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NCAA Division III women's cross country championships

NCAA Division III women's cross country championships
SportCross country
Founded1981
Most recent
champion(s)		Carleton (1st)
TV partner(s)FloTrack Media
Official websitehttps://www.ncaa.com/sports/cross-country-women/d3

The NCAA Division III women's cross country championships are contested at an annual cross country meet hosted by the NCAA to determine the team and individual 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 Carleton, who won their first title in 2023.

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.[1]

Champions

  • The race distance was 5,000 meters (5 kilometers) from 1981 to 2001 and 6,000 meters (6 kilometers) from 2002 to the present.[2]
NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championship
Year Finals Site
(Host Team) 		Team Championship Individual Championship Records Refs
Winner Points Runner-up Points Winner
(Team) 		Time
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 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
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 20:00.20
2004 Eau Claire, WI
(UW–Eau Claire) 		Williams (2) 110 Middlebury 129 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 20:54.00 Results [3][4]
2008 Hanover, IN
(Hanover) 		Middlebury (5) 179 Calvin 237 Marie Borner
(Bethel) 		20:43.91 Results

FinishTiming.com

[5][6]
2009 Berea, OH
(Baldwin Wallace) 		UW–Eau Claire 171 St. Lawrence 180 Wendy Pavlus
(St. Lawrence) 		21:28.00 Results [7]
2010 Waverly, IA
(Wartburg) 		Middlebury (6) 185 Washington University in St. Louis 193 20:49.30 Results [8][9]
2011 Oshkosh, WI
(UW–Oshkosh) 		Washington University in St. Louis 70 Middlebury 111 Chiara Del Piccolo
(Williams) 		20:52.08 Results [10][11]
2012 Terre Haute, IN
(Rose-Hulman) 		Johns Hopkins 158 Wartburg 221 Christy Cazzola
(UW–Oshkosh) 		20:53.30 Delta Timing

Results

[12][13]
2013 Hanover, IN
(Hanover) 		Johns Hopkins (2) 85 Williams 137 Chelsea Johnson
(St. Scholastica) 		21:11.70 TFRRS

Delta Timing

[14][15][16]
2014 Wilmington, OH
(Wilmington) 		Johns Hopkins (3) 87 MIT 112 Amy Regan
(Stevens) 		20:51.90 TFRRS

FinishTimingResults.com

[17][18][19]
2015 Winneconne, WI
(UW–Oshkosh) 		Williams 81 Geneseo State 179 Abrah Masterson
(Cornell College) 		21:23.10 TFRRS

Boxscore

[20][21][22]
2016 Louisville, KY
(Louisville) 		Johns Hopkins (4) 128 Washington University in St. Louis 202 Amy Regan
(Stevens Tech) 		20:16.40 TFRRS

Delta Timing

[23][24][25]
2017
Details
 Elsah, IL
(Principia) 		Johns Hopkins (5) 96 UW–Eau Claire 191 Khia Kurtenbach
(Chicago) 		20:39.20 TFRRS

TRXC Timing

[26][27][28]
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

[29][30][31]
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

[32][33][34]
2020 Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic[35]
2021 Louisville, KY
(Spalding) 		Johns Hopkins (7) 130 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 132 Kassie Rosenblum
(Loras) 		20:11.1 TFRRS

Leone Timing

[36][37][38]
2022 Lansing, MI
(Olivet) 		Johns Hopkins (8) 144 University of Chicago 147 Kassie Rosenblum Parker
(Loras) 		21:06.5 TFRRS [39]
2023 Carlisle, PA
(Dickinson) 		Carleton 151 NYU 154 Fiona Smith
(Saint Benedict) 		19:54.1
2024 Terre Haute, IN
(Rose–Hulman)
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.

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 1998, 1999
Carleton 1 2023
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 2009
Amherst 2007
Geneseo 2005
Franklin & Marshall 1985
Wisconsin–La Crosse 1983
Central (IA) 1981

Former programs

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

See also

References

  1. ^ 2015 Division III Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships Handbook. NCAA. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_cross_country_champs_records/2012-13/d3wccchamps.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Amherst Women Win Program's First National Championship; Men Place 12th". Amherst College. 17 November 2007. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  4. ^ "Zerzan repeats as NCAA D-III cross-country champ". East Bay Times. 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  5. ^ "Women's Cross Country Wins Fifth NCAA Title". Middlebury College. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  6. ^ "NATIONAL CHAMPION!!! Borner is Top Runner at NCAA National Meet". Bethel University Athletics. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  7. ^ "Blugolds Claim NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship". wiacsports.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  8. ^ "Women's Cross Country Wins NCAA Title - Men Place 21st". Middlebury College. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  9. ^ Press-Republican (21 November 2010). "Pavlus repeats as NCAA champ". Press-Republican. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  10. ^ "Women 2nd, Men 13th At NCAA Cross Country Championship". Middlebury College. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  11. ^ "Chiara Del Piccolo wins NCAA title, women place third". Williams College. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  12. ^ "National Champs! Hopkins Soars to First NCAA Title". Johns Hopkins University Athletics. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  13. ^ "Cazzola Brings Home National Title". 2012-11-17. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ^ "Johns Hopkins repeats | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  15. ^ "Repeat! Hopkins Claims Second Straight National Title!". Johns Hopkins University Athletics. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  16. ^ "Johnson Wins National Title". The College of St. Scholastica Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  17. ^ "Johns Hopkins wins the 2014 DIII Women's Cross Country Championship | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  18. ^ "Three-Peat! Johns Hopkins Runs to Third Straight NCAA Championship". Johns Hopkins University Athletics. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  19. ^ "Regan Wins Cross Country National Championship". Stevens Institute of Technology Athletics. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  20. ^ "Williams cruises to first NCAA title since 2004 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  21. ^ "Women's XC NCAA Champs". Williams College. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  22. ^ "Masterson brings home the gold!". Cornell College. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
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  25. ^ "Regan wins cross country national championship, Ducks finish 26th in first-ever NCAA appearance". Stevens Institute of Technology Athletics. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
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  27. ^ "Defended! Hopkins Claims Second Straight Title". Johns Hopkins University Athletics. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  28. ^ "NATIONAL CHAMP: Kurtenbach Captures Second NCAA Cross Country Title in School History". 2017-11-18. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  29. ^ "NCAA cross country championships: Colorado, Northern Arizona claim team titles | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  30. ^ "WashU Bears WXC National Champs; MXC Runner-Ups". 2018-11-17. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  31. ^ "Johns Hopkins Claims Silver at NCAA Cross Country Championships". Johns Hopkins University Athletics. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  32. ^ "MEET RECAP: 2019 NCAA DIII Cross Country Championships ::: USTFCCCA". Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  33. ^ "Women's Cross Country Earns Sixth National Championship". Johns Hopkins University Athletics. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  34. ^ "NATIONAL CHAMP! Hannan Becomes First-Ever Cross Country Runner to Win National Title". Ithaca College Athletics. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  35. ^ "NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships". USTFCCCA.org. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  36. ^ "Pomona-Pitzer men, Johns Hopkins women win 2021 NCAA DIII cross country championships | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  37. ^ "NATIONAL CHAMPS - Blue Jays Tie Division III Record With Seventh Title". Johns Hopkins University Athletics. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  38. ^ "Parker Makes History as Women's Cross Country's First National Champion". Loras College Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  39. ^ MIT, Johns Hopkins take 2022 DIII men's and women's cross country national championships NCAA
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