The NCAA Division III men's outdoor track and field championships are contested at the annual

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hosted by the

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to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate outdoor

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among its

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members in the

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. It has been held annually since 1974. Athletes' individual performances earn points for their institution and individual national titles while the team with the most points receives the NCAA team title for outdoor track and field. Wisconsin–La Crosse have been the most successful program, with seventeen national titles. Wisconsin–La Crosse are also the reigning national champions, winning their seventeenth national title in 2025.

Events

Track events

*''Sprint events'' ** 100 meter dash ** 200 meter dash ** 400 meter dash *''Distance events'' ** 800 meter run ** 1,500 meter run ** 3,000 meter steeplechase ** 5,000 meter run ** 10,000 meter run *''Hurdle Events'' ** 110 meter hurdles ** 400 meter intermediate hurdles *''Relay events'' ** 400 meter relay ** 1,600 meter relay

Field events

*''Jumping events'' **

High jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

Pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a #bar, bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ...

Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

Triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

*''Throwing events'' **

Shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

Discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

Hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...

*''Multi-events'' **

Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...

Discontinued events

*''Sprint events'' ** 100 yard dash ** 220 yard dash ** 440 yard dash **880 yard dash *''Distance events'' **

Mile run The mile run (1,760 yards, 5,280 Foot (unit), feet, or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance running, middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling ...

**Three-mile run **Six-mile run *''Hurdle events'' **120 yard high hurdles **440 yard intermediate hurdles *''Relay events'' **440 yard relay **

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Results

Scoring

* 1974–1981: the top 6 finishers scored for their team, with points being awarded 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1 * 1982–1984: the top 12 finishers scored for their team with points being awarded 15, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. * 1985–present: the top 8 finishers scored, with points awarded 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. In the place of a tie of two or more people the total points for those accumulated places are added up and divided by the number of people.

Team Champions

Champions

Team titles

Active programs

Former programs

Individual titles

*''List updated through the 2019 Championships'' * Schools highlighted in italics have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division III.

Event records

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References

External links

NCAA Division III men's outdoor track and field
{{US track and field competitions NCAA Men's Division III Outdoor Track Outdoor Men