NCAA Division II men's outdoor track and field championships

The NCAA Division II men's outdoor track and field championships (known as the NCAA College Division outdoor track and field championships between 1963 and 1972) are contested at an annual track meet hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate outdoor track and field among its Division II members in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1963.^[1]

NCAA Division II men's outdoor track and field championships

Association	NCAA
Sport	College outdoor track and field
Founded	1963; 62 years ago (1963)
Division	Division II
Region	United States  Canada
Most recent champion(s)	Pittsburg State (3rd)
Most titles	Abilene Christian (19)
Broadcaster(s)	ESPNU
Official website	NCAA.com

The most successful program has been Abilene Christian, with nineteen titles. After the Wildcats' departure to Division I, the active program with the most championships is St. Augustine's, with 16.

The two-time reigning champions are Pittsburg State, who won their third national title in 2024.

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 Pole vault Long jump Triple jump

Throwing events Shot put Discus throw Hammer throw Javelin throw

Multi-events Decathlon

Discontinued events

Sprint events 100 yard dash 220 yard dash 440 yard dash 880 yard dash

Distance events Mile run Three-mile run Six-mile run

Hurdle events 120 yard high hurdles 440 yard intermediate hurdles

Relay events 440 yard relay Mile relay

Summary

Scoring procedures

Athletes' individual performances earn points for their institution and the team with the most points receives the NCAA team title in track and field.

• 1963–81: 10 (1st), 8 (2nd), 6 (3rd), 4 (4th), 2 (5th), 1 (6th)
• 1982–84: 15 (1st), 12 (2nd), 10 (3rd), 9 (4th), 8 (5th), 7 (6th), 6 (7th), 5 (8th), 4 (9th), 3 (10th), 2 (11th), 1 (12th)
• 1985–present: 10 (1st), 8 (2nd), 6 (3rd), 5 (4th), 4 (5th), 3 (6th), 2 (7th), 1 (8th)

Results

NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Year	Site	Stadium		Championship Results
				Winner	Points	Runners-Up	Points
1963 Details	Chicago, IL (Chicago)	Stagg Field		Maryland State	98	Fresno State	64
1964 Details	Fresno, CA (Fresno State)	Ratcliffe Stadium		Fresno State	87	Long Beach State	57
1965 Details	Long Beach, CA (Long Beach State)	Veterans Stadium		San Diego State	67	Luther	46
1966 Details	Chicago, IL (Chicago)	Stagg Field		San Diego State (2)	67	Long Beach State	56
1967 Details	Ogden, UT (Weber State)	Stewart Stadium		Long Beach State	77	UC Santa Barbara	37
1968 Details	Hayward, CA (Cal State–Hayward)	Pioneer Stadium		Cal Poly SLO	62	UC Santa Barbara	48
1969 Details	Ashland, OH (Ashland)	Jack Miller Stadium		Cal Poly SLO (2)	76	Occidental	43
1970 Details	Saint Paul, MN (Macalester)	Macalester Stadium		Cal Poly SLO (3)	49	C.W. Post	45
1971 Details	Sacramento, CA (Sacramento State)	Hornet Stadium		Kentucky State	42	Cal Poly SLO	31
1972 Details	Ashland, OH (Ashland)	Jack Miller Stadium		Eastern Michigan	93	Norfolk State	49
1973 Details	Crawfordsville, IN (Wabash)	Little Giant Stadium		Norfolk State	54	Lincoln (MO)	48
1974 Details	Charleston, IL (Eastern Illinois)	O'Brien Stadium		Eastern Illinois Norfolk State	51	Cal Poly–SLO	48½
1975 Details	Sacramento, CA (Sacramento State)	Hornet Stadium		Cal State Northridge	57	Southeastern Louisiana	50
1976 Details	Slippery Rock, PA (Slippery Rock State)	N. Kerr Thompson Stadium		UC Irvine	56	Eastern Illinois	39
1977 Details	Fargo, ND (North Dakota State)	Dacotah Field		Cal State Hayward	66	UC Irvine	58
1978 Details	Macomb, IL (Western Illinois)	Hanson Field		Los Angeles State	70	Cal Poly SLO	59½
1979 Details				Cal Poly SLO (4)	95	Cal State Northridge	51
1980 Details	Pomona, CA (Cal Poly Pomona)	Kellogg Field		Cal Poly SLO (5)	53	Los Angeles State	48
1981 Details	Macomb, IL (Western Illinois)	Hanson Field		Cal Poly SLO (6)	92	Southern Connecticut State	39
1982 Details	Sacramento, CA (Sacramento State)	Hornet Stadium		Abilene Christian	121	Cal Poly–SLO	94½
1983 Details	Cape Girardeau, MO (Southeast Missouri State)	Houck Stadium		Abilene Christian (2)	169½	Angelo State	145
1984 Details				Abilene Christian (3)	246	Angelo State	129
1985 Details	Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles State)	Jesse Owens Track		Abilene Christian (4)	170½	East Texas State	64
1986 Details				Abilene Christian (5)	142	Southeast Missouri State	60
1987 Details	Cape Girardeau, MO (Southeast Missouri State)	Houck Stadium		Abilene Christian (6)	127	Southeast Missouri State	93
1988 Details	San Angelo, TX (Angelo State)	Multi-Sports Complex		Abilene Christian (7)	112	St. Augustine's	75
1989 Details	Hampton, VA (Hampton)	Armstrong Stadium		St. Augustine's	107½	Angelo State	84
1990 Details				St. Augustine's (2)	111	Cal State Northridge	60
1991 Details	San Angelo, TX (Angelo State)	Multi-Sports Complex		St. Augustine's (3)	120	Angelo State	63½
1992 Details				St. Augustine's (4)	95	Abilene Christian	63
1993 Details	Abilene, TX (Abilene Christian)	Elmer J. Gray Stadium		St. Augustine's (5)	116	Abilene Christian	107
1994 Details	Raleigh, NC (St. Augustine's)	George Williams Athletic Complex		St. Augustine's (6)	118	Abilene Christian	117
1995 Details	Emporia, KS (Emporia State)	Francis G. Welch Stadium		St. Augustine's (7)	140½	Abilene Christian	95
1996 Details	Riverside, CA (UC Riverside)	UC Riverside Track Facility		Abilene Christian (8)	149	St. Augustine's	77½
1997 Details	Edwardsville, IL (SIU Edwardsville)	Ralph Korte Stadium		Abilene Christian (9)	151	St. Augustine's	69
1998 Details				St. Augustine's (8)	97	Abilene Christian	80
1999 Details	Emporia, KS (Emporia State)	Francis G. Welch Stadium		Abilene Christian (10)	93	St. Augustine's	73
2000 Details	Raleigh, NC (Saint Augustine's)	George Williams Athletic Complex		Abilene Christian (11)	115	St. Augustine's	71
2001 Details	Edwardsville, IL (SIU Edwardsville)	Ralph Korte Stadium		St. Augustine's (9)	80	Abilene Christian	59
2002 Details	San Angelo, TX (Angelo State)	Multi-Sports Complex		Abilene Christian (12)	91	St. Augustine's	88
2003 Details	Edwardsville, IL (SIU Edwardsville)	Ralph Korte Stadium		Abilene Christian (13)	102	St. Augustine's	69
2004 Details	Pomona, CA (Cal Poly Pomona)	Kellogg Field		Abilene Christian (14)	75	St. Augustine's	74
2005 Details	Abilene, TX (Abilene Christian)	Elmer J. Gray Stadium		Abilene Christian (15)	109	Adams State	84
2006 Details	Emporia, KS (Emporia State)	Francis G. Welch Stadium		Abilene Christian (16)	80	St. Augustine's	77½
2007 Details	Charlotte, NC (Johnson C. Smith)	Irwin Belk Complex		Abilene Christian (17)	105½	St. Augustine's	73
2008 Details	Pomona, CA (Cal Poly Pomona)	Kellogg Field		Abilene Christian (18)	108½	St. Augustine's	102
2009 Details	San Angelo, TX (Angelo State)	LeGrand Sports Complex		St. Augustine's (10)	94	Abilene Christian	86
2010 Details	Charlotte, NC (Johnson C. Smith)	Irwin Belk Complex		St. Augustine's (11)	82	Abilene Christian	62
2011 Details	Turlock, CA (Cal State Stanislaus)	Warrior Stadium		Abilene Christian (19)	68	Adams State	55
2012 Details	Pueblo, CO (CSU Pueblo)	ThunderBowl		Adams State	77	Lincoln (MO)	73
2013 Details				Saint Augustine's (12)	105	Ashland	57
2014 Details	Allendale, MI (Grand Valley State)	GVSU Track and Field Complex		St. Augustine's (13)	112	Adams State †	67
2015 Details				St. Augustine's (14)	53	Findlay	50
2016 Details	Bradenton, FL (Tampa)	IMG Academy		St. Augustine's (15)	85	Texas A&M–Kingsville	36
2017 Details				St. Augustine's (16)	58	Lincoln (MO)	52
2018 Details	Charlotte, NC[2]	Irwin Belk Track Complex		Texas A&M–Kingsville	65	Ashland	51
2019 Details	Kingsville, TX (Texas A&M–Kingsville)	Javelina Stadium		Ashland	54	Angelo State	53
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Details	Allendale, MI (Grand Valley State)	GVSU Track and Field Complex		Grand Valley State	76	West Texas A&M	55
2022 Details[3]				Pittsburg State	70	West Texas A&M	61
2023 Details	Pueblo, CO (CSU Pueblo)	ThunderBowl		Pittsburg State (2)	62	West Texas A&M	47
2024 Details	Emporia, KS (Emporia State)	Francis G. Welch Stadium		Pittsburg State (3)	78	West Texas A&M	64
2025 Details	Pueblo, CO (CSU Pueblo)	ThunderBowl
2026 Details	Emporia, KS (Emporia State)	Francis G. Welch Stadium

• † Participation vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions

Champions

Team titles

Active programs

Team	Titles	Years
St. Augustine's	16	1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Pittsburg State	3	2022, 2023, 2024
Grand Valley State	1	2021
Ashland	1	2019
Texas A&M-Kingsville	1	2018
Adams State	1	2012
Cal State Los Angeles	1	1978
Cal State East Bay (Cal State Hayward)	1	1977
Kentucky State	1	1971

Former programs

Team	Titles	Years
Abilene Christian	19	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo	6	1968, 1969, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1981
Norfolk State	2	1973, 1974*
San Diego State	2	1965, 1966
UC Irvine	1	1976
Cal State Northridge	1	1975
Eastern Illinois	1	1974*
Eastern Michigan	1	1972
Long Beach State	1	1967
Fresno State	1	1964
UMES	1	1963

Individual titles

• Note: Top 10 only
• List updated through 2021.

Rank	Team	Titles
1	Abilene Christian	119
2	St. Augustine's	113
3	Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo	48
4	Ashland	34
5	Adams State	33
6	Angelo State	30
7	Lincoln (MO)	26
8	Texas A&M–Kingsville	25
9	Cal State Los Angeles	21
10	Central Missouri	19
	Western Colorado

• Schools highlighted in italics have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division II.

See also

• NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division III)
• NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
• Pre-NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Champions