# NCAA Division II women's cross country championships

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.
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.

## 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 | Championship Results | Championship Results | Championship Results | | Individual Championship | Individual Championship |
| Year | Site (Host Team) | 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 | | Amy Harper (Cal Poly) | 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 | Cal State Northridge | 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 | Air Force | 67 | | Darcy Arreola (Cal State Northridge) | 17:14.20 |
| 1990 Details | Arcata, CA (Humboldt State) | Cal Poly (9) | 61 | Air Force | 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 | | Christie Allen (Pittsburg State) | 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 | | Elva Dryer (Western State) | 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 | Western State Colorado | 47 | | Marjo Venalainen (Kennesaw State) | 20:48.20† |
| 2000 Details | Pomona, CA (Cal Poly Pomona) | Western State Colorado | 38 | North Dakota | 131 | | Marjo Venalainen (Kennesaw State) | 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 | Adams State | 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 | | Chelsea Smith (BYU Hawaii) | 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 | | Jessica Pixler (Seattle Pacific) | 20:59.00 |
| 2009 Details | Evansville, IN (Southern Indiana) | Adams State (15) | 73 | Grand Valley State | 81 | | Jessica Pixler (Seattle Pacific) | 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 | Western State Colorado | 79 | | Neely Spence (Shippensburg) | 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 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States |
| 2021 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
### 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.