NAIA men's outdoor track and field championship

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NAIA men's outdoor track and field championship
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg
Sport Outdoor track and field
Founded1952
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Most recent
champion(s)
Cumberlands (1st)
Official website NAIA.com

The NAIA men's outdoor track and field championship is the annual track meet to determine the national champions of NAIA men's outdoor track and field in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1952. [1]

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The most successful program has been Azusa Pacific, with fifteen NAIA national titles. Among active NAIA programs, Life have the most, with six.

The current champions are Cumberlands, who won their first national title in 2024.

Results

NAIA men's outdoor track and field championships
YearSiteChampionship results
WinnerPointsRunners-UpPoints
1952
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Abilene, TX
Abilene Christian 74 San Diego State 45
1953
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South Dakota State 48Abilene Christian42
1954
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Abilene Christian (2)39 Texas Southern 33
1955
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Abilene Christian (3)68 Kansas State Teachers 44
1956
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San Diego, CA
Occidental 89½Abilene Christian56
1957
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Occidental (2)148½Abilene Christian34
1958
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Occidental (3)93 Winston-Salem State 62
1959
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Sioux Falls, SD
Winston-Salem State56 East Texas State 55
1960
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Winston-Salem State (2)58East Texas State45
1961
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Texas Southern49 Tennessee State 47
1962
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Texas Southern (2)72½Kansas State Teachers46
1963
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Sioux Falls, SD
Maryland State 82 Omaha 33
1964
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Kansas State Teachers60 North Carolina College 50
1965
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Southern–Baton Rouge 77North Carolina College40
1966
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Southern–Baton Rouge (2)92Texas Southern69
1967
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Southern–Baton Rouge (3)77Texas Southern63
1968
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Billings, MT
Prairie View A&M 47 Arkansas AM&N 45
1969
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Prairie View A&M (2)69½Southern–Baton Rouge68
1970
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Eastern Michigan 75Texas Southern50
1971
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Eastern Michigan (2)65North Carolina Central43
1972
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North Carolina Central68 Dallas Baptist 51
1973
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Arkadelphia, AR
Texas Southern (3)81 Eastern New Mexico 55
1974
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Eastern New Mexico67 Southern California College 58
1975
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Southeastern Louisiana 68Eastern New Mexico63
1976
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Eastern New Mexico (2)56 Northwestern State (LA) 52
1977
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Jackson State 56 Adams State 31
1978
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Abilene, TX
Abilene Christian (4)67Adams State42
1979
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Texas Southern (4)87 Abilene Christian 53
1980
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Mississippi Valley State 66Abilene Christian61
1981
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Houston, TX
Mississippi Valley State (2)62Texas Southern59
1982
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Charleston, WV
Abilene Christian (5)80 Azusa Pacific 64
1983
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Azusa Pacific94 Saginaw Valley State 36
1984
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Azusa Pacific (2)93Saginaw Valley State77
1985
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Hillsdale, MI
Azusa Pacific (3)94 Wayland Baptist 76
1986
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Russellville, AR
Azusa Pacific (4)112Wayland Baptist86
1987
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Azusa Pacific (5)108Wayland Baptist82
1988
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Azusa, CA
Azusa Pacific (6)112Prairie View A&M63
1989
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Azusa Pacific (7)115Adams State70
1990
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Stephenville, TX
Oklahoma Baptist 57Azusa Pacific53
1991
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Azusa Pacific (8)87 Central State (OH)
Lubbock Christian
42
1992
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Abbotsford, BC
Azusa Pacific (9)93Central State (OH)76
1993
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Central State (OH)99Prairie View A&M70
1994
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Azusa, CA
Azusa Pacific (10)82Central State (OH)66
1995
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Azusa Pacific (11)105⅓Lubbock Christian104
1996
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Marietta, GA
Lubbock Christian59Azusa Pacific54
1997
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Life 94Prairie View A&M54.6
1998
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Tulsa, OK
Life (2)82 Southern–New Orleans 79
1999
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Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Life (3)102 Lindenwood 80
2000
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Abbotsford, BC
Life (4)90 Taylor
Point Loma Nazarene
53
2001
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Azusa Pacific (12)97Life50
2002
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Olathe, KS
Azusa Pacific (13)54Life50
2003
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Lindenwood65 Dickinson State 61
2004
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Louisville, KY
Dickinson State91Lindenwood72
2005
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Dickinson State (2)99 Virginia Intermont 83
2006
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Fresno, CA
Dickinson State (3)102Lindenwood89
2007
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Oklahoma Baptist (2)77Dickinson State58
2008
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Edwardsville, IL
Azusa Pacific (14)61Dickinson State57
2009
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Azusa Pacific (15)80Dickinson State71
2010
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Marion, IN
Wayland Baptist70Dickinson State51
2011
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Shorter 66 Doane 59
2012
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Shorter (2)93Azusa Pacific69
2013
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Indiana Tech 72Oklahoma Baptist68
2014
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Gulf Shores, AL
Indiana Tech (2)105Wayland Baptist93
2015
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Concordia Nebraska 59Wayland Baptist55
2016
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Indiana Tech (3)86Concordia (NE)52
2017
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British Columbia 71Indiana Tech64
2018
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Wiley 92Indiana Tech62
2019
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British Columbia (2)80 William Carey 53
2020Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021
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Gulf Shores, AL
Madonna
Doane
44 Indiana Tech 43
2022
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Life (5)52 Southeastern University 47
2023
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Marion, IN
Life (6)55 British Columbia 41
2024
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Cumberlands 64 Marian (IN) 62

Champions

Active programs

TeamTitlesYears
Life 61997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2022, 2023
Dickinson State 32004, 2005, 2006
Indiana Tech 32013, 2014, 2016
Cumberlands 12024
Doane 12021*
Madonna 12021*
Wiley 12018
Concordia Nebraska 12015
Wayland Baptist 12010

Former programs

TeamTitlesYears
Azusa Pacific 151983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994,
1995, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009
Abilene Christian 51952, 1954, 1955, 1978, 1982
Texas Southern 41961, 1962, 1973, 1979
Southern 31965, 1966, 1967
Occidental 31956, 1957, 1958
British Columbia 22017, 2019
Shorter 22011, 2012
Oklahoma Baptist 21990, 2007
Mississippi Valley State 21980, 1981
Eastern New Mexico 21974, 1976
Eastern Michigan 21970, 1971
Prairie View A&M 21968, 1969
Winston-Salem State 21959, 1960
Lindenwood 12003
Lubbock Christian 11996
Central State (OH) 11993
Jackson State 11977
Southeastern Louisiana 11975
North Carolina Central 11972
Emporia State 11964
UMES 11963
South Dakota State 11953

See also

References

  1. "NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA Sports Information Directors Manual. NAIA. Retrieved 26 May 2022.