National Collegiate Athletic Association team and individual champions for Women’s Cross Country.

 

 

Division I

 

The Division I championship race has been run at different distances. From 1981 to 1999 the race was 5,000 metres, and from 2000 to the present the race has been 6,000 meters.

Year

Team Champion

Individual Champion

1981

Virginia

Betty Jo Springs, North Carolina State

1982

Virginia

Lesley Welch, Virginia

1983

Oregon

Betty Jo Springs, North Carolina State

1984

Wisconsin

Cathy Branta, Wisconsin

1985

Wisconsin

Suzie Tuffey, North Carolina State

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- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2000

Colorado

Kara Grgas-Wheeler, Colorado

2001

Brigham Young

Tara Chaplin, Arizona

2002

Brigham Young

Shalane Flanagan, North Carolina

2003

Stanford

Shalane Flanagan, North Carolina

2004

Colorado

Kim Smith, Providence

2005

Stanford

Johanna Nilsson, Northern Arizona

2006

Stanford

Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech

 

 

Division II

 

The Division II championship race has been run at different distances. From 1981 to 1997 the race was 5,000 metres, and from 1998 to the present the race has been 6,000 meters.

Year

Team Champion

Individual Champion

1981

South Dakota State

Eileen Kraemer, Cal Poly

1982

Cal Poly

Amy Harper, Cal Poly

1983

Cal Poly

Amy Harper, Cal Poly

1984

Cal Poly

Christine Ridenour, Southeast Missouri State

1985

Cal Poly

Bente Moe, Seattle Pacific

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- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2000

Western State

Marjo Venalainen, Kennesaw State

2001

Western State

Hannah Lawrence, Western State

2002

Western State

Amber Klein, Adams State

2003

Adams State

Chelsea Smith, BYU-Hawaii

2004

Adams State

Chelsea Smith, BYU-Hawaii

2005

Adams State

Mandi Zemba, Grand Valley State

2006

Adams State

Esther Komen, Western State

 

 

Division III

 

The Division III championship race has been run at different distances. From 1981 to 2001 the race was 5,000 metres, and from 2002 to the present it has been 6,000 meters.

Year

Team Champion

Individual Champion

1981

Central (Iowa)

Cynthia Sturm, Westfield State

1982

St. Thomas (Minn.)

Tori Neubauer, Wisconsin-La Crosse

1983

Wisconsin-La Crosse

Tori Neubauer, Wisconsin-La Crosse

1984

St. Thomas (Minn.)

Julia Kirtland, Macalester

1985

Franklin & Marshall

Dorcas Denhartog, Middlebury

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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2000

Middlebury

Johanna Olson, Luther

2001

Middlebury

Dana Boyle, Puget Sound

2002

Williams

Missy Buttry, Wartburg

2003

Middlebury

Missy Buttry, Wartburg

2004

Williams

Missy Buttry, Wartburg

2005

Geneseo State

Hailey Harren, Gustavus Adolphus

2006

Middlebury

Sarah Zerzan, Willamette

 


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