NAIA men's cross country championship

The NAIA men's cross country championship is the annual cross country meet to determine the national champions of NAIA men's cross country running. It has been held annually since 1956. A team and individual championship are contested each year.^[1]

NAIA men's cross country championship

Sport	Cross country running
Founded	1956
Country	United States
Most recent champion(s)	College of Idaho (1)
Official website	NAIA.com

The most successful program has been Adams State, with 12 national titles. Oklahoma City has the most titles (5) of active NAIA programs.

The current champions are the College of Idaho, who won their first national title in 2024.

Results

NAIA men's cross country championship
Year	Site		Championship results					Individual champion(s)
			Winner	Points	Runners-up	Points		Winner (team)	Time
1956	Omaha, NE		South Dakota State	71	Kansas Teachers–Hays	68		Ray Mation (Redlands)	22:42.3
1957			Howard Payne	45	South Dakota State	64		Don Brooksiek (South Dakota State)	21:00.8
1958			Kansas Teachers	67	South Dakota State	73		Ed Vander Heauval (Central Michigan)	20:55.6
1959			Kansas Teachers	62	Nebraska Teachers	66		Tom O’Riordan (Idaho State)	20:55.6
1960			Southern Illinois	37	Graceland	100		Joe Thomas (Southern Illinois)	20:39.0
1961			Kansas Teachers	73	Kansas Teachers–Hays	75		Jim Keefe (Central Conn. State)	21:18.5
1962			Kansas Teachers	50	Kansas Teachers–Hays	95		Ireland Sloan (Kansas Teachers)	20:22.7
1963			Kansas Teachers–Hays	53	Kansas Teachers	69		John Camien (Kansas Teachers)	20:23.7
1964			Howard Payne	29	Kansas Teachers–Hays	69			20:25.8
1965			Kansas Teachers–Hays	42	Whitworth	117		Pat McMahon (Oklahoma Baptist)	20:28.3
1966			Eastern Michigan	126	Howard Payne	155			19:53.6
1967			Eastern Michigan	85	St. Cloud State	88		John Mason (Kansas Teachers–Hays)	20:14.0
1968	Oklahoma City, OK		Kansas Teachers–Hays	106	Kansas Teachers	110			23:40.0
1969			Kansas Teachers–Hays	102	Eastern Michigan	111		Ralph Foote (Taylor)	24:53.0
1970	Liberty, MO		Eastern Michigan	86	Kansas Teachers–Hays	136		Rex Maddaford (Eastern New Mexico)	25:29.4
1971			Adams State	196	Eastern New Mexico	210		David Antognoli (Edinboro State)	25:40.2
1972			Malone	92	Occidental	169		Mike Nixon (Kansas State Pittsburg)	24:29.4
1973	Salina, KS		Eastern New Mexico	35	Malone	99		Tony Brien (Marymount)	23:42.5
1974			Eastern New Mexico	28	U.S. International	166		Mike Boit (Eastern New Mexico)	23:45.0
1975			Edinboro State	97	Eastern New Mexico	144			24:23.0
1976	Kenosha, WI		Edinboro State	56	Adams State	103		John Kebiro (Eastern New Mexico)	24:21.0
1977			Adams State	102	Saginaw Valley State	133		Garry Henry (Pembroke State)	24:11.0
1978			Pembroke State	126	Saginaw Valley State	147		Kelly Jensen (Southern Oregon)	25:07.0
1979			Adams State	63	Wisconsin–La Crosse	123		Sam Montoya (Adams State)	24:53.0
1980	Salina, KS		Adams State	48	Malone	78		Pat Porter (Adams State)	24:28.5
1981	Kenosha, WI		Adams State	76	Wisconsin–La Crosse	109			24:55.0
1982			Simon Fraser	49	Saginaw Valley State	167		Steve Delano (Southwestern–KS)	25:01.0
1983			Adams State	47	Wisconsin–La Crosse	95			24:44.0
1984			Adams State	31	Wisconsin–La Crosse	97		Mike Maraun (Simon Fraser)	24:39.0
1985			Adams State	26	Wisconsin–La Crosse	105		Robbie Hipwood (Adams State)	25:49.0
1986			Adams State	78	Western State	78		Rick Robirds (Adams State)	24:10.0
1987			Adams State	21	New Mexico Highlands	171			23:47.0
1988			Adams State	51	Western State	88		Craig Dickson (Adams State)	24:18.0
1989			Adams State	39	Malone	53		Rick Robirds (Adams State)	24:01.0
1990			Lubbock Christian	33	Adams State	57		James Bungei (Lubbock Christian)	24:07.0
1991			Lubbock Christian	26	Adams State	42			24:07.0
1992			Lubbock Christian	33	Hillsdale	94			24:52.0
1993			Lubbock Christian	24	Simon Fraser	61			23:37.0
1994			Lubbock Christian	21	Hillsdale	120		Simeon Sawe (Lubbock Christian)	23:42.0
1995			Lubbock Christian	17	Life (GA)	66			24:22.0
1996			Lubbock Christian	30	Life (GA)	79		Silah Misoi (Life–GA)	23:14.0
1997			Lubbock Christian	40	Life (GA)	80		Sammy Nyamong (Life–GA)	25:53
1998			Life (GA)	41	Lindenwood	81		Silah Misoi (Life–GA)	23:50.0
1999			Life (GA)	25	McKendree	91			23:31.0
2000			Life (GA)	99	Black Hills State	137		Alexis Sharangabo (Brevard)	25:02
2001			Life (GA)	84	Malone	118		Daniel Kibungei (Malone)	24:17
2002			Minot State	120	Eastern Oregon	144		Haregot Araya (McKendree)	25:03
2003	Louisville, KY		Minot State	162	Black Hills State	152		Jerry Ziak (British Columbia)	24:22.6
2004			Virginia Intermont	54	Aquinas (MI)	175		Soimo Kiplagat (Lindenwood)	24:17.20
2005			Virginia Intermont	52	Concordia (CA)	122			23:49.10
2006			Virginia Intermont	67	Concordia (CA)	136		David Cheromei (Virginia Intermont)	24:05.15
2007	Kenosha, WI		Malone	59	Black Hills State	202		Aron Rono (Azusa Pacific)	23:52.1
2008			Malone	61	Azusa Pacific	118			23:45.8
2009	Fort Vancouver, WA		Malone	44	Concordia (NE)	166		Silas Kisorio (Oklahoma Christian)	24:23
2010			Southern Oregon	105	Wayland Baptist	124		Kennedy Kithuka (Wayland Baptist)	24:02
2011			Oklahoma Christian	93	Cal State San Marcos	188			23:15
2012			St. Francis (IL)	138	Southern Oregon	153		John Gilbertson (Master's)	23:56
2013	Lawrence, KS		Oklahoma City	77	Southern Oregon	124		Eric Avila (Southern Oregon)	24:02.45
2014			Oklahoma City	55	Southern Oregon	121		Benard Keter (Wayland Baptist)	24:36.40
2015	Charlotte, NC		Oklahoma City	78	Saint Mary	168		Geoffrey Kipchumba (William Carey)	23:55.0
2016	Elsah, IL		Southern Oregon	122	St. Francis (IL)	148		Jackson Thomas (Bacone)	23.50.2
2017	Fort Vancouver, WA		British Columbia	41	Columbia (MO)	168		Mark Shaw Oklahoma City	24:09
2018	Cedar Rapids, IA	Oklahoma City	116	Indiana Wesleyan	143	Colin De Young Indiana Wesleyan	24:13
2019	Fort Vancouver, WA	Oklahoma City	110	Taylor	171	Mark Shaw Oklahoma City	24:39
2020	Cedar Rapids, IA	Taylor	73	Huntington (IN)	114	Zouhair Talbi Oklahoma City	23:45.15
2021	Vancouver, WA	Milligan	115	Saint Mary	175		24:43.1
2022	Tallahassee, FL	Dordt	97	Milligan	115	Abraham Chelangam Oklahoma City	23:41.9
2023	Fort Vancouver, WA	Milligan	93	Saint Mary	98	Jackson Wilson Rocky Mountain	24:31.8
2024	Columbia, MO	College of Idaho	87	Milligan	96	Evert Silva Oklahoma City	23:14.0
2025	Tallahassee, FL
2026	Fort Vancouver, WA
2027	Columbia, MO

Champions

Team titles

Active programs

Team	Titles	Years
Oklahoma City	5	2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019
Life	4	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Milligan	2	2021, 2023
Southern Oregon	2	2010, 2016
College of Idaho	1	2024
Dordt	1	2022
Taylor	1	2020
St. Francis (IL)	1	2012

Former programs

Team	Titles	Years
Adams State	12	1971, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
Lubbock Christian	8	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Emporia State (Kansas State Teachers)	4	1958, 1959, 1961, 1962
Fort Hays State (Kansas State–Hays)	4	1958, 1959, 1961, 1962
Malone	4	1972, 2007, 2008, 2009
Eastern Michigan	3	1966, 1967, 1970
Virginia Intermont	3	2004, 2005, 2006
Eastern New Mexico	2	1973, 1974
Edinboro (Edinboro State)	2	1975, 1976
Howard Payne	2	1957, 1964
Minot State	2	2002, 2003
Oklahoma Christian	1	2011
Simon Fraser	1	1982
UNC Pembroke (Pembroke State)	1	1978
Southern Illinois	1	1960
South Dakota State	1	1956

See also

• NAIA women's cross country championship
• NCAA men's cross country championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• NCAA women's cross country championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)