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| Year | Time | Athlete | Grade | Region | Highschool | Hometown |
| 1979 | 15:05 | Brent Steiner | 12 | MW | Shawnee Mission South | Overland Park, KS |
| 1980 | 14:53 | Jay Marden | W | Mission San Jose | Fremont, CA | |
| 1981 | 14:51 | Charles Alexander | SO | St. Christopher's School | Richmond, VA | |
| 1982 | 14:35 | Eric Reynolds | W | Camarillo High | Somis, CA | |
| 1983 | 14:54 | Matt Giusto | 12 | W | San Mateo High School | Foster City, CA |
| 1984 | 14:50 | Scott Fry | 12 | MW | Perkins High School | Sandusky, OH |
| 1985 | 14:36 | Reuben Reina | 12 | SO | John Jay | San Antonio, TX |
| 1986 | 14:38 | Marc Davis | 12 | W | San Diego | San Diego, CA |
| 1987 | 14:59 | Robert Kennedy | 12 | MW | Westerville North | Westerville, OH |
| 1988 | 15:03 | Brian Grosso | 12 | MW | Western | Walled Lake, MI |
| 1989 | 14:49 | Bryan Dameworth | 12 | W | Agoura | Calabasas, CA |
| 1990 | 15:07 | Louie Quintana | 12 | W | Arroyo Grande | Nipomo, CA |
| 1991 | 15:03 | Corey Ihmels | 12 | MW | Williston | Williston, ND |
| 1992 | 15:13 | Brendan Heffernan | 12 | NE | North Hunterdon | Glen Gardner, NJ |
| 1993 | 14:41 | Adam Goucher | 12 | MW | Doherty | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 1994 | 14:58 | Matt Downin | 12 | NE | Pinkerton Academy | Hampstead, NH |
| 1995 | 15:12 | Abdul Alzindani | 12 | MW | Dearborn Fordson | Dearborn, MI |
| 1996 | 15:21 | Abdirizak Mohamud | 11 | NE | Boston English | Boston, MA |
| 1997 | 15:22 | Abdirizak Mohamud | 12 | NE | Boston English | Boston, MA |
| 1998 | 15:17 | Jorge Torres | 12 | MW | Wheeling | Wheeling, IL |
| 1999 | 14:29 | Dathan Ritzenhein | 11 | MW | Rockford H.S. | Rockford, MI |
| 2000 | 14:35 | Dathan Ritzenhein | 12 | MW | Rockford H.S. | Rockford, MI |
| 2001 | 14:50 | Timothy Moore | 12 | MW | Novi HS | Novi, MI |
| 2002 | 14:40 | Chris Solinsky | 12 | MW | Stevens Point Area Senior | Stevens Point, WI |
| 2003 | 14:55 | Matthew Withrow | 12 | MW | VJ Andrew H.S. | Tinley Park, IL |
| 2004 | 15:22 | Kenneth Cormier | 12 | WE | Douglas H.S. | Douglas, AZ |
| 2005 | 15:02 | AJ Acosta | 12 | WE | El Camino H.S. | Oceanside, CA |
| 2006 | 15:20 | Chad Hall | 12 | WE | Big Bear High School | Big Bear Lake, CA |
| 2007 | 14:50 | Michael Fout | 12 | MW | LaPorte H.S. | LaPorte, IN |
| 2008 | 15:15 | Solomon Haile | 12 | NE | Sherwood H.S. | Silver Spring, MD |
| 2009 | 15:07 | Lukas Verzbicas | 10 | MW | Carl Sandburg HS | Orland Hills, IL |
| 2010 | 14:59 | Lukas Verzbicas | 12 | MW | Carl Sandburg H.S. | Orland Hills, IL |
| 2011 | 14:52 | Edward Cheserek | 11 | NE | St. Benedict's Prep. Scho | Newark, NJ |
| 2012 | 14:59 | Ed Cheserek | 12 | NE | St. Benedict's Prep. Sch | Newark, NJ |
| 2013 | 15:07 | Grant Fisher | 11 | MW | Grand Blanc H.S. | Grand Blanc, MI |
| 2014 | 15:03 | Grant Fisher | 12 | MW | Grand Blanc H.S. | Grand Blanc , MI |
| 2015 | 14:55 | Drew Hunter | 12 | SO | Loudoun Valley H.S. | Purcellville, VA |
| 2016 | 15:01 | Reed Brown | 12 | SO | Carroll Senior HS | Southlake, TX |
| 2017 | 15:19 | Dylan Jacobs | 12 | MW | Carl Sandburg HS | Orland Park, IL |
| 2018 | 15:1 | Cole Hocker | 12 | MW | Cathedral HS | Indianapolis , IN |
| 2019 | 15:08 | Josh Methner | 12 | MW | John Hersey HS | Mount Prospect, IL |
| 2021 | 15:11 | Riley Hough | 12 | MW | Hartland HS | Fenton, MI |
| 2022 | 14:56 | Kole Mathison | 12 | MW | Carmel HS | Carmel, IN |