Here's everything you need to know leading up to the 2026 NCAA DIII indoor track and field championships, including the schedule of events, selection information and results.
The selections will be released here on krikya68.com on Sunday, March 8, and detail the participants competing at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Ala.
2026 DIII indoor track and field championship schedule
- Selections release: 7 p.m. ET Sunday, March 8 on krikya68.com
- National championship: Friday, March 13 - Saturday, March 14
Schedule of events for the DIII indoor track and field championship
Check out the event lineup at the Birmingham Crossplex.
NCAA DIII indoor track and field championship history
Here's a look at the past winners of the NCAA DIII indoor track and field championships. Both women's and men's championships began in the 1985 season.
Women's
| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MIT | Julie Heyde | 49 | Washington U. | Rochester, New York |
| 2024 | Loras | Matt Jones | 51 | Washington U. | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2023 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Nickolas Davis | 59.5 | Washington U. | Birmingham, Ala. |
| 2022 | Loras | Matt Jones | 59 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Winston-Salem, N.C. |
| 2021 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Williams | Nate Hoey | 42 | Washington-St. Louis | Boston |
| 2018 | UMass Boston | Consandria Walker-Hall | 46 | Williams | Birmingham, Ala. |
| 2017 | Washington-St. Louis | Jeff Stiles | 44 | Ithaca | North Central |
| 2016 | Baldwin Wallace | Matthew Cole | 42.2 | Illinois Wesleyan | Grinnell, Iowa |
| 2015 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Pat Healy | 55 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Winston-Salem, N.C. |
| 2014 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Ben Dorsey | 67 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Lincoln, Neb. |
| 2013 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Ben Dorsey | 56 | Illinois College | North Central |
| 2012 | Wartburg | Marcus Newsom | 99 | UW-Oshkosh | Grinnell |
| 2011 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Deb Vercauteren | 46.5 | Warburg | Capital |
| 2010 | Wartburg | Marcus Newsom | 33 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | DePauw |
| 2009 | Wartburg | Marcus Newsom | 51 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Rose-Hulman |
| 2008 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chris Schumacher | 30 | Wartburg | Ohio Northern |
| 2007 | Williams | Ralph White | 42 | CCNY | Rose-Hulman |
| 2006 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Deb Vercauteren | 44 | Williams | St. Olaf |
| 2005 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Deb Vercauteren | 36 | Wartburg | Illinois Wesleyan |
| 2004 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Deb Vercauteren | 56 1/2 | Wheaton (Mass.) | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 2003 | Wheaton (Mass.) | Paul Souza | 54 | Lehman | DePauw |
| 2002 | Wheaton (Mass.) | Paul Souza | 65 1/2 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Ohio Northern |
| 2001 | Wheaton (Mass.) | Paul Souza | 63 | Wisconsin- La Crosse | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 2000 | Wheaton (Mass.) | Paul Souza | 47 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Illinois Wesleyan |
| 1999 | Wheaton (Mass.) | Paul Souza | 43 | Wisconsin- La Crosse | Ohio Northern |
| 1998 | Christopher Newport | Vince Brown | 31 | Wheaton (Mass.) | Brandeis |
| 1997 | Christopher Newport | Vince Brown | 47 | CCNY | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 1996 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Deb Vercauteren | 41 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Smith |
| 1995 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Deb Vercauteren | 42 | SUNY Cortland | Ohio Northern |
| 1994 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Deb Vercauteren | 41 | Christopher Newport | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 1993 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 36 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Bowdoin |
| 1992 | Christopher Newport | Vince Brown | 46 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| 1991 | SUNY Cortland | Jack Daniles | 50 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Wesleyan (Conn.) |
| 1990 | Christopher Newport | Vince Brown | 59 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Smith |
| 1989 | Christopher Newport | Vince Brown | 50 | Rochester (N.Y.) | Bowdoin |
| 1988 | Christopher Newport | Vince Brown | 66 | Massachusets-Boston | Smith |
| 1987 | Massachusetts-Boston | Sherman Hart | 56 | Christopher Newport | Chicago |
| 1986 | Massachusetts-Boston | Sherman Hart | 47 | Springfield | St. Thomas (Minn.) |
| 1985 | Massachusetts-Boston | Sherman Hart | 50 | SUNY Cortland | Bates |
Men's
| Year | Champion | Coach | Points | Runner-Up | Points | Host or Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Josh Buchholtz | 84 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 39 | Rochester, New York |
| 2024 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Josh Buchholtz | 74 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 52 | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2023 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Josh Buchholtz | 35 | MIT | 34.5 | Birmingham, Ala. |
| 2022 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire/Washington U. | Chip Schneider/Jeff Stiles | 35 | Winston-Salem, N.C. | ||
| 2021 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | North Central (Ill.) | Frank Gramarosso | 55 | Mount Union | 39 | Boston |
| 2018 | Mount Union | Kevin Lucas | 41 | North Central (Ill.) | 40 | Birmingham, Ala. |
| 2017 | UW-La Crosse/North Central (Ill.) | Josh Buchholtz/Frank Gramarosso | 34 | North Central | ||
| 2016 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Chip Schneider | 53 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 49 | Grinnell, Iowa |
| 2015 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Chip Schneider | 62 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 60 | Winston-Salem, N.C. |
| 2014 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Josh Buchholtz | 63.5 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 48 | Lincoln, Neb. |
| 2013 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Josh Buchholtz | 74 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 40 | North Central |
| 2012 | North Central (Ill.) | Frank Gramarosso | 48 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 37 | Grinnell |
| 2011 | North Central (Ill.) | Frank Gramarosso | 45 | Central College | 44 | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2010 | North Central (Ill.) | Al Carius | 52.3 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 34 | DePauw |
| 2009 | UW-La Crosse/UW-Oshkosh | Josh Buchholtz/John Zupanc | 32 | Rose-Hulman | ||
| 2008 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Don Fritsch | 43 | Monmouth (Ill.) | 33 | Ohio Northern |
| 2007 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 59 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 48 | Rose-Hulman |
| 2006 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 78 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 31 | St. Olaf |
| 2005 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 53 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 38 | Illinois Wesleyan |
| 2004 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 70 | Wisconsin-Whitewater/Lincoln (Pa.) | 29 | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 2003 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 71 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 34 | DePauw |
| 2002 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 54 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 48 | Ohio Northern |
| 2001 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 58 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 44 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 2000 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 59 | North Central (Ill.) | 40 | Illinoin Wesleyan |
| 1999 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 60 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 37 | Ohio Northern |
| 1998 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 53 | Mount Union | 48 | Brandeis |
| 1997 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 44 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 41 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 1996 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 58 | Mount Union | 42 | Smith |
| 1995 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 56 | Albany (N.Y.) | 32 | Ohio Northern |
| 1994 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 50 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 42 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 1993 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 70 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 48 | Bowdoin |
| 1992 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 57 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 49 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| 1991 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 58 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 47.5 | Wesleyan (Conn.) |
| 1990 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 36 | MIT | 30.5 | Smith |
| 1989 | North Central (Ill.) | Al Carius | 66.5 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 38 | Bowdoin |
| 1988 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 36 | St. Lawrence | 30 | Smith |
| 1987 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Joe Thompson | 44.5 | St. Lawrence | 43 | Chicago |
| 1986 | Frostburg State | Bob Lewis | 38 | Mount Union | 34 | St. Thomas (Minn.) |
| 1985 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Mark Dienhart | 38 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 34 | Bates |