
USA Indoor Track & Field Champions
Men's 3,000 m
| 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 |
| 1898- | Not held | ||