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The USTFCCCA Program of the Year Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding cross country/track & field programs in each of the NCAA’s three divisions, the NAIA and the NJCAA for each gender in those levels. The award honors the institution that has achieved the most success in each academic year (spanning the cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field seasons) based on the institution’s finish at their respective national championships. In order to be eligible for the award, teams must qualify for each of the NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA Championships. Scoring is based on the team’s finish at each NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA Championship in cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field (i.e. 1st = 1 point, 2nd = 2 points, 31st = 31 points) with the lowest total score for all three championships combined determining the award recipient. Ties among schools split points for positions taken. |
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John McDonnell Division I Men’s Program of the Year
The John McDonnell Division I Men’s Program of the Year Award is named after USTFCCCA Hall of Famer and former Arkansas head coach John McDonnell. McDonnell’s Arkansas teams won a combined 40 National Championships and finished in the top ten in cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field in 24 of his 36 seasons in Fayetteville. Five of his teams won the NCAA Triple Crown.
Past Winners
2023-2024: Arkansas (1st), Northern Arizona (2nd), Oklahoma State (3rd)
2022-2023: BYU (1st), Arkansas (2nd), Washington (3rd)
2021-2022: Texas (1st), Stanford (2nd), Northern Arizona (3rd)
2020-2021: Arkansas (1st), BYU (2nd), Ole Miss (3rd)
2019-2020: Not Awarded (COVID-19 Pandemic)
2018-2019: Stanford (1st), BYU (2nd), Wisconsin (3rd)
2017-2018: Alabama (1st), Arkansas (2nd), Stanford (3rd)
2016-2017: Arkansas (1st), Oregon (2nd), Ole Miss (3rd)
2015-2016: Oregon (1st), Arkansas (2nd), Stanford (3rd)
2014-2015: Oregon (1st), Arkansas (2nd), Texas (3rd)
2013-2014: Oregon (1st), Oklahoma State (2nd), Arkansas (3rd)
2012-2013: Arkansas (1st), Wisconsin (2nd), Oregon (3rd)
2011-2012: Florida State (1st), Indiana (2nd), Texas (3rd)
2010-2011: Florida State (1st), Stanford (2nd), BYU (3rd)
2009-2010: Oregon (1st), Arizona State (2nd), Northern Arizona (3rd)
2008-2009: Oregon (1st), Stanford (2nd), Florida State (3rd)
Terry Crawford Division I Women’s Program of the Year
The Terry Crawford Division I Women’s Program of the Year Award is named after USTFCCCA Hall of Famer and former Tennessee/Texas/Cal Poly head coach Terry Crawford. Crawford won five NCAA National Championships and over 20 Conference Championships.
Past Winners
2023-2024: Florida (1st), Arkansas (2nd), Oregon (3rd)
2022-2023: Arkansas (1st), Oregon (2nd), Texas (3rd)
2021-2022: Arkansas (1st), BYU (2nd), Colorado (3rd)
2020-2021: BYU (1st), Arkansas (2nd), Alabama (3rd)
2019-2020: Not Awarded (COVID-19 Pandemic)
2018-2019: Oregon (1st), New Mexico (2nd), Arkansas (3rd)
2017-2018: Stanford (1st), Oregon (2nd), Georgia (3rd)
2016-2017: Oregon (1st), Colorado (2nd), Arkansas/Stanford (3rd)
2015-2016: Oregon (1st), Arkansas (2nd), Oklahoma State (3rd)
2014-2015: Oregon (1st), Arkansas (2nd), Stanford (3rd)
2013-2014: Oregon (1st), Stanford (2nd), Arkansas (3rd)
2012-2013: Oregon (1st), Arizona (2nd), Arkansas (3rd)
2011-2012: Oregon (1st), Stanford (2nd), Washington (3rd)
2010-2011: Oregon (1st), Arizona (2nd), Villanova (3rd)
2009-2010: Oregon (1st), Florida (2nd), Penn State (3rd)
2008-2009: Oregon (1st), Florida State (2nd), Arizona State (3rd)
Damon Martin Division II Men’s Program of the Year
The Damon Martin Division II Men’s Program of the Year Award is named after current Adams State head cross country and assistant track & field coach Damon Martin. As of the 2014 season, Martin’s men’s squads have claimed seven national cross country team titles, including four of the past five; a national indoor track & field team title; and a national outdoor track & field team title. His program has claimed each of the first six Division II Men’s Program of the Year Awards.
Past Winners
2023-2024: West Texas A&M (1st), Pittsburg State (2nd), Grand Valley State (3rd)
2022-2023: Grand Valley State (1st), Missouri Southern (2nd), Pittsburg State (t-3rd), West Texas A&M (t-3rd)
2021-2022: Grand Valley State (1st), Adams State (2nd), Pittsburg State (3rd)
2020-2021: Not Awarded (COVID-19 Pandemic)
2019-2020: Not Awarded (COVID-19 Pandemic)
2018-2019: Grand Valley State (1st), Adams State (2nd), Queens (N.C.) (3rd)
2017-2018: Grand Valley State (1st), Adams State (2nd), Colorado Mines (3rd)
2016-2017: Adams State (1st), Grand Valley State (2nd), Missouri Southern (3rd)
2015-2016: Adams State (1st), Grand Valley State (2nd), Alaska Anchorage (3rd)
2014-2015: Adams State (1st), Grand Valley State (2nd), Ashland (3rd)
2013-2014: Adams State (1st), Grand Valley State (2nd), Southern Indiana (3rd)
2012-2013: Adams State (1st), Ashland (2nd), Western State (3rd)
2011-2012: Adams State (1st), Western State (2nd), Ashland (3rd)
2010-2011: Adams State (1st), Abilene Christian (2nd), Central Missouri (3rd)
2009-2010: Adams State (1st), Pittsburg State (2nd), Western Washington (3rd)
2008-2009: Adams State (1st), Abilene Christian (2nd), Western State (3rd)
Jerry Baltes Division II Women’s Program of the Year
The Jerry Baltes Division II Women’s Program of the Year Award is named after current Grand Valley State coach Jerry Baltes. As of the 2014 season, Baltes’ squads have won seven NCAA titles. With a “triple crown” of NCAA crowns in the 2010-11 academic year, Baltes’ squad became the first in Division II history, regardless of gender to win cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field national championships in the same seasons.
Past Winners
2023-2024: Adams State (1st), Grand Valley State (2nd), West Texas A&M (3rd)
2022-2023: Adams State (1st), Grand Valley State (2nd), West Texas A&M (3rd)
2021-2022: Grand Valley State (1st), Adams State (2nd), West Texas A&M (3rd)
2020-2021: Not Awarded (COVID-19 Pandemic)
2019-2020: Not Awarded (COVID-19 Pandemic)
2018-2019: Adams State (1st), Grand Valley State (2nd), Alaska Anchorage (3rd)
2017-2018: Adams State (1st), Grand Valley State (2nd), Western State (3rd)
2016-2017: Grand Valley State (1st), Adams State (2nd), Western State (3rd)
2015-2016: Hillsdale (1st), Grand Valley State (2nd), Lewis (3rd)
2014-2015: Grand Valley State (1st), Hillsdale (2nd), Adams State (3rd)
2013-2014: Adams State (1st), Grand Valley State (2nd), Western State (3rd)
2012-2013: Grand Valley State (1st), Adams State (2nd), Alaska Anchorage (3rd)
2011-2012: Grand Valley State (1st), Adams State (2nd), Western State (3rd)
2010-2011: Grand Valley State (1st), Adams State (2nd), Western State (3rd)
2009-2010: Grand Valley State (1st), Adams State (2nd), Seattle Pacific (3rd)
2008-2009: Grand Valley State (1st), Adams State (2nd), Seattle Pacific (3rd)
Al Carius Division III Men’s Program of the Year
The Al Carius Division III Men’s Program of the Year Award is named after USTFCCCA Hall of Famer and long-time North Central College head coach Al Carius. Carius has won 23 NCAA Division III National Championships, and his program won a “triple crown” of NCAA titles during the 2009-2010 academic year.
Past Winners
2023-2024: UW-La Crosse (1st), UW-Whitewater (2nd), Pomona-Pitzer (3rd)
2022-2023: MIT (1st), UW-La Crosse (2nd), John Carroll (3rd)
2021-2022: MIT (1st), John Carroll (2nd), Williams (3rd)
2020-2021: Not Awarded (COVID-19 Pandemic)
2019-2020: Not Awarded (COVID-19 Pandemic)
2018-2019: North Central (Ill.) (1st), UW-Eau Claire (2nd), Washington (Mo.) (3rd)
2017-2018: North Central (Ill.) (1st), Rowan (2nd), UW-La Crosse (3rd)
2016-2017: UW-La Crosse (1st), North Central (Ill.) (2nd), UW-Eau Claire (3rd)
2015-2016: UW-Eau Claire (1st), UW-La Crosse (2nd), North Central (Ill.) (3rd)
2014-2015: UW-La Crosse (1st), UW-Eau Claire (2nd), St. Olaf (3rd)
2013-2014: UW-La Crosse (1st), North Central (Ill.) (2nd), UW-Oshkosh (3rd)
2012-2013: UW-La Crosse (1st), North Central (Ill.) (2nd), UW-Eau Claire (3rd)
2011-2012: North Central (Ill.) (1st), UW-Oshkosh (2nd), UW-La Crosse (3rd)
2010-2011: North Central (Ill.) (1st), Washington (Mo.) (2nd), UW-Oshkosh (3rd)
2009-2010: North Central (Ill.) (1st), UW-La Crosse (2nd), Amherst (3rd)
2008-2009: UW-Oshkosh (1st), UW-La Crosse (2nd), UW-Stevens Point (3rd)
Deb Vercauteren Division III Women’s Program of the Year
The Deb Vercauteren Division III Women’s Program of the Year Award is named after USTFCCCA Hall of Famer and former UW-Oshkosh women’s head coach Deb Vercauteren. Her Titans won a combined 18 NCAA national titles and her student-athletes combined to earn over 345 All-American performances. Vercauteren won an impressive 36 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles (15 cross country, 11 indoors, and 10 outdoors).
Past Winners
2023-2024: Washington (Mo.) (1st), MIT (2nd), Chicago (3rd)
2022-2023: Washington (Mo.) (1st), Chicago (t-2nd), Johns Hopkins (t-2nd)
2021-2022: Johns Hopkins (1st), Washington (Mo.) (2nd), UW-La Crosse (3rd)
2020-2021: Not Awarded (COVID-19 Pandemic)
2019-2020: Not Awarded (COVID-19 Pandemic)
2018-2019: Washington (Mo.) (1st), Williams (2nd), Johns Hopkins (3rd)
2017-2018: Washington (Mo.) (1st), Williams (2nd), Ithaca (3rd)
2016-2017: Washington (Mo.) (1st), Williams (2nd), Ithaca (3rd)
2015-2016: Washington (Mo.) (1st), UW-La Crosse (2nd), SUNY Geneseo (3rd)
2014-2015: MIT (1st), UW-La Crosse (2nd), Washington (Mo.) (3rd)
2013-2014: Wartburg (1st), Williams (2nd), UW-La Crosse (3rd)
2012-2013: Wartburg (1st), Williams (2nd), UW-Oshkosh (3rd)
2011-2012: Wartburg (1st), Washington (Mo.) (2nd), Williams (3rd)
2010-2011: MIT (1st), Williams (2nd), UW-Oshkosh (3rd)
2009-2010: UW-Oshkosh (1st), MIT (2nd), Calvin (3rd)
2008-2009: Wartburg (1st), UW-La Crosse (2nd), UW-Eau Claire (3rd)
Jack Hazen NAIA Men’s Program of the Year
The Jack Hazen NAIA Men’s Program of the Year Award is named after USTFCCCA Hall of Famer and long-time Malone (Ohio) head coach Jack Hazen. His teams won four NAIA Cross Country Championship titles, including three in a row from 2007 to 2009, as well as recording 35 top-10 NAIA national finishes.
Past Winners
2023-2024: Cumberlands (Ky.) (1st), Dordt (Iowa) (2nd), Oklahoma City (3rd)
2022-2023: Dordt (Iowa) (1st), Indiana Wesleyan (2nd), The Master’s (Calif.) (3rd)
2021-2022: Saint Mary (Kan.) (1st), Indiana Wesleyan (2nd), Oklahoma City (3rd)
2020-2021: Saint Mary (Kan.) (1st), Indiana Wesleyan (2nd), Oklahoma City (3rd)
2019-2020: Not Awarded (COVID-19 Pandemic)
2018-2019: Indiana Wesleyan (1st), Oklahoma City (2nd), Saint Mary (Kan.) (3rd)
2017-2018: Indiana Tech (1st), Wayland Baptist (Texas) (2nd), Eastern Oregon (3rd)
2016-2017: Indiana Tech (1st), Marian (Ind.) (2nd), Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (3rd)
2015-2016: Indiana Tech (1st), Oklahoma City (2nd), Wayland Baptist (3rd)
Fred Beile NAIA Women’s Program of the Year
The Fred Beile NAIA Women’s Program of the Year Award is named after former Doane (Neb.) head coach Fred Beile. He guided the Doane women’s program to a pair of team titles at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, more than 250 All-America honors and numerous conference championships.
Past Winners
2023-2024: College of Idaho (1st), Cumberlands (Ky.) (2nd), Taylor (Ind.) (3rd)
2022-2023: Huntington (Ind.) (1st), William Carey (Miss.) (2nd), Indiana Tech (3rd)
2021-2022: St. Francis (Ill.) (1st), Indiana Tech (2nd), Montana Tech (3rd)
2020-2021: Huntington (Ind.) (1st), Dordt (Iowa) (2nd), Indiana Wesleyan (t-3rd), Milligan (Tenn.) (t-3rd)
2019-2020: Not Awarded (COVID-19 Pandemic)
2018-2019: Wayland Baptist (Texas) (1st), Oregon Tech (2nd), SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) (3rd)
2017-2018: Wayland Baptist (Texas) (1st), Oklahoma City (2nd), Aquinas (Mich.) (3rd)
2016-2017: Wayland Baptist (Texas) (1st), Aquinas (Mich.) (t-2nd), Hastings (Neb.) (t-2nd)
2015-2016: Biola (Calif.) (1st), Aquinas (Mich.) (2nd), Carroll (Mont.) (3rd)
NJCAA Men’s Program of the Year
Past Winners
2023-2024: New Mexico JC (1st), Iowa Western CC (2nd), Indian Hills (Iowa) CC (3rd)
2022-2023: New Mexico JC (1st), Iowa Central CC (2nd), Colby (Kan.) CC (3rd)
NJCAA Women’s Program of the Year
Past Winners
2023-2024: New Mexico JC (1st), Iowa Western CC (2nd), Central Arizona (3rd)
2022-2023: New Mexico JC (1st), Cloud County (Kan.) CC (2nd), Mesa (Ariz.) CC (3rd)
The USTFCCCA Program of the Year Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding cross country/track & field programs in each of the NCAA’s three divisions, the NAIA and the NJCAA for each gender in those levels. The award honors the institution that has achieved the most success in each academic year (spanning the cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field seasons) based on the institution’s finish at their respective national championships.