Kansas State University Athletics
Men's NCAA Championship History
Men's Cross Country NCAA Championship History
The cross country programs at Kansas State have a long and storied history with the Wildcat men competing as a team at the NCAA Championships on eight occasions (1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1986, 1992) with an all-time best finish as a national runner-up in 1966.
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The cross country programs at Kansas State have a long and storied history with the Wildcat men competing as a team at the NCAA Championships on eight occasions (1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1986, 1992) with an all-time best finish as a national runner-up in 1966.
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| Year    | Team Champion (Pts.) |
Runner-Up (Pts.) |
Individual Champion (Time) |
K-State Finish (Place/Pts) |
Site (Course) |
| 2021Â Â | Northern Arizona (92) | Iowa State (137) | Conner Mantz, BYU (28:33.1) |
-- | Tallahassee, Fla. (Apalachee Regional Park) |
| 2020 | Northern Arizona (60) | Notre Dame (87) | Conner Mantz, BYU (29:26.1) |
-- | Stillwater, Okla. (OSU Cross Country Course) |
| 2019 | BYU (109) | Northern Arizona (163) | Edwin Kurgat, Iowa State (30:32..7) |
-- | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2018 | Northern Arizona (83) | BYU (116) | Morgan McDonald, Wisconsin (29:08.3) |
-- | Madison, Wisc. (Zimmer Championship Course) |
| 2017 | Northern Arizona (74) | Portland (127) | Justyn Knight, Syracuse (29:00.2) |
-- | Louisville, Ky. (Tom Sawyer State Park) |
| 2016 | Northern Arizona (125) | Stanford (158) | Patrick Tiernan, Villanova (29:22.0) |
-- | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2015 | Syracuse (82) | Colorado (91) | Edward Cheserek, Oregon (28:45.8) |
-- | Louisville, Ky. (Tom Sawyer State Park) |
| 2014 | Colorado (65) | Stanford (98) | Edward Cheserek, Oregon (30:19.4) |
-- | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2013 | Colorado (149) | Northern Arizona (169) | Edward Cheserek, Oregon (29:41.1) |
-- | Indiana State (LaVern Gibson Course |
| 2012 | Oklahoma State (72) | Wisconsin (135) | Kennedy Kithuka, Texas Tech (28:31.3) |
-- | Louisville, Ky. (Tom Sawyer State Park) |
| 2011 | Wisconsin (97) | Oklahoma State (139) | Chris Derrick, Stanford (28:58) |
-- | Indiana State (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2010 | Oklahoma State (73) | Florida State (193) | -- | Indiana State (LaVern Gibson Course) |
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| 2009 | Oklahoma State (127) | Oregon (143) | Samuel Chelanga, Liberty (28:41.3) |
-- | Indiana State (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2008 | Oregon (93) | Iona (147) | Galen Rupp, Oregon (29:03.2) |
-- | Indiana State (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2007 | Oregon (85) | Iona (113) | Josh McDougal, Liberty (29:22.4) |
-- | Indiana State (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2006 | Colorado (94) | Wisconsin (142) | Josh Rohatinsky, BYU (30:44.9) |
-- | Indiana State (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2005 | Wisconsin (37) | Arkansas (105) | Simon Bairu, Wisconsin (29:15.9) |
-- | Indiana State (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2004 | Colorado (90) | Wisconsin (94) | Simon Bairu, Wisconsin (30:37.7) |
-- | Indiana State (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2003 | Stanford (24) | Wisconsin (174) | Dathan Ritzenhein, Colorado (29:14.1) |
-- | UNI Â |
| 2002 | Stanford (47) | Wisconsin (107) | Jorge Torres, Colorado (29:04.7) |
-- | Indiana State (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2001 | Colorado (90) | Stanford (91) | Boaz Cheboiywo, East Michigan (28:47) | -- | Furman |
| 2000 | Arkansas (83) | Colorado (94) | Keith Kelly, Providence College (30:14.5) | -- | Iowa State |