Past Women's Cross Country Champions

Year (Site)  Team Champion Points Runner-Up Distance Individual Champion Time
1985 (Norfolk, Va.) Western Kentucky 24  VCU 5K Inge Shuurmans, VCU 18:42
1986 (Jacksonville, Fla.) Western Kentucky 39 UAB 5K Shelly Allen, JU 18:21
1987 (Bowling Green, Ky.) Western Kentucky 36 South Alabama 5K Deanne Dahmer, USA 17:39
1988 (Richmond, Va.) South Alabama 57 Western Kentucky 5K Gwen Van Rensburg, WKU 17:30
1989 (Mobile, Ala.) Western Kentucky 35 South Florida 5K Mairead Looney, WKU 18:31
1990 (Charlotte, N.C.) South Florida 45 Charlotte 5K Breeda Dennehy, WKU 17:38
1991 (Orlando, Fla.) Western Kentucky 39 South Alabama 5K Breeda Dennehy, WKU 17:29
1992 (McAllen, Texas) South Alabama 51 Western Kentucky 5K Michelle Murphy, WKU 17:59.74
1993 (Jacksonville, Fla.) South Alabama 34 Jacksonville 5K Allison Wilfong, JU 17:53.80
1994 (Ruston, La.) Western Kentucky 30 Jacksonville 5K Allison Wilfong, JU 17:53
1995 (Bowling Green, Ky.) UT Pan-American 44 Little Rock 5K Elizabeth Ortega, UTPA 17:34
1996 (Little Rock, Ark.) Western Kentucky 39 South Alabama 5K Latasha Richard, LR 17:52
1997 (McAllen, Texas) UT Pan-American 34 Western Kentucky 5K Laura Martin, USA 17:36
1998 (Little Rock, Ark.) Western Kentucky 36 South Alabama 5K Valeri Lynch, WKU 18:12
1999 (Jonesboro, Ark.) Western Kentucky 24 Little Rock 5K Valeri Lynch, WKU 17:59.10
2000 (Little Rock, Ark.) New Orleans 31 Western Kentucky 5K Michaela Mannova, UNO 17:30
2001 (Bowling Green, Ky.) Little Rock 54 Western Kentucky 6K Debbie Thornhill, NT 22:00.70
2002 (Denton, Texas) Little Rock 29 Western Kentucky 6K Leah Thorvilson, LR 22:10
2003 (Bowling Green, Ky.) Western Kentucky 38 North Texas 6K Bonita Paul, WKU 22:35.40
2004 (Little Rock, Ark.) Western Kentucky 33 Little Rock 5K Cara Nichols, WKU 18:34.80
2005 (Bowling Green, Ky.) Little Rock 33 Western Kentucky 5K Ruth Jepchirchir, UNO 17:25
2006 (Little Rock, Ark.) Western Kentucky 39 FIU 5K Whitney Kerth, LR 17:21.10
2007 (Bowling Green, Ky.) Western Kentucky 52 Little Rock 5K Janet Jesang, WKU 17:28.30
2008 (Bowling Green, Ky.) Western Kentucky 32 Middle Tennessee 5K Janet Jesang, WKU 17:27.10
2009 (Monroe, La.) Western Kentucky 53 Middle Tennessee 5K Janet Jesang, WKU 19:09.90
2010 (Bowling Green, Ky.) Western Kentucky 39 Florida Atlantic 5K Marion Kandie, WKU 17:34.30
2011 (Bowling Green, Ky.) Western Kentucky 60 North Texas 5K Marion Kandie, WKU 17:21.50
2012 (Bowling Green, Ky.) Georgia State 52 Arkansas State 5K Katherine Showalter, GSU 17:41.10
2013 (Troy, Ala.) Arkansas State 50 UTA 5K Kristina Aubert, ASU 17:28.20
2014 (Mobile, Ala.) UTA 51 App State 5K Hannah Stefanoff, GSU 16:57.70
2015 (Hampton, Ga.) South Alabama 46 App State 5K Noora Wallenius, LR 17:49
2016 (Troy, Ala.) App State 43 Coastal Carolina 5K Annie Bothma, CCU 17:27.50
2017 (Boone, N.C.) Texas State 53 App State 5K Laura Labuschaigne, USA 17:35.10
2018 (Mobile, Ala.) App State 45 Texas State 5K Leslie Romero, TXST 17:22.91
2019 (Hampton, Ga.) Arkansas State 57 South Alabama 5K Lottie Meyberg, Georgia State 17:11.70
2020 (Mobile, Ala.) Arkansas State 44 App State 5K Carolien Millenaar, South Alabama 17:12.60
2021 (Mobile, Ala.) Arkansas State 45 App State 5K Pauline Meyer, ARST 16:51.50
2022 (Foley, Ala.) Southern Miss      44 Arkansas State 5K Molly Jones, CCU 16:29.50
2023 (Foley, Ala.) Arkansas State 48 James Madison 5K Molly Jones, CCU 16:37.90
2024 (Foley, Ala.) App State 45 Arkansas State 5K Kylee Mastin, MAR 17:06.43