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NCAA Division III men's cross country championships

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NCAA Division III men's cross country championships
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The NCAA Division III men's cross country championships are contested at an annual meet hosted by the NCAA to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate cross country running among its Division III members in the United States.[1] It has been held every fall, usually in November, since the NCAA split into its current three-division format in 1973.

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North Central (IL) have been the most successful program, with 19 national titles.

The current champions are Wisconsin-La Crosse, who won their fourth national title in 2024.

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Format

The field for the national championship race varied in the early years, reaching a high of 52 teams in 1977. From 1982 to 1998 the field was fixed at 21 teams. From 1999 to 2005 the field included 24 teams. Beginning in 2006, the national championship race has included 32 teams. Teams compete in one of ten regional championships to qualify. In addition to the 32 teams, 70 individual runners qualify for the national championship.

The race distance from 1973 to 1975 was 5 miles (8,046 meters). Since 1976 the race distance has been 8,000 meters (4.97 miles).

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Results

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† indicates a then-NCAA record-setting time for that particular distance.

A time highlighted in ██ indicates the all-time NCAA championship record for that distance.

Source: [13]

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Champions

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