KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2016 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Championships field has been announced, as 36 teams and 82 individuals travel to North Farms Cross Country Course in Elsah, Ill., the national office announced Monday. The 37th annual event takes place on Nov. 19, with the women’s race scheduled for 10:30 a.m. CST.
This is the first time in NAIA Women’s Cross Country Championships history that the race will be held in Elsah, Ill.
• The Championship field is made up of 25 automatic qualifiers, 10 at-large berths and one host berth.
• The 10 at-large bids are determined by the final regular-season Top 25 Poll that can be seen by
clicking here.
• Ten teams received an at-large bid – The Master’s (Calif.), College of Idaho, Oregon Tech, Southern Oregon, Westmont (Calif.), Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), Wayland Baptist (Texas), Dordt (Iowa), Indiana Wesleyan and Hastings (Neb.).
• For more information about the conference championships, click
here.
• For all other information regarding the Women’s Cross Country National Championships, click
here.
• For the first second-straight year, a post-race highlight show will be free to all fans through the NAIA Network. Fans will be able to view the show no later than 1 p.m. CST on Sunday, Nov. 20.
2016 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Championships Qualifiers – Teams
| Aquinas (Mich.) |
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Champion |
| Benedictine (Kan.) |
Hearth of America Athletic Conference Champion |
| Biola (Calif.) |
Golden State Athletic Conference Champion |
| British Columbia |
Association of Independent Institutions Champion |
| Carroll (Mont.) |
Frontier Conference Champion |
| College of Idaho |
At-Large No. 2 |
| Dickinson State (N.D.) |
North Star Athletic Association Champion |
| Dordt (Iowa) |
At-Large No. 8 |
| Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
California Pacific Conference Champion |
| Friends (Kan.) |
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion |
| Hastings (Neb.) |
At-Large No. 10 |
| Indiana Wesleyan |
At-Large No. 9 |
| Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
At-Large No. 6 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
Heart of America Athletic Conference Champion |
| Milligan (Tenn.) |
Appalachian Athletic Conference Runner-Up |
| Missouri Baptist |
American Midwest Conference Champion |
| Morningside (Iowa) |
Great Plains Athletic Conference Champion |
| Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
Cascade Collegiate Conference Champion |
| Oklahoma City |
Sooner Athletic Conference Champion |
| Oregon Tech |
At-Large No. 3 |
| Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
Red River Athletic Conference Champion |
| Park (Mo.) |
American Midwest Conference Host Berth |
| Rio Grande (Ohio) |
River States Conference Champion |
| SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) |
Appalachian Athletic Conference Champion |
| SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
The Sun Conference Champion |
| Shawnee State (Ohio) |
Mid-South Conference Champion |
| Southern Oregon |
At-Large No. 4 |
| Saint Francis (Ill.) |
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion |
| Saint Mary (Kan.) |
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Runner-Up |
| Xavier |
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Champion |
| Taylor (Ind.) |
Crossroads League Champion |
| The Master’s (Calif.) |
At-Large No. 1 |
| Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
At-Large No. 7 |
| Westmont (Calif.) |
At-Large No. 5 |
| St. Xavier (Ill.) |
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Runner-Up |
2016 Championships Qualifiers – Individuals
| Cascade |
Rachel Roelle |
Eastern Oregon |
|
Sarah Estabrook |
Northwest (Wash.) |
|
Amy Murphy |
Corban (Ore.) |
| American Midwest |
Naomi Payne |
Columbia (Mo.) |
|
Emily Erdman |
Lindenwood-Bellevue (Ill.) |
|
Janki Patel |
St. Louis Pharmacy (Mo.) |
|
Malindi Congour |
Stephens (Mo.) |
| A.I.I. |
Samantha Barela |
Johnson & Wales (Colo.) |
|
Jessie Faron |
Johnson & Wales (Colo.) |
|
Alex Del Bosque |
Central Christian (Kan.) |
|
Oliva Redman |
Johnson & Wales (Colo.) |
| Appalachian |
Ivie Nobles |
Truett-McConnell (Ga.) |
|
Leah Chance |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
|
Shelby Rensel |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
|
Rebecca Guadiana |
Point (Ga.) |
|
Hannah Rhodes |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
|
Mysteree Bottoroff |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
| California Pacific |
Lindsey Shoenhard |
Soka (Calif.) |
|
Miranda Almeida |
Soka (Calif.) |
|
Erika Ochoa |
UC Merced (Calif.) |
|
Linden Amundsen |
Soka (Calif.) |
| Chicagoland |
Elizabeth Soper |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
|
Ashely Jourdan |
Trinity Christian (Ill.) |
|
Alexa Beezhold |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
|
Stephanie Clarkson |
Governors State (Ill.) |
|
Sarah Ray |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
|
Karyn Paisley |
St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
| Crossroads |
Aspen Dirr |
Huntington (Ind.) |
|
Annie Winkler |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
|
Victoria Harper |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
|
Raven Arellano |
Grace (Ind.) |
| Frontier |
Baylee Green |
Great Falls (Mont.) |
|
Mindy Kaufman |
Montana Western |
|
Mackenzie O'Dore |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
|
Courtney Hallock |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
| Golden State |
Kaylee Franks |
Arizona Christian |
| Great Plains |
Marissa DeWispelare |
Doane (Neb.) |
|
Katie Bosch |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
|
Kylee Smallfoot |
Midland (Neb.) |
|
Emily Sievert |
Concordia (Neb.) |
| Heart of America |
Molly Pruett |
Mount Mercy (Iowa) |
|
Katie Hoffert |
Mount Mercy (Iowa) |
|
Maren Jeppson |
Grand View (Iowa) |
|
Penny Fenn |
Avila (Mo.) |
|
Kami Tabor |
Graceland (Iowa) |
|
Andrea Ertz |
Mount Mercy (Iowa) |
| Kansas Collegiate |
Jordan Calderwood |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
|
Justine Vogele |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
|
Rachel Franklin |
Kansas Wesleyan |
|
Lauren Wankum |
McPherson (Kan.) |
|
Chisholm Branscum |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
|
Ashley Smith |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
| Mid-South |
Madison Peace |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
|
Nikki Coffey |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
|
Meg McGaha |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
|
Maureen McGaha |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| North Star |
Amber Posner |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
|
Allison Foster |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
|
Christa Lysne |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
|
Rachel Turi |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
| Red River |
Gabrielle Arsiaga |
Southwest (N.M.) |
|
Alexandria Adams |
Southwest (N.M.) |
|
Maureen Rono |
Wiley (Texas) |
|
Shamona Hunt |
Wiley (Teas) |
| River States |
Katy Falkenberg |
Asbury (Ky.) |
|
Katie Guarnaccia |
Point Park (Pa.) |
|
Anna Shields |
Point Park (Pa.) |
|
Brittany Sloan |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
| Sooner |
Destiny Garza |
SAGU (Texas) |
|
Melissa Gonzales |
Texas Wesleyan |
|
Sabrina Desantiago |
St. Gregory's (Okla.) |
|
Maria Galarza |
Texas Wesleyan |
| Southern States |
Emily Poole |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
|
Jaden Russell |
William Carey (Miss.) |
|
Ana Karen Padilla |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
|
Natalie Hensely |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
| The Sun |
Betsy Douglas |
USC Beaufort (S.C.) |
|
Julia Kaster |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
|
Sydni Ogilvie |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
|
Megan Fitzgerald |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
| Wolverine-Hoosier |
Tiffany Rauch |
Indiana Tech |
|
Ashley Russo |
Siena Heights |
|
Stephanie Johnston |
Concordia (Mich.) |
|
Karlie Gallagher |
Madonna (Mich.) |