Mile run at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

The mile run and its metric 1500 metres equivalent have been held at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships since its founding in 1965. With the exception of two 1500 m races contested in 1984 and 1985, the mile is the only event on the NCAA schedule that has not transitioned from imperial measurements to metric. Hand timing was used until 1975, while starting in 1976 fully automatic timing was used. In 1986 and 1987, the 1⁄10-mile track that the races were run on was 25 inches (640 mm) per lap short, making the actual race distance less than one mile those years. ^{[1] [2]}

Winners

Key

y=yards

A=Altitude assisted

*=Contested at 1500 meters distance

Women's mile run / 1500 m winners [3] [4] Year Athlete Team Time 1983 Aisling Molloy BYU Cougars 4:44.87 1984 Linda Detlefsen Georgia Bulldogs 4:21.32 [a] 1985 Tina Krebs Clemson Tigers 4:17.85 [b] 1986 Tina Krebs [c] Clemson Tigers 4:40.82 1987 Suzy Favor Wisconsin Badgers 4:41.69 1988 Vicki Huber Villanova Wildcats 4:31.46 1989 Suzy Favor Wisconsin Badgers 4:30.63 1990 Suzy Favor Wisconsin Badgers 4:38.19 1991 Jennifer Lanctot Boston University Terriers 4:35.65 1992 Karen Glerum Iowa State Cyclones 4:36.43 1993 Clare Eichner Wisconsin Badgers 4:38.64 1994 Amy Rudolph Providence Friars 4:37.64 1995 Trine Pilskog Arkansas Razorbacks 4:39.19 1996 Joline Staeheli Georgetown Hoyas 4:36.96 1997 Becki Wells Florida Gators 4:33.04 1998 Carmen Douma Villanova Wildcats 4:37.74 1999 Kate Vermeulen West Virginia Mountaineers 4:39.07 2000 Carmen Douma Villanova Wildcats 4:39.91 2001 Tracy Robertson Arkansas Razorbacks 4:39.10 2002 Heather Sagan Liberty Lady Flames 4:38.52 2003 Johanna Nilsson Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 4:32.49 2004 Tiffany McWilliams Mississippi State Bulldogs 4:32.24 2005 Anne Shadle Nebraska Cornhuskers 4:38.23 2006 Johanna Nilsson Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 4:37.78 2007 Shannon Rowbury Duke Blue Devils 4:42.17 2008 Hannah England Florida State Seminoles 4:35.30 2009 Sarah Brown Tennessee Volunteers 4:29.72 2010 Charlotte Browning Florida Gators 4:35.66 2011 Jordan Hasay Oregon Ducks 4:33.01 2012 Lucy Van Dalen Stony Brook Seawolves 4:39.76 2013 Emma Coburn Colorado Buffaloes 4:29.91 2014 Emily Lipari Villanova Wildcats 4:38.82 A 2015 Leah Falland Michigan State Spartans 4:27.18 2016 Kaela Edwards Oklahoma State Cowgirls 4:35.62 2017 Karisa Nelson Samford Bulldogs 4:31.24 2018 Elle Purrier St. Pierre New Hampshire Wildcats 4:31.76 2019 Julia Rizk Ohio State Buckeyes 4:37.63 2021 Sage Hurta Colorado Buffaloes 4:30.58 2022 Micaela Degenero Colorado Buffaloes 4:33.92 2023 Olivia Howell Illinois Fighting Illini 4:34.00 A 2024 Maia Ramsden Harvard Crimson 4:25.13 2025 Wilma Nielsen Oregon Ducks 4:32.40

Men's mile run / 1500 m winners [11] Year Name, (Country) Team Time 1965 Chris Johnson Southern Cal 4:08.0 1966 Conrad Nightingale Kansas St 4:03.4 1967 Jim Ryun Kansas 3:58.6 1968 Jim Ryun Kansas 4:06.8 1969 Jim Ryun Kansas 4:02.6 1970 Howell Michael William & Mary 4:03.1 1971 Marty Liquori Villanova 4:04.7 1972 Ken Popejoy Michigan St 4:02.9 1973 Dave Wottle Bowling Green 4:03.4 1974 Tony Waldrop North Carolina 3:59.5 1975 Eamonn Coghlan   Ireland Villanova 4:02.0 1976 Eamonn Coghlan   Ireland Villanova 4:01.48 1977 Wilson Waigwa   Kenya UTEP 3:58.97 1978 James Munyala   Kenya UTEP 3:59.81 1979 Suleiman Nyambui   Tanzania UTEP 3:57.89 1980 Suleiman Nyambui   Tanzania UTEP 4:05.26 1981 Suleiman Nyambui   Tanzania UTEP 4:01.85 1982 Suleiman Nyambui   Tanzania UTEP 4:00.65 1983 Jim Spivey Indiana 3:59.95 1984 Bob Verbeeck   Belgium Iowa St 3:52.85* 1985 Paul Donovan   Ireland Arkansas 3:43.48* 1986 Paul Larkins   United Kingdom Oklahoma St 4:01.38† 1987 Michael Stahr Georgetown 4:02.33† 1988 Joe Falcon Arkansas 3:59.78 1989 Joe Falcon Arkansas 3:58.06 1990 Bob Whelan Kentucky 3:58.77 1991 Bob Kennedy Indiana 3:58.11 1992 Andy Keith   United Kingdom Providence 4:02.39 1993 Niall Bruton   Ireland Arkansas 4:00.05 1994 Niall Bruton   Ireland Arkansas 3:59.34 1995 Kevin Sullivan   Canada Michigan 3:55.33 1996 Julius Achon   Uganda George Mason 4:02.83 1997 Julius Achon   Uganda George Mason 3:59.85 1998 Kevin Sullivan   Canada Michigan 4:03.54 1999 Bernard Lagat   Kenya Wash St 3:55.65 2000 Gabe Jennings Stanford 3:59.46 2001 Bryan Berryhill Colorado St 3:56.84 2002 Christian Goy   Germany Illinois St 4:00.06 2003 Chris Mulvaney   United Kingdom Arkansas 4:05.70 2004 Sean Jefferson Indiana 4:00.16 2005 Nick Willis   New Zealand Michigan 4:00.69 2006 Christian Smith Kansas St 4:12.75 2007 Leonel Manzano Texas 3:59.90 2008 Leonel Manzano Texas 4:04:45 2009 Lee Emanuel New Mexico 4:00.36 2010 Lee Emanuel New Mexico 3:59.26 2011 Miles Batty BYU 3:59.49 2012 Chris O'Hare Tulsa 4:01.66 2013 Lawi Lalang Arizona 3:54.74 2014 Anthony Rotich UTEP 4:02.54 2015 Edward Cheserek Oregon 3:57.94 2016 Henry Wynne Virginia 4:06.63 2017 Josh Kerr New Mexico 4:03.22 2018 Josh Kerr New Mexico 4:02.03 2019 Geordie Beamish NAU 4:07.69 2020 CANCELED 2021 Cole Hocker Oregon 3:53.71 MR 2022 Mario García Romo University of Mississippi 4:07.54 2023 Luke Houser Washington 4:03.33 2024 Luke Houser Washington 4:01.72 2025 Abel Teffra Georgetown Hoyas 3:53.60

References

1. Johnson, Robert. "WTW: RIP Roddie Haley, A Man & Woman CRUSH IT At Age 40+, Legendary NCAA DMR Performances Past & Present". LetsRun.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
2. GBR Athletics
3. "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Women's Meet History by Event ::: USTFCCCA" . Retrieved May 31, 2024.
4. "Meet History -- NCAA Division I Indoor Championships" (PDF).
5. "Three Tiders accepted money at track meet". The Birmingham News . May 15, 1986. p. 31. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
6. "Track From Page 1D". The Birmingham News . May 15, 1986. p. 38. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
7. "Bama track athletes get favorable ruling". The Birmingham News . May 16, 1986. p. 15. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
8. "Bama From Page 1B". The Birmingham News . May 16, 1986. p. 18. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
9. "UA track coach quits after investigation". The Birmingham News . May 25, 1986. p. 49. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
10. "Mitchell From Page 1B". The Birmingham News . May 25, 1986. p. 58. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
11. "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Men's Meet History by Event ::: USTFCCCA" . Retrieved May 31, 2024.

Notes

1. Contested at 1500 metres distance
2. Contested at 1500 metres distance
3. The University of Alabama's Liz McColgan originally won the race in a time of 4:37.73, with Krebs second. However, on the weekend of May 10-11, 1986, McColgan and two other athletes accepted prize money for finishing a 10K run in Tupelo, Mississippi. ^{[5] [6]} McColgan was cleared in that incident due to returning the prize check before it was cashed, but later that month an investigation found she had competed in other road races compromising her amateur status, and was disqualified from NCAA events. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}