NCAA Division II women's cross country championships

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.

NCAA Division II women's cross country championships
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 NCAA Division II women's cross country championships
SportCross country
Founded1981
Country United States
 Canada
Most recent
champion(s)
Grand Valley State (7)
Lindsay Cunningham, Winona State
Official websiteNCAA.com

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

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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

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  • The race distance was 5,000 meters (5 kilometers) from 1981 to 1997 and 6,000 meters (6 kilometers) from 1997 to the present.[2]
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
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

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Adams State
 
Cal Poly
 
Grand Valley State
 
Western Colorado
 
Augustana
 
South Dakota State
Team national championships, by school:   20,   10,   7,   3,   1

Team titles

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School Titles Years
Adams State 20 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
Grand Valley State 7 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023
Western Colorado 3 2000, 2001, 2002
Augustana (SD) 1 2011

Former programs

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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

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References

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  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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