MWC Men's Cross Country Championship History

19959


Past MWC Men's Cross Country Champions

Year Team Champion Individual Champion
2024 Cornell College Isaac vanWestrienen, Cornell College
2023 Grinnell College Brian Goodell, Grinnell College
2022 Cornell College Aaron Davidson, Cornell College
2021 Lawrence University Aaron Davidson, Cornell College
2020 No championship due to COVID-19 -----
2019 Grinnell College Joe Kortenhof, Lawrence University
2018 Cornell College Josh Janusiak, Lawrence University
2017 Cornell College Josh Janusiak, Lawrence University
2016 Grinnell College  Josh Janusiak, Lawrence University  
2015 Grinnell College Jacob Sundberg, Carroll University
2014 Grinnell College Isaac Jordan, Carroll University
2013 Grinnell College Frank Canady, Grinnell College
2012 Grinnell College Frank Canady, Grinnell College
2011 Lawrence University Sam Stevens, Lawrence University
2010 Grinnell College Alex Reich, Grinnell Collge
2009 Grinnell College Dan Kraus, Grinnell College
2008 Grinnell College Henry Reich, Grinnell College
2007 Grinnell College Jeff Pentek, St. Norbert College
2006 Grinnell College
Monmouth College (Tie)
Drake Ballew, Grinnell College
2005 Grinnell College Dave Billings, Ripon College
2004 Grinnell College Zach Barr, Monmouth College
2003 Grinnell College Adam Booth, Grinnell College
2002 Grinnell College Adam Booth, Grinnell College
2001 Grinnell College Adam Booth, Grinnell College
2000 Grinnell College John Aerni, Grinnell College
1999 Grinnell College Adam Broten, Carroll University
1998 Grinnell College Zac Freudenberg, Beloit College
1997 Grinnell College Rob Park, Grinnell College
1996 Monmouth College James Verstraete, Monmouth College
1995 Grinnell College Josh Ward, Grinnell College
1994 Grinnell College Chris Mills, Grinnell College
1993 Grinnell College Mike Nawrocki, Grinnell College
1992 Grinnell College Dan Schisler, Monmouth College
1991 Grinnell College Chris Garman, Grinnell College
1990 Grinnell College Tony Every, Cornell College
1989 Grinnell College Tony Every, Cornell College
1988 Grinnell College Greg Evans, Grinnell College
1987 Grinnell College Greg Evans, Grinnell College
1986 Grinnell College Greg Evans, Grinnell College
1985 Lawrence University Eric Griffin, Lawrence University
1984 Lawrence University Eric Griffin, Lawrence University
1983 Lawrence University Matt Trimble, Cornell College
1982 Carleton College Ross Johnson, Carleton College
1981 Carleton College Mike Axinn, University of Chicago
1980 Carleton College Mike Axinn, University of Chicago
1979 Carleton College Mike Axinn, University of Chicago
1978 Carleton College Jim Miller, Lawrence University
1977 Carleton College Dale Kramer, Carleton College
1976 Carleton College Dale Kramer, Carleton College
1975 Carleton College Dale Kramer, Carelton College
1974 Carleton College Roger Johnston, Carleton College
1973 St. Olaf College James Muus, St. Olaf College
1972 St. Olaf College James Muus, St. Olaf College
1971 St. Olaf College Chuck McGrath, Grinnell College
1970 St. Olaf College Gary Olmstead, St.Olaf College
1969 Carleton College Bob Reddick, Carleton College
1968 St. Olaf College Mike Steiner, Carleton College
1967 Carleton College Mike Steiner, Carleton College
1966 Carleton College Mike Steiner, Carleton College
1965 Carleton College Mike Hartman, Beloit College
1964 Carleton College Mike Hartman, Beloit College
1963 Carleton College Rod Brown, Grinnell College
1962 Carleton College Bill Dressel, Cornell College
1961 Cornell College Bill Dressel, Cornell College
1960 Grinnell College David Wee, St. Olaf College
1959 St. Olaf College Tad Pinkerton, Lawrence University
1958 Grinnell College Dave Peele, Beloit College
1957 Lawrence University Tad Pinkerton, Lawrence University
1956 Carleton College Wilbur Olson, Carleton College
1955 Grinnell College Wilbur Olson, Carleton College
1954 Carleton College John McCament, Carleton College
1953 Carleton College John McCament, Carleton College
1952 Carleton College Hal Higdon, Carleton College
1951 Lawrence University Robert Zimmerman, Lawrence University
James Hoel, Lawrence University (Tie)
1950 Lawrence University Carrol Schmacher, Beloit College
1949 Lawrence University Carrol Schmacher, Beloit College
1948 Cornell College Ben McAdams, Cornell College
1947 Cornell College Ralph Harris, Cornell College
1946 Cornell College Bill Lawson, Lawrence University
1945 No Championship Contested
1944 No Championship Contested
1943 No Championship Contested
1942 No Championship Contested
1941 No Championship Contested
1940 Coe College Neumann Fell, Grinnell College
1939 Beloit College Joseph Schwake, Beloit College
1938 Cornell College Unknown
1937 Cornell College Roy McAuley, Cornell College
1936 Lawrence University
Carleton College (Tie)
Frank Schubert, Lawrence University
1935 Carleton College Unknown
1934 Cornell College Unknown
1933 Cornell College Unknown
1932 Carleton College Roscoe Rullen, Knox College
1931 Monmouth College Unknown
1930 Monmouth College Earl King, Monmouth College
1929 Cornell College Robert Swaney, Cornell College


MWC Coaching Staffs of the Year

2024 Cornell College
2023 Grinnell College
2022 Cornell College
2021 Lawrence University
2020 No championship contested due to COVID-19
2019 Grinnell College
2018 Cornell College
2017 Cornell College
2016 Grinnell College


MWC Men's Cross Country Coaches of the Year

2015 Will Freeman Grinnell College
2014 Shawn Thielitz Carroll University
2013 Will Freeman Grinnell College
2012 Will Freeman Grinnell College
2011 Jason Fast Lawrence University
2010 Will Freeman Grinnell College
2009 Will Freeman Grinnell College
Bob Duley Ripon College
2008 Will Freeman Grinnell College
2005 Will Freeman Grinnell College
2004 Will Freeman Grinnell College
2003 Will Freeman Grinnell College