# NCAA Division III women's cross country championships

The NCAA Division III women's cross country championships are contested at an annual cross country meet hosted by the NCAA to determine the individual and team national champions of women's intercollegiate cross country running among its Division III programs in the United States. It is held every fall, usually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving in November.
The most successful program is Johns Hopkins, with eighth national titles.
The current champions are MIT, who won their first title in 2024.

## Format

The race included 9 teams in 1981, 12 teams from 1982 to 1986, 14 teams from 1987 to 1992, 21 teams from 1993 to 1998 and 24 teams from 1999 to 2005. Beginning in 2006, the national championship race has included 32 teams. Teams compete in one of eight regional championships to qualify. In addition to the 32 teams, 56 individual runners qualify for the national championship.

## Results

* The race distance was 5,000 meters (5 kilometers) from 1981 to 2001 and 6,000 meters (6 kilometers) from 2002 to the present.
NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championship :
| Year | Finals Site (Host Team) | | Team Championship | Team Championship | Team Championship | Team Championship | | Individual Championship | Individual Championship | Records | Refs |
| Year | Finals Site (Host Team) | | Winner | Points | Runner-up | Points | | Winner (Team) | Time | Records | Refs |
| 1981 | Kenosha, WI (Carthage) | | Central (IA) | 26 | Glassboro State | 70 | | Cynthia Sturm (Westfield State) | 18:43.30† | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1982 | Fredonia, NY (Fredonia) | | St. Thomas (MN) | 44 | UW–La Crosse | 83 | | Tori Neubauer (UW–La Crosse) | 18:45.00 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1983 | Newport News, VA (Christopher Newport) | | UW–La Crosse | 45 | St. Thomas (MN) | 70 | | Tori Neubauer (UW–La Crosse) | 16:29.00 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1984 | Delaware, OH (Ohio Wesleyan) | | St. Thomas (MN) (2) | 50 | UW–La Crosse | 64 | | Julia Kirtland (Macalester) | 17:23.55 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1985 | Atlanta, GA (Emory) | | Franklin & Marshall | 73 | St. Thomas (MN) | 81 | | Dorcas Denhartog (Middlebury) | 18:05.00 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1986 | Fredonia, NY (Fredonia) | | St. Thomas (MN) (3) | 45 | Ithaca | 73 | | Lisa Koelfgen (St. Thomas–MN) | 19:14.00 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1987 | Holland, MI (Hope) | | St. Thomas (MN) (4) UW–Oshkosh | 81 | Ithaca | 85 | | Shelley Scherer (Carleton) | 17:36.00 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1988 | St. Louis, MO (WashU) | | UW–Oshkosh (2) | 69 | St. Thomas (MN) | 73 | | Anna Prineas (Carleton) | 17:38.60 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1989 | Rock Island, IL (Augustana–IL) | | Cortland State | 29 | UW–Oshkosh | 62 | | Marybeth Crawley (Cortland State) | 17:19.00 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1990 | Grinnell, IA (Grinnell) | | Cortland State (2) | 43 | UW–Oshkosh | 48 | | Vicki Mitchell (Cortland State) | 17:24.71 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1991 | Newport News, VA (Christopher Newport) | | UW–Oshkosh (2) | 98 | Cortland State | 103 | | Laura Horejs (UW–Oshkosh) | 17:21.00 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1992 | Schenectady, NY (Union) | | Cortland State (3) | 18 | Calvin | 108 | | Sarah Edmonds (Gustavus Adolphus) | 18:09.80 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1993 | Grinnell, IA (Grinnell) | | Cortland State (4) | 61 | Calvin | 93 | | Renea Bluekamp (Calvin) | 17:46.70 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1994 | Bethlehem, PA (Moravian) | | Cortland State (5) | 54 | Calvin | 115 | | Michelle LaFleur (Cortland State) | 17:47.20 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1995 | La Crosse, WI (UW–La Crosse) | | Cortland State (6) | 46 | UW–Oshkosh | 83 | | Jessica Caley (Williams) | 17:24.50 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1996 | Rock Island, IL (Augustana–IL) | | UW–Oshkosh (3) | 62 | St. Thomas (MN) | 113 | | Turena Johnson (Luther) | 17:40.00 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1997 | Cambridge, MA (MIT) | | Cortland State (7) | 148 | UW–Eau Claire | 167 | | Tiffany Speckman (UW–Oshkosh) | 18:29.00 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1998 | Carlisle, PA (Dickinson) | | Calvin | 124 | TCNJ | 170 | | Cheryl Smith (Cortland State) | 17:48.39 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 1999 | Oshkosh, WI (UW–Oshkosh) | | Calvin (2) | 85 | Middlebury | 119 | | Rhaina Echols (Chicago) | 16:46.20 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 2000 | Spokane, WA (Whitworth) | | Middlebury | 103 | Williams | 123 | | Johanna Olson (Luther) | 17:54.40 | Pomona-Pitzer Athletics | |
| 2001 | Rock Island, IL (Augustana–IL) | | Middlebury (2) | 98 | Williams | 166 | | Dana Boyle (Puget Sound) | 16:46.00 | | |
| The race distance changes from 5 kilometers to 6 kilometers | The race distance changes from 5 kilometers to 6 kilometers | The race distance changes from 5 kilometers to 6 kilometers | The race distance changes from 5 kilometers to 6 kilometers | The race distance changes from 5 kilometers to 6 kilometers | The race distance changes from 5 kilometers to 6 kilometers | The race distance changes from 5 kilometers to 6 kilometers | The race distance changes from 5 kilometers to 6 kilometers | The race distance changes from 5 kilometers to 6 kilometers | The race distance changes from 5 kilometers to 6 kilometers | | |
| 2002 | Northfield, MN (St. Olaf) | | Williams | 42 | Middlebury | 145 | | Missy Buttry (Wartburg) | 20:17.30† | | |
| 2003 | Hanover, IN (Hanover) | | Middlebury (3) | 135 | Trinity (CT) | 174 | | Missy Buttry (Wartburg) | 20:00.20 | | |
| 2004 | Eau Claire, WI (UW–Eau Claire) | | Williams (2) | 110 | Middlebury | 129 | | Missy Buttry (Wartburg) | 20:22.00 | | |
| 2005 | Delaware, OH (Ohio Wesleyan) | | SUNY Geneseo | 88 | Williams | 107 | | Hailey Harren (Gustavus Adolphus) | 21:51.90 | | |
| 2006 | Wilmington, OH (Wilmington) | | Middlebury (4) | 144 | Amherst | 145 | | Sarah Zerzan (Willamette) | 22:31.00 | | |
| 2007 | Northfield, MN (St. Olaf) | | Amherst | 120 | Plattsburgh State | 159 | | Sarah Zerzan (Willamette) | 20:54.00 | Results | |
| 2008 | Hanover, IN (Hanover) | | Middlebury (5) | 179 | Calvin | 237 | | Marie Borner (Bethel) | 20:43.91 | Results FinishTiming.com | |
| 2009 | Berea, OH (Baldwin Wallace) | | UW–Eau Claire | 171 | St. Lawrence | 180 | | Wendy Pavlus (St. Lawrence) | 21:28.00 | Results | |
| 2010 | Waverly, IA (Wartburg) | | Middlebury (6) | 185 | Washington University in St. Louis | 193 | | Wendy Pavlus (St. Lawrence) | 20:49.30 | Results | |
| 2011 | Oshkosh, WI (UW–Oshkosh) | | Washington University in St. Louis | 70 | Middlebury | 111 | | Chiara Del Piccolo (Williams) | 20:52.08 | Results | |
| 2012 | Terre Haute, IN (Rose-Hulman) | | Johns Hopkins | 158 | Wartburg | 221 | | Christy Cazzola (UW–Oshkosh) | 20:53.30 | Delta Timing Results | |
| 2013 | Hanover, IN (Hanover) | | Johns Hopkins (2) | 85 | Williams | 137 | | Chelsea Johnson (St. Scholastica) | 21:11.70 | TFRRS Delta Timing | |
| 2014 | Wilmington, OH (Wilmington) | | Johns Hopkins (3) | 87 | MIT | 112 | | Amy Regan (Stevens) | 20:51.90 | TFRRS FinishTimingResults.com | |
| 2015 | Winneconne, WI (UW–Oshkosh) | | Williams | 81 | Geneseo State | 179 | | Abrah Masterson (Cornell College) | 21:23.10 | TFRRS Boxscore | |
| 2016 | Louisville, KY (Louisville) | | Johns Hopkins (4) | 128 | Washington University in St. Louis | 202 | | Amy Regan (Stevens Tech) | 20:16.40 | TFRRS Delta Timing | |
| 2017 Details | Elsah, IL (Principia) | | Johns Hopkins (5) | 96 | UW–Eau Claire | 191 | | Khia Kurtenbach (Chicago) | 20:39.20 | TFRRS TRXC Timing | |
| 2018 Details | Winneconne, WI (UW–Oshkosh) | | Washington University in St. Louis (2) | 98 | Johns Hopkins | 99 | | Paige Lawler (Washington University in St. Louis) | 20:55.00 | TFRRS Delta Timing Official Meet Report | |
| 2019 Details | Louisville, KY (Spalding) | | Johns Hopkins (6) | 125 | Washington University in St. Louis | 138 | | Parley Hannan Ithaca College | 20:53.8 | TFRRS Leone Timing | |
| 2020 | Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Louisville, KY (Spalding) | | Johns Hopkins (7) | 130 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 132 | | Kassie Rosenblum (Loras) | 20:11.1 | TFRRS Leone Timing | |
| 2022 | Lansing, MI (Olivet) | | Johns Hopkins (8) | 144 | Chicago | 147 | | Kassie Rosenblum Parker (Loras) | 21:06.5 | TFRRS | |
| 2023 | Carlisle, PA (Dickinson) | | Carleton | 151 | NYU | 154 | | Fiona Smith (Saint Benedict) | 19:54.1 | |
| 2024 | Terre Haute, IN (Rose–Hulman) | | MIT | 128 | Chicago | 138 | | Faith Duncan (Wilmington (OH)) | 20:16.5 | | |
| 2025 | Spartanburg, SC (Converse) | | | | | | | | | | |
* 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

| Team | Titles | Years |
| Johns Hopkins | 8 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
| Cortland | 7 | 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 |
| Middlebury | 6 | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010 |
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 4 | 1987, 1988, 1991, 1996 |
| Williams | 3 | 2002, 2004, 2015 |
| Washington St. Louis | 2 | 2011, 2018 |
| Calvin | 2 | 1998, 1999 |
| MIT | 1 | 2024 |
| Carleton | 1 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 1 | 2009 |
| Amherst | 1 | 2007 |
| Geneseo | 1 | 2005 |
| Franklin & Marshall | 1 | 1985 |
| Wisconsin–La Crosse | 1 | 1983 |
| Central (IA) | 1 | 1981 |

#### Former programs

| Team | Titles | Years |
| St. Thomas (MN) | 4 | 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987 |