NAIA women's cross country championship

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NAIA women's cross country championship
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg
Sport Cross country running
Founded1980
No. of teams35
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)		 The Master's (1)
Official website NAIA.com

The NAIA Women's cross country championship is the annual cross country meet to determine the national champions of NAIA women's cross country running in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1980 (two years before the NCAA began to sponsor women's sports).

Contents

A team and individual championship are contested each year. [1]

The most successful program are Simon Fraser, who have won 10 national titles.

The current champions are The Master's, who won their first title in 2024.

The race distance for the women's competition was increased to 6000 meters (3.73 miles) in 2023. All previous championships had been contested over 5000 meters (3.11 miles).

Results

NAIA women's cross country championship
YearSiteChampionship resultsIndividual champion(s)
WinnerPointsRunners-upPointsWinner
(team)		Time
1980 Salina, KS Wisconsin–Parkside 52 Emporia State 100Wendy Burman
(Wisconsin–Parkside)		17:54
1981 Kenosha, WI Adams State 25 Berry 71Mary Jaqua
(Adams State)		18:34
1982 Marquette 48 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 109Kate Webb
(Marquette)		17:41
1983 Simon Fraser 58Marquette79Cindy Grant
(Simon Fraser)		17:32
1984Wisconsin–Eau Claire91 Portland 99Katie Somers
(Wisconsin–Eau Claire)		17:36
1985Portland64Wisconsin–Eau Claire95Val Hilden
(Pacific Lutheran)		18:53
1986Wisconsin–Parkside121Emporia State151Gina Van Laar
(Hillsdale)		17:40
1987Simon Fraser60Adams State169Leah Pells
(Simon Fraser)		16:59
1988 Pacific Lutheran 44Adams State69Valerie Hilden
(Pacific Lutheran)		17:41
1989Adams State79 Western State 132Wanda Howlett
(Puget Sound)		17:55
1990Western State58Adams State70Sarah Howell
(Simon Fraser)		17:44
1991Adams State66Simon Fraser87Amy Giblin
(Adams State)		17:37
1992 Puget Sound 76 George Fox 111Aundrea Bertoia
(Simon Fraser)		18:44
1993Puget Sound38 Doane
Simon Fraser		169Elizabeth Onyambu
(Biola)		17:35
1994Puget Sound51Simon Fraser74Cari Rampersad
(Simon Fraser)		17:51
1995Puget Sound82Simon Fraser9118:02
1996Simon Fraser75Puget Sound11417:14
1997Simon Fraser56Puget Sound118Heather deGeest
(Simon Fraser)		18:33
1998Simon Fraser22 Malone 14617:06
1999Malone77 Spring Arbor 160Melissa Clement
(Simon Fraser)		17:39
2000 Concordia (CA) 133 Concordia (NE) 188 Everlyne Lagat
(Malone)		18:01
2001 Cedarville 147Concordia (NE)169Emile Mondo
(Simon Fraser)		17:24
2002 Northwest (WA) 77Concordia (NE)11616:43
2003 Louisville, KY Simon Fraser93Northwest (WA)114Mirriam Kaumba
(Oklahoma Baptist)		17:13.9
2004Simon Fraser95Concordia (NE)12916:53.7
2005Simon Fraser74 Black Hills State 190Julia Howard
(Simon Fraser)		17:24.15
2006Simon Fraser73Cedarville92Genevieve Binsfeld
(Minot State)		17:38.2
2007 Kenosha, WI Simon Fraser99Cedarville145Jaime Canterbury
(Azusa Pacific)		17:10.8
2008 Azusa Pacific 66Cedarville97Alissa McKaig
(Indiana Tech)		16:41.4
2009 Fort Vancouver, WA Cal State San Marcos 137 Biola 140Justyna Mudy
(Shorter)		17:30
2010Cal State San Marcos88Biola12717:42
2011Cal State San Marcos82Azusa Pacific91Obsie Birru
(Grand View)		17:15
2012 British Columbia 98 College of Idaho 112Hillary Holt
(College of Idaho)		17:00
2013 Lawrence, KS British Columbia56College of Idaho9716:48.13
2014British Columbia53 Lewis-Clark State 96 Maria Bernard
(British Columbia)		17:03.8
2015 Charlotte, NC Northwest Christian 98British Columbia118Kellian Hunt
(Biola)		17:16.7
2016 Elsah, IL British Columbia90Northwest Christian135 Aminat Olowora
(Oklahoma City)		16.24.28
2017Fort Vancouver, WABritish Columbia109 Wayland Baptist 12516:50
2018 Cedar Rapids, IA Oregon Tech125Madonna132Anna Shields
(Point Park)		17:15
2019Fort Vancouver, WAMadonna111College of Idaho147Hannah Stoffel
(Huntington–IN)		17:18
2020Cedar Rapids, IA St. Francis (IL) 111College of Idaho146Emma Wilson
(Huntington–IN)		17:02.86
2021Fort Vancouver, WA Milligan 122St. Francis (IL)141Alyssa Bearzi
(Milligan)		18:14.9
2022 Tallahassee, FL Taylor 50Milligan177Lina May
William Carey 		16:50.9
Race distance changes from 5,000 meters to 6,000 meters
2023 Fort Vancouver, WACollege of Idaho68The Master's92 Addy Wiley
(Huntington–IN)		21:04.2
2024 Columbia, MO The Master's92Taylor93Jaynie Halterman
(Taylor)		20:24.7
2025Tallahassee, FL
2026Fort Vancouver, WA
2027Columbia, MO

Champions

Team titles

SchoolTitlesYears
British Columbia 52012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
The Master's 12024
College of Idaho 12023
Taylor 12022
Milligan 12021
St. Francis (IL) 12020
Madonna 12019
Oregon Tech 12018
Northwest Christian 12015
Northwest (WA) 12002

Former programs

SchoolTitlesYears
Simon Fraser 101983, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Puget Sound 41992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Adams State 31981, 1989, 1991
Cal State San Marcos 32009, 2010, 2011
Wisconsin–Parkside 21980, 1986
Azusa Pacific 12008
Cedarville 12001
Concordia Irvine 12000
Malone 11999
Western Colorado 11990
Pacific Lutheran 11988
Portland 11985
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 11984
Marquette 11982

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NAIA Women's Cross Country Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIA Honors.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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