# 3000 meters at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

The 3000 meters and its imperial two miles equivalent have been held at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships since its founding in 1965. The imperial distance was contested until 1983, while the metric distance has been run since 1984. Hand timing was used until 1975, while starting in 1976 fully automatic timing was used. In 1986 and 1987, the .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1⁄10-mile track that the races were run on was 25 inches (640mm) per lap short, making the actual race distance less than 3000 meters those years.

## Winners
### Key

    y=yards
    A=Altitude assisted
Women's 3000 m / 2 mi winners :
| Year | Athlete | Team | Time |
| 1983 | PattiSue Plumer | Stanford Cardinal | 9:45.54 y |
| 1984 | Cathy Branta | Wisconsin Badgers | 9:04.81 |
| 1985 | Christine McMiken | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 8:58.68 |
| 1986 | Stephanie Herbst | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:54.98 |
| 1987 | Vicki Huber | Villanova Wildcats | 9:06.45 |
| 1988 | Vicki Huber | Villanova Wildcats | 9:05.67 |
| 1989 | Vicki Huber | Villanova Wildcats | 8:55.29 |
| 1990 | Suzy Favor | Wisconsin Badgers | 9:02.30 |
| 1991 | Patty Wiegand | Tennessee Volunteers | 9:09.83 |
| 1992 | Geraldine Hendricken | Providence Friars | 9:14.57 |
| 1993 | Clare Eichner | Wisconsin Badgers | 9:09.66 |
| 1994 | Kay Gooch | Oklahoma Sooners | 8:58.85 |
| 1995 | Sarah Schwald | Arkansas Razorbacks | 9:19.90 |
| 1996 | Melody Fairchild | Oregon Ducks | 9:07.25 |
| 1997 | Kristine Jost | Villanova Wildcats | 9:14.14 |
| 1998 | Katie McGregor | Michigan Wolverines | 9:24.68 |
| 1999 | Carrie Tollefson | Villanova Wildcats | 9:15.05 |
| 2000 | Carrie Tollefson | Villanova Wildcats | 9:13.68 |
| 2001 | Shannon Smith | Boston College Eagles | 9:11.25 |
| 2002 | Lauren Fleshman | Stanford Cardinal | 9:07.45 |
| 2003 | Shalane Flanagan | North Carolina Tar Heels | 9:01.05 |
| 2004 | Kim Smith | Providence Friars | 8:49.18 |
| 2005 | Renee Metivier | Colorado Buffaloes | 9:22.81 |
| 2006 | Johanna Nilsson | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 9:06.61 |
| 2007 | Sally Kipyego | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 9:02.05 |
| 2008 | Susan Krumins | Florida State Seminoles | 8:58.14 |
| 2009 | Jenny Barringer | Colorado Buffaloes | 8:42.03 |
| 2010 | Angela Bizzarri | Illinois Fighting Illini | 8:57.40 |
| 2011 | Jordan Hasay | Oregon Ducks | 9:13.71 |
| 2012 | Emily Infeld | Georgetown Hoyas | 9:15.44 |
| 2013 | Abbey Cooper | Dartmouth Big Green | 9:01.08 |
| 2014 | Abbey Cooper | Dartmouth Big Green | 9:14.47 A |
| 2015 | Dominique Scott | Arkansas Razorbacks | 8:55.19 |
| 2016 | Molly Seidel | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 8:57.86 |
| 2017 | Dani Jones | Colorado Buffaloes | 9:09.20 |
| 2018 | Karissa Schweizer | Missouri Tigers | 8:53.36 |
| 2019 | Jessica Hull | Oregon Ducks | 9:01.14 |
| 2021 | Courtney Wayment | BYU Cougars | 9:01.47 |
| 2022 | Taylor Roe | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 8:58.95 |
| 2023 | Katelyn Tuohy | NC State Wolfpack | 9:10.07 A |
| 2024 | Parker Valby | Florida Gators | 8:41.50 |
| 2025 | Ceili McCabe | West Virginia Mountaineers | 9:01.18 |
Men's 3000 m / 2 mi winners :
| Year | Athlete | Team | Time |
| 1965 | Herald Hadley | Kansas Jayhawks | 8:56.4 y |
| 1966 | Gerry Lindgren | Washington State Cougars | 8:41.3 y |
| 1967 | Gerry Lindgren | Washington State Cougars | 8:34.7 y |
| 1968 | Jim Ryun | Kansas Jayhawks | 8:38.9 y |
| 1969 | Ole Olseon | USC Trojans | 8:45.2 y |
| 1970 | Jerry Richey | Pittsburgh Panthers | 8:39.2 y |
| 1971 | Marty Liquori | Villanova Wildcats | 8:37.1 y |
| 1972 | Sid Sink | Bowling Green Falcons | 8:36.5 y |
| 1973 | Michael Keogh | Manhattan Jaspers | 8:38.7 y |
| 1974 | John Harnett | Villanova Wildcats | 8:33.6 y |
| 1975 | Nick Rose | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 8:44.0 y |
| 1976 | Nick Rose | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 8:30.91 y |
| 1977 | Henry Rono | Washington State Cougars | 8:24.83 y |
| 1978 | Gerard Deegan | Providence Friars | 8:41.39 y |
| 1979 | Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) | UTEP Miners | 8:37.87 y |
| 1980 | Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) | UTEP Miners | 8:36.82 y |
| 1981 | Doug Padilla | BYU Cougars | 8:26.52 y |
| 1982 | Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) | UTEP Miners | 8:38.91 y |
| 1983 | Mark Scrutton | Colorado Buffaloes | 8:29.29 y |
| 1984 | Peter Koech | Washington State Cougars | 8:04.20 |
| 1985 | Kevin King | Georgetown Hoyas | 7:51.46 |
| 1986 | Paul Donovan | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:54.60 |
| 1987 | Joe Falcon | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:56.79 |
| 1988 | Joe Falcon | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:55.80 |
| 1989 | Greg Whiteley | Brown Bears | 7:57.14 |
| 1990 | Reuben Reina | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:56.62 |
| 1991 | Reuben Reina | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:50.99 |
| 1992 | Josephat Kapkory | Washington State Cougars | 7:59.04 |
| 1993 | David Morris | Montana Grizzlies | 8:04.17 |
| 1994 | Josephat Kapkory | Washington State Cougars | 7:50.90 |
| 1995 | Jason Bunston | Arkansas Razorbacks | 8:06.81 |
| 1996 | Ryan Wilson | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:51.66 |
| 1997 | Adam Goucher | Colorado Buffaloes | 7:54.20 |
| 1998 | Adam Goucher | Colorado Buffaloes | 7:46.03 |
| 1999 | Bernard Lagat (KEN) | Washington State Cougars | 7:54.92 |
| 2000 | David Kimani | South Alabama Jaguars | 7:52.64 |
| 2001 | David Kimani | Alabama Crimson Tide | 8:03.29 |
| 2002 | Adrian Blincoe | Villanova Wildcats | 8:01.76 |
| 2003 | Alistair Cragg | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:55.68 |
| 2004 | Alistair Cragg | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:55.29 |
| 2005 | Chris Solinsky | Wisconsin Badgers | 7:53.59 |
| 2006 | Chris Solinsky | Wisconsin Badgers | 7:59.68 |
| 2007 | Lopez Lomong | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 7:49.74 |
| 2008 | Kyle Alcorn | Arizona State Sun Devils | 8:00.82 |
| 2009 | Galen Rupp | Oregon Ducks | 7:48.94 |
| 2010 | Dorian Ulrey | Arkansas Razorbacks | 8:10.52 |
| 2011 | Elliott Heath | Stanford Cardinal | 8:03.71 |
| 2012 | Lawi Lalang | Arizona Wildcats | 7:46.64 |
| 2013 | Lawi Lalang | Arizona Wildcats | 7:45.94 |
| 2014 | Edward Cheserek | Oregon Ducks | 8:11.59 A |
| 2015 | Eric Jenkins | Oregon Ducks | 7:58.81 |
| 2016 | Edward Cheserek | Oregon Ducks | 8:00.40 |
| 2017 | Edward Cheserek | Oregon Ducks | 7:55.91 |
| 2018 | Andy Trouard | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 8:04.94 |
| 2019 | Morgan McDonald | Wisconsin Badgers | 7:52.85 |
| 2021 | Cole Hocker | Oregon Ducks | 7:46.15 |
| 2022 | Abdihamid Nur | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 7:59.88 |
| 2023 | Fouad Messaoudi | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 7:48.10 A |
| 2024 | Nico Young | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 7:41.01 |
| 2025 | Ethan Strand | North Carolina Tar Heels | 7:52.03 |