NAIA women's cross country championship
(Redirected from NAIA national women's cross country championship)
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| Sport | Cross country running |
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| Founded | 1980 |
| Country | United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | College of Idaho (1st) |
| Official website | NAIA.com |
The NAIA Women's cross country championship is the annual cross country meet to determine the national champions of NAIA women's cross country running in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1980 (two years before the NCAA began to sponsor women's sports).
A team and individual championship are contested each year.[1]
The most successful program are Simon Fraser, who have won 10 national titles.
The current champions are College of Idaho, who won their first title in 2023.
The race distance for the women's competition was increased to 6000 meters (3.73 miles) in 2023. All previous championships had been contested over 5000 meters (3.11 miles).
Results
[edit]| NAIA women's cross country championship | |||||||||
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| Year | Site | Championship results | Individual champion(s) | ||||||
| Winner | Points | Runners-up | Points | Winner (team) |
Time | ||||
| 1980 | Salina, KS | Wisconsin–Parkside | 52 | Emporia State | 100 | Wendy Burman (Wisconsin–Parkside) |
17:54 | ||
| 1981 | Kenosha, WI | Adams State | 25 | Berry | 71 | Mary Jaqua (Adams State) |
18:34 | ||
| 1982 | Marquette | 48 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 109 | Kate Webb (Marquette) |
17:41 | |||
| 1983 | Simon Fraser | 58 | Marquette | 79 | Cindy Grant (Simon Fraser) |
17:32 | |||
| 1984 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 91 | Portland | 99 | Katie Somers (Wisconsin–Eau Claire) |
17:36 | |||
| 1985 | Portland | 64 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 95 | Val Hilden (Pacific Lutheran) |
18:53 | |||
| 1986 | Wisconsin–Parkside | 121 | Emporia State | 151 | Gina Van Laar (Hillsdale) |
17:40 | |||
| 1987 | Simon Fraser | 60 | Adams State | 169 | Leah Pells (Simon Fraser) |
16:59 | |||
| 1988 | Pacific Lutheran | 44 | Adams State | 69 | Valerie Hilden (Pacific Lutheran) |
17:41 | |||
| 1989 | Adams State | 79 | Western State | 132 | Wanda Howlett (Puget Sound) |
17:55 | |||
| 1990 | Western State | 58 | Adams State | 70 | Sarah Howell (Simon Fraser) |
17:44 | |||
| 1991 | Adams State | 66 | Simon Fraser | 87 | Amy Giblin (Adams State) |
17:37 | |||
| 1992 | Puget Sound | 76 | George Fox | 111 | Aundrea Bertoia (Simon Fraser) |
18:44 | |||
| 1993 | Puget Sound | 38 | Doane Simon Fraser |
169 | Elizabeth Onyambu (Biola) |
17:35 | |||
| 1994 | Puget Sound | 51 | Simon Fraser | 74 | Cari Rampersad (Simon Fraser) |
17:51 | |||
| 1995 | Puget Sound | 82 | Simon Fraser | 91 | 18:02 | ||||
| 1996 | Simon Fraser | 75 | Puget Sound | 114 | 17:14 | ||||
| 1997 | Simon Fraser | 56 | Puget Sound | 118 | Heather deGeest (Simon Fraser) |
18:33 | |||
| 1998 | Simon Fraser | 22 | Malone | 146 | 17:06 | ||||
| 1999 | Malone | 77 | Spring Arbor | 160 | Melissa Clement (Simon Fraser) |
17:39 | |||
| 2000 | Concordia (CA) | 133 | Concordia (NE) | 188 | Everlyne Lagat (Malone) |
18:01 | |||
| 2001 | Cedarville | 147 | Concordia (NE) | 169 | Emile Mondo (Simon Fraser) |
17:24 | |||
| 2002 | Northwest (WA) | 77 | Concordia (NE) | 116 | 16:43 | ||||
| 2003 | Louisville, KY | Simon Fraser | 93 | Northwest (WA) | 114 | Mirriam Kaumba (Oklahoma Baptist) |
17:13.9 | ||
| 2004 | Simon Fraser | 95 | Concordia (NE) | 129 | 16:53.7 | ||||
| 2005 | Simon Fraser | 74 | Black Hills State | 190 | Julia Howard (Simon Fraser) |
17:24.15 | |||
| 2006 | Simon Fraser | 73 | Cedarville | 92 | Genevieve Binsfeld (Minot State) |
17:38.2 | |||
| 2007 | Kenosha, WI | Simon Fraser | 99 | Cedarville | 145 | Jaime Canterbury (Azusa Pacific) |
17:10.8 | ||
| 2008 | Azusa Pacific | 66 | Cedarville | 97 | Alissa McKaig (Indiana Tech) |
16:41.4 | |||
| 2009 | Fort Vancouver, WA | Cal State San Marcos | 137 | Biola | 140 | Justyna Mudy (Shorter) |
17:30 | ||
| 2010 | Cal State San Marcos | 88 | Biola | 127 | 17:42 | ||||
| 2011 | Cal State San Marcos | 82 | Azusa Pacific | 91 | Obsie Birru (Grand View) |
17:15 | |||
| 2012 | British Columbia | 98 | College of Idaho | 112 | Hillary Holt (College of Idaho) |
17:00 | |||
| 2013 | Lawrence, KS | British Columbia | 56 | College of Idaho | 97 | 16:48.13 | |||
| 2014 | British Columbia | 53 | Lewis-Clark State | 96 | Maria Bernard (British Columbia) |
17:03.8 | |||
| 2015 | Charlotte, NC | Northwest Christian | 98 | British Columbia | 118 | Kellian Hunt (Biola) |
17:16.7 | ||
| 2016 | Elsah, IL | British Columbia | 90 | Northwest Christian | 135 | Aminat Olowora (Oklahoma City) |
16.24.28 | ||
| 2017 | Fort Vancouver, WA | British Columbia | 109 | Wayland Baptist | 125 | 16:50 | |||
| 2018 | Cedar Rapids, IA | Oregon Tech | 125 | Madonna | 132 | Anna Shields (Point Park) |
17:15 | ||
| 2019 | Fort Vancouver, WA | Madonna | 111 | College of Idaho | 147 | Hannah Stoffel (Huntington–IN) |
17:18 | ||
| 2020 | Cedar Rapids, IA | St. Francis (IL) | 111 | College of Idaho | 146 | Emma Wilson (Huntington–IN) |
17:02.86 | ||
| 2021 | Fort Vancouver, WA | Milligan | 122 | St. Francis (IL) | 141 | Alyssa Bearzi (Milligan) |
18:14.9 | ||
| 2022 | Tallahassee, FL | Taylor | 50 | Milligan | 177 | Lina May William Carey |
16:50.9 | ||
| Race distance changes from 5,000 meters to 6,000 meters | |||||||||
| 2023 | Fort Vancouver, WA | College of Idaho | 68 | The Master's | 92 | Addy Wiley (Huntington–IN) |
21:04.2 | ||
| 2024 | Columbia, MO | ||||||||
| 2025 | Tallahassee, FL | ||||||||
| 2026 | Fort Vancouver, WA | ||||||||
| 2027 | Columbia, MO | ||||||||
Champions
[edit]Team titles
[edit]| School | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | 5 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| College of Idaho | 1 | 2023 |
| Taylor | 1 | 2022 |
| Milligan | 1 | 2021 |
| St. Francis (IL) | 1 | 2020 |
| Madonna | 1 | 2019 |
| Oregon Tech | 1 | 2018 |
| Northwest Christian | 1 | 2015 |
| Northwest (WA) | 1 | 2002 |
Former programs
[edit]| School | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser | 10 | 1983, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Puget Sound | 4 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Adams State | 3 | 1981, 1989, 1991 |
| Cal State San Marcos | 3 | 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Wisconsin–Parkside | 2 | 1980, 1986 |
| Azusa Pacific | 1 | 2008 |
| Cedarville | 1 | 2001 |
| Concordia Irvine | 1 | 2000 |
| Malone | 1 | 1999 |
| Western Colorado | 1 | 1990 |
| Pacific Lutheran | 1 | 1988 |
| Portland | 1 | 1985 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 1 | 1984 |
| Marquette | 1 | 1982 |
See also
[edit]- NAIA men's cross country championship
- NCAA women's cross country championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
- NCAA Men's cross country championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
References
[edit]- ^ "NAIA Women's Cross Country Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIA Honors.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
External links
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