NAIA women's cross country championship

The NAIA Women's cross country championship is the annual cross country meet to determine the national champions of NAIA women's cross country running in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1980 (two years before the NCAA began to sponsor women's sports).

NAIA women's cross country championship
SportCross country running
Founded1980
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
College of Idaho (1st)
Official websiteNAIA.com

A team and individual championship are contested each year.[1]

The most successful program are Simon Fraser, who have won 10 national titles.

The current champions are College of Idaho, who won their first title in 2023.

The race distance for the women's competition was increased to 6000 meters (3.73 miles) in 2023. All previous championships had been contested over 5000 meters (3.11 miles).

Results

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NAIA women's cross country championship
Year Site Championship results Individual champion(s)
Winner Points Runners-up Points Winner
(team)
Time
1980 Salina, KS Wisconsin–Parkside 52 Emporia State 100 Wendy Burman
(Wisconsin–Parkside)
17:54
1981 Kenosha, WI Adams State 25 Berry 71 Mary Jaqua
(Adams State)
18:34
1982 Marquette 48 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 109 Kate Webb
(Marquette)
17:41
1983 Simon Fraser 58 Marquette 79 Cindy Grant
(Simon Fraser)
17:32
1984 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 91 Portland 99 Katie Somers
(Wisconsin–Eau Claire)
17:36
1985 Portland 64 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 95 Val Hilden
(Pacific Lutheran)
18:53
1986 Wisconsin–Parkside 121 Emporia State 151 Gina Van Laar
(Hillsdale)
17:40
1987 Simon Fraser 60 Adams State 169 Leah Pells
(Simon Fraser)
16:59
1988 Pacific Lutheran 44 Adams State 69 Valerie Hilden
(Pacific Lutheran)
17:41
1989 Adams State 79 Western State 132 Wanda Howlett
(Puget Sound)
17:55
1990 Western State 58 Adams State 70 Sarah Howell
(Simon Fraser)
17:44
1991 Adams State 66 Simon Fraser 87 Amy Giblin
(Adams State)
17:37
1992 Puget Sound 76 George Fox 111 Aundrea Bertoia
(Simon Fraser)
18:44
1993 Puget Sound 38 Doane
Simon Fraser
169 Elizabeth Onyambu
(Biola)
17:35
1994 Puget Sound 51 Simon Fraser 74 Cari Rampersad
(Simon Fraser)
17:51
1995 Puget Sound 82 Simon Fraser 91 18:02
1996 Simon Fraser 75 Puget Sound 114 17:14
1997 Simon Fraser 56 Puget Sound 118 Heather deGeest
(Simon Fraser)
18:33
1998 Simon Fraser 22 Malone 146 17:06
1999 Malone 77 Spring Arbor 160 Melissa Clement
(Simon Fraser)
17:39
2000 Concordia (CA) 133 Concordia (NE) 188 Everlyne Lagat
(Malone)
18:01
2001 Cedarville 147 Concordia (NE) 169 Emile Mondo
(Simon Fraser)
17:24
2002 Northwest (WA) 77 Concordia (NE) 116 16:43
2003 Louisville, KY Simon Fraser 93 Northwest (WA) 114 Mirriam Kaumba
(Oklahoma Baptist)
17:13.9
2004 Simon Fraser 95 Concordia (NE) 129 16:53.7
2005 Simon Fraser 74 Black Hills State 190 Julia Howard
(Simon Fraser)
17:24.15
2006 Simon Fraser 73 Cedarville 92 Genevieve Binsfeld
(Minot State)
17:38.2
2007 Kenosha, WI Simon Fraser 99 Cedarville 145 Jaime Canterbury
(Azusa Pacific)
17:10.8
2008 Azusa Pacific 66 Cedarville 97 Alissa McKaig
(Indiana Tech)
16:41.4
2009 Fort Vancouver, WA Cal State San Marcos 137 Biola 140 Justyna Mudy
(Shorter)
17:30
2010 Cal State San Marcos 88 Biola 127 17:42
2011 Cal State San Marcos 82 Azusa Pacific 91 Obsie Birru
(Grand View)
17:15
2012 British Columbia 98 College of Idaho 112 Hillary Holt
(College of Idaho)
17:00
2013 Lawrence, KS British Columbia 56 College of Idaho 97 16:48.13
2014 British Columbia 53 Lewis-Clark State 96 Maria Bernard
(British Columbia)
17:03.8
2015 Charlotte, NC Northwest Christian 98 British Columbia 118 Kellian Hunt
(Biola)
17:16.7
2016 Elsah, IL British Columbia 90 Northwest Christian 135 Aminat Olowora
(Oklahoma City)
16.24.28
2017 Fort Vancouver, WA British Columbia 109 Wayland Baptist 125 16:50
2018 Cedar Rapids, IA Oregon Tech 125 Madonna 132 Anna Shields
(Point Park)
17:15
2019 Fort Vancouver, WA Madonna 111 College of Idaho 147 Hannah Stoffel
(Huntington–IN)
17:18
2020 Cedar Rapids, IA St. Francis (IL) 111 College of Idaho 146 Emma Wilson
(Huntington–IN)
17:02.86
2021 Fort Vancouver, WA Milligan 122 St. Francis (IL) 141 Alyssa Bearzi
(Milligan)
18:14.9
2022 Tallahassee, FL Taylor 50 Milligan 177 Lina May
William Carey
16:50.9
Race distance changes from 5,000 meters to 6,000 meters
2023 Fort Vancouver, WA College of Idaho 68 The Master's 92 Addy Wiley
(Huntington–IN)
21:04.2
2024 Columbia, MO
2025 Tallahassee, FL
2026 Fort Vancouver, WA
2027 Columbia, MO

Champions

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Team titles

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School Titles Years
British Columbia 5 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
College of Idaho 1 2023
Taylor 1 2022
Milligan 1 2021
St. Francis (IL) 1 2020
Madonna 1 2019
Oregon Tech 1 2018
Northwest Christian 1 2015
Northwest (WA) 1 2002

Former programs

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School Titles Years
Simon Fraser 10 1983, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Puget Sound 4 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Adams State 3 1981, 1989, 1991
Cal State San Marcos 3 2009, 2010, 2011
Wisconsin–Parkside 2 1980, 1986
Azusa Pacific 1 2008
Cedarville 1 2001
Concordia Irvine 1 2000
Malone 1 1999
Western Colorado 1 1990
Pacific Lutheran 1 1988
Portland 1 1985
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 1 1984
Marquette 1 1982

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Cross Country Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIA Honors.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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