Kansas State University Athletics
Women's NCAA Championship History
Women's Cross Country NCAA Championship History
The cross country programs at Kansas State have a long and storied history with the Wildcat women competing as a team at the NCAA Championships on 12 occasions (1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2010) with an all-time best finish as a fifth-place finish in 1999. The team also competed in 4 of the 5 AIAW Championships (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979), which was the precursor to the NCAA Championships and ran from 1976-80.
WOMEN
The cross country programs at Kansas State have a long and storied history with the Wildcat women competing as a team at the NCAA Championships on 12 occasions (1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2010) with an all-time best finish as a fifth-place finish in 1999. The team also competed in 4 of the 5 AIAW Championships (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979), which was the precursor to the NCAA Championships and ran from 1976-80.
WOMEN
| Year    | Team Champion (Pts.) |
Runner-Up (Pts.) |
Individual Champion (Time) |
K-State Finish (Place/Pts) |
Site (Course) |
| 2021Â Â | N.C. State (84) | BYU (122) | Whittni Orton, BYU (19:25.4) |
-- | Tallahassee, Fla. (Apalachee Regional Park) |
| 2020 | BYU (96) | N.C. State (161) | Mercy Chelangat, Alabama (20:01.1) |
-- | Stillwater, Okla. (OSU Cross Country Course) |
| 2019 | Arkansas (96) | BYU (102) | Weini Kelati, New Mexico (19:47.5) |
-- | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2018 | Colorado (65) | New Mexico (103) | Dani Jones, Colorado (19:42.8) |
-- | Madison, Wis. (Zimmer Championship Course) |
| 2017 | New Mexico (90) | San Francisco (105) | Ednah Kurgat, New Mexico (19:19.5) |
-- | Louisville, Ky. (Tom Sawyer State Park) |
| 2016 | Oregon (125) | Michigan (126) | Karissa Schweizer, Missouri (19:41.7) |
-- | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2015 | New Mexico (49) | Colorado (129) | Molly Seidel, Notre Dame (19:28.6) |
-- | Louisville, Ky. (Tom Sawyer State Park) |
| 2014 | Michigan State (85) | Iowa State (147) | Kate Avery, Iona (19:31.6) |
-- | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2013 | Providence (141) | Arizona (197) | Abbey D'Agostino, Dartmouth (20:00.3) |
-- | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2012 | Oregon (114) | Providence (183) | Betsy Saina, Iowa State (19:27.9) |
-- | Louisville, Ky. (Tom Sawyer State Park) |
| 2011 | Georgetown (162) | Washington (170) | Sheila Reid, Villanova (19:42) |
-- | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
| 2010 | Villanova (120) | Florida State (154) | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
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| 2009 | Villanova (86) | Florida State (133) | -- | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
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| 2008 | Washington (79) | Oregon (131) | -- | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
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| 2007 | Stanford (145) | Oregon (177) | -- | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
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| 2006 | Stanford (195) | Colorado (223) | -- | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
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| 2005 | Stanford (146) | Colorado (181) | -- | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
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| 2004 | Colorado (63) | Duke (144) | -- | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
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| 2003 | Stanford (120) | BYU (128) | -- | UNI | |
| 2002 | BYU (85) | Stanford (113) | -- | Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Course) |
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| 2001 | BYU (62) | North Carolina State (148) | -- | Furman | |
| 2000 | Colorado (117) | BYU (167) | Iowa State |