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USA Indoor Track & Field Champions
Men's 3,000 m
2018
7:57.88
Paul Chelimo
U.S. Army
2017
8:28.53 (2 mi.)
Paul Chelimo
Unat
2016
7:38.60
Ryan Hill
Nike/Bowerman TC
2015
8:26.72 (2 mi.)
Ryan Hill
Nike/Bowerman TC
2014
7:46.01
Bernard Lagat
Nike
2013
8:07.84
Will Leer
Nike
2012
7:47.54
Bernard Lagat
Nike
2011
7:57.17
Bernard Lagat
Nike
2010
8:12.60
Bernard Lagat
Nike
2009
7:53.67
David Torrence
Unat
2008
8:02.52
Matt Tegenkamp
Nike
2007
7:46.08
Matt Tegenkamp
Nike
2006
7:49.78
Adam Goucher
Nike
2005
7:53.73
Jonathon Riley
Nike
2004
7:57.69
Jonathon Riley
Nike
2003
7:49.79
Jonathon Riley
Nike
2002
7:50.09
Tim Broe
adidas
2001
7:52.22
Tim Broe
adidas
2000
7:56.22
Ray Appenheimer
Farm Team
1999
7:46.06
Adam Goucher
Fila
1998
7:50.49
Dan Browne
U.S. Army
1997
7:50.49
Todd Williams
Team adidas
1996
7:46.77
Khalid Kairouani
MAR
7:47.41
2-Bob Kennedy
Nike
1995
7:48.39
Bob Kennedy
Nike Int
1994
7:42.81
Moses Kiptanui
Reebok/KEN
7:53.34
2-Matt Giusto
Ft. Locker
1993
7:49.20
Joe Falcon
Ft. Locker
1992
7:49.14
Doug Padilla
Nike West
1991
7:50.08
Terry Brahm
N Indiana
1990
7:50.27
Doug Padilla
Nike West
1989
7:53.69
Steve Scott
Tiger TC
1988
7:52.91
Jim Spivey
Ath. West
1987
7:51.03
Doug Padilla
Ath. West
1986
13:05.88 (3 mi.)
Doug Padilla
A. West
1985
12:57.15 (3 mi.)
Doug Padilla
A. West
1984
13:09.01 (3 mi.)
Doug Padilla
A. West
1983
13:08.00 (3 mi.)
Doug Padilla
A. West
1982
13:00.52 (3 mi.)
Paul Cummings
NBTC
1981
12:54.80 (3 mi.)
Eamonn Coghlan
NYAC/IRL
1980
13:02.8 (3 mi.)
Eamonn Coghlan
NYAC/IRL
1979
13:14.7 (3 mi.)
Marty Liquori
A. Attic
1978
13:09.2 (3 mi.)
Suleiman Nyambui
TAN
1977
13:12.9 (3 mi.)
Suleiman Nyambui
TAN
1976
13:15.0 (3 mi.)
Suleiman Nyambui
TAN
1975
13:07.6 (3 mi.)
Miruts Yifter
ETH
13:11.2 (3 mi.)
3-Pat Mandera
UCTC
1974
13:08.6 (3 mi.)
Dick Tayler
NZL
13:18.0 (3 mi.)
2-Frank Shorter
Fla TC
1973
13:07.2 (3 mi.)
Tracy Smith
AIA
1972
13:18.4 (3 mi.)
Emiel Puttemans
BEL
13:19.4 (3 mi.)
2-Len Hilton
Hous TC
1971
13:10.6 (3 mi.)
Frank Shorter
Fla TC
1970
13:19.6 (3 mi.)
Art DuLong
H. Cross
1969
13:09.8 (3 mi.)
George Young
Unat-AZ
1968
13:17.6 (3 mi.)
George Young
Unat-AZ
1967
13:16.2 (3 mi.)
Tracy Smith
Unat-CA
1966
13:40.4 (3 mi.)
Lajos Mescer
HUN
13:42.4 (3 mi.)
2-Tracy Smith
PAA
1965
13:25.4 (3 mi.)
Billy Mills
USMC
1964
13:18.4 (3 mi.)
Ron Clarke
AUS
13:32.6 (3 mi.)
2-Peter McArdle
Unat
1963
13:38.4 (3 mi.)
Michel Bernard
FRA
13:38.8 (3 mi.)
2-Bob Schul
LATC
1962
13:48.8 (3 mi.)
Bruce Kidd
EYTC/CAN
14:04.2 (3 mi.)
4-Jerry Nourse
Duke
1961
13:47.0 (3 mi.)
Bruce Kidd
EYTC/CAN
13:56.5 (3 mi.)
3-John Macy
Houston
1960
13:26.4 (3 mi.)
Al Lawrence
Hous/AUS
1959
13:37.0 (3 mi.)
Bill Dellinger
USAF
1958
13:54.2 (3 mi.)
Velisa Mugosa
YUG
13:57.4 (3 mi.)
2-John Macy
Houston TC
1957
13:57.4 (3 mi.)
John Macy
Houston TC
1956
14:09.6 (3 mi.)
Horace Ashenfelter
NYAC
1955
13:54.0 (3 mi.)
Horace Ashenfelter
NYAC
1954
13:56.7 (3 mi.)
Horace Ashenfelter
NYAC
1953
13:47.5 (3 mi.)
Horace Ashenfelter
NYAC
1952
14:02.0 (3 mi.)
Horace Ashenfelter
NYAC
1951
14:12.8 (3 mi.)
Curt Stone
Unat-PA
1950
13:57.2 (3 mi.)
Curt Stone
Shanahan
1949
14:08.1 (3 mi.)
Gaston Reiff
BEL
14:09.5 (3 mi.)
3-Fred Wilt
Unat-IN
1948
14:23.6 (3 mi.)
Curt Stone
Shanahan CC
1947
14:22.6 (3 mi.)
Curt Stone
Pa St
1946
14:40.1 (3 mi.)
Forrest Efaw
Unat-OK
1945
14:26.3 (3 mi.)
Forrest Efaw
Unat-OK
1944
14:22.2 (3 mi.)
Ollie Hunter
US Navy
1943
13:53.5 (3 mi.)
Greg Rice
NYAC
1942
13:45.7 (3 mi.)
Greg Rice
NYAC
1941
13:51.0 (3 mi.)
Greg Rice
S Bend AA
1940
13:55.9 (3 mi.)
Greg Rice
S Bend AA
1939
14:30.9 (5,000 m)
Don Lash
Ind S Police
1938
14:39.0 (5,000 m)
Don Lash
Unat-IN
1937
14:45.8 (5,000 m)
Norman Bright
SFOC
1936
15:00.0 (5,000 m)
Norman Bright
SFOC
1935
15:18.8 (5,000 m)
John Follows
NYAC
1934
15:01.5 (5,000 m)
John Follows
NYAC
1933
15:08.8 (5,000 m)
George Lermond
NYAC
1932
14:26.4 (3 mi.)
George Lermond
NYAC
1931
9:11.8 (2 mi.)
Leo Lermond
Boston AA
1930
9:30.3 (2 mi.)
Joe McCluskey
Fordham
1929
9:07.0 (2 mi.)
Edvin Wide
SWE
1928
9:16.8 (2 mi.)
Leo Lermond
Boston AA
1927
9:16.2 (2 mi.)
Bill Goodwin
NYAC
1926
9:15.4 (2 mi.)
Bill Goodwin
NYAC
1925
9:09.6 (2 mi.)
Paavo Nurmi
FIN
2-Harold Kennedy
Ohio State
1924
9:32.2 (2 mi.)
Joie Ray
Illinois AC
1923
9:10.4 (2 mi.)
Joie Ray
Illinois AC
1922
9:21.2 (2 mi.)
John Romig
Penn State
1921
9:45.2 (2 mi.)
Max Bohland
Unat
1920
9:34.6 (2 mi.)
Harry Helm
NY HS
1919
9:28.4 (2 mi.)
Gordon Nightingale
New Hampshire
1918
9:40.0 (2 mi.)
Ed Garvey
Paulist AC
1917
10:04.2 (2 mi.)
John Ryan
Boston AA
1916
9:25.8 (2 mi.)
Joie Ray
Illinois AC
1915
9:24.8 (2 mi.)
Mike Devaney
Unat
1914
9:18.0 (2 mi.)
Harry Smith
Ch. Hse
1913
9:19.2 (2 mi.)
Wm. Kramer
LIAC
1912
No meet
1911
9:20.8 (2 mi.)
George Bonhag
IAAC
1910
9:36.2 (2 mi.)
Joseph Monument
IAAC
1909
9:39.0 (2 mi.)
Mike Driscoll
MerAC
1908
9:28.6 (2 mi.)
Mike Driscoll
MerAC
1907
9:42.2 (2 mi.)
George Bonhag
IAAC
1906
9:39.2 (2 mi.)
George Bonhag
IAAC
1905
9:54.8 (2 mi.)
George Bonhag
Unat-NY
1904
9:44.0 (2 mi.)
George Bonhag
Unat-NY
1903
9:55.8 (2 mi.)
Alec Grant
NYAC
1902
No meet
1901
9:40.8 (2 mi.)
Alec Grant
NYAC
1900
10:02.6 (2 mi.)
Alec Grant
NYAC
1899
10:04.8 (2 mi.)
Alec Grant
NYAC
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