| OPEN COMPETITION | ||
| Men's Division | ||
| 1976 | 2:21.14 | Kenneth Moore |
| 1977 | 2:19.36 | Kevin McDonald |
| 1978 | 2:18.07 | Scott Eden |
| 1979 | 2:19.35 | Phil Camp |
| 1980 | 2:18.38 | Michael E. Hurd |
| 1981 | 2:16.31 | Dean Matthews |
| 1982 | 2:21.29 | Jeff Smith |
| 1983 | 2:17.46 | Farley Simon (USMC) |
| 1984 | 2:19.40 | Brad Ingram |
| 1985 | 2:19.16 | Thomas Bernard |
| 1986 | 2:23.13 | Brad Ingram |
| 1987 | 2:14.01 | Jeff Scuffins** |
| 1988 | 2:21.59 | Jim Hage |
| 1989 | 2:20.23 | Jim Hage |
| 1990 | 2:21.32 | Matthew Waight |
| 1991 | 2:17.54 | Carlos Rivas |
| 1992 | 2:24.09 | Rene Guerrero |
| 1993 | 2:23.56 | Dominique Bariod |
| 1994 | 2:22.51 | Graciano Gonzales |
| 1995 | 2:16.34 | Darrell General |
| 1996 | 2:15.09 | Isaac Garcia |
| 1997 | 2:18.21 | Darrell General |
| 1998 | 2:25.31 | Weldon Johnson |
| 1999 | 2:23.27 | Mark Croasdale |
| 2000 | 2:25.50 | Richard Cochrane |
| 2001 | 2:28.28 | Farley Simon (USMC Ret.) |
| 2002 | 2:25.01 | Christopher Juarez (Capt. USAF) |
| 2003 | 2:25:07 | Peter Sherry |
| 2004 | 2:25:35 | Retta Feyissa |
| 2005 | 2:22:18 | Ruben Garcia |
| 2006 | 2:21:20 | Ruben Garcia |
| 2007 | 2:22:20 | Tamrat Ayalew |
| 2008 | 2:22:44 | Andrew Dumm |
| 2009 | 2:21:47 | John Mentzer (Lt.Cmdr. NAVY) |
| 2010 | 2:23:30 | Jacob Bradosky (2nd Lt. USAF) |
| 2011 | 2:19:16 | Charles Ware (1st Lt. Army) |
| Women's Division | ||
| 1976 | 2:56.33 | Susan Mallery |
| 1977 | 2:54.04 | Susan Mallery |
| 1978 | 3:01.34 | Jane Killion |
| 1979 | 2:58.14 | Joanna Martin (USMC) |
| 1980 | 2:41.54 | Jan Yerkes |
| 1981 | 2:50.33 | Cynthia Lorenzoni |
| 1982 | 2:44.51 | Cynthia Lorenzoni |
| 1983 | 2:45.55 | Susan Carden |
| 1984 | 2:43.20 | Pamela Briscoe |
| 1985 | 2:44.42 | Natalie Updegrove |
| 1986 | 2:42.59 | Kathy Champagne |
| 1987 | 2:44.36 | Mary Robertson |
| 1988 | 2:51.26 | Lori Lawson |
| 1989 | 2:45.16 | Laura DeWald |
| 1990 | 2:37.00 | Olga Markova** |
| 1991 | 2:44.27 | Amy Kattwinkel |
| 1992 | 2:47.58 | Judy Mercon |
| 1993 | 2:48.41 | Holly Ebert |
| 1994 | 2:39.34 | Susan Malloy |
| 1995 | 2:49.21 | Claudia Kusan |
| 1996 | 2:48.34 | Emma Cabrera |
| 1997 | 2:53.42 | Donna Moore |
| 1998 | 2:49.07 | Kimberly Markland |
| 1999 | 2:51.53 | Donna Moore |
| 2000 | 2:47.52 | Elizabeth Ruel |
| 2001 | 2:48.13 | Lori Stitch-Zimmerman |
| 2002 | 2:57.27 | Elizabeth Scanlon |
| 2003 | 2:37:59 | Heather Hanscom |
| 2004 | 2:48:31 | Mary-Kate Bailey |
| 2005 | 2:47:10 | Susannah Kvasnicka |
| 2006 | 3:00:22 | Laura Thompson |
| 2007 | 2:51:14 | Kristen Henehan |
| 2008 | 2:48:55 | Cate Fenster |
| 2009 | 2:49:48 | Muliye Gurmu |
| 2010 | 2:39:19 | Janet Cherobon (Kenya) |
| 2011 | 2:45:28 | Tezata Dengersa |
