NCAA Division I women's cross country championships
February 16, 2024
The NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship is the cross country championship held by the National Collegiate Athletic Association each autumn for individual runners and cross country teams from universities in Division I. Teams and individual runners qualify for the championship at regional competitions approximately a week before the national championships. The championship has been held annually since 1981. The reigning national champions are the NC State Wolfpack.
NCAA Division I women's cross country championships
Teams compete in one of nine regional championships to qualify. The top two teams automatically advance, and 13 additional teams are chosen as at-large selections. In addition to the 31 teams, 38 individual runners qualify for the national championship.[1][2]
Historyedit
The Division I national championship race included 13 teams in 1981, 16 teams from 1982 to 1988 and 22 teams from 1989 to 1997. Beginning in 1998, the national championship race has included 31 teams.
The race distance from 1981 to 1999 was 5,000 meters (3.1 miles). Since 2000 the race distance has been 6,000 meters (3.7 miles).[3]
Cross country was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership.
Villanova has won more NCAA Division I women's titles (9) than any other school, followed by BYU and Stanford with 5. BYU and North Carolina State have competed in the most NCAA Division I women's championships (25). Villanova has had the most individual NCAA Division I women's cross country champions (9).[3]
Past championsedit
The championship race distance was 5,000 meters from 1981 to 1999, and has been 6,000 meters since the 2000 race.
NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship
^"NCAA Championship Qualifying Criteria". U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
^"How the DI college cross country championship works | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
^ abDivision I All Time Championship Records and Results. NCAA. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
External linksedit
NCAA Women's Cross Country
NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship Results and Records
February 16, 2024
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The NCAA Women s Division I Cross Country Championship is the cross country championship held by the National Collegiate Athletic Association each autumn for individual runners and cross country teams from universities in Division I Teams and individual runners qualify for the championship at regional competitions approximately a week before the national championships The championship has been held annually since 1981 The reigning national champions are the NC State Wolfpack NCAA Division I women s cross country championshipsCurrent season competition or edition 2023 NCAA Division I Cross Country ChampionshipsSportCross countryFounded1981Most recentchampion s Team NC StateIndividual Parker Valby FloridaTV partner s FlotrackOfficial websiteNCAA com Contents 1 Qualifying 2 History 3 Past champions 4 Titles 4 1 Team titles 4 2 Individual titles 5 Appearances 5 1 Most team appearances 6 Records 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksQualifying editTeams compete in one of nine regional championships to qualify The top two teams automatically advance and 13 additional teams are chosen as at large selections In addition to the 31 teams 38 individual runners qualify for the national championship 1 2 History editThe Division I national championship race included 13 teams in 1981 16 teams from 1982 to 1988 and 22 teams from 1989 to 1997 Beginning in 1998 the national championship race has included 31 teams The race distance from 1981 to 1999 was 5 000 meters 3 1 miles Since 2000 the race distance has been 6 000 meters 3 7 miles 3 Cross country was one of twelve women s sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981 82 school year as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women for sole governance of women s collegiate sports The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve and other sports however after a year of dual women s championships the NCAA conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership Villanova has won more NCAA Division I women s titles 9 than any other school followed by BYU and Stanford with 5 BYU and North Carolina State have competed in the most NCAA Division I women s championships 25 Villanova has had the most individual NCAA Division I women s cross country champions 9 3 Past champions editThe championship race distance was 5 000 meters from 1981 to 1999 and has been 6 000 meters since the 2000 race NCAA Women s Division I Cross Country ChampionshipYear Host City Host Team Team Championship Individual ChampionshipWinner Score Runner up Score Winner Team Time1981Details Wichita KS Wichita State Virginia 36 Oregon 81 Betty Jo Springs NC State 16 19 01982Details Bloomington IN Indiana Virginia 48 Stanford 91 Lesley Welch Virginia 16 39 71983Details Bethlehem PA Lehigh Oregon 95 Stanford 98 Betty Jo Springs NC State 16 30 71984Details State College PA Penn State Wisconsin 63 Stanford 89 Cathy Branta Wisconsin 16 15 61985Details Milwaukee WI Marquette Wisconsin 58 Iowa State 98 Suzie Tuffey NC State 16 22 531986Details Tucson AZ Arizona Texas 62 Wisconsin 64 Angela Chalmers Northern Arizona 16 55 491987Details Charlottesville VA Virginia Oregon 97 NC State 99 Kimberly Betz Indiana 16 10 851988Details Ames IA Iowa State Kentucky 75 Oregon 128 Michelle Dekkers Indiana 16 30 001989Details Annapolis MD Navy Villanova 99 Kentucky 168 Vicki Huber Villanova 15 59 86 1990Details Knoxville TN Tennessee Villanova 82 Providence 172 Sonia O Sullivan Villanova 16 06 001991Details Tucson AZ Arizona Villanova 85 Arkansas 168 16 30 31992Details Bloomington IN Indiana Villanova 123 Arkansas 130 Carole Zajac Villanova 17 01 91993Details Bethlehem PA Lehigh Villanova 66 Arkansas 71 16 40 31994Details Fayetteville AR Arkansas Villanova 75 Michigan 108 Jennifer Rhines Villanova 16 31 21995Details Ames IA Iowa State Providence 88 Colorado 123 Kathy Butler Wisconsin 16 511996Details Tucson AZ Arizona Stanford 101 Villanova 106 Amy Skieresz Arizona 17 041997Details Greenville SC Furman BYU 100 Stanford 102 Carrie Tollefson Villanova 16 291998Details Lawrence KS Kansas Villanova 106 BYU 110 Katie McGregor Michigan 16 47 211999Details Bloomington IN Indiana BYU 72 Arkansas 125 Erica Palmer Wisconsin 16 39 5Race distance changes from 5 000 meters to 6 000 meters2000Details Ames IA Iowa State Colorado 117 BYU 167 Kara Grgas Wheeler Colorado 20 30 52001Details Greenville SC Furman BYU 62 NC State 148 Tara Chaplin Arizona 20 242002Details Terre Haute IN Indiana State BYU 85 Stanford 113 Shalane Flanagan North Carolina 19 36 02003Details Cedar Falls IA Northern Iowa Stanford 120 BYU 128 19 30 42004Details Terre Haute IN Indiana State Colorado 63 Duke 144 Kim Smith Providence 20 08 52005Details Stanford 146 Colorado 181 Johanna Nilsson Northern Arizona 19 33 92006Details Stanford 195 Colorado 223 Sally Kipyego Texas Tech 20 11 12007Details Stanford 145 Oregon 177 19 30 92008Details Washington 79 Oregon 131 19 28 12009Details Villanova 86 Florida State 133 Angela Bizzarri Illinois 19 46 82010Details Villanova 120 Florida State 154 Sheila Reid Villanova 20 06 92011Details Georgetown 162 Washington 170 19 41 22012Details Louisville KY Louisville Oregon 114 Providence 183 Betsy Saina Iowa State 19 27 92013Details Terre Haute IN Indiana State Providence 141 Arizona 197 Abbey D Agostino Dartmouth 20 00 32014Details Michigan State 85 Iowa State 147 Kate Avery Iona 19 31 62015Details Louisville KY Louisville New Mexico 49 Colorado 129 Molly Seidel Notre Dame 19 28 62016Details Terre Haute IN Indiana State Oregon 125 Michigan 126 Karissa Schweizer Missouri 19 41 72017Details Louisville KY Louisville New Mexico 90 San Francisco 105 Ednah Kurgat New Mexico 19 19 422018 Details Madison WI Wisconsin Colorado 65 New Mexico 103 Dani Jones Colorado 19 42 82019 Details Terre Haute IN Indiana State Arkansas 96 BYU 102 Weini Kelati New Mexico 19 47 52020 Details Stillwater OK Oklahoma State BYU 96 NC State 161 Mercy ChelangatAlabama 20 01 12021 Details Tallahassee FL Florida State NC State 84 BYU 122 Whittni Orton BYU 19 25 42022 Details Stillwater OK Oklahoma State NC State 114 New Mexico 140 Katelyn Tuohy NC State 19 27 72023 Details Charlottesville VA Virginia NC State 123 Northern Arizona 124 Parker Valby Florida 18 55 2 2024 Details Madison WI Wisconsin 2025 Details Columbia MO Missouri A time highlighted in indicates an NCAA championship event record time for that distance at the time A indicates the all time NCAA championship event record for that distance Titles editTeam titles edit List updated through the 2023 Championships nbsp nbsp Villanova nbsp Stanford nbsp BYU nbsp Oregon nbsp Colorado nbsp New Mexico nbsp Providence nbsp Virginia nbsp Wisconsin nbsp Arkansas nbsp Georgetown nbsp Kentucky nbsp Michigan State nbsp NC State nbsp Texas nbsp Washingtonclass notpageimage National Championships by school nbsp 9 nbsp 5 nbsp 4 nbsp 3 nbsp 2 nbsp 1 Team Titles Year WonVillanova 9 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1998 2009 2010Stanford 5 1996 2003 2005 2006 2007BYU 5 1997 1999 2001 2002 2020Oregon 4 1983 1987 2012 2016NC State 3 2021 2022 2023Colorado 3 2000 2004 2018New Mexico 2 2015 2017Providence 2 1995 2013Virginia 2 1981 1982Wisconsin 2 1984 1985Arkansas 1 2019Georgetown 1 2011Kentucky 1 1988Michigan State 1 2014Texas 1 1986Washington 1 2008Individual titles edit List updated through the 2023 Championships Team Titles Year wonVillanova 9 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1997 2010 2011NC State 4 1981 1983 1985 2022Texas Tech 3 2006 2007 2008Wisconsin 3 1984 1995 1999Arizona 2 1996 2001Colorado 2 2000 2018 Indiana 2 1987 1988New Mexico 2 2017 2019North Carolina 2 2002 2003Northern Arizona 2 1986 2005Alabama 1 2020BYU 1 2021Dartmouth 1 2013Florida 1 2023Illinois 1 2009Iona 1 2014Iowa State 1 2012Michigan 1 1998Missouri 1 2016Notre Dame 1 2015Providence 1 2004Virginia 1 1982Appearances editList updated through the 2014 Championships Most team appearances edit Rank Team Appearances1 NC State 282 ArkansasBYUStanford 273 GeorgetownMichiganOregonVillanovaWisconsin 264 Providence 255 Colorado 246 Washington 217 Boston CollegeMinnesotaPenn State 188 ArizonaMichigan State 169 BaylorNorthern ArizonaNorth Carolina 1510 NebraskaVirginia 14Records editBest Team Score 35 Virginia 1981 Eileen O Connor 3 Lesley Welch 4 Lisa Welch 6 Jill Haworth 8 Marisa Schmitt 15 Most Individual Titles 3 tie nbsp Sally Kipyego Texas Tech 2006 2007 and 2008 Best Individual Time 5 000 meters 15 59 86 Vicki Huber Villanova 1989 Best Individual Time 6 000 meters 18 55 2 Parker Valby Florida 2023 See also editPre NCAA Cross Country Champions AIAW Intercollegiate Women s Cross Country Champions NCAA Women s Division II Cross Country Championship from 1981 NCAA Women s Division III Cross Country Championship from 1981 NCAA Men s Division I Cross Country Championship from 1938 NCAA Men s Division II Cross Country Championship from 1958 NCAA Men s Division III Cross Country Championship from 1973 NAIA Cross Country Championships Men Women References edit NCAA Championship Qualifying Criteria U S Track amp Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Retrieved November 22 2014 How the DI college cross country championship works NCAA com www ncaa com Retrieved November 23 2021 a b Division I All Time Championship Records and Results NCAA Retrieved February 27 2011 External links editNCAA Women s Cross Country NCAA Women s Cross Country Championship Results and Records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NCAA Division I women 27s cross country championships amp oldid 1197273907, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
