| 2007 |
Fred Joslyn |
SUNY-Cortland |
14:31.29 |
| 2006 |
Macharia Yuot |
Widener |
14:33.29 |
| 2005 |
Macharia Yuot |
Widener |
14:34.73 |
| 2004 |
David Cisewski |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
14:30.58 |
| 2003 |
Ryan Bak |
Trinity (Conn.) |
14:30.61 |
| 2002 |
Pat Frascone |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
14:34.90 |
| 2001 |
Jesse Drake |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
14:27.89 |
| 2000 |
Dan Schwamberger |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
14:33.43 |
| 1999 |
Michael Taye |
Frostburg St. |
14:49.15 |
| 1998 |
Dave Cooper |
Mount Union |
14:27.13 |
| 1997 |
Dave Cooper |
Mount Union |
14:37.44 |
| 1996 |
Ambo Bati |
Augustana (Ill.) |
14:21.52 |
| 1995 |
Ambo Bati |
Augustana (Ill.) |
14:35.46 |
| 1994 |
Dan Mayer |
North Central (Ill.) |
13:53.17 |
| 1993 |
Gary Wasserman |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
14:11.54 |
| 1992 |
Gary Wasserman |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
14:25.95 |
| 1991 |
Gary Wasserman |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
14:31.12 |
| 1990 |
Seamus McElligott |
Haverford |
14:27.26 |
| 1989 |
Brett Burt |
Wisconsin-La Crosse |
14:31.52 |
| 1988 |
Tom Moris |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
14:25.87 |
| 1987 |
Arnie Schraeder |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
14:26.92 |
| 1986 |
John Fitzgerald |
Bates |
14:34.70 |
| 1985 |
Danny Bauer |
Simpson |
14:25.80 |
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