This is a list of NCAA outdoor champions in the 3000 meters steeplechase. Hand timing was used until 1973, while starting in 1974 fully automatic timing was used. The women's event was introduced in 2001.
Women
- Key
- A=Altitude assisted
Men
- Key
- y=yards
- A=Altitude affected
| Year | Name, (Country) | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Browning Ross | Villanova | 09:25.7 |
| 1949 | |||
| 1950 | |||
| 1951 | |||
| 1952 | Bob McMullen | San Jose St | 09:31.2 |
| 1953 | Patrick Wagner | Notre Dame | |
| 1954 | Patrick Wagner | Notre Dame | |
| 1955 | Patrick Wagner | Notre Dame | |
| 1956 | Henry Kennedy | Michigan St | 09:16.5 |
| 1957 | not held | ||
| 1958 | not held | ||
| 1959 | John Macy  Poland
|
Houston | 09:19.1 |
| 1960 | Charley Clark | San Jose St | 09:02.1 |
| 1961 | John Lawler  Australia
|
Abilene Christian | 09:01.1 |
| 1962 | Pat Traynor | Villanova | 08:48.6 |
| 1963 | Vic Zwolak | Villanova | 9:10.1A |
| 1964 | Vic Zwolak | Villanova | 08:42.0 |
| 1965 | Bruce Mortenson | Oregon | 09:00.8 |
| 1966 | Bob Richards | Brigham Young | 08:51.6 |
| 1967 | Chris McCubbins | Oklahoma St | 8:51.4A |
| 1968 | Kerry Pearce | UTEP | 08:50.8 |
| 1969 | Jim Barkley | Oregon St | 08:44.4 |
| 1970 | Sidney Sink | Bowling Green | 08:40.9 |
| 1971 | Sidney Sink | Bowling Green | 08:30.9 |
| 1972 | Joe Lucas | Georgetown | 08:30.1 |
| 1973 | Doug Brown | Tennessee | 08:28.1 |
| 1974 | Doug Brown | Tennessee | 08:35.9 |
| 1975 | James Munyala  Kenya
|
UTEP | 8:47.93A |
| 1976 | James Munyala Kenya
|
UTEP | 08:24.9 |
| 1977 | James Munyala Kenya
|
UTEP | 08:29.5 |
| 1978 | Henry Rono Kenya
|
Wash St | 08:12.4 |
| 1979 | Henry Rono Kenya
|
Wash St | 08:17.9 |
| 1980 | Randy Jackson | Wisconsin | 08:22.8 |
| 1981 | Solomon Chebor Kenya
|
FDU-Teaneck | 08:23.3 |
| 1982 | Richard Tuwei Kenya
|
Wash St | 8:42.73A |
| 1983 | Brian Diemer | Michigan | 08:27.0 |
| 1984 | Farley Gerber | Weber St | 08:19.3 |
| 1985 | Peter Koech Kenya
|
Wash St | 08:19.8 |
| 1986 | Julius Korir Kenya
|
Wash St | 08:21.2 |
| 1987 | Dan Nelson | Oregon | 08:35.4 |
| 1988 | Karl Van Calcar | Oregon St | 08:32.4 |
| 1989 | Tom Nohilly | Florida | 8:45.24A |
| 1990 | Mark Croghan | Ohio St | 08:36.2 |
| 1991 | Mark Croghan | Ohio St | 08:22.3 |
| 1992 | Marc Davis | Arizona | 08:36.8 |
| 1993 | Donovan Bergstrom | Wisconsin | 08:29.1 |
| 1994 | Jim Svenøy  Norway
|
UTEP | 08:41.2 |
| 1995 | Jim Svenøy Norway
|
UTEP | 08:21.5 |
| 1996 | Dmitriy Drozdov  Russia
|
Iowa St | 08:32.0 |
| 1997 | Pascal Dobert | Wisconsin | 08:31.7 |
| 1998 | Matt Kerr  Canada
|
Arkansas | 08:37.0 |
| 1999 | Matt Kerr Canada
|
Arkansas | 08:44.3 |
| 2000 | Tim Broe | Alabama | 08:39.0 |
| 2001 | Daniel Lincoln | Arkansas | 08:42.3 |
| 2002 | Daniel Lincoln | Arkansas | 08:22.3 |
| 2003 | Daniel Lincoln | Arkansas | 08:26.6 |
| 2004 | Jordan Desilets | Eastern Mich | 08:42.6 |
| 2005 | Mircea Bogdan  Romania
|
UTEP | 08:27.3 |
| 2006 | Joshua McAdams | Brigham Young | 08:34.1 |
| 2007 | Barnabas Kirui Kenya
|
Ole Miss | 08:20.38 |
| 2008 | Kyle Alcorn | Arizona State | 8:28.26 |
| 2009 | Kyle Perry | BYU | 8:29.24 |
| 2010 | Matt Hughes Canada |
Louisville | 8:34.18 |
| 2011 | Matt Hughes Canada |
Louisville | 8:24.87 |
| 2012 | Donn Cabral | Princeton | 8:35.44 |
| 2013 | Anthony Rotich | UTEP | 8:21.19 |
| 2014 | Anthony Rotich Kenya
|
UTEP | 8:32.21 |
| 2015 | Anthony Rotich Kenya |
UTEP | 8:33.90 |
| 2016 | Mason Ferlic | Michigan | 8:27.16 |
| 2017 | Edwin Kibichiy Kenya
|
Louisville | 8:28.40 |
| 2018 | Obsa Ali | Minnesota | 8:32.23 |
| 2019 | Steven Fahy | Stanford | 8:38.46 |
| 2020 | not held | ||
| 2021 | Kigen Chemadi | Middle Tennessee State | 8:28.20 |
| 2022 | Ahmed Jaziri | Eastern Kentucky | 8:18.70 |
| 2023 | Kenneth Rooks | Brigham Young | 8:26.17 |
References
- ^ "2017 Championship". DIVISION I WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK (PDF) (Report). Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- "2018 Championship". DIVISION I WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK (PDF) (Report). Retrieved November 25, 2018.