University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse wins the 2025 DIII men's outdoor track & field championship
The 2026 Division III outdoor track and field championships are from May 21-23, 2026 at Veteran's Memorial Field Sports Complex in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Here's everything you need to know from selections through the final event.
2026 DIII men's and women's outdoor track and field championships selections
Selections for the 2026 DIII men's and women's outdoor track and field championships will be revealed on Friday, May 15, via a press release on krikya98.com. Qualifying marks from Saturday, Mar. 1, to Thursday, May 14 will be considered.
2026 DIII men's and women's outdoor track and field championships schedule
The 2026 DIII men's and women's outdoor track and field championships are from Thursday, May 21, to Saturday, May 23. View the complete schedule of events below.
2026 DIII men's and women's outdoor track and field championships results
Once results are available, we will link to them below.
DIII men's and women's outdoor track and field championships history
In 2025, Wisconsin-La Crosse went back-to-back as men's champions and MIT won the women's title. See complete histories before this year's championships below.
Men's Championship History
| Year | School | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | score | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Josh Buchholtz | 84 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 56 | Geneva, OH |
| 2024 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Josh Buchholtz | 76 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 48 | Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 2023 | MIT | Todd Linder | 60.5 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 49 | Rochester, NY |
| 2022 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Chip Schneider | 73 | John Carroll | 48 | Geneva, Ohio |
| 2021 | Wartburg | Marcus Newsom | 54 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 49 | Greensboro, NC. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Chip Schneider | 68 | MIT | 38 | Geneva, Ohio |
| 2018 | Mount Union | Kevin Lucas | 36 | North Central (Ill.) | 35 | Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| 2017 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Josh Buchholtz | 47 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 45 | Geneva, Ohio |
| 2016 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Josh Buchholtz | 41 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 33 | Wartburg |
| 2015 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Josh Buchholtz | 71 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 46 | Canton, New York |
| 2014 | Mount Union | Kevin Lucas | 47 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 42 | Delaware, Ohio |
| 2013 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Josh Buchholtz | 66 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 64 | Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| 2012 | McMurry | Barbara Crousen | 66 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 47 | Claremont, Calif. |
| 2011 | North Central (Ill.) | Frank Gamarosso | 58 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 56 | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 2010 | North Central (Ill.) | Al Carius | 53 | Salisbury | 36 | Berea, Ohio |
| 2009 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | John Zupanc | 46 | McMurry | 40 | Marietta |
| 2008 | McMurry | Barbara Crousen | 35 | SUNY Cortland | 33 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 2007 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Brent Erickson | 99 | SUNY Cortland | 34 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 2006 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 74.5 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 54 | Benedictine (Ill.) |
| 2005 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 70 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 67.5 | Wartburg |
| 2004 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 101 | Nebraska-Kearney | 39 | Milikin |
| 2003 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 88 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 64 | St. Lawrence |
| 2002 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 64 | Calvin | 41 | Macalester |
| 2001 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 80 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 60 | Milikin |
| 2000 | Lincoln (Pa.), North Central (Ill.) | Cyrus Jones, Al Carius | 52 | North Central (Ill.) | ||
| 1999 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 62 | Pacfic Lutheran | 47 | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 1998 | North Central (Ill.) | Al Carius | 91 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 73 | Macalester |
| 1997 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 69.5 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 58.3 | Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| 1996 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 61 | Williams | 59 | North Central (Ill.) |
| 1995 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 80 | Williams | 61 | Carleton |
| 1994 | North Central (Ill.) | Al Carius | 75 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 74 | North Central (Ill.) |
| 1993 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 97 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 76 | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 1992 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 73.5 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 51.33 | Colby |
| 1991 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 73 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 64 | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 1990 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 49 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 45 | North Central (Ill.) |
| 1989 | North Central (Ill.) | Al Carius | 66 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 58 | North Central (Ill.) |
| 1988 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Mark Guthrie | 54 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 47 | Carleton |
| 1987 | Frostburg State | Bob Lewis | 66 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 56 | North Central (Ill.) |
| 1986 | Frostburg State | Bob Lewis | 61 | Lincoln (Pa.), UW-La Crosse | 58 | Wiconsin-La Crosse |
| 1985 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 61 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 58 | Denison |
| 1984 | Rowan | Oscar Moore | 114 | Mount Union | 100 | Carleton |
| 1983 | Rowan | Oscar Moore | 97 | Hamline | 94 | North Central (Ill.) |
| 1982 | Rowan | Oscar Moore | 119 | Hamline | 111.5 | North Central (Ill.) |
| 1981 | Rowan | Oscar Moore | 58 | Augustana (Ill.) | 42 | Case |
| 1980 | Rowan | Oscar Moore | 61 | Cal State Stanislaus | 56 | North Central (Ill.) |
| 1979 | Slippery Rock | William Lennox | 48 | Rowan (Glassboro State then) | 44 | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 1978 | Occidental | Kevin McNair | 45 | Rowan (Glassboro State then) | 35 | Calvin |
| 1977 | Southern-New Orleans | A.M. Davenport | 50 | Occidental | 47 | Calvin |
| 1976 | Southern-New Orleans | A.M. Davenport | 46 | Brandeis | 44 | Chicago |
| 1975 | Southern-New Orleans | A.M. Davenport | 66 | Augustana (Ill.) | 34 | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 1974 | Ashland | Paul Armor | 61 | Southern-New Orleans | 48 | Eastern Illinois |
Women's Championship History
| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | score | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MIT | Julie Heyde | 56 | Washington University in St. Louis |
47 | Geneva, OH |
| 2024 | Washington University in St. Louis |
Jeff Stiles | 71 | Wisconsin La-Crosse | 47.5 | Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 2023 | Wisconsin La-Crosse | Nickolas Davis | 67.5 | Loras | 58 | Rochester, NY |
| 2022 | Loras | Matt Jones | 55 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 51 | Geneva, Ohio |
| 2021 | Loras | Matt Jones | 58 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 56 | Greensboro, NC |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Loras | Matt Jones | 53 | Washington U. | 49 | Geneva, Ohio |
| 2018 | George Fox/UMass Boston (Co-champs) | John Smith/Consandria Walker-Hall | 44 | Washington U. | 38 | Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| 2017 | Washington (Mo.) | Jeff Stiles | 56 | Ithaca | 37 | Geneva, Ohio |
| 2016 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chris Schumacher | 42 | Baldwin | 41 | Waverly, Iowa |
| 2015 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Pat Healy | 73 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 43 | Canton, New York |
| 2014 | Wartburg | Marcus Newsom | 65 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 63 | Delaware, Ohio |
| 2013 | Wartburg | Marcus Newsom | 46 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 43 | Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| 2012 | Wartburg | Marcus Newsom | 129 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 52 | Claremont, Calif. |
| 2011 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Pat Ebel | 80 | Wartburg | 59 | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 2010 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chris Schumacher | 54 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 53 | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 2009 | Wartburg | Marcus Newsom | 52 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 50 | Marietta |
| 2008 | UW-River Falls, Ill.-Wesleyan | Martha Brennan, Chris Schumacher | 35 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | ||
| 2007 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Deb Vercauteren | 57 | Calvin | 44.5 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 2006 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Deb Vercauteren | 52 | Williams | 42 | Benedictine (Ill.) |
| 2005 | Wartburg | Marcus Newsom | 43 | Calvin, Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 42 | Wartburg |
| 2004 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Deb Vercauteren | 57 | Calvin | 54.3 | Millikin |
| 2003 | Wheaton (Mass.) | Paul Souza | 72 | Lehman | 52 | St. Lawrence |
| 2002 | Wheaton (Mass.) | Paul Souza | 67 | McMurry | 49 | Macalester |
| 2001 | Wheaton (Mass.) | Paul Souza | 83 1/2 | Calvin | 49 | Millikin |
| 2000 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 65 | Christopher Newport | 50 | North Central (Ill.) |
| 1999 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 54 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 48 | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 1998 | Christopher Newport | Vince Brown | 69 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 50 | Macalester |
| 1997 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Deb Vercauteren | 59 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 38.8 | Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| 1996 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Deb Vercauteren | 69 1/2 | Lincoln (Pa.) | 62 | North Central (Ill.) |
| 1995 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Deb Vercauteren | 58 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 52 | Carleton |
| 1994 | Christopher Newport | Vince Brown | 73 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 53 | North Central (Ill.) |
| 1993 | Lincoln (Pa.) | Cyrus Jones | 57 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 52 | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 1992 | Christopher Newport | Vince Brown | 61 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 47 | Colby |
| 1991 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Deb Vercauteren | 66 1/2 | SUNY Cortland | 56 | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 1990 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Deb Vercauteren | 75 | SUNY Cortland | 48 | North Central (Ill.) |
| 1989 | Christopher Newport | Vince Brown | 58 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 52 | North Central (Ill.) |
| 1988 | Christopher Newport | Vince Brown | 95 | Massachusetts-Boston | 65 | Carleton |
| 1987 | Christopher Newport | Vince Brown | 80 | Massachusetts-Boston | 58 | North Central (Ill.) |
| 1986 | Massachusetts-Boston | Sherman Hart | 52 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Wisconsin-La Crosse | |
| 1985 | SUNY Cortland | Laura Crain | 62 | Southern-New Orleans | 61 | Denison |
| 1984 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Gary Wilson | 185 1/2 | Central (Iowa) | 102 | Carleton |
| 1983 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Gary Wilson | 156 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 126 | North Central (Ill.) |
| 1982 | Central (Iowa) | Jane Kors | 151 | Frostburg State | 96 | North Central (Ill.) |
