NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Men's 5,000 meter run


This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the 3 mile run until 1975, and the metric 5000 meters being contested in Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were at the metric distance. Hand timing was used until 1973, starting in 1974 fully automatic timing was used.

Champions

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YearName, TeamTime
1936Don LashIndiana14:58.5
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1948Jerry ThompsonTexas15:04.5
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1952Wes SanteeKansas14:36.3
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1956Bill DellingerOregon14:48.5
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1959Paul WhiteleyEmporia St13:59.0y
1960Al Lawrence Houston14:19.8
1961Pat Clohessy Houston13:47.7y
1962Pat Clohessy Houston13:51.6y
1963Julio Marín Southern Cal14:24.9Ay
1964Jim MurphyAir Force14:12.3
1964Bill StraubArmy14:12.3
1965Doug BrownMontana13:40.2y
1966Gerry LindgrenWash St13:33.7y
1967Gerry LindgrenWash St13:47.8Ay
1968Gerry LindgrenWash St13:47.2
1969Ole OlesonSouthern Cal13:42.0y
1970Steve PrefontaineOregon13:22.0y
1971Steve PrefontaineOregon13:20.1y
1972Steve PrefontaineOregon13:31.4
1973Steve PrefontaineOregon13:05.3y
1974Paul GeisOregon13:38.89y
1975John Ngeno Wash St13:22.73Ay
1976Joshua Kimeto Wash St13:47.8
1977Joshua Kimeto Wash St13:38.1
1978Rudy ChapaOregon13:35.3
1979Sydney Maree Villanova13:20.6
1980Suleiman Nyambui UTEP13:44.4
1981Suleiman Nyambui UTEP13:38.8
1982Suleiman Nyambui UTEP13:54.09A
1983Gidamis Shahanga UTEP13:54.1
1984Julius Korir Wash St13:47.8
1985Ed EyestoneBrigham Y13:56.7
1986Terry BrahmIndiana13:56.6
1987Dean Crowe Boston13:43.3
1988Matt GiustoArizona13:55.9
1989Marc DavisArizona14:07.88A
1990John TrautmannGeorgetown14:07.5
1991Shannon ButlerMontana St13:41.6
1992Jon Dennis South Florida14:02.4
1993Jon Dennis South Florida13:59.0
1994Brian BakerArkansas14:22.1
1995Martin Keino Arizona14:36.8
1996Alan CulpepperColorado13:47.3
1997Mebrahtom Keflezighi UCLA13:44.2
1998Adam GoucherColorado13:31.6
1999Bernard Lagat Wash St14:01.1
2000Brad HauserStanford13:48.8
2001Jonathon RileyStanford13:42.5
2002David Kimani South Alabama13:59.3
2003Alistair Cragg Arkansas13:47.9
2004Robert Cheseret Arizona13:49.9
2005Ryan HallStanford13:22.3
2006Chris SolinskyWisconsin14:11.7
2008Bobby CurtisVillanova13:33.93
2009Galen RuppOregon14:04.12
2010David McNeill Northern Arizona13:44.81
2011Sam ChelangaLiberty13:29.30
2012Cameron Levins Southern Utah13:40.05
2013Lawi Lalang Arizona13:35.19
2014Lawi Lalang Arizona13:18.36
2015Edward Cheserek Oregon13:48.67
2016Edward CheserekOregon13:25.59
2017Grant FisherStanford14:35.60
2018Sean McGortyStanford13:54.81
2019Morgan McDonald Wisconsin14:06.01