Preview of the 2022 NAIA Women's Cross Country Championship
Nov 16, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2022 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Championship will take place in Tallahassee, Fla. on November 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 Tournament Winner | 6 | 2021 | 0 |
Carroll (Mont.) | Frontier Conference Tournament Winner | 12 | 2021 | 0 |
College of Idaho | Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament Winner | 13 | 2021 | 0 |
Concordia (Neb.) | At-Large | 3 | 2019 | 0 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 7 | 2021 | 0 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) | Mid-South Conference Tournament Winner | 3 | 2021 | 0 |
Dillard (La.) | Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 1 | NA | 0 |
Dordt (Iowa) | Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 11 | 2021 | 0 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | California Pacific Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 5 | 2020 | 0 |
Grace (Ind.) | At-Large | 2 | 2021 | 0 |
Haskell (Kan.) | Continental Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 2 | 2012 | 0 |
Hastings (Neb.) | Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament 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 Tournament Winner | 13 | 2021 | 1 |
Montreat (N.C.) | Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-Up | 3 | 2021 | 0 |
Oklahoma City | Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 10 | 2021 | 0 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | At-Large | 10 | 2021 | 0 |
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | Red River Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 5 | 2019 | 0 |
Point Park (Pa.) | River States Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 5 | 2019 | 0 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | At-Large | 3 | 2021 | 0 |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | The Sun Conference Tournament 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 Tournament Winner | 11 | 2021 | 1 |
St. Mary (Kan.) | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 6 | 2021 | 0 |
Taylor (Ind.) | Crossroads Leage Tournament Winner | 9 | 2021 | 0 |
The Master's (Calif.) | Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 9 | 2021 | 0 |
Truett McConnell (Ga.) | At-Large | 1 | NA | 0 |
Viterbo (Wis.) | North Star Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 3 | 2020 | 0 |
Westmont (Calif.) | At-Large | 8 | 2017 | 0 |
William Carey (Miss.) | Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 2 | NA | 0 |
William Woods (Mo.) | American Midwest Conference Tournament Winner | 5 | 2021 | 0 |