
USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions
Men's 10,000 m
| 2008 | 27:41.89 | Abdi Abdirahman | Nike |
| 2007 | 28:13.51 | Abdi Abdirahman | Nike |
| 2006 | 28:14.43 | Jorge Torres | Reebok |
| 2005 | 28:10.38 | Abdi Abdirahman | Nike |
| 2004 | 27:36.49 | Meb Keflezighi | Nike |
| 2003 | 27:55.36 | Alan Culpepper | adidas |
| 2002 | 27:41.68 | Mebrahtom Keflezighi | Nike |
| 2001 | 28:23.82 | Abdi Abdirahmam | Nike |
| 2000 | 28:03.32 | Meb Keflezighi | Nike |
| 1999 | 28:22.46 | Alan Culpepper | adidas |
| 1998 | 29:46.06 | Dan Browne | US Army |
| 1997 | 28:24.93 | Michael Mykytok | Etonic TC |
| 1996 | 28:46.58 | Todd Williams | adidas |
| 1995 | 28:01.84 | Todd Williams | adidas |
| 1994 | 29:01.84 | Tom Ansberry | Nike |
| 1993 | 28:02.05 | Todd Williams | adidas |
| 1992 | 28:19.82 | Todd Williams | adidas |
| 1991 | 28:09.40 | Shannon Butler | Mont. St |
| 1990 | 28:11.41 | Steve Plasencia | Nike West |
| 1989 | 28:45.78 | Pat Porter | Ath West |
| 1988 | 30:08.64 | Steve Taylor | Va Tech |
| 1987 | 28:25.10 | Gerard Donakowski | Ath West |
| 1986 | 28:21.11 | Gerard Donakowski | Ath West |
| 1985 | 28:00.10 | Bruce Bickford | NBTC |
| 1984 | 28:42.54 | Jon Sinclair | Unat-CO |
| 1983 | 28:11.64 | Alberto Salazar | Ath West |
| 1982 | 28:33.02 | Craig Virgin | Front Run |
| 1981 | 28:39.33 | Alberto Salazar | Ath West |
| 1980 | 28:44.0 | Rodolfo Gomez | MEX |
| 28:49.4 | 2-Garry Bjorklund | UCTC | |
| 1979 | 27:39.4 | Craig Virgin | St. LouisTC |
| 1978 | 28:15.0 | Craig Virgin | Ath West |
| 1977 | 28:19.8 | Frank Shorter | ColoTC |
| 1976 | 28:46.0 | Ed Leddy | Knox TC/IRL |
| 1975 | 28:02.17 | Frank Shorter | Fla TC |
| 1974 | 28:16.0 | Frank Shorter | Fla TC |
| 1973 | 27:20.8 (6 mi.) | Gordon Minty | E Mich/GBR |
| 1972 | 28:08.0 | Greg Fredericks | Penn St |
| 1971 | 27:27.2 (6 mi.) | Frank Shorter | Fla TC |
| 1970 | 27:24.0 (6 mi.) | Jack Bachelor | Fla TC |
| Frank Shorter | Fla TC | ||
| 1969 | 28:12.2 (6 mi.) | Jack Bachelor | Fla TC |
| 1968 | 28:47.0 | Tracy Smith | US Army |
| 1967 | 28:18.8 (6 mi.) | Van Nelson | St. Cloud |
| 1966 | 28:02.0 (6 mi.) | Tracy Smith | Pac AA |
| 1965 | 27:11.6 (6 mi.) | Billy Mills | USMC |
| 27:11.6 (6 mi.) | 2-Gerry Lindgren | Unat-WA | |
| 1964 | 30:11.0 | Peter McArdle | NYAC |
| 1963 | 28:29.2 (6 mi.) | Peter McArdle | Unat-NY |
| 1962 | 28:23.2 (6 mi.) | Bruce Kidd | EYTC/CAN |
| 28:34.8 (6 mi.) | 2-Peter McArdle | NYAC | |
| 1961 | 28:52.6 (6 mi.) | John Gutknecht | Unat-NC |
| 1960 | 30:11.4 | Al Lawrence | Hous/AUS |
| 1959 | 31:22.4 | Max Truex | SC Striders |
| 1958 | 29:25.6 (6 mi.) | John Macy | Houston |
| 1957 | 29:22.8 (6 mi.) | Doug Kyle | Ham OC/CAN |
| 29:48.3 (6 mi.) | 2-Jerry Smartt | HousTC | |
| 1956 | 30:52.0 | Max Truex | Los AngelesAC |
| 1955 | 31:58.4 (6 mi.) | Dick Hart | Coll. T&F |
| 1954 | 31:39.4 (6 mi.) | Curt Stone | NYAC |
| 1953 | 31:18.2 (6 mi.) | Curt Stone | NYAC |
| 1952 | 30:33.4 | Curt Stone | NYAC |
| 1951 | 32:30.7 | Curt Stone | NYAC |
| 1950 | 32:44.3 | Horace Ashenfelter | PaAC |
| 1949 | 31:05.7 | Fred Wilt | NYAC |
| 1948 | 32:29.7 | Edward O'Toole | NYAC |
| 1947 | 33:28.3 | Edward O'Toole | NYAC |
| 1946 | 32:17.5 | Edward O'Toole | NYAC |
| 1945 | 35:30.7 | Ted Vogel | Boston AA |
| 1944 | 33:53.0 | Norman Bright | US Army |
| 1943 | 33:22.0 | Lou Gregory | US Navy |
| 1942 | 32:38.3 | Joe McCluskey | NYAC |
| 1941 | 33:11.0 | Lou Gregory | Millrose AA |
| 1940 | 32:29.2 | Don Lash | Ind. St. Police |
| 1939 | 33:11.5 | Lou Gregory | Millrose AA |
| 1938 | 32:15.6 | Eino Pentti | Mill AA/FIN |
| 1937 | 32:02.0 | Eino Pentti | Mill AA/FIN |
| 1936 | 31:06.9 | Don Lash | Indiana |
| 1935 | 32:07.3 | Tom Ottey | Michigan St |
| 1934 | 33:34.2 | Eino Pentti | Mill AA/FIN |
| 1933 | 32:39.4 | Lou Gregory | Millrose AA |
| 1932 | 32:18.2 | Tom Ottey | Michigan St |
| 1931 | 31:26.4 (6 mi.) | Lou Gregory | Unat |
| 1930 | 31:31.3 (6 mi.) | Lou Gregory | St. Joe CC |
| 1929 | 33:47.7 (6 mi.) | Lou Gregory | St. Joe CC |
| 1928 | 31:28.4 | Joie Ray | Illinois AC |
| 1927 | 30:43.4 (6 mi.) | Willie Ritola | FAAC/FIN |
| 1926 | 31:31.0 (6 mi.) | Phillip Osif | Haskell |
| 1925 | 31:34.6 (6 mi.) | George Lermond | Boston AA |
| 1924 | 26:20.4 (5 mi.) | Ilmar Prim | FAAC/FIN |
| 1923 | 26:05.4 (5 mi.) | Earle Johnson | Thomson |
| 1922 | 25:33.0 (5 mi.) | Earle Johnson | Thomson |
| 1921 | 25:53.4 (5 mi.) | EarleJohnson | Thom. Steel |
| 1920 | Not held | ||
| 1919 | 26:02.0 (5 mi.) | Charles Pores | Millrose AA |
| 1918 | 24:36.8 (5 mi.) | Charles Pores | US Navy |
| 1917 | 26:26.4 (5 mi.) | Charles Pores | Millrose AA |
| 1916 | 26:11.6 (5 mi.) | Joie Ray | Illinois AC |
| 1915 | 25:50.8 (5 mi.) | Han. Kolehmainen | IAAC/FIN |
| 1914 | 25:52.2 (5 mi.) | Wille Kyronen | Kalava AC |
| 1913 | 26:10.6 (5 mi.) | Han. Kolehmainen | IAAC/FIN |
| 1912 | 25:43.4 (5 mi.) | Hannes Kolehmainen | FIN |
| 2-Harry Smith | Unat | ||
| 1911 | 25:50.4 (5 mi.) | George Bonhag | Irish AAC |
| 1910 | 27:06.4 (5 mi.) | William Kramer | Unat |
| 1909 | 26:09.6 (5 mi.) | Harry McLean | Unat |
| 1908 | 26:14.8 (5 mi.) | Fred Bellars | NYAC |
| 1907 | 26:04.0 (5 mi.) | John Daly | Irish AAC/IRL |
| 1906 | 26:22.6 (5 mi.) | Wm. Nelson | Pastime AC/GBR |
| 1905 | 28:57.6 (5 mi.) | Frank Verner | Chicago AA |
| 1904 | 28:25.2 (5 mi.) | John Joyce | Irish AAC |
| 1903 | Not held | ||
| 1902 | 26:32.0 (5 mi.) | Alex Grant | NYAC |
| 1901 | 26:44.8 (5 mi.) | Frank Kanahy | Cambridgeprt |
| 1900 | 27:41.4 (5 mi.) | Arthur Newton | NYAC |
| 1899 | 28:30.8 (5 mi.) | Alex Grant | NYAC |
| 28:30.8 (5 mi.) | Dick Grant | Unat-MA | |
| 1895-98 | Not held | ||
| 1894 | 26:53.4 (5 mi.) | Charles Bean | Suffolk |
| 1893 | 26:08.4 (5 mi.) | William Day | New Jersey AC |
| 1892 | 25:54.4 (5 mi.) | William Day | New Jersey AC |
| 1891 | 27:38.4 (5 mi.) | Thomas Conneff | Man. AC |
| 1890 | 25:37.8 (5 mi.) | Thomas Conneff | Man. AC |
| 1889 | 26:42.0 (5 mi.) | Thomas Conneff | Man AC |
| 1888 | 26:46.6 (5 mi.) | Thomas Conneff | Man AC |
| 1888 | 25:35.0 (5 mi.) | Thomas Conneff | Man AC |
| 1887 | 25:23.6 (5 mi.) | Edward Carter | NYAC |
| 1886 | 28:04.0 (5 mi.) | Edward Carter | NYAC |
| 1885 | 27:13.4 (5 mi.) | Peter Skillman | Man AC |
| 1884 | 27:45.0 (5 mi.) | Geo. Stonebridge | W.SideAC |
| 1883 | 26:47.4 (5 mi.) | Tom Delaney | Wmsburg AC |
| 1882 | 27:34.4 (5 mi.) | Tom Delaney | Greenpt. AC |
| 1881 | 27:43.8 (5 mi.) | W.C. Davies | Wmsburg AC |
| 1880 | 27:51.2 (5 mi.) | James Gifford | IrishAAC |
| 1879- | Not held | ||