Michigan Men's Track and Field NCAA Champions
(Through 2025Â Outdoor Season)
NCAA Team Championship
Led by individual national champions James Brooker (pole vault) and DeHart Hubbard (long jump), Michigan won the 1923 NCAA men's outdoor track and field title in Chicago, Ill. It was the third year for the NCAA championship. With 29.5 points, Michigan finished well ahead of runner-up Mississippi State (16) and third-place Iowa (14).
1923 NCAA Men's Track and Field Outdoor Champions (Bentley Historical Library)
NCAA Event Championships by Year
• 47 total titles (44 individual, 3 relay)
• 35 outdoor titles (35 individual, 0 relay)
• 12 indoor titles (9 individual, 3 relay)
| Year | Athlete(s) | Event |
| 1922 | Howard Hoffman | Javelin (outdoor) |
| 1922 | John Landowski | Pole Vault (outdoor) |
| 1923 | James Brooker | Pole Vault (outdoor) |
| 1923 | DeHart Hubbard | Long Jump (outdoor) |
| 1925 | Phillip Northrup | Javelin (outdoor) |
| 1925 | Phillip Northrup | Pole Vault (outdoor) |
| 1925 | DeHart Hubbard | Long Jump (outdoor) |
| 1925 | DeHart Hubbard | 100y Dash (outdoor) |
| 1926 | Harry Hawkins | Hammer Throw (outdoor) |
| 1926 | Phillip Northrup | Javelin (outdoor) |
| 1928 | Wilford Ketz | Hammer Throw (outdoor) |
| 1930 | Holly Campbell | Hammer Throw (outdoor) |
| 1931 | Eddie Tolan | 220y Dash (outdoor) |
| 1933 | Roderick Cox | Hammer Throw (outdoor) |
| 1936 | Robert Osgood | 400m Intermediate Hurdles (outdoor) |
| 1937 | Sam Stoller | 100y Dash (outdoor) |
| 1940 | Don Canham | High Jump (outdoor) |
| 1944 | Robert Hume | Mile Run (outdoor) |
| 1944 | Ross Hume | Mile Run (outdoor) |
| 1945 | Ross Hume | 880y Run (outdoor) |
| 1945 | Ross Hume | Mile Run (outdoor) |
| 1947 | Charles Fonville | Shot Put (outdoor) |
| 1948 | Charles Fonville | Shot Put (outdoor) |
| 1950 | Don McEwen | Two-Mile Run (outdoor) |
| 1951 | Don McEwen | Two-Mile Run (outdoor) |
| 1953 | Milt Mead | High Jump (outdoor) |
| 1957 | Dave Owen | Shot Put (outdoor) |
| 1983 | Brian Diemer | 3,000m Steeplechase (outdoor) |
| 1986 | Tom Wilcher | 55m Hurdles (indoor) |
| 1988 | John Scherer | 10,000m Run (outdoor) |
| 1989 | John Scherer | 5,000m Run (indoor) |
| 1989 | John Scherer | 10,000m Run (outdoor) |
| 1995 | Kevin Sullivan | Mile Run (indoor) |
| 1995 | Kevin Sullivan | 1,500m Run (outdoor) |
| 1995 | Kevin Sullivan, Trinity Townsend, Nick Karfonta, Ian Forsyth |
Distance Medley Relay (indoor) |
| 1996 | Neil Gardner | 400m Intermediate Hurdles (outdoor) |
| 1997 | Neil Gardner | 55m Hurdles (indoor) |
| 1998 | Kevin Sullivan | Mile Run (indoor) |
| 2003 | Nate Brannen | 800m Run (indoor) |
| 2004 | Nate Brannen | 800m Run (indoor) |
| 2004 | Nate Brannen, DarNell Talbert, Andrew Ellerton, Nick Willis |
Distance Medley Relay (indoor) |
| 2005 | Nick Willis | Mile Run (indoor) |
| 2005 | Rondell Ruff, Stann Waithe, Andrew Ellerton, Nate Brannen |
Distance Medley Relay (indoor) |
| 2007 | Jeff Porter | 60m Hurdles (indoor) |
| 2007 | Andrew Ellerton | 800m Run (outdoor) |
| 2016 | Mason Ferlic | 3,000m Steeplechase (outdoor) |
| 2018 | Ben Flanagan | 10,000m Run (outdoor) |
Ben Flanagan, 2018 NCAA outdoor 10,000-meter run champion
NCAA Championships by Event
100-yard Dash
1925 DeHart Hubbard (outdoor)
1937 Sam Stoller (outdoor)
220-yard Dash
1931 Eddie Tolan (outdoor)
880-yard Run
1945 Ross Hume (outdoor)
800-meter Run
2003 Nate Brannen (indoor)
2004 Nate Brannen (indoor)
2007 Andrew Ellerton (outdoor)
1,500-meter Run
1995 Kevin Sullivan (outdoor)
Mile Run
1944 Robert Hume (outdoor)
1944 Ross Hume (outdoor)
1945 Ross Hume (outdoor)
1995 Kevin Sullivan (indoor)
1998 Kevin Sullivan (indoor)
2005 Nick Willis (indoor)
Two-Mile Run
1950 Don McEwen (outdoor)
1951 Don McEwen (outdoor)
5,000-meter Run
1989 John Scherer (indoor)
10,000-meter Run
1988 John Scherer (outdoor)
1989 John Scherer (outdoor)
2018 Ben Flanagan (outdoor)
Distance Medley Relay
1995 Kevin Sullivan, Trinity Townsend, Nick Karfonta, Ian Forsyth (indoor)
2004 Nate Brannen, DarNell Talbert, Andrew Ellerton, Nick Willis (indoor)
2005 Rondell Ruff, Stann Waithe, Andrew Ellerton, Nate Brannen (indoor)
55-meter Hurdles
1986 Tom Wilcher (indoor)
1997 Neil Gardner (indoor)
60-meter Hurdles
2007 Jeff Porter (indoor)
400-meter Intermediate Hurdles
1936 Robert Osgood (outdoor)
1996 Neil Gardner (outdoor)
3,000-meter Steeplechase
1983 Brian Diemer (outdoor)
2016 Mason Ferlic (outdoor)
Long Jump
1923 DeHart Hubbard (outdoor)
1925 DeHart Hubbard (outdoor)
High Jump
1940 Don Canham (outdoor)
1953 Milt Mead (outdoor)
Pole Vault
1922 John Landowski (outdoor)
1923 James Brooker (outdoor)
1925 Phillip Northrup (outdoor)
Shot Put
1947 Charles Fonville (outdoor)
1948 Charles Fonville (outdoor)
1957 Dave Owen (outdoor)
Javelin
1922 Howard Hoffman (outdoor)
1925 Phillip Northrup (outdoor)
1926 Phillip Northrup (outdoor)
Hammer Throw
1926 Harry Hawkins (outdoor)
1928 Wilford Ketz (outdoor)
1930 Holly Campbell (outdoor)
1933 Roderick Cox (outdoor)
Mason Ferlic, 2016 NCAA 3,000-meter steeplechase champion
