The NCAA Division II women's cross country championships are contested at an annual meet hosted by the
NCAA
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to determine the team and individual national champions of women's collegiate
cross country running
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among its
Division II members in the
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and
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.
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.
2010 Division II Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships Handbook
NCAA
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. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
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.''
*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
Team titles
Former programs
* Schools in italics reclassified athletics from NCAA Division II.
See also
*NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships ( Division I, Division III In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
*Belgian Third ...
)
*NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships ( Division I, Division II, Division III In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
*Belgian Third ...
)
* AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Cross Country Champions
*NAIA Cross Country Championships (Men
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References
External links
NCAA Women's Division II Cross Country
{{Major women's sport leagues in North America
Women's sports competitions in the United States
Women's athletics competitions
NCAA Division II cross country championships