NCAA Division II XC Championships MEN’S Statistics – Since 1976 (10k Only)

Last updated: December 2, 2014

Information updated through the end of the 2013 NCAA Division II Cross Country season. Only includes results since 1976, the first year NCAA Division II contested a 10k Championship.

Current NCAA Record Book

Historical Margins of Victory – Men’s 10k

Margin of Victory (Seconds)
 Year Name School
Time
Proportional Margin of Victory
60.9 1982 Greg Beardsley Edinboro 36:49.8 2.76%
56.6 2005 Nicodemus Naimadu Abilene Christian 30:13.8 3.12%
42.1 2001 Michael Aish Western State 30:52.6 2.27%
41.3 2000 Alfred Rugema Abilene Christian 30:17 2.27%
40.1 1997 Elly Rono Southern Indiana 31:13.9 2.14%
39 1980 Garry Henry UNC Pembroke 29:32 2.20%
27.1 1999 Michael Aish Western State 29:19 1.54%
25.9 2007 Nicodemus Naimadu Abilene Christian 29:39.7 1.46%
22.3 1981 Mark Conover Humboldt State 31:45.7 1.17%
21.42 1995 Charles Mulinga Lewis 30:20.12 1.18%
18 1978 James Schankel Cal Poly 30:34 0.98%
16 1989 Rob Edson Keene State 31:44.9 0.84%
15.5 2012 Micah Chelimo Alaska Anchorage 28:56.6 0.89%
14.3 2003 Celedonio Rodriguez Adams State 30:25.6 0.78%
13 1979 James Schankel Cal Poly 29:42 0.73%
13 2008 Scott Bauhs Chico State 30:23 0.71%
11.6 2013 Tabor Stevens Adams State 29:50.1 0.65%
10.7 1984 Mike Vanatta Southeast Missouri 29:55 0.60%
10 1988 Doug Hanson North Dakota State 29:47 0.56%
9.9 1998 Yi Min Wu Edinboro 31:06.6 0.53%
9.1 1994 Charles Mulinga Lewis 30:50.9 0.49%
8 1993 Shane Healy Adams State 28:04 0.48%
8 1991 Martin Lyons Edinboro 31:29 0.42%
6.8 1990 Doug Hanson North Dakota State 29:18.8 0.39%
5 1986 Samson Obwocha East Texas State 30:52 0.27%
3.7 2010 Michael Crouch Queens (N.C.) 30:43.2 0.20%
3.3 1985 Samson Obwocha East Texas State 30:49.4 0.18%
3 2011 Ryan Haebe Western State 30:45.1 0.16%
2.8 2002 Alfred Rugema Abilene Christian 30:43.7 0.15%
2.6 1996 Alexandr Alexin Central Missouri 31:23.6 0.14%
2.4 2006 Nicodemus Naimadu Abilene Christian 29:17.5 0.14%
2 1983 Brian Ferrari California (Pa.) 30:38 0.11%
1.3 1977 Michael Bollmann North Dakota State 30:08.7 0.07%
1 1987 Charles Cheruiyot Mount St. Mary’s 30:42 0.05%
1 1992 Phillip Castillo Adams State 32:24 0.05%
0.4 2009 Reuben Mwei Adams State 30:27.8 0.02%
0.1 2004 Nicodemus Naimadu Abilene Christian 31:38.1 0.01%
0 1976 Ralph Serna UC Irvine 29:42 0.00%

Fastest Winning Times – Men’s 10k

Time Year Name School Margin of Victory (Seconds) Location
28:04 1993 Shane Healy Adams State 8 UC Riverside
28:56.6 2012 Micah Chelimo Alaska Anchorage 15.5 Missouri Southern
29:17.5 2006 Nicodemus Naimadu Abilene Christian 2.4 Pensacola, FL
29:18.8 1990 Doug Hanson North Dakota State 6.8 Humboldt State
29:19 1999 Michael Aish Western State 27.1 Missouri Southern
29:32 1980 Garry Henry UNC Pembroke 39 UW-Parkside
29:39.7 2007 Nicodemus Naimadu Abilene Christian 25.9 Missouri Southern
29:42 1979 James Schankel Cal Poly 13 Missouri State
29:42 1976 Ralph Serna UC Irvine 0 UC Riverside
29:47 1988 Doug Hanson North Dakota State 10 Mississippi College
29:50.1 2013 Tabor Stevens Adams State 11.6 Spokane, WA
29:55 1984 Mike Vanatta Southeast Missouri 10.7 Mississippi College
30:13.8 2005 Nicodemus Naimadu Abilene Christian 56.6 Cal Poly Pomona
30:17 2000 Alfred Rugema Abilene Christian 41.3 Cal Poly Pomona
30:20.12 1995 Charles Mulinga Lewis 21.42 USC Upstate
30:23 2008 Scott Bauhs Chico State 13 Slippery Rock
30:25.6 2003 Celedonio Rodriguez Adams State 14.3 Cary, NC
30:27.8 2009 Reuben Mwei Adams State 0.4 Southern Indiana
30:34 1978 James Schankel Cal Poly 18 Indiana (Pa.)
30:38 1983 Brian Ferrari California (Pa.) 2 UW-Parkside
30:42 1987 Charles Cheruiyot Mount St. Mary’s 1 Southern Indiana
30:43.2 2010 Michael Crouch Queens (N.C.) 3.7 Bellarmine
30:43.7 2002 Alfred Rugema Abilene Christian 2.8 Ashland
30:45.1 2011 Ryan Haebe Western State 3 Spokane, WA
30:49.4 1985 Samson Obwocha East Texas State 3.3 East Stroudsburg
30:50.9 1994 Charles Mulinga Lewis 9.1 Neb.-Kearney
30:52 1986 Samson Obwocha East Texas State 5 UC Riverside
30:52.6 2001 Michael Aish Western State 42.1 Slippery Rock
30:08.7 1977 Michael Bollmann North Dakota State 1.3 Illinois Chicago
31:13.9 1997 Elly Rono Southern Indiana 40.1 UW-Parkside
31:23.6 1996 Alexandr Alexin Central Missouri 2.6 Humboldt State
31:29 1991 Martin Lyons Edinboro 8 SIUE
31:38.1 2004 Nicodemus Naimadu Abilene Christian 0.1 Southern Indiana
31:44.9 1989 Rob Edson Keene State 16 East Stroudsburg
31:45.7 1981 Mark Conover Humboldt State 22.3 Umass Lowell
31:06.6 1998 Yi Min Wu Edinboro 9.9 Kansas
32:24 1992 Phillip Castillo Adams State 1 Slippery Rock
36:49.8 1982 Greg Beardsley Edinboro 60.9 St. Cloud State

 

Lowest Combined Finish Total of Four-Time Top-40 Finishers – Men’s 10k

Student-Athlete Total
Nicodemus Naimadu, Abilene Christian 4
Michael Aish, Western State 13
Alfred Rugema, Abilene Christian 16
Rodney Dehaven, South Dakota State 20
Yi Min Wu, Edinboro 22
Isaac Chavez, Chico State 29
Thomas Korir, Abilene Christian 31
Aaron Braun, Adams State 32
Musa Gwanzura, Abilene Christian 33
Rubin McRae, Western State 37
Bernard Manirakiza, Abilene Christian 41
Brian Medigovich, Adams State 43
Shanon Winkelman, UC Riverside 44
Doug Hanson, North Dakota State 46
Alex Monroe, Lock Haven 50
Glarius Rop, American International 50
Iain Donnan, Western State 50
Tyler Pennel, Western State 51
Oliver Grund, Ashland 53
Patrick Boivin, Chico State 55
Martin Lyons, Edinboro 56
Scott Bauhs, Chico State 57
Nate Peck, Grand Valley State 58
Rees Buck, Western State 60
Joel Fenske, South Dakota 62
Jeff Weiss, Slippery Rock 63
Scott Nagelkerke, Western State 69
Tyler Emmorey, Grand Valley State 70
Ryan McNiff, Adams State 73
John Steinberg, Ferris State 75
Micah Chelimo, Alaska Anchorage 77
Brian Radle, Southeast Missouri 83
Jimmy Hearld, Southeast Missouri 87
Bobby Brindamour, Neb.-Kearney 89
Carl Leonard, Edinboro 94
Arturo Cabral, Lewis 95
Paul Morgan, South Dakota State 107
Ben Zywicki, Colorado Mines 107
Michael Miner, Cal Poly 129

 

Three-Time Top-40 Finishers – Men’s 10k

Student-Athlete
Alexandr Alexin, Central Missouri
Amos Sang, Abilene Christian
Andy Doering, Truman State
Artek Kern, Harding
Aucencio Martinez, Adams State
Brian Ferrari, California (Pa.)
Bryan Bailey, Fort Lewis
Carl Blackhurst, Adams State
Celedonio Rodriguez, Adams State
Charles Cheruiyot, Mount St. Mary’s
Chris Siemers, Western State
Christian Palmer, Troy State
Craig Cassen, South Dakota State
Daniel Caulfield, Adams State
Derek Alcorn, Colorado Mines* (Combined finish total: 83)
Edward Toro, Cal Poly Pomona
Eric Laughlin, Slippery Rock
Frank Assumma, UC Riverside
Genarro Manocchio, Edinboro
Gilbert Tuhabonye, Abilene Christian
Greg Beardsley, Edinboro
Greg Darbyshire, South Dakota State
Hamish Smith, Western State
Hector Hernandez-Salazar, Adams State/Western State
Jacob Rotich, Harding
Jaime Ortega, Cal Poly Pomona
James Nolan, Evansville
Jason Hubbard, Adams State
Jason Massmann, South Dakota State
Jason Probasco, South Dakota
Jean-Marie Ndikumana, Abilene Christian
Jeremy Struttmann, Northeast Missouri State/Truman State
Jesus Solis, Adams State
Jim McHugh, Illinois Chicago
John Kemboi, Abilene Christian
Jon Keillor, Minnesota State
Jordan Welling, Western Washington
Jose Manjarres, CW Post
Joshua Merrick, Adams State
Julius Nyango, Abilene Christian
Jurmain Mitchell, Emporia State
Kim Hogarth, Western State
Laurent Ngirakamaro, Abilene Christian/New Mexico Highlands
Luke Cragg, Adams State
Mark Batres, Cal Poly Pomona
Mark Curp, Central Missouri
Mark McKeown, South Dakota State
Martin Okello, Abilene Christian
Martin Rosendahl, Minnesota State
Matt Logue, Pittsburg State
Matthew Hoyt, South Dakota
Michael Moloto, Abilene Christian
Mike Bills, South Dakota State
Mike Schweizer, Minnesota State
Nathaniel Sellers, Adams State
Nick Branen, Abilene Christian
Nick Cordes, Ashland
Peter DeLa Cerda, Adams State
Philip Birgen, Abilene Christian
Randy Lowe, Shippensburg
Rob Juergens, Ashland
Rodney Ellsworth, Keene State
Ryan Knight, Ashland
Ryan Toth, Grand Valley State
Scott Ergen, St. Cloud State
Scott Gove, St. Cloud State
Scott Hatch, Keene State
Sean Brown, Western State
Sean Gildea, Colorado Mines
Stephane Franke, Cal Poly Pomona
Steve Venable, Troy State
Tabor Stevens, Adams State* (Combined finish total: 10)
Todd Stevens, South Dakota State
Tom Trealout, Ashland
Tony Farris, Mississippi College
Tyler Wetering, South Dakota
William King, Millersville

* active in 2014

Most Individual National Champions by School – Men’s 10k

School Total Years
Abilene Christian 6 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Adams State 5 1992, 1993, 2003, 2009, 2013
North Dakota State 3 1977, 1988, 1990
Edinboro 3 1982, 1991, 1998
Western State 3 1999, 2001, 2011
East Texas State 2 1985, 1986
Cal Poly 2 1978, 1979
Lewis 2 1994, 1995
Southeast Missouri 1 1984
Alaska Anchorage 1 2012
UC Irvine 1 1976
Chico State 1 2008
Queens (N.C.) 1 2010
Keene State 1 1989
Southern Indiana 1 1997
Central Missouri 1 1996
UNC Pembroke 1 1980
Mount St. Mary’s 1 1987
California (Pa.) 1 1983
Humboldt State 1 1981

Most Top-10 Finishers in a Single Year – Men’s 10k

FIVE Top-10 Finishers in One Year
Adams State, 1992 (15 points) Western State, 2000 (29pts)
   
FOUR Top-10 Finishers in One Year
3 – Adams State
(1993, 2007, 2009)		 3 – Western State
(1999, 2002, 2011)
1 – Cal Poly (1978)  
   
THREE Top-10 Finishers in One Year
4 – Abilene Christian
(1996, 2000, 2006, 2007)		 2 – Adams State
(2003, 2012)
2 – Western State
(2001, 2004)		 1 – Edinboro (1986)
1 – Cal Poly (1979) 1 – Central Missouri (1997)
1 – Southeast Missouri (1984) 1 – UMass Lowell (1991)
1 – UC Irvine (1976) 1 – Southwest Missouri (1976)

Top-40 Finishers by School – Men’s 10k

School Total
Adams State 112
Western State 103
Edinboro 69
South Dakota State 64
Abilene Christian 63
Minnesota State 52
Cal Poly 40
Chico State 38
Cal Poly Pomona 33
Grand Valley State 31
UC Riverside 30
UMass Lowell 29
South Dakota 29
Southeast Missouri 27
Lewis 26
Central Missouri 26
Humboldt State 26
Ashland 24
Southern Indiana 24
Colorado Mines 24
Augustana (S.D.) 23
Harding 22
North Dakota State 22
Indiana (Pa.) 21
UC Davis 20
Truman State/
Northeast Missouri State		 19
Shippensburg 19
Eastern Illinois 18
Keene State 18
St. Cloud State 17
Neb.-Kearney 15
Alaska Anchorage 14
Troy State 14
Sacramento State 13
Lock Haven 13
Millersville 13
Southern Connecticut State 12
Southwest Missouri 12
Slippery Rock 12
Cal State Los Angeles 11
Illinois Chicago 11
Cal State Northridge 11
Ferris State 11
Missouri Southern 11
Wayne State (Mich.) 8
California (Pa.) 8
CW Post 8
Pittsburg State 8
Western Washington 7
Fort Hays State 7
Valdosta State 7
Portland State 7
Kennesaw State 7
American International 6
Eastern Washington 6
Bloomsburg 6
UNC Pembroke 6
Evansville 6
New Mexico Highlands 6
Mount St. Mary’s 5
Mississippi College 5
East Stroudsburg 5
UC Irvine 5
Queens (N.C.) 5
Metro State 4
East Texas State/TAMU-Commerce 4
Stonehill 4
Pitt Johnstown 4
Bentley 4
Emporia State 4
Northern Iowa 4
Hillsdale 4
East Central (Okla.) 4
Fort Lewis 3
UC-Colorado Springs 3
West Georgia 3
Wright State 3
Akron 3
Hawaii Pacific 3
Northern Kentucky 3
Kutztown 3
Omaha 3
Columbus State 3
Saint Augustine’s 3
Tiffin 2
Alabama A&M 2
UW-Parkside 2
Northwest Nazarene 2
Cal State Hayward 2
Oakland 2
Central State 2
Adelphi 2
Wayne State (Neb.) 2
Saginaw Valley State 2
Lincoln (Mo.) 2
Bellarmine 2
Texas A&M-Kingsville 2
SF State 2
North Dakota 2
Sioux Falls 2
North Florida 2
Northern Colorado 2
Missouri A&T 2
Liberty 2
Drury 2
Wheeling Jesuit 2
Southwest Baptist 2
Hartwick 1
Angelo State 1
SIU Edwardsville 1
Black Hills State 1
Eastern New Mexico 1
NW Missouri State 1
Cedarville 1
Saint Edward’s 1
West Chester 1
Cal State Bakersfield 1
Western Oregon 1
St. Rose 1
Christian Brothers 1
Livingstone 1
Mansfield 1
Stony Brook 1
Cal Baptist 1
Tampa 1
Sonoma State 1
Tarleton State 1
NYIT 1
Seattle 1
West Florida 1
Cameron 1
Western Illinois 1
Barry 1
McKendree 1
Grand Canyon 1
Southeastern Louisiana 1
Buffalo State 1
Northwest Missouri 1
Alaska 1
Saint Martin’s 1

Historical Field Sizes – Men’s 10k

Year Teams Individuals
1976 27 217
1977 26 211
1978 22 169
1979 22 138
1980 22 174
1981 15 123
1982 16 130
1983 17 130
1984 17 132
1985 17 126
1986 17 130
1987 17 129
1988 17 127
1989 17 130
1990 17 118
1991 17 130
1992 17 131
1993 17 128
1994 17 127
1995 17 132
1996 17 129
1997 17 130
1998 15 132
1999 17 131
2000 24 184
2001 24 179
2002 24 186
2003 24 176
2004 24 183
2005 24 182
2006 24 187
2007 24 187
2008 24 184
2009 24 182
2010 24 182
2011 24 187
2012 32 245
2013 32 246