The NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Cross Country Committee has announced the participants for the 2022 NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships. The Bulldog women's Cross Country team will head to Seattle, WA to compete on Dec. 2nd. The Bulldogs will look to build off their 26th place finish in last year's championship and make their 11th overall appearance.
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. The Bulldogs secured an at-large bid after finishing sixth in the NCAA central region championship on Saturday.
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 here.
The championships will be held Dec. 2 at Chambers Creek Regional Park in University Place, WA. Seattle Pacific University 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 www.NCAA.com from 1:00 p.m. Eastern until the conclusion of the awards ceremony.