mile run Three-mile run Six-mile run
Hurdle events 120 yard high hurdles 440 yard intermediate hurdles
Relay events 440 yard relay Mile relay
Results Scoring 1974–1981: the top 6 finishers scored for their team, with points being awarded 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1 1982–1984: the top 12 finishers scored for their team with points being awarded 15, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 1985–present: the top 8 finishers scored, with points awarded 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. In the place of a tie of two or more people the total points for those accumulated places are added up and divided by the number of people.
Team Champions NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsYearSiteChampionship ResultsWinnerPointsRunners-upPoints1974 Details Charleston, IL(Eastern Illinois) Ashland 61 Southern–New Orleans 481975 Details Berea, OH(Baldwin Wallace) Southern–New Orleans 66 Augustana (IL) 341976 Details Chicago, IL(Chicago) Southern–New Orleans (2) 46 Brandeis 441977 Details Grand Rapids, MI(Calvin) Southern–New Orleans (3) 50 Occidental 471978 Details Occidental 45 Glassboro State 351979 Details Berea, OH(Baldwin Wallace) Slippery Rock 48 Glassboro State 441980 Details Naperville, IL(North Central) Glassboro State 61 Stanislaus State 561981 Details Cleveland, OH(Case) Glassboro State (2) 58 Augustana (IL) 421982 Details Naperville, IL(North Central) Glassboro State (3) 119 Hamline 111½1983 Details Glassboro State (4) 97 Hamline 941984 Details Northfield, MN(Carleton) Glassboro State (5) 114 Mount Union 1001985 Details Granville, OH(Denison) Lincoln (PA) 61 Wisconsin–La Crosse 581986 Details La Crosse, WI(UW–La Crosse) Frostburg State 61 Lincoln (PA)Wisconsin–La Crosse 581987 Details Naperville, IL(North Central) Frostburg State (2) 66 Lincoln (PA) 561988 Details Northfield, MN(Carleton) Wisconsin–La Crosse 54 Lincoln (PA) 471989 Details Naperville, IL(North Central) North Central (IL) 66 Lincoln (PA) 581990 Details Lincoln (PA) (2) 49 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 451991 Details Berea, OH(Baldwin Wallace) Wisconsin–La Crosse (2) 73 Lincoln (PA) 641992 Details Waterville, ME(Colby) Wisconsin–La Crosse (3) 73½ Lincoln (PA) 51½1993 Details Berea, OH(Baldwin Wallace) Wisconsin–La Crosse (4) 97 Lincoln (PA) 761994 Details Naperville, IL(North Central) North Central (IL) (2) 75 Wisconsin–La Crosse 741995 Details Northfield, MN(Carleton) Lincoln (PA) (3) 80 Williams 611996 Details Naperville, IL(North Central) Lincoln (PA) (4) 61 Williams 591997 Details La Crosse, WI(UW–La Crosse) Wisconsin–La Crosse (5) 69½ Lincoln (PA) 58⅓1998 Details St. Paul, MN(Macalester) North Central (IL) (3) 91 Lincoln (PA) 731999 Details Berea, OH(Baldwin Wallace) Lincoln (PA) (5) 62 Pacific Lutheran 472000 Details Naperville, IL(North Central) Lincoln (PA) (6)North Central (IL) (4) 52 Central (IA) 382001 Details Decatur, IL(Millikin) Wisconsin–La Crosse (6) 80 Lincoln (PA) 602002 Details St. Paul, MN(Macalester) Wisconsin–La Crosse (7) 64 Calvin 412003 Details Canton, NY(St. Lawrence) Wisconsin–La Crosse (8) 88 Lincoln (PA) 642004 Details Decatur, IL(Millikin) Wisconsin–La Crosse (9) 88 Nebraska Wesleyan 642005 Details Waverly, IA(Wartburg) Lincoln (PA) (7) 70 Wisconsin–La Crosse 67½2006 Details Lisle, IL(Benedictine) Wisconsin–La Crosse (10) 74½ Lincoln (PA) 542007 Details Oshkosh, WI(UW–Oshkosh) Wisconsin–La Crosse (11) 99 SUNY Cortland 342008 Details McMurry 35 SUNY Cortland 332009 Details Marietta, OH(Marietta) Wisconsin–Oshkosh 46 McMurry 402010 Details Berea, OH(Baldwin Wallace) North Central (IL) (5) 53 Salisbury 362011 Details Delaware, OH(Ohio Wesleyan) North Central (IL) (6) 58 Wisconsin–La Crosse 562012 Details Claremont, CA(Claremont–MS) McMurry (2) 66 Wisconsin–La Crosse 472013 Details La Crosse, WI(UW–La Crosse) Wisconsin–La Crosse (12) 66 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 642014 Details Delaware, OH(Ohio Wesleyan) Mount Union 47 Wisconsin–La Crosse 422015 Details Canton, NY(St. Lawrence University) Wisconsin–La Crosse (13) 71 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 462016 Details Waverly, Iowa(Wartburg College) Wisconsin–La Crosse (14) 41 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 332017 Details Geneva, OHThe Spire Institute Wisconsin–La Crosse (15) 47 UW Whitewater 452018 Details La Crosse, WI(UW La Crosse) Mount Union (2) 36 North Central (IL) 352019 Details Geneva, OH(NCAC) Wisconsin–Eau Claire 68 MIT 382020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021 Details Greensboro, NC Wartburg 54 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 492022 Details Geneva, OH(NCAC)Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2) 73 John Carroll 482023 Details Rochester, NY(St. John Fisher) MIT 60.5 Wisconsin–La Crosse 492024 Details Myrtle Beach, SC(Coastal Carolina) Wisconsin–La Crosse (16) 76 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 482025 Details Geneva, OH(NCAC)Wisconsin–La Crosse (17)84Wisconsin–Eau Claire562026 Details La Crosse, WI(UW–La Crosse)Wisconsin–La Crosse (18)106Rowan85
Champions Team titles Active programs Team Titles Years 181988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024, 2025, 2026 61989, 1994, 1998, 2000*, 2010, 2011 51980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 22019, 2022 22014, 2018 22008, 2012 12023 12021 12009 11978
Former programs Team Titles Years 71985, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000*, 2005 31975, 1976, 1977 21986, 1987 11974 11979
Individual titles List updated through the 2024 Championships Rank Team Titles 65 57 39 36 29 21 19 17
Schools highlighted in italics have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division III.
Championship Meet Records Source: EventRecordAthleteUniversityDateMeetTrack events100 m10.13 Sam BlaskowskiUW-La Crosse27 May 20232023 Championships200 m20.25 Cheickna TraoreRamapo27 May 20232023 Championships400 m45.29Andrew RockUW-La Crosse24 May 20032003 Championships800 m1:47.39Trevor RichwineDickinson23 May 20262026 Championships1500 m3:44.29Ryan HaganSUNY Geneseo23 May 20262026 Championships5000 m13:55.0Dan HendersonWheaton (IL)26 May 19791979 Championships10,000 m28:37.89Alex PhillipJohn Carroll25 May 20232023 Championships110 m hurdles13.42 Luke SchroederUW-La Crosse23 May 20262026 Championships400 m hurdles49.59Edwin MosesMorehouse27 May 19771977 Championships3000 m steeplechase8:39.22Joey SullivanUW-La Crosse22 May 20262026 Championships4 × 100 m relay39.25Davian WillemsDylan DossLondyn LittleNolan MilasUW-Oshkosh23 May 20262026 Championships4 × 400 m relay3:06.52Jacob ParentJosh ThomsenVictor LelingaGrant NelsonBethel (MN)24 May 20252025 ChampionshipsField eventsHigh jump2.20 m (7-2.5)Raheim GreenridgeWheaton (MA)27 May 20002000 ChampionshipsPole vault5.45 m (17-10.5)Luke WinderNorth Central (IL)27 May 20172017 ChampionshipsLong jump7.95 m (26-1)Joshua RiversUW-Oshkosh23 May 20242024 ChampionshipsTriple jump17.68 m (54-4¾)Jan CadoNorth Central (IL)27 May 19891989 ChampionshipsShot put19.56 m (64-2¼)Mike MandersHamline28 May 19831983 ChampionshipsDiscus throw60.38 m (198-1)Carter ComitoWhitworth25 May 20132013 ChampionshipsHammer throw66.35 m (217-8)Eric FloresCal Lutheran27 May 20102010 ChampionshipsJavelin throwTim VanliewRutgers-Camden25 May 20132013 ChampionshipsDecathlon7528 ptsKip JanvrinSimpson (Iowa)23 May 19871987 Championships
See also NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II) NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II, Division III) NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II, Division III) NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Pre-NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Champions
References
External links NCAA Division III men's outdoor track and field