NAIA men's outdoor track and field championship

NAIA men's outdoor track and field championship
SportOutdoor track and field
Founded1952
Country United States
 Canada
Most recent
champion(s)
Cumberlands (1st)
Official websiteNAIA.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]

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

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NAIA men's outdoor yrack and field championships
Year Site Championship results
Winner Points Runners-Up Points
1952
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Texas
Abilene, TX
Abilene Christian 74 San Diego State 45
1953
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South Dakota State 48 Abilene Christian 42
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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California
San Diego, CA
Occidental 89½ Abilene Christian 56
1957
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Occidental (2) 148½ Abilene Christian 34
1958
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Occidental (3) 93 Winston-Salem State 62
1959
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls, SD
Winston-Salem State 56 East Texas State 55
1960
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Winston-Salem State (2) 58 East Texas State 45
1961
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Texas Southern 49 Tennessee State 47
1962
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Texas Southern (2) 72½ Kansas State Teachers 46
1963
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls, SD
Maryland State 82 Omaha 33
1964
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Kansas State Teachers 60 North Carolina College 50
1965
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Southern–Baton Rouge 77 North Carolina College 40
1966
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Southern–Baton Rouge (2) 92 Texas Southern 69
1967
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Southern–Baton Rouge (3) 77 Texas Southern 63
1968
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Montana
Billings, MT
Prairie View A&M 47 Arkansas AM&N 45
1969
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Prairie View A&M (2) 69½ Southern–Baton Rouge 68
1970
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Eastern Michigan 75 Texas Southern 50
1971
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Eastern Michigan (2) 65 North Carolina Central 43
1972
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North Carolina Central 68 Dallas Baptist 51
1973
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Arkansas
Arkadelphia, AR
Texas Southern (3) 81 Eastern New Mexico 55
1974
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Eastern New Mexico 67 Southern California College 58
1975
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Southeastern Louisiana 68 Eastern New Mexico 63
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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Texas
Abilene, TX
Abilene Christian (4) 67 Adams State 42
1979
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Texas Southern (4) 87 Abilene Christian 53
1980
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Mississippi Valley State 66 Abilene Christian 61
1981
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Texas
Houston, TX
Mississippi Valley State (2) 62 Texas Southern 59
1982
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West Virginia
Charleston, WV
Abilene Christian (5) 80 Azusa Pacific 64
1983
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Azusa Pacific 94 Saginaw Valley State 36
1984
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Azusa Pacific (2) 93 Saginaw Valley State 77
1985
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Michigan
Hillsdale, MI
Azusa Pacific (3) 94 Wayland Baptist 76
1986
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Arkansas
Russellville, AR
Azusa Pacific (4) 112 Wayland Baptist 86
1987
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Azusa Pacific (5) 108 Wayland Baptist 82
1988
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California
Azusa, CA
Azusa Pacific (6) 112 Prairie View A&M 63
1989
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Azusa Pacific (7) 115 Adams State 70
1990
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Texas
Stephenville, TX
Oklahoma Baptist 57 Azusa Pacific 53
1991
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Azusa Pacific (8) 87 Central State (OH)
Lubbock Christian
42
1992
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British Columbia
Abbotsford, BC
Azusa Pacific (9) 93 Central State (OH) 76
1993
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Central State (OH) 99 Prairie View A&M 70
1994
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California
Azusa, CA
Azusa Pacific (10) 82 Central State (OH) 66
1995
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Azusa Pacific (11) 105⅓ Lubbock Christian 104
1996
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Georgia (U.S. state)
Marietta, GA
Lubbock Christian 59 Azusa Pacific 54
1997
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Life 94 Prairie View A&M 54.6
1998
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Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK
Life (2) 82 Southern–New Orleans 79
1999
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Florida
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Life (3) 102 Lindenwood 80
2000
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British Columbia
Abbotsford, BC
Life (4) 90 Taylor
Point Loma Nazarene
53
2001
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Azusa Pacific (12) 97 Life 50
2002
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Kansas
Olathe, KS
Azusa Pacific (13) 54 Life 50
2003
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Lindenwood 65 Dickinson State 61
2004
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Kentucky
Louisville, KY
Dickinson State 91 Lindenwood 72
2005
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Dickinson State (2) 99 Virginia Intermont 83
2006
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California
Fresno, CA
Dickinson State (3) 102 Lindenwood 89
2007
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Oklahoma Baptist (2) 77 Dickinson State 58
2008
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Illinois
Edwardsville, IL
Azusa Pacific (14) 61 Dickinson State 57
2009
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Azusa Pacific (15) 80 Dickinson State 71
2010
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Indiana
Marion, IN
Wayland Baptist 70 Dickinson State 51
2011
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Shorter 66 Doane 59
2012
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Shorter (2) 93 Azusa Pacific 69
2013
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Indiana Tech 72 Oklahoma Baptist 68
2014
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Alabama
Gulf Shores, AL
Indiana Tech (2) 105 Wayland Baptist 93
2015
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Concordia Nebraska 59 Wayland Baptist 55
2016
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Indiana Tech (3) 86 Concordia (NE) 52
2017
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British Columbia 71 Indiana Tech 64
2018
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Wiley 92 Indiana Tech 62
2019
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British Columbia (2) 80 William Carey 53
2020 Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021
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Alabama
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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Indiana
Marion, IN
Life (6) 55 British Columbia 41
2024
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Cumberlands 64 Marian (IN) 62

Champions

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Active programs

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Team Titles Years
Life 6 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2022, 2023
Dickinson State 3 2004, 2005, 2006
Indiana Tech 3 2013, 2014, 2016
Cumberlands 1 2024
Doane 1 2021*
Madonna 1 2021*
Wiley 1 2018
Concordia Nebraska 1 2015
Wayland Baptist 1 2010

Former programs

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Team Titles Years
Azusa Pacific 15 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994,
1995, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009
Abilene Christian 5 1952, 1954, 1955, 1978, 1982
Texas Southern 4 1961, 1962, 1973, 1979
Southern 3 1965, 1966, 1967
Occidental 3 1956, 1957, 1958
British Columbia 2 2017, 2019
Shorter 2 2011, 2012
Oklahoma Baptist 2 1990, 2007
Mississippi Valley State 2 1980, 1981
Eastern New Mexico 2 1974, 1976
Eastern Michigan 2 1970, 1971
Prairie View A&M 2 1968, 1969
Winston-Salem State 2 1959, 1960
Lindenwood 1 2003
Lubbock Christian 1 1996
Central State (OH) 1 1993
Jackson State 1 1977
Southeastern Louisiana 1 1975
North Carolina Central 1 1972
Emporia State 1 1964
UMES 1 1963
South Dakota State 1 1953

See also

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References

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