| year | state | name | age | home town | time |
| 1980 | Alabama | Michael Hill | 22 | Huntsville | 51:51 |
| 1977 | Arizona | Ken Young | 35 | Tucson | 54:32 |
| 1980 | California | Dennis Wilson | 24 | Ramona | 49:59 |
| 1991 | Colorado | Jon Sinclair | 33 | Fort Collins | 48:51 |
| 1991 | Connecticut | Michael Whittlesey | 24 | Lakeside | 52:30 |
| 1988 | Georgia | Jeff Rosenow | 31 | Peachtree City | 58:30 |
| 1990 | Iowa | Rex Lane | 36 | Des Moines | 1:01:44 |
| 1983 | Illinois | R. B. Kelley | 54 | Wavconda | 1:24:07 |
| 1981 | Indiana | Dick Wilson | 49 | Indianapolis | 1:05:24 |
| 1983 | Kansas | Fred Torneden | 26 | Mahattan | 49:58 |
| 1985 | Massachusetts | David Alden | 21 | Brookville | 51:40 |
| 1978 | Michigan | Keith Brophy | 16 | Sparta | 1:05:12 |
| 1984 | Minnesota | Lyle Grosbach | 24 | Rochester | 56:48 |
| 1998 | Missouri | Jeremy Spreitzer | 22 | Riverside | 54:33 |
| 1984 | Nebraska | Ray Schlegel | 28 | Columbus | 52:45 |
| 1978 | New Jersey | Mike Maples | 32 | Sea Isle City | 57:39 |
| 1982 | New Mexico | Tim Tays | 22 | Albuqueque | 50:23 |
| 1994 | Ohio | Stephen Flora | 30 | Youngstown | 1:17:58 |
| 1982 | Oklahoma | Brad Keeton | 25 | Perry | 55:42 |
| 1996 | Pennsylvania | Jed Christiansen | 9 | Greenville | 1:07:31 |
| 1978 | South Dakota | K. C. Logan | 21 | Spearfish | 53:25 |
| 1982 | Tennessee | Joe Austin | 26 | Memphis | 1:16:37 |
| 1998 | Texas | Vernon Begley | 30 | Dallas | 59:23 |
| 1978 | Utah | Dave Weaver | 16 | Salt Lake City | 59:00 |
| 1982 | West Virginia | Mark Keys | 21 | Beckley | 1:01:06 |
| 1984 | Wyoming | Ken Hunter | 31 | Casper | 50:16 |