This is a list of the NCAA Division I indoor champions in the 1000 yards or its metric equivalent 1000 meters. The imperial distance was contested until 1983, while the 1000 meters was run for 4 years from 1984 to 1987 before the event was discontinued. In 1986 and 1987, the 1⁄10-mile track in Oklahoma City was short by 25 inches (640 mm) per lap, causing the actual race distance to be less than 1000 meters. [1] Hand timing was used until 1975, while starting in 1976 fully automatic timing was used. [2]
| Year | Athlete | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Tina Krebs | Clemson Tigers | 2:28.58 y |
| 1984 | Joetta Clark | Tennessee Volunteers | 2:43.85 |
| 1985 | Christine Slythe | LSU Lady Tigers | 2:42.23 |
| 1986 | Karol Davidson | Texas Longhorns | 2:42.68 |
| 1987 | Trena Hull | UNLV Rebels | 2:41.08 |
| Year | Name, (Country) | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Robin Lingle | Missouri | 2:08.9y |
| 1966 | Herb Germann | Seton Hall | 2:12.9y |
| 1967 | Ray Arrington | Wisconsin | 2:07.8y |
| 1968 | Ray Arrington | Wisconsin | 2:09.3y |
| 1969 | Ray Arrington | Wisconsin | 2:08.0y |
| 1970 | Keith Colburn | Harvard | 2:09.9y |
| 1971 | Bob Wheeler | Duke | 2:07.4y |
| 1972 | Morgan Mosser | West Virginia | 2:08.9y |
| 1973 | Tony Waldrop | North Carolina | 2:10.0y |
| 1974 | Wesley Maiyo | Wyoming | 2:08.1y |
| 1975 | Keith Francis | Boston Coll | 2:08.4y |
| 1976 | Mark Belger | Villanova | 2:07.29y |
| 1977 | Kelley Marsh | Ball State | 2:07.89y |
| 1978 | Don Paige | Villanova | 2:07.88y |
| 1979 | Don Paige | Villanova | 2:07.27y |
| 1980 | Don Paige | Villanova | 2:05.80y |
| 1981 | Peter Lemashon | UTEP | 2:12.29y |
| 1982 | Randy Stephens | Arkansas | 2:07.37y |
| 1983 | Edwin Koech | Richmond | 2:08.59y |
| Year | Name, (Country) | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | William Wuycke | Alabama | 2:24.27 |
| 1985 | Herb Gawain | Rice | 2:22.01 |
| 1986 | Freddie Williams | Abilene Christian | 2:18.74† |
| 1987 | Rob van Helden | Louisiana St | 2:20.51† |