1996 MIAA Champioships Team Finishes | ||
| Place | Abbrevation-Institution (Location) | Points |
| 1st | South Dakota State University (Brookings) | 119 pts. |
| 2nd | Lewis University (Romeoville, Ill.) | 142 pts. |
| 3rd | Cal Poly Pomona | 145 pts. |
| 4th | Western State College (Gunnison, Colo.) | 164 pts. |
| 5th | Mankato State University (Mankato, Minn.) | 188 pts. |
| 6th | Central Missouri State University (Warrensburg, Mo.) | 198 pts. |
| 7th | Ashland University (Ashland, Ohio) | 201 pts. |
| 8th | Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas) | 205 pts. |
| 9th | University of South Dakota (Vermillion) | 208 pts. |
| 10th | North Dakota State University (Fargo) | 216 pts. |
| 11th | Truman State University | 219 pts. |
| 12th | University of Southern Indiana (Evansville) | 220 pts. |
| 13th | Humbolt State University (Arcata, Calif.) | 261 pts. |
| 14th | University of Hawaii-Hilo | 283 pts. |
| 15th | Adams State College (Alamosa, Colo.) | 303 pts. |
| 16th | Edinboro University (Edinboro, Pa.) | 371 pts. |
| 17th | Kennesaw State College (Kennesaw, Ga.) | 377 pts. |
Truman Finishers at 1996 National Championship | ||
| Place | Name | Time |
| 25th | Jeremy Struttmann | 32:58.4 |
| 34th | Craig Maxwell | 33:12.0 |
| 36th | Jeff Obert | 33:13.1 |
| 82nd | Mark Miller | 34:30.4 |
| 84th | Scott Poston | 34:38.6 |
| 114th | Mike Hronick | 38:18.1 |