Adams State women, Grand Valley State men win 2021 NCAA DII cross country championships

The Grand Valley State men's cross country team has won its second national championship in three seasons after winning the team event at the DII finals on Saturday.

The Lakers earned the trophy with a winning score of 43, nearly half that of runner up Adams State. Colorado Mines rounded out the top three. Here are the top-12 team finishes:

Grand Valley State had two of its runners finish first and second and placed five of its runners in the top-21 finishers.

Isaac Harding won the individual national championship with a time of 29:58.3. His teammate Tanner Chada finished as the runner-up with a time of 30:07.1. CarLee Stimpfel, from Saginaw Valley, came in third at 30:09.0. Here are the top-9 individual finishers:

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These ⁦⁩ women are fierce, beautiful and CHAMPIONS! ⁦⁩

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The Adams State women's cross country team has won the national championship for the second year in a row. The title is the Grizzlies' 19th overall in program history.

Adams State won the 2021 DII women's cross country final with a score of 59, 20 points better than runner-up Grand Valley State. Augustana finished in third place. Here are the top-10 team finishers:

Adams State won thanks to four runners finishing in the top-15 of the women's 6K. Brianna Robles paced her team, finishing sixth, followed by Franziska Atlhaus (10th), Precious Robinson (11th), and Morgan Hykes (15th).

Grand Valley State's Hannah Becker won the individual national title, finishing in a time of 20:22, nearly five seconds faster than her teammate Klaudia O'Malley, who came in second. Here are the top-9 individual finishers:

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The DII finals continue shortly with the men's 10K, which will begin at 9:45 a.m. ET. You can stream that live on krikya18.com here.

Stay tuned to this page for more updates and results from that event.

The 2021 NCAA Division II men’s and women’s cross country championship is less than 24 hours away.

The NCAA finals will take place on Saturday, Nov. 20 in Saint Leo, Fla. at The Abbey Course. The women's race will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET, and the men will start at 9:45 a.m. ET. The women will run the 6K, and the men will run the 10K.

You can see the full list of qualifying teams and individuals in the official press release here.

Fans can watch both races in their entirety here on krikya18.com on Saturday morning. We'll also be following races and results live here. Below are the livestream links to watch each race:

• DII Women's Cross Country Championship: 8:30 a.m. ET
• DII Men's Cross Country Championship: 9:45 a.m. ET

Thirty-four teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top three, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the eight regions, for a total of 24 teams. Ten additional teams were selected at-large. A minimum of 24 additional individuals were selected to participate in each championship through an automatic qualifier and at-large selection process.

Last year's finals were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the men's side, 2019 champion Colorado School of Mines will defend its title, and on the women's side, Adams State will look to repeat.

The 2021 NCAA Division II men’s and women’s cross country championship qualifiers were revealed by the committee Monday evening.

Thirty-four teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top three, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the eight regions, for a total of 24 teams. Ten additional teams were selected at-large. A minimum of 24 additional individuals were selected to participate in each championship through an automatic qualifier and at-large selection process. 

You can see the full list of qualifying teams and individuals in the official press release here.

The DII championships are scheduled for Nov. 20 in Saint Leo, Florida at The Abbey Course. The women’s race begins at 8:30 a.m. ET, followed by the men’s race at 9:45 a.m. ET. Both races will be live streamed on krikya18.com.

The 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19, which means Colorado School of Mines will look to defend its 2019 national title, its second title in school history. Like in the women's section, Adams State has had incredible success winning championships, logging eight since 2008. 

Here's a complete list of all champions since 1958: 

The 2020 season was cancelled due to COVID-19. Because of that, the reigning champion is still Adams State, who won the 2019 title. Since 2003, Adams State has won the national championship 10 times. Grand Valley State has six titles during that same span. The only other team that has won a championship during that time was Augustana (S.D.) in 2011. 

Here's a complete list of all champions since 1981.