| 1979 | Margaret McCormick | Bowdoin | 02:22.4 |
| 1980 | Kathy Leonard | Bates | 02:24.5 |
| 1981 | Margaret McCormick | Bowdoin | 02:22.3 |
| 1982 | Becky Center | Bowdoin | 02:17.9 |
| 1983 | Stacia Cain | Maine | 2:19.8 m |
| 1984 | Becky Center | Bowdoin | 02:19.6 |
| 1985 | Ann England | Maine | 02:19.4 |
| 1986 | Helen Dawe | Maine | 2:16.98 m |
| 1987 | Helen Dawe | Maine | 2:19.0 m |
| 1988 | Tonya Bynoe | Bowdoin | 02:14.4 |
| 1989 | Kristin O’Keefe | Bowdoin | 02:25.9 |
| 1990 | Katie Tyler | Colby | 02:23.4 |
| 1991 | Eileen Hunt | Bowdoin | 02:22.2 |
| 1992 | Kerry Brothers | Maine | 02:24.6 |
| 1993 | Kerry Brothers | Maine | 02:20.0 |
| 1994 | Rachael Cleaves | Bowdoin | 02:22.6 |
| 1995 | Farrell Burns | Colby | 02:25.4 |
| 1996 | Darcy Storin | Bowdoin | 02:23.6 |
| 1997 | Vicky Shen | Bowdoin | 02:29.7 |
| 1998 | Jeannine Berquist | Colby | 2:22.4 ht |
| 1999 | Vicki Shen | Bowdoin | 02:24.6 |
| 2000 | Jeannine Berquist | Colby | 02:23.4 |
| 2001 | Jane Cullina | Bowdoin | 02:25.0 |
| 2002 | Kala Hardacker | Bowdoin | 02:23.5 |
| 2003 | Julia Febiger | Bowdoin | 02:22.6 |