Adams State University is one of the premier athletic departments in the nation, regardless of division with 68 National Championships. Without the NAIA championships included, Adams State is ranked 14th in the NCAA in total team titles (42) and at the NCAA DII level the Grizzlies are No. 2 overall behind Abeline Christian (57), who has moved up to Division I. The Grizzlies have 171 individual titles, the fifth most in Division II and tied for 24th overall.
The women's cross country program is now the 11th best program by titles won in one sport at the NCAA level with 20.
There are only 9 calendar years since the first title in 1968 that ASU hasn't brought home a title. There have only been 11 academic calendars without a national title brought back to Alamosa, with three years being the longest drought. The athletic department has the longest such streak of years with a national title won at 16 school years (2003-19).
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NCAA Record Book (PDF) -
*-NCAA Record lowest points scored
#-Both XC Championships (81, 89, 92, 93, 94, 98, 03, 08, 09, 17)
$-Won both XC and indoor TF title in same school year (Men's 89-90, 09-10, 14-15 | Women's 07-08, 22-23)
%-2 Title Year
&-3 Title Year
!-4 Title Year
| Men's Cross Country (25 Overalll/13 DII) |
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| Year |
Level |
Location |
Points Scored |
Margin of Victory |
|
| 1971 |
NAIA |
Liberty, Miss. |
195 |
15 |
% |
| 1977 |
NAIA |
Kenosha, Wisc. |
102 |
31 |
|
| 1979 |
NAIA |
Kenosha, Wisc. |
53 |
70 |
% |
| 1980 |
NAIA |
Salina, Kan. |
48 |
30 |
|
| 1981 |
NAIA |
Kenosha, Wisc. |
76 |
33 |
# |
| 1983 |
NAIA |
Kenosha, Wisc. |
47 |
48 |
|
| 1984 |
NAIA |
Kenosha, Wisc. |
31 |
66 |
% |
| 1985 |
NAIA |
Kenosha, Wisc. |
25 |
80 |
|
| 1986 |
NAIA |
Kenosha, Wisc. |
78 |
0 |
|
| 1987 |
NAIA |
Kenosha, Wisc. |
21 |
150 |
|
| 1988 |
NAIA |
Kenosha, Wisc. |
51 |
37 |
|
| 1989 |
NAIA |
Kenosha, Wisc. |
39 |
18 |
#, $, ! |
| 1992 |
NCAA D2 |
Slippery Rock |
15* |
41 |
# |
| 1993 |
NCAA D2 |
UC-Riverside |
25 |
78 |
# |
| 1994 |
NCAA D2 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
55 |
18 |
# |
| 1998 |
NCAA D2 |
Kansas |
58 |
16 |
# |
| 2003 |
NCAA D2 |
Cary, N.C. |
40 |
18 |
# |
| 2008 |
NCAA D2 |
Slippery Rock |
57 |
31 |
# |
| 2009 |
NCAA D2 |
Southern Indiana |
23 |
52 |
#, $, & |
| 2010 |
NCAA D2 |
Joplin, Mo. |
57 |
45 |
|
| 2012 |
NCAA D2 |
Southern St., Mo. |
34 |
68 |
|
| 2013 |
NCAA D2 |
Spokane, Wash. |
54 |
50 |
% |
| 2014 |
NCAA D2 |
Joplin, Mo. |
59 |
68 |
$ |
| 2016 |
NCAA D2 |
St Leo, Fla. |
54 |
25 |
% |
| 2017 |
NCAA D2 |
Southern Indiana |
44 |
20 |
# |
| Women's Cross Country (24 Overall/21 DII) |
|
|
|
| Year |
Level |
Location |
Points Scored |
Margin of Victory |
|
| 1981 |
NAIA |
Kenosha, Wisc. |
25 |
46 |
# |
| 1989 |
NAIA |
Kenosha, Wisc. |
79 |
53 |
#, ! |
| 1991 |
NAIA |
Kenosha, Wisc. |
66 |
21 |
% |
| 1992 |
NCAA D2 |
Slippery Rock, Penn. |
64 |
35 |
# |
| 1993 |
NCAA D2 |
UC-Riverside |
75 |
31 |
# |
| 1994 |
NCAA D2 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
47 |
8 |
# |
| 1995 |
NCAA D2 |
USC Upstate |
62 |
81 |
|
| 1996 |
NCAA D2 |
Humboldt St. |
35 |
59 |
|
| 1997 |
NCAA D2 |
Wis. Parkside |
37 |
69 |
|
| 1998 |
NCAA D2 |
Kansas |
56 |
23 |
# |
| 1999 |
NCAA D2 |
Southern St., Mo. |
23* |
24 |
|
| 2003 |
NCAA D2 |
Cary, N.C. |
38 |
63 |
# |
| 2004 |
NCAA D2 |
Southern Indiana |
31 |
70 |
|
| 2005 |
NCAA D2 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
54 |
15 |
|
| 2006 (PDF) |
NCAA D2 (PDF) |
West Florida (PDF) |
94 (PDF) |
7 (PDF) |
|
| 2007 |
NCAA D2 |
Southern St., Mo. |
63 |
115 |
% |
| 2008 |
NCAA D2 |
Slippery Rock |
79 |
23 |
#, $ |
| 2009 |
NCAA D2 |
Southern Indiana |
73 |
8 |
#, & |
| 2015 |
NCAA D2 |
Joplin, Mo. |
83 |
14 |
|
| 2017 |
NCAA D2 |
Southern Ind. |
126 |
11 |
# |
| 2019 |
NCAA D2 |
Sacramento, Calif. |
23 |
64 |
|
| 2021 |
NCAA D2 |
Tampa, Fla. |
59 |
20 |
|
| 2022 |
NCAA D2 |
Seattle, Wash. |
75 |
51 |
$ |
| 2024 |
NCAA D2 |
Sacramento, Calif. |
61 |
66 |
|
| Men's Indoor Track and Field (4 Overall/2 DII) |
|
| Year |
Level |
Location |
Points Scored |
Margin of Victory |
|
| 1990 |
NAIA |
Kansas City, Mo. |
58 |
14 |
$, ! |
| 1992 |
NAIA |
Kansas City, Mo. |
82 |
10 |
% |
| 2010 |
NCAA D2 |
St. Augustine |
89 |
17 |
$, & |
| 2015 |
NCAA D2 |
Birmingham, Ala. |
45 |
5 |
$ |
| Women's Indoor Track and Field (7 Overall/6 DII) |
|
| Year |
Level |
Location |
Points Scored |
Margin of Victory |
|
| 1985 |
NAIA |
Kansas City, Mo. |
67 |
3 |
% |
| 2008 |
NCAA D2 |
Minnesota State- Mankato |
55 |
7 |
$ |
| 2014 |
NCAA D2 |
Winston-Salem, N.C. |
67 |
8 |
% |
| 2017 |
NCAA D2 |
Birmingham, Ala. |
47 |
8 |
% |
| 2019 |
NCAA D2 |
Pittsburg, Kan. |
87 |
23 |
|
| 2023 |
NCAA D2 |
Virginia Beach, Va. |
52 |
1 |
$ |
| 2024 |
NCAA D2 |
Pittsburg, Kan. |
67 |
2.5 |
|
| Men's Outdoor Track and Field (1 Overall) |
| Year |
Level |
Location |
Points Scored |
Margin of Victory |
| 2012 |
NCAA D2 |
Pueblo, Colo. |
77 |
4 |
| Wrestling (8 Overall) |
|
| Year |
Level |
Location |
Points Scored |
Margin of Victory |
|
| 1968 |
NAIA |
Alamosa, Colo. |
106 |
29 |
|
| 1969 |
NAIA |
Omaha, Neb. |
98 |
14 |
|
| 1972 |
NAIA |
Klamath Falls, Oreg. |
64 |
10.5 |
% |
| 1973 |
NAIA |
Sioux City, Iowa |
62.5 |
14 |
|
| 1975 |
NAIA |
Sioux City, Iowa |
61 |
6 |
|
| 1976 |
NAIA |
Edinboro, Pa. |
83.5 |
13.25 |
|
| 1980 |
NAIA |
Hays, Kan. |
86 |
9.5 |
% |
| 1990 |
NAIA |
Hays, Kan. |
94 |
10.5 |
! |
| Years of Multiple Championships |
| 2 Titles |
3 Titles |
4 Titles |
| 1971-72 (Men's XC, Wrestling) |
2009-10 (Men's XC, Women's XC, Men's Indoor TF) |
1989-1990 (Men's XC, Women's XC, Men's Indoor TF, Wrestling) |
| 1979-80 (Men's XC, Wrestling) |
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| 1981-82 (Men's XC, Women's XC) |
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| 1984-85 (Men's XC, Women's ITF) |
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| 1991-92 (Women's XC, Men's ITF) |
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| 1992-93 (Men's XC, Women's XC) |
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| 1993-94 (Men's XC, Women's XC) |
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| 1994-95 (Men's XC, Women's XC) |
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| 1998-99 (Men's XC, Women's XC) |
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| 2003-04 (Men's XC, Women's XC) |
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| 2007-08 (Women's XC, Women's ITF) |
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| 2013-14 (Men's XC, Women's ITF) |
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| 2014-15 (Men's XC, Men's ITF) |
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| 2016-17 (Men's XC, Women's ITF) |
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| 2017-18 (Men's XC, Women's XC) |
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| 2022-23 (Women's XC, Women's ITF) |
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