With the NCAA Division II Regional Championships having been run on Saturday, November 9th, the NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championship is right around the corner.
Today’s regional championships have decided this year’s automatic qualifiers with three teams and up to five individuals from each region advancing to the NCAA DII Championship. Individuals qualifiers are considered as individuals in the top five who are not on a qualifying team. If there are less than two automatic qualifiers in the top five, the next individuals are considered until there are two. Below are the automatic qualifiers from each region.
NCAA DII Men’s Team Automatic Qualifiers:
- Davis and Elkins (Atlantic Region – 1)
- Shippensburg (Atlantic Region – 2)
- Charleston (Atlantic Region – 3)
- East Central (Central Region – 1)
- NW Missouri (Central Region – 2)
- Pittsburg State (Central Region – 3)
- Grand Valley State (Midwest Region – 1)
- Lewis (Midwest Region – 2)
- Michigan Tech (Midwest Region – 3)
- Lee (South Region – 1)
- Alabama-Huntsville (South Region – 2)
- Mississippi College (South Region – 3)
- Wingate (Southeast Region – 1)
- Augusta (Southeast Region – 2)
- Anderson (S.C.) (Southeast Region – 3)
- Southern Connecticut State (East Region – 1)
- Roberts Wesleyan (East Region – 2)
- Bentley (East Region – 3)
- Chico State (West Region – 1)
- Western Washington (West Region – 2)
- Biola (West Region – 3)
- Colorado School of Mines (South Central Region – 1)
- Adams State (South Central Region – 2)
- West Texas A&M (South Central Region – 3)
NCAA DII Individual Men Automatic Qualifiers:
- Franklin Kipchirchir – Virginia Union – Atlantic Region #3
- Jonathan Thrush – California (PA) – Atlantic Region #9
- Ryan Hartman – Augustana (S.D.) – Central Region #1
- Josphat Meli – Harding – Central Region #4
- Donald Kibet – Washburn – Central Region #5
- Noah Fisher – Findlay – Midwest Region #4
- Talel Khalfi – Tiffin – Midwest Region #5
- Christian Giller – Florida Southern – South Region #2
- Pierre Mercier – Palm Beach Atlantic – South Region #7
- Ronan O’Neill – Southern Wesleyan – Southeast Region #9
- Jacob Parkinson – Lenoir-Rhyne – Southeast Region #11
- Tilak Datta – Caldwell – East Region #2
- Dillon Labonte – SNHU – East Region #4
- Jared Wright – Azusa Pacific – West Region #3
- Ramon Rodriguez – Central Washington – West Region #5
- Matthew Storer – Colorado Christian – South Central Region #7
- Weldon Chebon – New Mexico Highlands – South Central Region #8
NCAA DII Women’s Team Automatic Qualifiers:
- Davis and Elkins (Atlantic Region – 1)
- Slippery Rock (Atlantic Region – 2)
- East Stroudsburg (Atlantic Region – 3)
- Augustana (S.D.) (Central Region – 1)
- Pittsburg State (Central Region – 2)
- U-Mary (Central Region – 3)
- Grand Valley State (Midwest Region – 1)
- Lewis (Midwest Region – 2)
- Cedarville (Midwest Region – 3)
- Lee (South Region – 1)
- Tampa (South Region – 2)
- Nova Southeastern (South Region – 3)
- Wingate (Southeast Region – 1)
- Flagler (Southeast Region – 2)
- Catawba (Southeast Region – 3)
- Roberts Wesleyan (East Region – 1)
- Southern Connecticut State (East Region – 2)
- Daemen (East Region – 3)
- Chico State (West Region – 1)
- Western Washington (West Region – 2)
- Biola (West Region – 3)
- Adams State (South Central Region – 1)
- Colorado School of Mines (South Central Region – 2)
- UC-Colorado Springs (South Central Region – 3)
NCAA DII Individual Women Automatic Qualifiers:
- Morgan Janiuk – Millersville – #2 Atlantic Region
- Leigha Hall – West Virginia Wesleyan – #3 Atlantic Region
- Beth Sykes – Charleston – #4 Atlantic Region
- Kate Szep – Edinboro – #5 Atlantic Region
- Sophia Taarud – Winona State – #2 Central Region
- Sophia Strange – Oklahoma Baptist – #4 Central Region
- Reagan Justice – Wayne State (Mich.) – #3 Midwest Region
- Ines Macadam – Tiffin – #5 Midwest Region
- Taylor Benoit – Mississippi College – #6 South Region
- Dominyka Petraskaite – Palm Beach Atlantic – #11 South Region
- Moureen Kimaiyo – UNC Pembroke – #5 Southeast Region
- Lucy Schmitt – Anderson (S.C.) – #7 Southeast Region
- Caitlin Burmester – Bentley – #1 East Region
- Corrina Obernesser – SNHU – #3 East Region
- Rosie Fordham – Alaska Fairbanks – #1 West Region
- Kendall Kramer – Alaska Fairbanks – #2 West Region
- Jessica Kampman – Azusa Pacific – #3 West Region
- Leah Taylor – Western Colorado – #5 South Central Region
- Hannah Hartwell – Fort Lewis – #6 South Central Region
How Do Teams, Runners Qualify For NCAA D2 Cross Country National Championship?
For men’s and women’s, the top three teams in each regional — there are eight in total — automatically qualify for the championships, which equates to 24 automatic qualifiers.
The NCAA DII Cross Country Committee will then choose 10 at-large teams to fill out the 34 team field.
Individually, the first two finishers who do not belong to an automatic qualifier or an at-large team automatically advance to the championships. All individuals who finish in the top five at the regional meet will also automatically advance.
The next eight individuals will be selected at-large.
Where Are The NCAA D2 Cross Country Championships 2024?
The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Division II National Championships are at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento, California.
Here are where all divisions are being held:
Division I: Thomas Zimmer Championship Course in Verona, Wisconsin
Division II: Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento, California
Division III: LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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