KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 36 team, 88 individuals in the championship field have been announced for the 44th Annual NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Championship that will be held on November 17, at 10:30 a.m. PT at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Championship Course in Vancouver, Wash., hosted by the Cascade Collegiate Conference.
After an outstanding season, the CCC leads the NAIA by sending five total teams, along with two individuals, to the Cross Country Championships. No. 1-ranked College of Idaho earned the CCC’s automatic bid to the national championship after winning the CCC Championship for the fifth consecutive year. No. 7 Southern Oregon University, No. 18 Lewis-Clark State College, and (RV) Eastern Oregon University earned at-large bids. (RV) Oregon Tech received the CCC’s host berth.
By finishing in the top 15 at the CCC Championships, The Evergreen State College’s Alauna Carstens and Northwest University’s Kaylea Hartman both qualified as individuals.
Qualifier Notes:
- 2023’s championship will be the eighth that has taken place at Fort Vancouver
- This year’s field is made up of 24 automatic qualifiers, 11 at-large berths and one host berth. A team may qualify with an automatic berth by winning its conference championship meet or as the runner-up in the championship meet provided the conference has 12 or more schools and the runner-up is rated in the top 30 of the final NAIA Women’s Cross Country rating.
- The 11, at-large berths were determined by the final NAIA Women’s Cross Country rating and reviewed by the NAIA Women’s Cross Country Championship Oversight Committee.
- In addition to the team qualifiers, 88 individuals qualified for the championship based on their times throughout the year.
- The 2023 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Championship will be streamed live exclusively on the NAIA Network. To access the live stream or to purchase a race pass, click HERE!
Individual Qualifiers List
2023 NAIA Women's Cross Country Team Qualifiers
| Institution |
Conference |
Qualifying Method |
| Benedictine (Kan.) |
Heart of America Athletic Conference |
Heart Meet Champion |
| Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) |
Southern States Athletic Conference |
SSAC Meet Champion |
| Carroll (Mont.) |
Frontier Conference |
Frontier Meet Champion |
| College of Idaho (Idaho) |
Cascade Collegiate Conference |
Cascade Meet Champion |
| College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
Continental Athletic Conference |
CAC Meet Champion |
| Concordia (Neb.) |
Great Plains Athletic Conference |
GPAC Meet Runner-Up |
| Cornerstone (Mich.) |
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference |
WHAC Meet Champion |
| Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Mid-South Conference |
Mid-South Meet Champion |
| Dickinson State (N.D.) |
North Star Athletic Association |
North Star Meet Champion |
| Dillard (La.) |
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference |
GCAC Meet Champion |
| Dordt (Iowa) |
Great Plains Athletic Conference |
GPAC Meet Champion |
| Eastern Oregon |
Cascade Collegiate Conference |
At-Large |
| Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
California Pacific Conference |
Cal Pac Meet Champion |
| Goshen (Ind.) |
Crossroads League |
At-Large |
| Grace (Ind.) |
Crossroads League |
At-Large |
| Hastings (Neb.) |
Great Plains Athletic Conference |
At-Large |
| Huntington (Ind.) |
Crossroads League |
At-Large |
| Indiana Wesleyan |
Crossroads League |
At-Large |
| IU East (Ind.) |
River States Conference |
River States Meet Champion |
| Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
Cascade Collegiate Conference |
At-Large |
| Milligan (Tenn.) |
Appalachian Athletic Conference |
AAC Meet Champion |
| Missouri Baptist |
American Midwest Conference |
AMC Meet Champion |
| Montana Tech |
Frontier Conference |
At-Large |
| Montreat (N.C.) |
Appalachian Athletic Conference |
AAC Meet Runner-Up |
| Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference |
At-Large |
| Oregon Tech |
Cascade Collegiate Conference |
Host Berth |
| Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
Red River Athletic Conference |
RRAC Meet Champion |
| Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
Frontier Conference |
At-Large |
| Saint Mary (Kan.) |
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
KCAC Meet Champion |
| SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
The Sun Conference |
The Sun Meet Champion |
| Southern Oregon |
Cascade Collegiate Conference |
At-Large |
| St. Francis (Ill.) |
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference |
CCAC Meet Champion |
| Tabor (Kan.) |
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
KCAC Meet Runner-Up |
| Taylor (Ind.) |
Crossroads League |
Crossroads Meet Champion |
| Texas Wesleyan |
Sooner Athletic Conference |
Sooner Meet Champion |
| The Master's (Calif.) |
Golden State Athletic Conference |
GSAC Meet Champion |