NCAA Division II women's cross country championships

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NCAA Division II women's cross country championships
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Founded1981
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champion(s)		 Grand Valley State (7)
Lindsay Cunningham, Winona State
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The NCAA Division II women's cross country championships are contested at an annual cross country meet hosted by the NCAA to decide the team and individual national champions of women's intercollegiate cross country running among its Division II members in the United States and Canada.

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The championships have been held every November since the NCAA began sponsoring women's sports in 1981 and are usually held at the same time and location as the NCAA Division II men's cross country championships.

The defending national teams champions are Grand Valley State, who won their seventh national title in 2023.

Lindsay Cunningham, representing Winona State, is the reigning individual champion.

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. [1]

Results

NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country Championship
YearSite
(Host Team)		Championship ResultsIndividual Championship
ChampionPointsRunner-UpPointsWinner
(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 Poly32South Dakota State45 Amy Harper
(Cal Poly)		21:13.60
1983
Details 		Somers, WI
(Wisconsin–Parkside)		Cal Poly(2)48 Holy Cross 9217:10.00†
1984
Details 		Clinton, MS
(Mississippi College)		Cal Poly(3)32South Dakota State107 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)3993 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)3467 Darcy Arreola
(Cal State Northridge)		17:14.20
1990
Details 		Arcata, CA
(Humboldt State)		Cal Poly(9)6178 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 9918:18.00
1993
Details 		Riverside, CA
(UC Riverside)		Adams State(2)75Cal Poly106 Elva Dryer
(Western State)		17:34.40
1994
Details 		Kearney, NE
(Nebraska–Kearney)		Adams State(3)47Western State Colorado5517:20.90
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)35Western State Colorado94 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)56Western State Colorado79 Kimberly Bugg
(Adams State)		21:43.00†
1999
Details 		Joplin, MO
(Missouri Southern State)		Adams State(8)2347 Marjo Venalainen
(Kennesaw State)		20:48.20†
2000
Details 		Pomona, CA
(Cal Poly Pomona)		Western State Colorado38 North Dakota 13121:33.60
2001
Details 		Slippery Rock, PA
(Slippery Rock)		Western State Colorado(2)46Adams State55 Hannah Lawrence
(Western State)		21:24.70
2002
Details 		Ashland, OH
(Cal Poly Pomona)		Western State Colorado(3)4346 Amber Klein
(Adams State)		20:54.50
2003
Details 		Cary, NC Adams State(9)38Western State Colorado101 Chelsea Smith
(BYU Hawaii)		20:33.90†
2004
Details 		Evansville, IN
(Southern Indiana)		Adams State(10)31 Edinboro 10121:33.00
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)94Western State Colorado101 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)79Grand Valley State10220:59.00
2009
Details 		Evansville, IN
(Southern Indiana)		Adams State(15)738120:22.60
2010
Details 		Louisville, KY
(Bellarmine)		Grand Valley State66Western State Colorado95 Neely Spence
(Shippensburg)		20:41.20
2011
Details 		Spokane, WA Augustana (SD) 757920:53.80
2012
Details 		Joplin, MO
(Missouri Southern State)		Grand Valley State(2)101Augustana (SD)104 Alicia Nelson
(Adams State)		20:03.30
2013
Details 		Spokane, WAGrand Valley State(3)54Adams State91 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)83Grand Valley State97 Alexis Zeis
(U-Mary)		20:03.4
2016
Details 		Tampa, FL
(Saint Leo)		Grand Valley State(5)116Adams State139Kendra 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)41Mary (ND)83 Sarah Berger
(Grand Valley State)		22:07.7
2019
Details 		Sacramento, CA
(CSU, Sacramento)		Adams State(18)23Grand Valley State87 Stephanie Cotter
(Adams State)		19:15.5
2020Evansville, IN
(Southern Indiana)		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
2021 [3] [4] [5] [6]
Details 		Tampa, FLAdams State(19)59Grand Valley State79Hannah Becker
(Grand Valley State)		20:22.0
2022
Details 		Seattle, WA
(Seattle Pacific)		Adams State(20)75Grand Valley State126 Stephanie Cotter
(Adams State)		19:45.2
2023
Details 		Joplin, MO
(Missouri Southern State)		Grand Valley State(7)59Adams State86 Lindsay Cunningham
(Winona State)		19:30.1
2024
Details 		Sacramento, CA
2025
Details 		Kenosha, WI
(Wisconsin–Parkside)

Champions

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Adams State
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Cal Poly
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Grand Valley State
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Western Colorado
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Augustana
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South Dakota State
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Team national championships, by school: ButtonViolet.svg 20, ButtonBlue.svg 10, ButtonGreen.svg 7, ButtonYellow.svg 3, ButtonWhite.svg 1

Team titles

SchoolTitlesYears
Adams State 201992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
Grand Valley State 72010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023
Western Colorado 32000, 2001, 2002
Augustana (SD) 12011

Former programs

SchoolTitlesYears
Cal Poly 101982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
South Dakota State 11981
  • Schools in italics reclassified athletics from NCAA Division II.

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References

  1. ↑ 2010 Division II Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships Handbook. NCAA. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  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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