USA Cross Country Championships


The USA Cross Country Championships is the annual national championships for cross country running in the United States. The championships is generally held in mid-February and it serves as a way of designating the country's national champion, as well as acting as the selection race for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
The competition, currently run under the auspices of USA Track & Field, traces its history back to 1883. The competition was held sporadically until 1905 at which point it has been held every year since. The National Championship has been sponsored by multiple organizations over the years, some of them holding competing championships. It has thus been known under a variety of names.
Women did not have a championship until 1964. Until 1979, women's championships were segregated from the men, on the same date in a different location.
Currently there are two major Cross Country Championship events, generally referred to as the "Fall Championships" and the "Winter Championships." The Fall Championships generally happen in late November or early December, which corresponds with the end of the broader cross country season from late-August into November. Since 1998, those have been known as the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships. The Winter Championships generally happen in late January or early February and since they are three months after the broader season, are geared towards selecting the international team for the World Championships which is generally held in late March. Since 2011, the World Championships are only held in odd numbered years but USA continues to hold Winter Championships every year.
There are currently several races held at the Fall Championships, the number of races depends on the number of entries. In addition to the open races for each gender, there are masters championships in each age division. Open and masters men run 10K up to age 60. 60 and above run 8K races. All women's divisions run 6K, but masters run at least one separate race. When there are a large number of entries, even the one division can be broken into an A section and a B section to make the number of runners on the course manageable.
There are currently four races held at each Winter Championships: the men's 12 km open race, the women's 8 km open race, a junior men's race of 8 km and a junior women's race of 6 km. All four serve as selection races for the IAAF World Championships in which the top six runners from each race gain qualification. Each race awards medals on an individual basis and a team basis. Between 1998 and 2006 the championships featured short course races of 4 km for both men and women – these races are now discontinued. Occasionally, masters races, determined by age group, are held as part of the championships.
Lynn Jennings won the championship nine times between 1985 and 1996, when there was only the one championship for women. She is the only competitor to have won the USA Cross Country Championships and IAAF World Championships in the same year, having done so three times consecutively in 1990, 1991 and 1992. Prior to the existence of the World Championships, Doris Brown pulled the same feat four times, three consecutively with the "International Championships" in 1967, 1969, 1970 and 1971. While Brown also won the 1968 International Championship, part of five in a row, she lost the November 1967 US Championship to Vicki Foltz. Pat Porter won eleven of the various men's championships over a seven-year period of time between 1982 and 1989, including eight Fall Championships in a row. In the 1930s, Don Lash won seven in a row.
One set of brothers; Bill Ashenfelter and Horace Ashenfelter have won championships. Two sets of spouses have won championships; Cathy Branta and John Easker ; Shayne Culpepper and Alan Culpepper. The Culpeppers did it on the same day, February 16, 2003.
The competition has been televised in the past on ESPN2.

History

The first events claiming the National Championship moniker were the "Amateur Individual Cross Country Championship of America" hosted by the New York Athletic Club in Mott Haven, Bronx starting in 1883. In 1887, the National Cross Country Association began holding championships. Both organizations held championships in 1887. Coincidentally, both were won by Edward C. Carter. NCCA held their last championship in 1892 at the Morris Park Racecourse. NYAC revived the series in 1897 also at Morris Park. The Knickerbocker Athletic Club hosted in the same location in April 1898 but in November of the same year, the Amateur Athletic Union held their first such event "The Cross-Country Individual and Team Championship of the A.A.U." AAU's second championship wasn't until 1903 but in between, the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York hosted a race regarded as a national championship. AAU's third race was in 1905, called the “National Cross Country Championship of the A.A.U.” and the championship has been held continuously since, under that name until the demise of the AAU as the national governing body in 1979. The championship for some seasons has fallen on opposite sides of the new year occasionally. The first race in Van Cortlandt Park was held in 1912, that venue has been a frequent host of the championship ever since, 25 times, even as recently as 2006. The first championship not held in the state of New York was 1917, when it was held in Franklin Park in Boston. To date, a championship has been held in 31 different states.
In 1962, the U.S. Track & Field Federation began holding a competing “National Cross Country Championship of the U.S.T.F.F.” in the same week as the AAU. Most were in different venues, but the two 1964 championships were both held in Washington Park, Chicago two days apart. The same situation happened in 1968 at Van Cortlandt Park. In 1969, Jack Bacheler won both championships, USTFF at Penn State on November 26 and AAU at Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on November 29. The following year, his teammate Frank Shorter accomplished the same feat. Craig Virgin technically duplicated it in 1977, after winning USTFF, he finished second to British athlete Nick Rose at the AAU. By being the first American citizen to cross the finish line, Virgin was the AAU National Champion that year. Starting in 1975, the AAU added the “World Cross Country Championship Senior Men’s Trials” in February at a more appropriate time to select an international team to the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. In 1979 the USTFF renamed itself Track and Field Association, USA using the acronym USTFA for two years. There is no evidence USTFF or USTFA ever held a championship for women.
As the new national governing body, The Athletics Congress began administering the “National Cross Country Championship of T.A.C.” a month later. TAC changed its name to USATF in 1993, first holding "The U.S.A.T.F. National Cross Country Championship."
A Women's national championship was added in 1964. The women's championship was held at a separate location on the same date until 1979. In the last season of the AAU administration it was finally combined to the same location and date as the men.
In 1998, the IAAF World Cross Country Championships began long course and short course championships, USATF commensurately held long and short course championships as qualifiers. 1998 was the first year women joined the men in holding a separate qualifier, at the same unified location. Prior to that, the women qualified to the World Championships based on their Championship about three months earlier. That same year, the Fall Championships were renamed the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships, with the USATF website redirecting the lineage of National Championship history to the February event..
While the championship has predominantly been held in the last two weeks of November, aligning with the close of the traditional fall season on the scholastic level, it has occurred in eight different months around the year. In 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2003, the Fall Championship locations and dates were chosen to correspond with the location of the USATF Annual Meeting.

International qualifier

While the International Cross Country Championships existed back to 1898 for men and 1931 for women, the United States did not send representatives to participate until 1966 for men and 1967 for women. Those representatives were selected from the National Championship race. Doris Brown won the 1967 Championship and the next four championships after that. By 1970, USA hosted the 1970 International Cross Country Championships for women in Frederick, Maryland but the event was segregated from the men's championship in Vichy, France the following day, though there was a women's race also held in Vichy resulting in two champions that year, one of them Brown.
In 1973, the International Championships gave way to the new IAAF World Cross Country Championships. In 1973, US men did not participate but US women won the team bronze medal. US men again did not participate in the 1974 World Championships, though the US Junior Men did participate and won the team gold medal behind Rich Kimball's individual win over future Olympic medalist John Treacy. US men decided to take the World Championships seriously in 1975, holding a separate qualifying event in February. US women did not hold a separate qualifying race, then combined with the men, until 1998.

Editions

Men only race

;Key:
SeasonVenueLocationWinnerTimeDistanceDate
1883------
1883Mott HavenNew York City, New YorkThomas Delaney26:304.25 milesNovember 6, 1883
1884------
1884Mott HavenNew York City, New YorkD.D. McTaggart29:53≈ 5 milesNovember 4, 1884
1885------
1885Mott HavenNew York City, New YorkEdward Carter29:07≈ 4.5 milesNovember 5, 1885
1886------
1886Mott HavenNew York City, New YorkEdward Carter31:515 milesNovember 2, 1886
1887------
1887Highbridge ParkNew York City, New YorkEdward Carter56:448 milesApril 30, 1887
1887Mott HavenNew York City, New YorkEdward Carter34:525 milesNovember 8, 1887
1888------
1888Fleetwood Driving ParkNew York City, New YorkEdward Carter41:35≈ 8 milesApril 28, 1888
1889------
1889Mott HavenNew York City, New YorkWillie Day45:31≈ 8 milesMay 4, 1889
1890------
1890Morris ParkNew York City, New YorkWillie Day47:418 milesApril 26, 1890
1891------
1891Morris ParkNew York City, New YorkM. Kennedy46:308 milesApril 25, 1891
1892------
1892Morris ParkNew York City, New YorkEdward Carter43:548 milesApril 30, 1892
1893-6Not held--
1897------
1897Morris ParkNew York City, New YorkGeorge Orton
F.J. Hjertberg
35:58
36:25
6.25 milesApril 3, 1897
1898------
1898Morris ParkNew York City, New YorkGeorge Orton
J.F. Malloy
35:41
36:24
6.25 milesApril 2, 1898
1898Morris ParkNew York City, New YorkA.I. Wright38:336.5 milesNovember 26, 1898
1899-1900Not held--
1901------
1901Pan-American ExpositionBuffalo, New YorkJerry Pierce43:278milesSeptember 7, 1901
1902Not held---
1903Travers IslandNew York City, New YorkJohn J. Joyce32:23≈ 6 milesNovember 3, 1903
1904Not held---
1905Travers IslandNew York City, New YorkW.J. Hail32:596 milesNovember 30, 1905
1906Travers IslandNew York City, New YorkFrank Nebrich34:296 milesDecember 15, 1906
1907Celtic ParkNew York City, New YorkFrank Bellars33:126.25 milesNovember 23, 1907
1908Celtic ParkNew York City, New YorkFrank Bellars34:156.25 milesNovember 14, 1908
1909Celtic ParkNew York City, New YorkWillie Kramer31:176.5 milesNovember 20. 1909
1910Celtic ParkNew York City, New YorkFrank Bellars33:03≈ 6 milesNovember 26, 1910
1911Celtic ParkNew York City, New YorkWillie Kramer37:086.25 milesNovember 18, 1911
1912Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkWillie Kramer34:326 milesNovember 30, 1912
1913Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkAbel Kiviat33:526 milesDecember 6, 1913
1914Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkHannes Kolehmainen
Arthur J. Fogel
33:36
33:49
6.12 milesDecember 12, 1914
1915Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkNick Giannakopoulos32:466 milesJanuary 8, 1916
1916Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkVille Kyrönen
John W. Overton
32:46
33:33
6 milesDecember 9, 1916
1917Franklin ParkBoston, MassachusettsJames Henigan33:58≈ 6 milesNovember 24, 1917
1918Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkMax Bohland33:006 milesNovember 30, 1918
1919Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkFred Faller32:266 milesNovember 29, 1919
1920Franklin ParkBoston, MassachusettsFred Faller29:015.5 milesNovember 20, 1920
1921Schenley ParkPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaR. Earl Johnson24:235 milesNovember 19, 1921
1922Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkVille Ritola
R. Earl Johnson
34:37
35:41
6.5 milesNovember 25, 1922
1923Fairmount ParkPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaVille Ritola 31:566.25 milesNovember 24, 1923
1924Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkFred Wachsmuth31:356 milesNovember 29, 1924
1925Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkVille Ritola
Fred Wachsmuth
29:276.25 milesNovember 21, 1925
1926Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkVille Ritola 30:026.25 milesNovember 21, 1926
1927Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkVille Ritola 29:276 milesNovember 26, 1927
1928Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkGus Moore31:186 milesNovember 18, 1928
1929Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkGus Moore31:106 milesDecember 8, 1928
1930Lincoln ParkJersey City, New JerseyWilliam Zepp29:436 milesNovember 30, 1930
1931Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MichiganClark Chamberlain29:406 milesNovember 28, 1931
1932Kenwood Country ClubCincinnati, OhioJoseph McCluskey32:366 milesDecember 3, 1932
1933Washington ParkChicago, IllinoisRay Sears32:5110KOctober 28, 1933
1934Finkbine FieldIowa City, IowaDon Lash32:1710KNovember 29, 1934
1935Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkDon Lash32:4210KNovember 23, 1935
1936Branch Brook ParkNewark, New JerseyDon Lash32:3710KNovember 29, 1936
1937Branch Brook ParkNewark, New JerseyDon Lash32:5710KNovember 29, 1937
1938Branch Brook ParkNewark, New JerseyDon Lash34:3310KNovember 29, 1938
1939Branch Brook ParkNewark, New JerseyDon Lash32:2610KNovember 20, 1939
1940Meadowbrook Country ClubNorthville, MichiganDon Lash30:2510KNovember 28, 1940
1941Empire City Race TrackYonkers, New YorkGreg Rice29:1910KNovember 9, 1941
1942Weequahic ParkNewark, New JerseyFrank Dixon32:5210KNovember 29, 1942
1943Clifton ParkBaltimore, MarylandWilliam Hulse32:4110KNovember 25, 1943
1944Clifton ParkBaltimore, MarylandJames Rafferty31:3810KNovember 23, 1944
1945Delaware ParkBuffalo, New YorkThomas Quinn34:1410KNovember 25, 1945
1946Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkRobert Black32:4610KNovember 30, 1946
1947Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkCurt Stone32:2810KNovember 30, 1947
1948Warren Valley CourseDetroit, MichiganRobert Black30:0010KNovember 27, 1948
1949Warren Valley CourseDetroit, MichiganFred Wilt30:3110KDecember 3, 1949
1950Franklin ParkBoston, MassachusettsBrowning Ross31:246 milesNovember 25, 1950
1951Fairmount ParkPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaBill Ashenfelter30:2610KDecember 16, 1951
1952Delaware ParkBuffalo, New YorkFred Wilt32:3110KNovember 30, 1952
1953Delaware ParkBuffalo, New YorkFred Wilt31:1710KNovember 29, 1953
1954Fairmount ParkPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaGordon McKenzie29:2710KNovember 29, 1954
1955Delaware ParkBuffalo, New YorkHorace Ashenfelter31:3910KNovember 20, 1955
1956Fairmount ParkPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaHorace Ashenfelter30:0810KDecember 9, 1956
1957Washington ParkChicago, IllinoisJohn Macy31:1210KDecember 7, 1957
1958Washington ParkChicago, IllinoisJohn Macy29:4710KDecember 6, 1958
1959Bellarmine CollegeLouisville, KentuckyAl Lawrence
John Macy
32:22.4
32:27
6.75 milesNovember 26, 1959
1960Bellarmine CollegeLouisville, KentuckyAl Lawrence
John Gutknecht
31:20.8
31:41
10KNovember 24, 1960
1961Bellarmine CollegeLouisville, KentuckyBruce Kidd
John Gutknecht
32:02.6
32:08
10KNovember 23, 1961
1962------
Ohio State Golf CourseColumbus, OhioLeslie Hegedus31:5810KNovember 22, 1962-
Washington ParkChicago, IllinoisPete McArdle29:536.18 milesNovember 24, 1962-
1963------
Washington ParkChicago, IllinoisTom O'Hara30:1210KNovember 28, 1963-
Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkBruce Kidd
Pete McArdle
30:4710KNovember 30, 1963-

Split gender divisions

SeasonVenueLocationWinnerTimeDistanceDate
1964------
1964Washington ParkChicago, IllinoisDan Shaughnessy30:5710KNovember 26, 1964
1964Washington ParkChicago, IllinoisDave Ellis
William Morgan
30:49
31:10
10KNovember 28, 1964
1964Seattle, WashingtonMarie Mulder6:512KNovember 28, 1964
1965------
1965Echo Hills Golf CourseWichita, KansasJohn Lawson28:506 milesNovember 25, 1965
1965Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkRon Larrieu31:1110KNovember 27, 1965
1965Cambridge, MassachusettsSandra Knott9:061.5 milesNovember 27, 1965
1966------
1966Echo Hills Golf CourseWichita, KansasTarry Harrison29:576 milesNovember 24, 1966
1966Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, CaliforniaRon Larrieu31:2310KNovember 26, 1966
1966Doris Brown
1967------
1967Fort Collins Country ClubColorado Springs, ColoradoArjan Gelling31:5810KNovember 25, 1967
1967Washington ParkChicago, IllinoisKen Moore30:0810KNovember 25, 1967
1967Vicki Foltz
1968------
1968Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkTarry Harrison30:0510KNovember 28, 1968
1968Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkJohn Mason30:3410KNovember 30, 1968
1968Doris Brown
1968------
1968Penn State UniversityUniversity Park, PennsylvaniaJack Bacheler29:356 milesNovember 26, 1969
1968Bloomfield Hills, MichiganJack Bacheler30:4910KNovember 29, 1969
1968Doris Brown
1970------
1970Penn State UniversityUniversity Park, PennsylvaniaFrank Shorter29:016 milesNovember 25, 1970
1970Washington ParkChicago, IllinoisFrank Shorter30:1510KNovember 28, 1970
1970Saint Louis, MissouriDoris Brown10:392 milesNovember 28, 1970
1971------
1971Stone Mountain Golf CourseStone Mountain, GeorgiaEdward Leddy29:566 milesNovember 24, 1971
1971UC San DiegoLa Jolla, CaliforniaFrank Shorter29:1910KNovember 27, 1971
1971Wickliffe, OhioDoris Brown14:29.44KNovember 27, 1971
1972------
1972North Texas StateDenton, TexasJohn Halberstadt29:016 milesNovember 22, 1972
1972Washington ParkChicago, IllinoisFrank Shorter30:4210KNovember 25, 1972
1972El Dorado Regional ParkLong Beach, CaliforniaFrancie Larrieu13:274KNovember 25, 1972
1973------
1973Balboa ParkSan Diego, CaliforniaEd Mendoza29:396 milesNovember 24, 1973
1973University of FloridaGainesville, FloridaFrank Shorter29:5210KNovember 24, 1973
1973Albuquerque, New MexicoFrancie Larrieu17:173 milesNovember 24, 1973
1974------
1974University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganPat Mandera29:396 milesNovember 27, 1974
1974Crystal SpringsBelmont, CaliforniaJohn Ngeno
Ted Castaneda
29:58.8
30:22.9
10KNovember 30, 1974
1974Bellbrook, OhioLynn Bjorklund17:313 milesNovember 30, 1974
1974University of FloridaGainesville, FloridaFrank Shorter46:3215KFebruary 9, 1975
1975------
1975Coonskin ParkCharleston, West VirginiaAlex Kasich32:046 milesNovember 29, 1975
1975Eisenhower Golf ClubAnnapolis, MarylandGreg Fredericks28:5710KNovember 30, 1975
1975Crystal SpringsBelmont, CaliforniaLynn Bjorklund16:32.63 milesNovember 29, 1975
1975Crystal SpringsBelmont, CaliforniaGary Tuttle37:2412KJanuary 31, 1976
1976------
1976Yahara HillsMadison, WisconsinMike Slack29:416 milesOctober 23, 1976
1976Fairmount ParkPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaRic Rojas30:2310KNovember 27, 1976
1976Miami, FloridaJan Merrill16:373 milesNovember 27, 1976
1976Alameda Municipal Golf CourseAlameda, CaliforniaMike Bordell42:479 milesFebruary 19, 1977
1977------
1977Yahara HillsMadison, WisconsinCraig Virgin28:316 milesOctober 22, 1977
1977Buffalo Bayou ParkHouston, TexasNick Rose
Craig Virgin
30:14.3
30:22
10KNovember 26, 1977
1977San Bernardino, CaliforniaJan Merrill16:555KNovember 26, 1977
1977Atlanta, GeorgiaDan Dillon42:4712KJanuary 28, 1978
1978------
1978Yahara HillsMadison, WisconsinCraig Virgin28:426 milesOctober 21, 1978
1978West Seattle Golf CourseSeattle, WashingtonGreg Meyer29:3510KNovember 25, 1978
1978Memphis, TennesseeJulie Brown16:325KNovember 25, 1978
1978Atlanta, GeorgiaMarc Hunter36:2712KFebruary 10, 1979

Combined gender divisions

SeasonVenueLocationWinnerTimeDistanceDate
1979------
1979
University of Wisconsin, Parkside
Kenosha, WisconsinHerb Lindsay24:125 milesOctober 20, 1979
1979North Carolina StateRaleigh, North CarolinaAlberto Salazar30:2710KNovember 24, 1979
1979North Carolina StateRaleigh, North CarolinaMargaret Groos16:53.95KNovember 24, 1979
1979Lane Community CollegeEugene, OregonCraig Virgin36:4312KJanuary 19, 1980
1980------
1980University of Nevada, RenoReno, NevadaJairo Correa31:5610KOctober 25, 1980
1980Idaho State UniversityPocatello, IdahoJon Sinclair31:4610KNovember 29, 1980
1980Idaho State UniversityPocatello, IdahoMary Shea18:18.75KNovember 29, 1980
1980E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State ParkLouisville, KentuckyCraig Virgin36:0912KJanuary 19, 1981
1981------
1981DeBell Golf CourseBurbank, CaliforniaAdrian Royle
Alberto Salazar
27:20
27:22
10K*November 28, 1981
1981DeBell Golf CourseBurbank, CaliforniaJulie Brown15:495KNovember 28, 1981
1981Idaho State UniversityPocatello, IdahoAlberto Salazar36:0912KFebruary 15, 1982
1982------
1982Meadowlands RacetrackEast Rutherford, New JerseyPat Porter28:5010KNovember 28, 1982
1982Meadowlands RacetrackEast Rutherford, New JerseyLeslie Welch15:525KNovember 28, 1982
1982Southern Illinois UniversityEdwardsville, IllinoisAlberto Salazar36:3412KFebruary 20, 1983
1983------
1983Penn State Blue Golf CourseState College, PennsylvaniaPat Porter29:1810KNovember 28, 1983
1983Penn State Blue Golf CourseState College, PennsylvaniaBetty Jo Geiger16:315KNovember 26, 1983
1983Meadowlands RacetrackEast Rutherford, New JerseyPat Porter34:4712KFebruary 19, 1984
1984------
1984Franklin ParkBoston, MassachusettsPat Porter28:0610KNovember 24, 1984
1984Franklin ParkBoston, MassachusettsCathy Branta15:195KNovember 24, 1984
1984Cottonwood Creek Golf CourseWaco, TexasEd Eyestone36:0912KFebruary 16, 1985
1985------
1985Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North CarolinaPat Porter30:3310KNovember 30, 1985
1985Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North CarolinaLynn Jennings17:285KNovember 30, 1985
1985Cottonwood Creek Golf CourseWaco, TexasPat Porter35:0712KFebruary 15, 1986
1986------
1986Golden Gate Park Polo FieldsSan Francisco, CaliforniaPat Porter30:3610KNovember 29, 1986
1986Golden Gate Park Polo FieldsSan Francisco, CaliforniaLeslie Welch16:515.2KNovember 29, 1986
1986Trinity ParkDallas, TexasJohn Easker36:5412KFebruary 14, 1987
1987------
1987Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkPat Porter29:5810KNovember 28, 1987
1987Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkLynn Jennings19:356KNovember 28, 1987
1987Trinity ParkDallas, TexasGeorge Nicolas38:1312KFebruary 13, 1988
1988------
1988Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North CarolinaPat Porter31:0710KNovember 26, 1988
1988Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North CarolinaLynn Jennings19:326KNovember 26, 1988
1988Tyee Valley Golf CourseSeaTac, WashingtonPat Porter37:5412KFebruary 4, 1989
1989------
1989Golden Gate Park Polo FieldsSan Francisco, CaliforniaPat Porter32:0810KNovember 25, 1989
1989Golden Gate Park Polo FieldsSan Francisco, CaliforniaLynn Jennings21:116KNovember 25, 1989
1989Tyee Valley Golf CourseSeaTac, WashingtonEd Eyestone33:3912KFebruary 10, 1990
1990------
1990Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkBob Kempainen30:2310KNovember 25, 1990
1990Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkLynn Jennings19:076KNovember 25, 1990
1990Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FloridaAaron Ramirez34:4812KFebruary 2, 1991
1991------
1991Franklin ParkBoston, MassachusettsTodd Williams29:1810KNovember 30, 1991
1991Franklin ParkBoston, MassachusettsLynn Jennings19:246KNovember 30, 1991
1991Plough ParkMemphis, TennesseeShannon Butler35:4612KFebruary 8, 1992
1992------
1992
University of Wisconsin, Parkside
Kenosha, WisconsinBob Kennedy29:4110KNovember 28, 1992
1992
University of Wisconsin, Parkside
Kenosha, WisconsinLynn Jennings20:266KNovember 28, 1992
1992Sandy High SchoolSandy, OregonTodd Williams36:4512KFebruary 6, 1993

USATF era

;Key:
SeasonVenueLocationWinnerTimeDistanceDate
1993------
1993University of MontanaMissoula, MontanaTodd Williams26:5510KNovember 27, 1993
1993University of MontanaMissoula, MontanaLynn Jennings20:186KNovember 27, 1993
1993Plough ParkMemphis, TennesseeBob Kennedy36:2512KFebruary 5, 1994
1994------
1994Blue Lake Regional ParkPortland, OregonReuben Reina30:0010KDecember 4, 1994
1994Blue Lake Regional ParkPortland, OregonOlga Appell18:155.9KDecember 4, 1994
1995------
1995Franklin ParkBoston, MassachusettsBrad Schlapak28.419.9KDecember 3, 1995
1995Franklin ParkBoston, MassachusettsJoan Nesbit19:056KDecember 3, 1995
1996------
1996Stanford Golf CoursePalo Alto, CaliforniaReuben Reina29:0610KDecember 7, 1996
1996Stanford Golf CoursePalo Alto, CaliforniaLynn Jennings21:066.5KDecember 7, 1996
1997------
1997Blue Lake Regional ParkPortland, OregonTim Hacker27:3110KDecember 7, 1997
1997Blue Lake Regional ParkPortland, OregonDeena Drossin26:358KDecember 7, 1997
1997ESPN Wide World of Sports ComplexLake Buena Vista, FloridaDan Browne11:084KJanuary 31, 1998
1997ESPN Wide World of Sports ComplexLake Buena Vista, FloridaAmy Rudolph12:384KJanuary 31, 1998
1997ESPN Wide World of Sports ComplexLake Buena Vista, FloridaNnenna Lynch26:458KJanuary 31, 1998
1998------
1998ESPN Wide World of Sports ComplexLake Buena Vista, FloridaAndre Williams28:5910KDecember 6, 1998
1998ESPN Wide World of Sports ComplexLake Buena Vista, FloridaBlake Phillips-Russell20:066KDecember 6, 1998
1998Lake Spanaway Golf CourseTacoma, WashingtonAdam Goucher10:294KFebruary 13, 1999
1998Lake Spanaway Golf CourseTacoma, WashingtonDeena Drossin25:158KFebruary 13, 1999
1998Lake Spanaway Golf CourseTacoma, WashingtonAlan Culpepper34:2412KFebruary 14, 1999
1998Lake Spanaway Golf CourseTacoma, WashingtonAmy Rudolph11:594KFebruary 14, 1999
1999------
1999El Dorado Regional ParkLong Beach, CaliforniaRay Appenheimer28:5910KDecember 5, 1999
1999El Dorado Regional ParkLong Beach, CaliforniaCollette Liss20:286KDecember 5, 1999
1999Bryan ParkGreensboro, North CarolinaAdam Goucher11:564KFebruary 12, 2000
1999Bryan ParkGreensboro, North CarolinaDeena Drossin27:488KFebruary 12, 2000
1999Bryan ParkGreensboro, North CarolinaAdam Goucher37:1712KFebruary 13, 2000
1999Bryan ParkGreensboro, North CarolinaDeena Drossin13:304KFebruary 13, 2000
2000------
2000Franklin ParkBoston, MassachusettsMatt Downin29:0110KNovember 25, 2000
2000Franklin ParkBoston, MassachusettsKim Fitchen 20:046KNovember 25, 2000
2000Fort Vancouver National Historic SiteVancouver, WashingtonTim Broe11:324KFebruary 17, 2001
2000Fort Vancouver National Historic SiteVancouver, WashingtonDeena Drossin26:148KFebruary 17, 2001
2000Fort Vancouver National Historic SiteVancouver, WashingtonMeb Keflezighi34:5412KFebruary 18, 2001
2000Fort Vancouver National Historic SiteVancouver, WashingtonRegina Jacobs12:374KFebruary 18, 2001
2001------
2001Battleship Memorial ParkMobile, AlabamaJared Cordes30:3910KDecember 1, 2001
2001Battleship Memorial ParkMobile, AlabamaPriscilla Hein20:216KDecember 1, 2001
2001Fort Vancouver National Historic SiteVancouver, WashingtonTim Broe11:584KFebruary 9, 2002
2001Fort Vancouver National Historic SiteVancouver, WashingtonDeena Drossin26:318KFebruary 9, 2002
2001Fort Vancouver National Historic SiteVancouver, WashingtonMeb Keflezighi35:4512KFebruary 10, 2002
2001Fort Vancouver National Historic SiteVancouver, WashingtonRegina Jacobs12:554KFebruary 10, 2002
2002------
2002Sierra College CourseRocklin, CaliforniaJared Cordes31:2610KDecember 14, 2002
2002Sierra College CourseRocklin, CaliforniaShayne Culpepper21:476KDecember 14, 2002
2002Buffalo Bayou ParkHouston, TexasRobert Gary13:534KFebruary 15, 2003
2002Buffalo Bayou ParkHouston, TexasDeena Drossin29:068KFebruary 15, 2003
2002Buffalo Bayou ParkHouston, TexasAlan Culpepper38:2212KFebruary 16, 2003
2002Buffalo Bayou ParkHouston, TexasShayne Culpepper15:104KFebruary 16, 2003
2003------
2003Bryan ParkGreensboro, North CarolinaAlan Webb30:1310KDecember 7, 2003
2003Bryan ParkGreensboro, North CarolinaMelissa Buttry19:59.96KDecember 7, 2003
2003Fall Creek and 16th Street ParkIndianapolis, IndianaCharlie Gruber11:144KFebruary 7, 2004
2003Fall Creek and 16th Street ParkIndianapolis, IndianaColleen De Reuck26:168KFebruary 7, 2004
2003Fall Creek and 16th Street ParkIndianapolis, IndianaBob Kennedy35:0312KFebruary 8, 2004
2003Fall Creek and 16th Street ParkIndianapolis, IndianaShalane Flanagan12:264KFebruary 8, 2004
2004------
2004Portland MeadowsPortland, OregonJorge Torres32:43.9110KDecember 5, 2004
2004Portland MeadowsPortland, OregonMelissa Buttry23:07.856KDecember 5, 2004
2004Fort Vancouver National Historic SiteVancouver, WashingtonTim Broe11:37.84KFebruary 12, 2005
2004Fort Vancouver National Historic SiteVancouver, WashingtonColleen De Reuck27:248KFebruary 12, 2005
2004Fort Vancouver National Historic SiteVancouver, WashingtonDathan Ritzenhein36:59.912KFebruary 13, 2005
2004Fort Vancouver National Historic SiteVancouver, WashingtonShalane Flanagan13:24.34KFebruary 13, 2005
2005------
2005Genesee Valley ParkRochester, New YorkMatt Tegenkamp29:4910KNovember 19, 2005
2005Genesee Valley ParkRochester, New YorkElizabeth Woodworth20:296KNovember 19, 2005
2005Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkAdam Goucher10:503.9KFebruary 18, 2006
2005Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkBlake Phillips-Russell26:477.9KFebruary 18, 2006
2005Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkRyan Hall34:3811.9KFebruary 19, 2006
2005Van Cortlandt ParkNew York City, New YorkCarrie Tollefson12:323.9KFebruary 19, 2006
2006------
2006Golden Gate Park Polo FieldsSan Francisco, CaliforniaMatt Downin30:1310KDecember 9, 2006
2006Golden Gate Park Polo FieldsSan Francisco, CaliforniaAmy Rudolph19:596KDecember 9, 2006
2006Flatirons Golf CourseBoulder, ColoradoDeena Drossin26:478KFebruary 10, 2007
2006Flatirons Golf CourseBoulder, ColoradoAlan Culpepper37:0912KFebruary 10, 2007
2007------
2007Voice of America ParkWest Chester, OhioRyan Warrenburg31:46.910KDecember 8, 2007
2007Voice of America ParkWest Chester, OhioDelilah DiCrescenzo20:30.76KDecember 8, 2007
2007Mission BaySan Diego, CaliforniaShalane Flanagan25:268KFebruary 16, 2008
2007Mission BaySan Diego, CaliforniaDathan Ritzenhein35:0312KFebruary 16, 2008
2008------
2008Plantes Ferry Recreation ParkSpokane, WashingtonScott Bauhs30:4710KDecember 13, 2008
2008Plantes Ferry Recreation ParkSpokane, WashingtonRebecca Donaghue19:596KDecember 13, 2008
2008Agricultural History Farm ParkDerwood, MarylandEmily Brown26:588KFebruary 7, 2009
2008Agricultural History Farm ParkDerwood, MarylandMeb Keflezighi36:0612KFebruary 7, 2009
2009------
2009Masterson ParkLexington, KentuckyDavid Jankowski29:1810KDecember 9, 2009
2009Masterson ParkLexington, KentuckySerena Burla20:236KDecember 9, 2009
2009Plantes Ferry Recreation ParkSpokane, WashingtonShalane Flanagan26:478KFebruary 13, 2010
2009Plantes Ferry Recreation ParkSpokane, WashingtonDathan Ritzenhein34:3412KFebruary 13, 2010
2010------
2010McAlpine ParkCharlotte, North CarolinaAaron Braun29:35.310KDecember 11, 2010
2010McAlpine ParkCharlotte, North CarolinaRenee Metivier Baillie19:50.56KDecember 11, 2010
2010Mission BaySan Diego, CaliforniaShalane Flanagan25:478KFebruary 5, 2011
2010Mission BaySan Diego, CaliforniaBrent Vaughn35:4612KFebruary 5, 2011
2011------
2011Jefferson Park Golf CourseSeattle, WashingtonJonathan Grey29:3810KDecember 10, 2011
2011Jefferson Park Golf CourseSeattle, WashingtonBrie Felnagle19:546KDecember 10, 2011
2011Forest ParkSt. Louis, MissouriSara Hall26:50.18KFebruary 11, 2012
2011Forest ParkSt. Louis, MissouriBobby Mack35:41.412KFebruary 11, 2012
2012------
2012Masterson ParkLexington, KentuckyJacob Riley29:5810KDecember 8, 2012
2012Masterson ParkLexington, KentuckyMattie Suver20:016KDecember 8, 2012
2012Forest ParkSt. Louis, MissouriShalane Flanagan25:49.08KFebruary 8, 2013
2012Forest ParkSt. Louis, MissouriChris Derrick35:38.612KFebruary 8, 2013
2013------
2013Rivers Edge Golf CourseBend, OregonJoseph Gray31:0510KDecember 14, 2013
2013Rivers Edge Golf CourseBend, OregonLaura Thweatt21:436KDecember 14, 2013
2013Flatirons Golf CourseBoulder, ColoradoAmy VanAlstine27:358KFebruary 15, 2014
2013Flatirons Golf CourseBoulder, ColoradoChris Derrick36:1412KFebruary 15, 2014
2014------
2014Lehigh Goodman Campus CourseBethlehem, PennsylvaniaRyan Hill29:07.0310KDecember 13, 2014
2014Lehigh Goodman Campus CourseBethlehem, PennsylvaniaLaura Thweatt19:156KDecember 13, 2014
2014Flatirons Golf CourseBoulder, ColoradoLaura Thweatt27:428KFebruary 7, 2015
2014Flatirons Golf CourseBoulder, ColoradoChris Derrick36:1812KFebruary 7, 2015
2015------
2015Golden Gate Park Polo FieldsSan Francisco, CaliforniaGarrett Heath29:0610KDecember 12, 2015
2015Golden Gate Park Polo FieldsSan Francisco, CaliforniaAmy Van Alstine19:516KDecember 12, 2015
2015Rivers Edge Golf CourseBend, OregonMattie Suver36:3810KFebruary 6, 2016
2015Rivers Edge Golf CourseBend, OregonCraig Lutz31:4010KFebruary 6, 2016
2016------
2016Apalachee Regional ParkTallahassee, FloridaSamuel Chelanga28:5510KDecember 10, 2016
2016Apalachee Regional ParkTallahassee, FloridaColleen Quigley19:316KDecember 10, 2016
2016Rivers Edge Golf CourseBend, OregonAliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton34:2410KFebruary 4, 2017
2016Rivers Edge Golf CourseBend, OregonLeonard Korir30:1210KFebruary 4, 2017
2017------
2017Masterson ParkLexington, KentuckyIan La Mere29:1010KDecember 9, 2017
2017Masterson ParkLexington, KentuckySarah Pagano19:406KDecember 9, 2017
2017Apalachee Regional ParkTallahassee, FloridaEmily Infeld33:1910KFebruary 3, 2018
2017Apalachee Regional ParkTallahassee, FloridaLeonard Korir29:1710KFebruary 3, 2018
2018------
2018Plantes Ferry Sports ComplexSpokane, WashingtonBen Blankenship29:2110KDecember 8, 2018
2018Plantes Ferry Sports ComplexSpokane, WashingtonKatie Mackey19:356KDecember 8, 2018
2018Apalachee Regional ParkTallahassee, FloridaShadrack Kipchirchir28:52.510KFebruary 2, 2019
2018Apalachee Regional ParkTallahassee, FloridaShelby Houlihan32:46.810KFebruary 2, 2019
2019------
2019Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PAMorgan Pearson29:5410KDecember 14, 2019
2019Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PAAisling Cuffe20:076KDecember 14, 2019
2019Mission Bay ParkSan Diego, CaliforniaAnthony Rotich30:35.810KJanuary 18, 2020
2019Mission Bay ParkSan Diego, CaliforniaNatosha Rogers35:44.310KJanuary 18, 2020