This is a list of the NCAA indoor champions in a long distance event. It is the longest race on the NCAA indoor track program. Generally that was the 3 mile run until 1982, and after 6 years of dormancy, 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 ...

being contested since 1989. Hand timing was used until 1975, 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.http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ncaai.htm GBR Athletics

Champions

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Three mile run

5000 Meters

References

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