Division II
The Division II national championship race included 8 teams in 1981, 11 teams from 1982 to 1992 and 17 teams from 1993 to 1999. Beginning in 2000, the national championship race has included 24 teams. Teams compete in one of eight regional championships to qualify. In addition to the 24 teams, 16 individual runners qualify for the national championship.
The race distance from 1981 to 1997 was 5,000 meters. Since 1998 the race distance has been 6,000 meters.
| Year | Host | Team Champion | Individual Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Southeast Missouri State | South Dakota State | Eileen Kraemer, Cal Poly |
| 1982 | St Cloud State | Cal Poly | Amy Harper, Cal Poly |
| 1983 | Wisconsin-Parkside | Cal Poly | Amy Harper, Cal Poly |
| 1984 | Mississippi College | Cal Poly | Christine Ridenour, Southeast Missouri State |
| 1985 | East Stroudsburg | Cal Poly | Bente Moe, Seattle Pacific |
| 1986 | UC Riverside | Cal Poly | Gladees Prieur, Cal Poly |
| 1987 | Southern Indiana | Cal Poly | Sylvia Mosqueda, Cal State Los Angeles |
| 1988 | Mississippi College | Cal Poly | Laura Byrne, Southeast Missouri State |
| 1989 | East Stroudsburg | Cal Poly | Darcy Arreola, Cal State Northridge |
| 1990 | Humboldt State | Cal Poly | Callie Calhoun, Air Force |
| 1991 | SIU Edwardsville | Cal Poly | Christie Allen, Pittsburg State |
| 1992 | Slippery Rock | Adams State | Christie Allen, Pittsburg State |
| 1993 | UC Riverside | Adams State | Elva Dryer, Western State |
| 1994 | Nebraska-Kearney | Adams State | Elva Dryer, Western State |
| 1995 | South Carolina Upstate | Adams State | Tumaini Urio, Western State |
| 1996 | Humboldt State | Adams State | Denise Summers, Adams State |
| 1997 | Wisconsin-Parkside | Adams State | Kasia Arient, Lewis |
| 1998 | Kansas | Adams State | Kimberly Bugg, Adams State |
| 1999 | Missouri Southern State | Adams State | Marjo Venalainen, Kennesaw State |
| 2000 | Cal Poly Pomona | Western State | Marjo Venalainen, Kennesaw State |
| 2001 | Slippery Rock | Western State | Hannah Lawrence, Western State |
| 2002 | Ashland | Western State | Amber Klein, Adams State |
| 2003 | Cary, North Carolina | Adams State | Chelsea Smith, BYU-Hawaii |
| 2004 | Southern Indiana | Adams State | Chelsea Smith, BYU-Hawaii |
| 2005 | Cal Poly Pomona | Adams State | Mandi Zemba, Grand Valley State |
| 2006 | West Florida | Adams State | Esther Komen, Western State |
| 2007 | Missouri Southern State | Adams State | Jessica Pixler, Seattle Pacific |
| 2008 | Slippery Rock | Adams State | Jessica Pixler, Seattle Pacific |
| 2009 | Southern Indiana | Adams State | Jessica Pixler, Seattle Pacific |
| 2010 | Bellarmine | Grand Valley State | Neely Spence, Shippensburg |
| 2011 | Spokane, Washington | Augustana | Neely Spence, Shippensburg |
| 2012 | Joplin, Missouri | Grand Valley State | Alicia Nelson, Adams State |
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