INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Committee has announced the participants for the 2024 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships.
In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals had to qualify in their respective NCAA regional competitions that were held this past weekend.
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. The list of advancing teams and individuals is outlined below.
The championships will be held Saturday, November 23 at Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento, California. Sacramento Sports Commission and California Collegiate Athletic Association will serve as the host. The men’s race will begin at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, followed by the women’s race at 2:15 p.m. Eastern.
A live webstream of the championships will occur on krikya18.com from 1:00 p.m. Eastern until the conclusion of the awards ceremony.
Men’s Qualifying Teams
Women’s Qualifying Teams
Men’s Individual Qualifiers
Atlantic Region
- Franklin Kipchirchir - Virginia Union
- Jonathan Thrush -California (Pennsylvania)
Central Region
- Ryan Hartman - Augustana (South Dakota)
- Cosmas Kiprop - Central Missouri
- Josphat Meli - Harding
- Cooper Palmer - Central Missouri
- Maxamillian Wheeler - Oklahoma Baptist
East Region
- Mohammed Abunar - New Haven
- Tilak Datta - Caldwell
- Dillon Labonte - South New Hampshire Univ.
- Ryan Outerbridge - Franklin Pierce
Midwest Region
- Henry Born - Missouri S & T
- Tyler Harris - Drury University
- Talel Khalfi - Tiffin
- Felix Rivet - UIndy
South Region
- Christian Giller - Florida Southern
- Pierre Mercier - Palm Beach Atl.
South Central Region
- Weldon Chebon - New Mexico Highlands
- Elijah Smith - Fort Lewis
Southeast Region
- Ronan O'Neill - Southern Wesleyan
- Jacob Parkinson - Lenoir-Rhyne
West Region
- Johan Correa - Central Washington
- John Peckham - Alaska Anchorage
- Ramon Rodriguez - Central Washington
Women’s Individual Qualifiers
Atlantic Region
- Leigha Hall - West Virginia Wesleyan
- Morgan Janiuk - Millersville
- Kelley Selheimer - Bloomsburg
- Beth Sykes - Charleston (West Virginia)
- Kate Szep - Edinboro
Central Region
- Ella Buhlke - Nebraska-Kearney
- Emily Diercks - Fort Hays State
- Franny Seidel - Minnesota Duluth
- Sophia Strange - Oklahoma Baptist
East Region
- Caitlin Burmester - Bentley
- Corrina Obernesser - Southern New Hampshire Univ.
- Lainie Smith - D'Youville
Midwest Region
- Ella Baryo - Davenport
- Reagan Justice - Wayne State (Michigan)
- Ines Macadam - Tiffin
South Region
- Taylor Benoit - Mississippi College
- Dominyka Petraskaite - Palm Beach Atl.
South Central Region
- Lesli Salas - Dallas Baptist Universiy
- Mia Salas - MSU Denver
Southeast Region
- Moureen Kimaiyo - UNC Pembroke
- Lucy Schmitt - Anderson (South Carolina)
West Region
- Julissa Avila - Fresno Pacific
- Annika Esvelt - Seattle Pacific
- Jessica Kampman - Azusa Pacific
- Constance O'Neal - Sonoma State
- Rachael Watkins - Simon Fraser
