NCAA Division II women's cross country championships

NCAA Division II women's cross country championships
Current season, competition or edition:; 2023 NCAA Division II women's cross country championships
Association	NCAA
Sport	Cross country
Founded	1981;44 years ago
Division	Division II
No. of teams	34
Country	United States ; Canada
Most recent; champion(s)	Team: Adams State (21st); Individual: Lauren Kiley, Grand Valley State
Most titles	Team: Adams State (21)
Official website	NCAA.com

Last updated January 20, 2025

The NCAA Division II women's cross country championships are contested at an annual meet hosted by the NCAA to determine the team and individual national champions of women's collegiate cross country running among its Division II members in the United States and Canada.^[1]

Format

The race field included 8 teams in 1981, 11 teams from 1982 to 1992 and 17 teams from 1993 to 1999. Beginning in 2000, the national championship race has included 24 teams. Teams compete in one of eight regional championships to qualify. In addition to the 24 teams, 16 individual runners qualify for the national championship.^[2]

Results

The race distance was 5,000 meters (5 kilometers) from 1981 to 1997 and 6,000 meters (6 kilometers) from 1997 to the present.

NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country Championship
Year	Site (Host Team)	Championship Results				Individual Championship
Year	Site (Host Team)	Champion	Points	Runner-Up	Points	Winner (Team)	Time
1981 Details	Cape Girardeau, MO (Southeast Missouri State)	South Dakota State	26	Cal Poly	49	Eileen Kraemer (Cal Poly)	17:41.00†
1982 Details	St. Cloud, MN (St. Cloud State)	Cal Poly	32	South Dakota State	45	Amy Harper (Cal Poly)	21:13.60
1983 Details	Somers, WI (Wisconsin–Parkside)	Cal Poly(2)	48	Holy Cross	92	Amy Harper (Cal Poly)	17:10.00†
1984 Details	Clinton, MS (Mississippi College)	Cal Poly(3)	32	South Dakota State	107	Christine Ridenour (Southeast Missouri State)	16:53.20†
1985 Details	East Stroudsburg, PA (East Stroudsburg)	Cal Poly(4)	30	Cal State Northridge	86	Bente Moe (Seattle Pacific)	17:42.20
1986 Details	Riverside, CA (UC Riverside)	Cal Poly(5)	39	Cal State Northridge	93	Gladees Prieur (Cal Poly)	16:43.00
1987 Details	Evansville, IN (Southern Indiana)	Cal Poly(6)	53	Cal State Los Angeles	84	Sylvia Mosqueda (Cal State Los Angeles)	16:57.00
1988 Details	Clinton, MS (Mississippi College)	Cal Poly(7)	49	Air Force	51	Laura Byrne (Southeast Missouri State)	16:56.80
1989 Details	East Stroudsburg, PA (East Stroudsburg)	Cal Poly(8)	34		67	Darcy Arreola (Cal State Northridge)	17:14.20
1990 Details	Arcata, CA (Humboldt State)	Cal Poly(9)	61		78	Callie Calhoun (Air Force)	16:56.60
1991 Details	Edwardsville, IL (SIU Edwardsville)	Cal Poly(10)	60	UC Davis	93	Christie Allen (Pittsburg State)	18:04.00
1992 Details	Slippery Rock, PA (Slippery Rock)	Adams State	64	Western State Colorado	99	Christie Allen (Pittsburg State)	18:18.00
1993 Details	Riverside, CA (UC Riverside)	Adams State(2)	75	Cal Poly	106	Elva Dryer (Western State)	17:34.40
1994 Details	Kearney, NE (Nebraska–Kearney)	Adams State(3)	47	Western State Colorado	55	Elva Dryer (Western State)	17:20.90
1995 Details	Spartanburg, SC (USC Spartanburg)	Adams State(4)	62	Abilene Christian	143	Tumaini Urio (Western State)	16:54.85
1996 Details	Arcata, CA (Humboldt State)	Adams State(5)	35	Western State Colorado	94	Denise Summers (Adams State)	17:46.80
1997 Details	Somers, WI (Wisconsin–Parkside)	Adams State(6)	37	Lewis Western State Colorado	106	Kasia Arient (Lewis)	17:31.20
The race distance changes from 5 kilometers to 6 kilometers
1998 Details	Lawrence, KS (Kansas)	Adams State(7)	56	Western State Colorado	79	Kimberly Bugg (Adams State)	21:43.00†
1999 Details	Joplin, MO (Missouri Southern State)	Adams State(8)	23	Western State Colorado	47	Marjo Venalainen (Kennesaw State)	20:48.20†
2000 Details	Pomona, CA (Cal Poly Pomona)	Western State Colorado	38	North Dakota	131	Marjo Venalainen (Kennesaw State)	21:33.60
2001 Details	Slippery Rock, PA (Slippery Rock)	Western State Colorado(2)	46	Adams State	55	Hannah Lawrence (Western State)	21:24.70
2002 Details	Ashland, OH (Cal Poly Pomona)	Western State Colorado(3)	43	Adams State	46	Amber Klein (Adams State)	20:54.50
2003 Details	Cary, NC	Adams State(9)	38	Western State Colorado	101	Chelsea Smith (BYU Hawaii)	20:33.90†
2004 Details	Evansville, IN (Southern Indiana)	Adams State(10)	31	Edinboro	101	Chelsea Smith (BYU Hawaii)	21:33.00
2005 Details	Pomona, CA (Cal Poly Pomona)	Adams State(11)	54	Grand Valley State	69	Mandi Zemba (Grand Valley State)	21:01.70
2006 Details	Pensacola, FL	Adams State(12)	94	Western State Colorado	101	Esther Komen (Western State)	20:09.40†
2007 Details	Joplin, MO (Missouri Southern State)	Adams State(13)	63	Seattle Pacific	178	Jessica Pixler (Seattle Pacific)	20:29.10
2008 Details	Slippery Rock, PA (Slippery Rock)	Adams State(14)	79	Grand Valley State	102		20:59.00
2009 Details	Evansville, IN (Southern Indiana)	Adams State(15)	73	Grand Valley State	81		20:22.60
2010 Details	Louisville, KY (Bellarmine)	Grand Valley State	66	Western State Colorado	95	Neely Spence (Shippensburg)	20:41.20
2011 Details	Spokane, WA	Augustana (SD)	75	Western State Colorado	79	Neely Spence (Shippensburg)	20:53.80
2012 Details	Joplin, MO (Missouri Southern State)	Grand Valley State(2)	101	Augustana (SD)	104	Alicia Nelson (Adams State)	20:03.30
2013 Details	Spokane, WA	Grand Valley State(3)	54	Adams State	91	Jennifer Agnew (Mary)	20:50.70
2014 Details	Louisville, KY (Bellarmine)	Grand Valley State(4)	50	Hillsdale	115	Kendra Foley (Grand Valley State)	21:05.80
2015 Details	Joplin, MO (Missouri Southern State)	Adams State(16)	83	Grand Valley State	97	Alexis Zeis (U-Mary)	20:03.4
2016 Details	Tampa, FL (Saint Leo)	Grand Valley State(5)	116	Adams State	139	Kendra Foley (Grand Valley State)	20:01.8
2017 Details	Evansville, IN (Southern Indiana)	Adams State(17)	126	Mary (ND)	137	Caroline Kurgat (Alaska Anchorage)	20:32.3
2018 Details	Pittsburgh, PA (Clarion)	Grand Valley State(6)	41	Mary (ND)	83	Sarah Berger (Grand Valley State)	22:07.7
2019 Details	Sacramento, CA (CSU, Sacramento)	Adams State(18)	23	Grand Valley State	87	Stephanie Cotter (Adams State)	19:15.5
2020	Evansville, IN (Southern Indiana)	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
2021^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Details	Tampa, FL	Adams State(19)	59	Grand Valley State	79	Hannah Becker (Grand Valley State)	20:22.0
2022 Details	Seattle, WA (Seattle Pacific)	Adams State(20)	75	Grand Valley State	126	Stephanie Cotter (Adams State)	19:45.2
2023 Details	Joplin, MO (Missouri Southern State)	Grand Valley State(7)	59	Adams State	86	Lindsay Cunningham (Winona State)	19:30.1
2024 Details	Sacramento, CA	Adams State(21)	61	West Texas A&M	127	Lauren Kiley (Grand Valley State)	20:28.5
2025 Details	Kenosha, WI (Wisconsin–Parkside)

A † indicates a then-NCAA record-setting time for that particular distance.
A time highlighted in ██ indicates the all-time NCAA championship record for that distance.

Champions

Adams State

Cal Poly

Grand Valley State

Western Colorado

Augustana

South Dakota State

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Team national championships, by school: 21, 10, 7, 3, 1

Team titles

School	Titles	Years
Adams State	21	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
Grand Valley State	7	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023
Western Colorado	3	2000, 2001, 2002
Augustana (SD)	1	2011

Former programs

School	Titles	Years
Cal Poly	10	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
South Dakota State	1	1981

Schools in italics reclassified athletics from NCAA Division II.

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References

↑ "DIVISION II WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
↑ 2010 Division II Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships Handbook. NCAA. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
↑ "Adams State women, Grand Valley State men win 2021 NCAA DII cross country championships | NCAA.com". ncaa.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
↑ "Recap: 2021 NCAA DII Cross Country Championships ::: USTFCCCA" . Retrieved 23 November 2021.
↑ "NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships Track & Field Meet Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
↑ "NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships". leonetiming.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

External links

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[1] "DIVISION II WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[2] 2010 Division II Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships Handbook. NCAA. Retrieved February 27, 2011.

[3] "Adams State women, Grand Valley State men win 2021 NCAA DII cross country championships | NCAA.com". ncaa.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[4] "Recap: 2021 NCAA DII Cross Country Championships ::: USTFCCCA" . Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[5] "NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships Track & Field Meet Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[6] "NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships". leonetiming.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

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Current season, competition or edition: 2023 NCAA Division II women's cross country championships

Association	NCAA
Sport	Cross country
Founded	1981;44 years ago (1981)
Division	Division II
No. of teams	34
Country	United States Canada
Most recent champion(s)	Team: Adams State (21st) Individual: Lauren Kiley, Grand Valley State
Most titles	Team: Adams State (21)
Official website	NCAA.com