The

5000 meters The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stand ...

or its imperial 3 miles equivalent have been contested at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships since 1974. It is the longest race on the NCAA indoor track program. The imperial distance was contested until 1982. The distance was not contested from 1983 to 1988, and then the metric

was run since 1989. Hand timing was used until 1975, while starting in 1976

fully automatic timing Fully automatic time (abbreviated FAT) is a form of race timing in which the clock is automatically activated by the starting device, and the finish time is either automatically recorded, or timed by analysis of a photo finish. The system is com ...

was used. In 1986 and 1987, the -mile track that the races were run on was per lap short, making the actual race distance less than 5000 meters those years.GBR Athletics
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Winners

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:5000 meters at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Lists of NCAA champions in track and field NCAA Division I Indoor