| Year | Individual Champion | School | Time |
| 2021 | Kaylee Byrne | Lowell | :59.53 |
| 2020 | Megan Paasche | Grand Rapids Northview | :52.90 |
| 2019 | Olivia Weymouth | Bloomfield Hills Marian | 1:13.84 |
| 2018 | Courtney McAlindon | Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central | :51.87 |
| 2017 | Sydney Reynolds | Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central | 1:00.73 |
| 2016 | Allyson Fenton | Houghton | :53.10 |
| 2015 | Jenna Stein | Houghton | :53.04 |
| 2014 | Carlee McCardel | Elk Rapids/Traverse City St. Francis | :50.47 |
| 2013 | Carlee McCardel | Elk Rapids/Traverse City St. Francis | 1:02.24 |
| 2012 | Nathalie Kenny | Manistee/Traverse City St. Francis | :59.79 |
| 2011 | Nathalie Kenny | Manistee/Traverse City St. Francis | :58.11 |
| 2010 | Victoria McVicker | Petoskey | :51.83 |
| 2009 | Victoria McVicker | Petoskey | 1:02.05 |
| 2008 | Katherine Rowley | East Jordan | :56.89 |
| 2007 | Katherine Rowley | East Jordan | 1:11.58 |