NCAA Division III women's outdoor track and field championships

The NCAA Division III women's outdoor track and field championships are contested at the annual track meet hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the individual and team national champions of women's collegiate track and field among its Division III member programs in the United States. The championships have been held almost every year since 1982.^[1]

NCAA Division III women's outdoor track and field championships

Association	NCAA
Sport	College track and field
Founded	1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Division	Division III
Country	United States
Most recent champion(s)	MIT (1)
Most titles	Wisconsin–Oshkosh (9)
Broadcaster(s)	ESPNU
Official website	NCAA.com

Athletes' performances in individual championships earn points for their institutions and the team with the most points receives the NCAA team title in track and field.

These championships are separate from the NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships held during the winter.

Wisconsin–Oshkosh have been the most successful program, with nine national titles.

MIT are the reigning team national champions, winning their first title in 2025.

Results

Scoring

• 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 Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Year	Site	Championship Results
		Winner	Points	Runners-Up	Points
1982 Details[2]	Naperville, IL (North Central)	Central (IA)	151	Frostburg State	96
1983 Details[3]		Wisconsin–La Crosse	156	St. Thomas (MN)	126
1984 Details[4]	Northfield, MN (Carleton)	Wisconsin–La Crosse (2)	185½	Central (IA)	102
1985 Details[5]	Granville, OH (Denison)	Cortland	62	Southern–New Orleans	61
1986 Details[6]	La Crosse, WI (UW–La Crosse)	UMass Boston	52	Wisconsin–La Crosse	49½
1987 Details[7]	Naperville, IL (North Central)	Christopher Newport	80	UMass Boston	58
1988 Details[8]	Northfield, MN (Carleton)	Christopher Newport (2)	95	UMass Boston	66
1989 Details[9]	Naperville, IL (North Central)	Christopher Newport (3)	58	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	51½
1990 Details[10]		Wisconsin–Oshkosh	75	Cortland State	48
1991 Details[11]	Berea, OH (Baldwin Wallace)	Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2)	66½	Cortland State	56
1992 Details[12]	Waterville, ME (Colby)	Christopher Newport (4)	61	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	47
1993 Details[13]	Berea, OH (Baldwin Wallace)	Lincoln (PA)	57	Wisconsin–La Crosse	52
1994 Details[14]	Naperville, IL (North Central)	Christopher Newport (5)	73	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	53
1995 Details[15]	Northfield, MN (Carleton)	Wisconsin–Oshkosh (3)	58	St. Thomas (MN)	52
1996 Details[16]	Naperville, IL (North Central)	Wisconsin–Oshkosh (4)	69½	Lincoln (PA)	62
1997 Details[17]	La Crosse, WI (UW–La Crosse)	Wisconsin–Oshkosh (5)	59	Wisconsin–La Crosse	38¾
1998 Details[18]	St. Paul, MN (Macalester)	Christopher Newport (6)	59	Wheaton (MA)	50
1999 Details[19]	Berea, OH (Baldwin Wallace)	Lincoln (PA) (2)	54	Wheaton (MA)	48
2000 Details[20]	Naperville, IL (North Central)	Lincoln (PA) (3)	65	Christopher Newport	50
2001 Details[21]	Decatur, IL (Millikin)	Wheaton (MA)	83½	Calvin	49
2002 Details[22]	St. Paul, MN (Macalester)	Wheaton (MA) (2)	67	McMurry	49
2003 Details[23]	Canton, NY (St. Lawrence)	Wheaton (MA) (3)	72	Lehman	52
2004 Details[24]	Decatur, IL (Millikin)	Wisconsin–Oshkosh (6)	57	Calvin	42¼
2005 Details[25]	Waverly, IA (Wartburg)	Wartburg	43	Wisconsin–Oshkosh Calvin	42
2006 Details[26]	Lisle, IL (Benedictine)	Wisconsin–Oshkosh (7)	52	Williams	42
2007 Details[27]	Oshkosh, WI (UW–Oshkosh)	Wisconsin–Oshkosh (8)	57	Calvin	44½
2008 Details[28]		Illinois Wesleyan Wisconsin–River Falls	35	Wartburg	34
2009 Details[29]	Marietta, OH (Marietta)	Wartburg (2)	52	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	50
2010 Details[30]	Berea, OH (Baldwin Wallace)	Illinois Wesleyan (2)	54	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	53
2011 Details[31]	Delaware, OH (Ohio Wesleyan)	Wisconsin–Oshkosh (9)	80	Wartburg	59
2012 Details[32]	Claremont, CA (Claremont–MS)	Wartburg (3)	129	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	52
2013 Details[33]	La Crosse, WI (UW–La Crosse)	Wartburg (4)	46	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	43
2014 Details[34]	Delaware, OH (Ohio Wesleyan)	Wartburg (5)	65	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	63
2015 Details[35]	Canton, NY (St. Lawrence)	Wisconsin–La Crosse (3)	73	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	43
2016 Details[36]	Waverly, IA (Wartburg)	Illinois Wesleyan (3)	42	Baldwin Wallace	41
2017 Details[37]	Geneva, OH (The Spire Institute)	Washington St. Louis	56	Ithaca College	37
2018 Details[38]	La Crosse, WI (UW–La Crosse)	George Fox UMass Boston (2)	44	Washington St. Louis	38
2019 Details[39]	Geneva, OH (NCAC)	Loras	53	Washington St. Louis	49
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Details[40]	Greensboro, NC	Loras (2)	60	Wisconsin–La Crosse	57
2022 Details[41][42]	Geneva, OH (NCAC)	Loras (3)	55	Wisconsin–La Crosse	51
2023 Details	Rochester, NY (St. John Fisher)	Wisconsin–La Crosse (4)	67.5	Loras	58
2024 Details	Myrtle Beach, SC (Coastal Carolina)	Wisconsin St. Louis (2)	71	Wisconsin–La Crosse	47.5
2025 Details	Geneva, OH (NCAC)	MIT	56	Wisconsin St. Louis	47
2026 Details	La Crosse, WI (UW–La Crosse)

Champions

Team titles

Active programs

Team	Titles	Years
Wisconsin–Oshkosh	9	1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011
Christopher Newport	6	1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998
Wartburg	5	2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
Wisconsin–La Crosse	4	1983, 1984, 2015, 2023
Loras	3	2019, 2021, 2022
Illinois Wesleyan	3	2008*, 2010, 2016
Wheaton (MA)	3	2001, 2002, 2003
Washington University	2	2017, 2024
UMass Boston	2	1986, 2018*
MIT	1	2025
George Fox	1	2018*
Wisconsin–River Falls	1	2008*
Cortland	1	1985
Central (IA)	1	1982

Former programs

Team	Titles	Years
Lincoln (PA)	3	1993, 1999, 2000

Individual titles

• List updated through the 2019 Championships; top 10 teams only

Rank	Team	Titles
1	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	50
2	Christopher Newport	29
3	Wisconsin–La Crosse	27
4	Lincoln (PA)	24
	Wartburg
5	Cortland	22
6	St. Thomas (MN)	17
	Calvin
7	Wheaton (MA)	16
	UMass Boston
8	Williams	15
9	TCNJ	13
	Nebraska Wesleyan
10	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	12

• Schools highlighted in italics have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division III.

Championship Event records

Source:^[43]

Event	Record	Athlete	University	Date	Meet	Ref.
Track events
100 m	11.49 (+0.5 m/s)	Michelle Kwafo	Coast Guard	27 May 2023	2023 Championships	[44]
200 m	23.44 (+1.7 m/s)	Gabrielle Noland	Loras	25 May 2019	2019 Championships
400 m	52.81	Wadeline Jonathas	UMass Boston	24 May 2017	2017 Championships
800 m	2:02.52	Esther Seeland	Messiah	29 May 2021	2021 Championships
1500 m	4:13.69	Emily Pomainville	SUNY Geneseo	27 May 2021	2021 Championships
5000 m	15:51.23	Missy Buttry	Wartburg	24 May 2003	2003 Championships
10,000 m	33:02.53	Kassie Parker	Loras	25 May 2023	2023 Championships	[45]
100 m hurdles	13.54 (+1.0 m/s)	Aryianna Garceau	UMass Boston	24 May 2025	2025 Championships	[46]
400 m hurdles	58.51	Ashante Little	Wheaton (Mass.)	24 May 2014	2014 Championships
3000 m steeplechase	10:07.07	Evie Miller	Trine	26 May 2022	2022 Championships
4 × 100 m relay	45.20	Julie Yang Anika Reiland Makenna Zak Lauren Jarrett	Wisconsin–La Crosse	24 May 2025	2025 Championships	[47]
4 × 400 m relay	3:34.32	Tessa Donoghue Vernick Smith Jana Bromell Amber James	Wheaton (Mass.)	24 May 2003	2003 Championships
Field events
High jump	1.81 m (5-11 1/4)	Kristy Laramee Maria Megnin	Middlebury Hartwick	22 May 1999	1999 Championships
Pole vault	4.22 m (13-10)	Marissa Kalsey	Westminster (Pa.)	25 May 2017	2017 Championships
Long jump	6.20 m (20-4 1/4)	Skye Morrison	Wartburg	25 May 2012	2012 Championships
Triple jump	13.215 m (43 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (+0.7 m/s)	Victoria Kadiri	John Hopkins	27 May 2023	2023 Championships	[48]
Shot put	16.80 m (55-1½)	Alexis Boykin	MIT	23 May 2025	2025 Championships	[49]
Discus throw	55.02 m (180-6)	Kristin Kuehl	Concordia Moorhead	30 May 1992	1992 Championships
Hammer throw	64.03 m (210-1)	Whitney Simmons	UT Tyler	27 May 2017	2017 Championships
Javelin throw	55.34 m (181-7)	Christina Scherwin	Moravian	24 May 2003	2003 Championships
Heptathlon	5372 pts	Emily Lavarnway	SUNY Geneseo	27 May 2021	2021 Championships

See also

• NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II)
• AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Outdoor Track and Field Champions
• NAIA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
• NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II)
• NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• Pre-NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Champions