KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The field is set for the 2014 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Championships, as 37 teams and 84 individuals will compete for the national title, the national office Monday.
Headlining the competition is two-time defending national champion No. 1-ranked British Columbia. The Thunderbirds – who are the top-ranked school for the last seven editions of the 2014 NAIA Women’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – come to Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kan., looking to grab its third-straight national crown.
The championship is made up of 22 conferences; association of independent institutions and unaffiliated grouping champions; two conference, association of independent institutions, and unaffiliated grouping runners-ups; a host bid (Ottawa (Kan.)); and 11 at-large selections.
Biola (Calif.), Cal State San Marcos, Carroll (Mont.), College of Idaho, Indiana Tech, Indiana Wesleyan,
Oklahoma City, Oregon Tech, Southern Oregon, Texas Wesleyan and The Master's (Calif.) were the at-large selections. Each of the at-large selections was ranked in the final regular-season poll, which can be found here.
For the results from the conference, association of independent institutions and unaffiliated grouping meets, click here.
Additionally, 84 individuals will also compete at the NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Championships on Saturday, Nov. 22. The women’s 5-kilometer race will begin at 10:30 a.m. CST, followed by the men’s 8-kilometer race at 11:45 a.m. CST.
Women’s Cross Country National Championships: Team Qualifiers | Individual Qualifiers
For all other information regarding the Women’s Cross Country National Championships, click here.
2014 NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championships
Team Qualifiers
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Aquinas (Mich.) |
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Champion |
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Asbury (Ky.) |
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champion |
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Benedictine (Kan.) |
Heart of America Athletic Conference Champion |
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Biola (Calif.) |
At-Large |
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British Columbia |
Association of Independent Institutions Champion |
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Cal State San Marcos |
At-Large |
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Carroll (Mont.) |
At-Large |
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College of Idaho |
At-Large |
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Columbia (Mo.) |
American Midwest Conference Champion |
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Dalton State (Ga.) |
Southern States Athletic Conference Champion |
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Dordt (Iowa) |
Great Plains Athletic Conference Champion |
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Indiana Tech |
At-Large |
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Indiana Wesleyan |
At-Large |
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Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
Frontier/North Star Athletic Association Champion |
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Milligan (Tenn.) |
Appalachian Athletic Conference Champion |
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Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
Cascade Collegiate Conference Champion |
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Oklahoma Baptist / Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
Sooner Athletic Conference Co-Champions |
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Oklahoma City |
At-Large |
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Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Runner-Up |
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Oregon Tech |
At-large |
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Ottawa (Kan.) |
Host (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Runner-Up) |
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SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
The Sun Conference Champion |
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Shawnee State (Ohio) |
Mid-South Conference Champion |
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Simpson (Calif.) |
California Pacific Conference Champion |
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Southern Oregon |
At-Large |
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St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
Midwest Collegiate Conference Champion |
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St. Francis (Ill.) |
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion |
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St. Mary (Kan.) |
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion |
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St. Mary (Neb.) |
Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion |
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Taylor (Ind.) |
Crossroads League Champion |
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Tennessee Wesleyan |
Appalachian Athletic Conference Runner-Up |
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Texas Wesleyan |
At-Large |
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The Master's (Calif.) |
At-Large |
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Westmont (Calif.) |
Golden State Athletic Conference Champion |
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Wiley (Texas) |
Red River Athletic Conference Champion |
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Xavier (La.) |
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Champion |
Cascade Collegiate Conference Individuals
Cassidy Brown, Northwest (Wash.)
Mikel Elliott, Concordia (Ore.)
McKenzie Evans, Eastern Oregon
Emily Childers, Corban (Ore.)