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 (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

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]

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

Adams State have been the most successful program, with 21 national titles.

The defending national teams champions are Adams State, who won their twenty-first national title in 2024.

Lauren Kiley, representing Grand Valley 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. ^[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
			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			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		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			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			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		47		Marjo Venalainen (Kennesaw State)	20:48.20†
2000 Details	Pomona, CA (Cal Poly Pomona)		Western State Colorado	38	North Dakota	131			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		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			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		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		79			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.

See also

• NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships (Division I, Division III)
• NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Cross Country Champions
• NAIA Cross Country Championships (Men, Women)

References

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.

External links

• NCAA Women's Division II Cross Country