MIAC Men's Cross Country NCAA Championship History

Results by Year

2024

Rose-Hulman, host · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
St. Olaf 8th team 265 points.

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2023

Dickinson College, host · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
St. Olaf 13th team 338 points.
Carleton 28th team 611 points.

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2022

Olivet College, host · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
St. Olaf 14th team 413 points.

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2021

Spalding, Ky. · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
St. Olaf 17th team 440 points.

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2019

Spalding, Ky. · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
Carleton 11th team 346 points.
St. Olaf 25th team 599 points.
St. Thomas 28th team 638 points.

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2018

Wis.-Oshkosh, host · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
Carleton 14th team 409 points.
St. Olaf 23rd team 574 points.
St. Thomas 30th team 666 points.

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2017

Principia, host · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
Carleton 10th team 308 points.

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2016

Spalding, Ky. · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
St. Olaf 15th team 403 points.

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2015

Wis.-Oshkosh, host · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
St. Olaf 4th team 211 points. Carleton's Hart Hornor placed 7th individually, earning All-America honors.

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2014 St. Olaf — NCAA Runner-Up

Wilmington, Ohio, host · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
St. Olaf 2nd team 143 points. Grant Wintheiser won the individual title in 23:44.9.
Carleton 18th team 472 points.
St. Thomas 31st team 722 points.

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2013 St. Olaf — NCAA Champion

Hanover, Ind. · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
St. Olaf 1st team 84 points.
Carleton 16th team 442 points.

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2012

Rose-Hulman, host · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
St. Olaf 14th team 370 points.

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2011 Ben Sathre, St. Thomas — NCAA Individual Champion

Wis.-Oshkosh, host · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
St. Thomas 1st individual Ben Sathre, 23:44.27.
St. Olaf 23rd team 505 points.
Hamline 17th team 422 points.

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2010

Wartburg, host · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
Hamline 22nd team 532 points.

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2009

Baldwin Wallace, host · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
St. Olaf 21st team 477 points.
St. Thomas 19th team 466 points.
Hamline 23rd team 496 points.

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2008

Hanover, Ind. · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
St. Olaf 15th team 424 points.
Saint John's 22nd team 533 points.

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2007

Northfield, Minn. (St. Olaf, host) · 8,000 meters · 32-team field

School Result Details
Carleton 23rd team 509 points.
Saint John's 13th team 416 points.

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2006

Wilmington, Ohio, host · 8,000 meters · 24-team field

School Result Details
Saint John's 5th team 234 points.
Hamline 18th team 471 points.

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2005

Ohio Wesleyan, host · 8,000 meters · 24-team field

School Result Details
Hamline 7th team 254 points.
Saint John's 15th team 366 points.
Carleton 19th team 439 points.

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2004

Wis.-Eau Claire, host · 8,000 meters · 24-team field

School Result Details
Carleton 8th team 285 points.

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2002

Northfield, Minn. (St. Olaf, host) · 8,000 meters · 24-team field

School Result Details
St. Olaf 21st team 462 points.
St. Thomas 18th team 417 points.

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2001

Augustana (IL), host · 8,000 meters

School Result Details
St. Thomas 5th team 249 points.
Hamline 21st team 404 points.

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1973–2000

Every confirmed MIAC team appearance from the championship's 1973 founding through 2000, drawn from the NCAA record book's All-Time Team Results section

Year School Result Details
2000 Saint John's 16th 409 points.
2000 St. Thomas 15th 406 points.
2000 Hamline 22nd 485 points.
1999 Saint John's 7th 255 points.
1999 St. Thomas 12th 320 points.
1998 Saint John's 4th 143 points.
1998 St. Thomas 12th 299 points.
1997 Saint John's 7th 239 points.
1997 St. Thomas 8th 254 points.
1996 Saint John's 11th 259 points.
1996 Carleton 14th 338 points.
1995 Saint John's 9th 284 points.
1995 Carleton 15th 324 points.
1994 Carleton 9th 231 points.
1993 Carleton 11th 292 points, tied with Wabash.
1993 St. Thomas 16th 361 points.
1992 Saint John's 12th 304 points, tied with RIT.
1992 Carleton 17th 355 points.
1992 St. Thomas 18th 390 points.
1991 St. Thomas 10th 268 points.
1991 Saint John's 19th 407 points.
1990 St. Thomas 6th 178 points.
1989 St. Thomas 4th 174 points.
1989 Saint John's 8th 263 points.
1988 Saint John's 8th 255 points.
1988 St. Thomas 9th 260 points.
1987 St. Thomas 7th 236 points.
1987 Saint John's 11th 276 points.
1986 St. Thomas 1st 51 points. NCAA Champion
1985 St. Thomas 5th 169 points.
1985 Saint John's 9th 264 points.
1984 St. Thomas 1st 76 points. NCAA Champion
1984 Saint John's 4th 148 points.
1983 St. Thomas 3rd 119 points.
1983 Saint John's 6th 182 points.
1983 Hamline 4th 147 points.
1982 St. Thomas 4th 115 points.
1982 St. Thomas 1st individual Nicholas Manciu, 26:06. NCAA Individual Champion
1982 Saint John's 5th 120 points.
1981 Saint John's 9th 226 points.
1980 St. Thomas 5th 204 points. (Carleton won the 1980 NCAA Championship as a non-MIAC member; the Knights rejoined the MIAC in 1983.)
1979 St. Olaf 9th 314 points.
1979 St. Thomas 5th 202 points.
1978 St. Olaf 5th 209 points.
1978 St. Thomas 3rd 152 points.
1977 St. Olaf 9th 395 points.
1977 Hamline 11th 475 points.
1977 Saint John's 27th 692 points.
1976 St. Olaf 9th 310 points.
1976 St. Thomas 11th 346 points.
1976 Hamline 22nd 556 points.
1976 Saint John's 24th 608 points.
1975 St. Thomas 10th 296 points.
1975 Hamline 15th 413 points.
1974 St. Olaf 12th 400 points.
1974 Saint John's 11th 376 points.
1974 Hamline 7th 293 points.
1973 Saint John's 5th 217 points.
1973 St. Olaf 10th 251 points.
1973 Macalester 24th 607 points.
1973 Hamline 4th 200 points.

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Results by School

St. Olaf

21NCAA Appearances (as a MIAC member)
1National Championship
1Runner-Up Finish
1Individual Champion (Wintheiser, 2014)

NCAA Championships appearances (as a MIAC member): 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. National Champion: 2013. Runner-Up: 2014. Individual Champion: Grant Wintheiser, 2014.

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St. Thomas

27NCAA Appearances
2National Championships (1984, 1986)
2Individual Champions (Manciu 1982, Sathre 2011)

NCAA Championships appearances: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019. National Champion: 1984, 1986. Individual Champions: Nicholas Manciu, 1982 (26:06); Ben Sathre, 2011 (23:44.27).

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Carleton

14NCAA Appearances (as a MIAC member)
8thBest Team Finish (2004)

NCAA Championships appearances (as a MIAC member): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023.

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Saint John's

24NCAA Appearances
4thBest Finish (1984, 1998)

NCAA Championships appearances: 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.

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Augsburg

6Individual Qualifiers
2All-American Finishes (Bati, 2024 & 2025)

Individual qualifiers: Dan Spies, 1996 (132nd); Brent Haglund, 2008 (57th), 2009 (68th); Micheale Tesema, 2012 (62nd); Mohammed Bati, 2022 (168th), 2024 (2nd, All-American), 2025 (2nd, All-American).

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Hamline

13NCAA Appearances
4thBest Finish (1973, 1983)

NCAA Championships appearances: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011.

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Gustavus

1NCAA Appearance
14thBest (and Only) Finish (1990)

NCAA Championships appearance: 1990, 14th, 375 points.

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Macalester

1NCAA Appearance
24thBest (and Only) Finish (1973)

NCAA Championships appearance: 1973, 24th, 607 points.

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National Honors

3National Team Championships
1Team Runner-Up Finish
3Individual National Championships

Team National Champions

(C) = National Champion  ·  (R) = Runner-Up

Year School Points Result
2013 St. Olaf (C) 84 NCAA Champion
2014 St. Olaf (R) 143 Runner-Up to North Central (IL)
1986 St. Thomas (C) 51 NCAA Champion
1984 St. Thomas (C) 76 NCAA Champion

Individual National Champions

Year Athlete School Time
2014 Grant Wintheiser St. Olaf 23:44.9
2011 Ben Sathre St. Thomas 23:44.27
1982 Nicholas Manciu St. Thomas 26:06

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