KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2022 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Championship will take place in Tallahassee, Fla. on Friday, Nov. 18.
Championship Preview Highlights
- We will see 36 teams and 90 individuals at the 43rd Annual NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Championship.
- This is the first year that the championship has been hosted in Tallahassee, Fla.
- The 5k race will start at 9:30 a.m. ET at the Apalachee Regional Park.
- The race will be streamed live for the second time this year and can be found HERE and the cost for each race will be $9.99.
- The timer will be sending live results HERE. Keep in mind these results are not finalized until after the review period.
- The defending national champion, Milligan (Tenn.), returns to the championship field in 2022 as the Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Winner.
- Defending individual champion, Alyssa Bearzi of Milligan (Tenn.), returns to the field with her team.
- There are 10 teams in the 2022 championship field with 10 appearances at a championship since 2010: College of Idaho, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), Milligan (Tenn.), Aquinas (Mich.), Carroll (Mont.), Dordt (Iowa), Indiana Wesleyan, St. Francis (Ill.), Oklahoma City, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
- There are two teams in the 2022 championship field that are making their first appearance from 2010-2022: Dillard (La.), Truett McConnell (Ga.)
Team Participation from 2010-2022
| School |
Qualification |
Appearances (between 2010-2022) |
Last Appearance |
Titles |
| Aquinas (Mich.) |
At-Large |
12 |
2021 |
0 |
| Benedictine (Kan.) |
Heart of America Athletic Conference Winner |
6 |
2021 |
0 |
| Carroll (Mont.) |
Frontier Conference Winner |
12 |
2021 |
0 |
| College of Idaho |
Cascade Collegiate Conference Winner |
13 |
2021 |
0 |
| Concordia (Neb.) |
At-Large |
3 |
2019 |
0 |
| Cornerstone (Mich.) |
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Winner |
7 |
2021 |
0 |
| Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Mid-South Conference Winner |
3 |
2021 |
0 |
| Dillard (La.) |
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Winner |
1 |
NA |
0 |
| Dordt (Iowa) |
Great Plains Athletic Conference Winner |
11 |
2021 |
0 |
| Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
California Pacific Athletic Conference Winner |
5 |
2020 |
0 |
| Grace (Ind.) |
At-Large |
2 |
2021 |
0 |
| Haskell (Kan.) |
Continental Athletic Conference Winner |
2 |
2012 |
0 |
| Hastings (Neb.) |
Great Plains Athletic Conference Runner-Up |
5 |
2021 |
0 |
| Huntington (Ind.) |
At-Large |
5 |
2021 |
0 |
| Indiana Tech |
At-Large |
6 |
2021 |
0 |
| Indiana Wesleyan |
At-Large |
11 |
2021 |
0 |
| Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
At-Large |
13 |
2021 |
0 |
| Milligan (Tenn.) |
Appalachian Athletic Conference Winner |
13 |
2021 |
1 |
| Montreat (N.C.) |
Appalachian Athletic Conference Runner-Up |
3 |
2021 |
0 |
| Oklahoma City |
Sooner Athletic Conference Winner |
10 |
2021 |
0 |
| Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
At-Large |
10 |
2021 |
0 |
| Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
Red River Athletic Conference Winner |
5 |
2019 |
0 |
| Point Park (Pa.) |
River States Athletic Conference Winner |
4 |
2019 |
0 |
| Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
At-Large |
3 |
2021 |
0 |
| SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
The Sun Conference Winner |
9 |
2021 |
0 |
| Southeastern (Fla.) |
At-Large |
4 |
2020 |
0 |
| Southern Oregon |
At-Large |
9 |
2021 |
0 |
| St. Francis (Ill.) |
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Winner |
11 |
2021 |
1 |
| St. Mary (Kan.) |
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Winner |
6 |
2021 |
0 |
| Taylor (Ind.) |
Crossroads Leage Winner |
9 |
2021 |
0 |
| The Master's (Calif.) |
Golden State Athletic Conference Winner |
9 |
2021 |
0 |
| Truett McConnell (Ga.) |
At-Large |
1 |
NA |
0 |
| Viterbo (Wis.) |
North Star Athletic Conference Winner |
3 |
2020 |
0 |
| Westmont (Calif.) |
At-Large |
8 |
2017 |
0 |
| William Carey (Miss.) |
Southern States Athletic Conference Winner |
2 |
NA |
0 |
| William Woods (Mo.) |
American Midwest Conference Winner |
5 |
2021 |
0 |