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
YearSite
(Host Team)
Championship ResultsIndividual Championship
ChampionPointsRunner-UpPointsWinner
(Team)
Time
1981
Details
Cape Girardeau, MO
(Southeast Missouri State)
South Dakota State26Cal Poly49Eileen Kraemer
(Cal Poly)
17:41.00†
1982
Details
St. Cloud, MN
(St. Cloud State)
Cal Poly32South Dakota State45Amy Harper
(Cal Poly)
21:13.60
1983
Details
Somers, WI
(Wisconsin–Parkside)
Cal Poly (2)48Holy Cross9217:10.00†
1984
Details
Clinton, MS
(Mississippi College)
Cal Poly (3)32South Dakota State107Christine Ridenour
(Southeast Missouri State)
16:53.20†
1985
Details
East Stroudsburg, PA
(East Stroudsburg)
Cal Poly (4)30Cal State Northridge86Bente Moe
(Seattle Pacific)
17:42.20
1986
Details
Riverside, CA
(UC Riverside)
Cal Poly (5)3993Gladees Prieur
(Cal Poly)
16:43.00
1987
Details
Evansville, IN
(Southern Indiana)
Cal Poly (6)53Cal State Los Angeles84Sylvia Mosqueda
(Cal State Los Angeles)
16:57.00
1988
Details
Clinton, MS
(Mississippi College)
Cal Poly (7)49Air Force51Laura Byrne
(Southeast Missouri State)
16:56.80
1989
Details
East Stroudsburg, PA
(East Stroudsburg)
Cal Poly (8)3467Darcy Arreola
(Cal State Northridge)
17:14.20
1990
Details
Arcata, CA
(Humboldt State)
Cal Poly (9)6178Callie Calhoun
(Air Force)
16:56.60
1991
Details
Edwardsville, IL
(SIU Edwardsville)
Cal Poly (10)60UC Davis93Christie Allen
(Pittsburg State)
18:04.00
1992
Details
Slippery Rock, PA
(Slippery Rock)
Adams State64Western State Colorado9918:18.00
1993
Details
Riverside, CA
(UC Riverside)
Adams State (2)75Cal Poly106Elva 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)62Abilene Christian143Tumaini Urio
(Western State)
16:54.85
1996
Details
Arcata, CA
(Humboldt State)
Adams State (5)35Western State Colorado94Denise Summers
(Adams State)
17:46.80
1997
Details
Somers, WI
(Wisconsin–Parkside)
Adams State (6)37Lewis
Western State Colorado
106Kasia 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 Colorado79Kimberly Bugg
(Adams State)
21:43.00†
1999
Details
Joplin, MO
(Missouri Southern State)
Adams State (8)2347Marjo Venalainen
(Kennesaw State)
20:48.20†
2000
Details
Pomona, CA
(Cal Poly Pomona)
Western State Colorado38North Dakota13121:33.60
2001
Details
Slippery Rock, PA
(Slippery Rock)
Western State Colorado (2)46Adams State55Hannah Lawrence
(Western State)
21:24.70
2002
Details
Ashland, OH
(Cal Poly Pomona)
Western State Colorado (3)4346Amber Klein
(Adams State)
20:54.50
2003
Details
Cary, NCAdams State (9)38Western State Colorado101Chelsea Smith
(BYU Hawaii)
20:33.90†
2004
Details
Evansville, IN
(Southern Indiana)
Adams State (10)31Edinboro10121:33.00
2005
Details
Pomona, CA
(Cal Poly Pomona)
Adams State (11)54Grand Valley State69Mandi Zemba
(Grand Valley State)
21:01.70
2006
Details
Pensacola, FLAdams State (12)94Western State Colorado101Esther Komen
(Western State)
20:09.40†
2007
Details
Joplin, MO
(Missouri Southern State)
Adams State (13)63Seattle Pacific178Jessica 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 Colorado95Neely Spence
(Shippensburg)
20:41.20
2011
Details
Spokane, WAAugustana (SD)757920:53.80
2012
Details
Joplin, MO
(Missouri Southern State)
Grand Valley State (2)101Augustana (SD)104Alicia Nelson
(Adams State)
20:03.30
2013
Details
Spokane, WAGrand Valley State (3)54Adams State91Jennifer Agnew
(Mary)
20:50.70
2014
Details
Louisville, KY
(Bellarmine)
Grand Valley State (4)50Hillsdale115Kendra Foley
(Grand Valley State)
21:05.80
2015
Details
Joplin, MO
(Missouri Southern State)
Adams State (16)83Grand Valley State97Alexis 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)126Mary (ND)137Caroline Kurgat
(Alaska Anchorage)
20:32.3
2018
Details
Pittsburgh, PA
(Clarion)
Grand Valley State (6)41Mary (ND)83Sarah Berger
(Grand Valley State)
22:07.7
2019
Details
Sacramento, CA
(CSU, Sacramento)
Adams State (18)23Grand Valley State87Stephanie 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 State126Stephanie Cotter
(Adams State)
19:45.2
2023
Details
Joplin, MO
(Missouri Southern State)
Grand Valley State (7)59Adams State86Lindsay 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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SchoolTitlesYears
Adams State201992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
Grand Valley State72010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023
Western Colorado32000, 2001, 2002
Augustana (SD)12011

Former programs

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SchoolTitlesYears
Cal Poly101982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
South Dakota State11981
  • 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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