National Championship Qualifiers Announced
Men's Team and Individual Qualifiers | Women's Team and Individual Qualifiers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the team and individual qualifiers for the 2012 NAIA Men's and Women's Cross Country National Championships on Monday. The 57th Annual Men's and 33rd Annual Women's event will take place at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Wash. on Nov. 17. The women's 5K run will start at 10:30 a.m. PST, followed by the men's 8K race at 11:45 a.m.
Top ranked Southern Oregon aims to get back on top after winning the national title in 2010. Last year's third place finisher, John Gilbertson from The Master's and fourth place finisher Edward Taragon from Wayland Baptist look to take home the individual title.
The 32-team men's field features 21 conference/independent/unaffiliated group champions, one conference/independent/unaffiliated group runner-up and nine at-large selections. Concordia (Ore.) received a host berth to the event. There are also 105 individual qualifiers.
Cal State San Marcos will be looking to capture its fourth-straight women's cross country national title. After finishing second in 2010 and third in 2011, Eastern Oregon's senior Karlee Coffey looks to continue her top-five finishes in the National Championships with a wide open field.
The 32-team women's field features 22 conference/independent/unaffiliated group champions, two conference/independent/unaffiliated group runner-ups and seven at-large selections. Concordia (Ore.) received a host berth for the event. There are also 109 individual qualifiers.
The awards ceremony of the NAIA National Cross Country Championships has been added to the web streaming schedule for the first time. After the team and individual champions are crowned at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, the awards ceremony will be streamed live at approximately 2:30 p.m. PST on Nov. 17.
2012 NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championships Team Qualifiers| School | Qualification |
| Aquinas (Mich.) | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Champion |
| Baker (Kan.) | Heart of American Athletic Conference Champion |
| Berea (Ky.) | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champion |
| British Columbia | At-Large |
| Bryan (Tenn.) | Appalachian Athletic Conference Champion |
| Cal State San Marcos | At-Large |
| Carroll (Mont.) | Frontier Conference Champion |
| College of Idaho | At-Large |
| Columbia (Mo.) | American Midwest Conference Champion |
| Concordia (Neb.) | Great Plains Athletic Conference Champion |
| Concordia (Ore.) | Host |
| Cornerstone (Mich.) | At-Large |
| Eastern Oregon | At-Large |
| Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | The Sun Conference Champion |
| Emmanuel (Ga.) | Southern States Athletic Conference Champion |
| Indiana Wesleyan | Crossroad League Champion |
| Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | At-Large |
| Lubbock Christian (Texas) | At-Large |
| Morningside (Iowa) | At-Large |
| Oklahoma Baptist | Sooner Athletic Conference Champion |
| Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Runner-up |
| Shawnee State (Ohio) | Mid-South Conference Champion |
| Southern Oregon | Cascade Collegiate Conference Champion |
| Southwestern (Kan.) | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion |
| St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Midwest Collegiate Conference Champion |
| St. Francis (Ill.) | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Chamipion |
| Texas Wesleyan | Red River Conference Champion |
| The Master's (Calif.) | Golden State Athletic Conference Champion |
| Wayland Baptist (Texas) | At-Large |
| William Jessup (Calif.) | California Pacific Conference Champion |
| Xavier (La.) | Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Champion |
| York (Neb.) | Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion |
2012 NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championships Team Qualifiers
| School | Qualification |
| Aquinas (Mich.) | At-Large |
| Biola (Calif.) | Golden State Athletic Conference Champion |
| Brescia (Ky.) | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champion |
| British Columbia | Association of Independent Institutions |
| Cal State San Marcos | At-Large |
| Carroll (Mont.) | Frontier Conference Champion |
| Central Methodist (Mo.) | Heart of American Athletic Conference Champion |
| College of Idaho | Cascade Collegiate Conference Champion |
| Concordia (Calif.) | At-Large |
| Concordia (Ore.) | Host |
| Cornerstone (Mich.) | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Champion |
| Dordt (Iowa) | Great Plains Athletic Conference Champion |
| Eastern Oregon | At-Large |
| Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | The Sun Conference Champion |
| Friends (Kan.) | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion |
| Haskell (Kan.) | Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion |
| Huntington (Ind.) | Crossroad League Champion |
| Lee (Tenn.) | Southern States Athletic Conference Champion |
| Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | At-Large |
| Milligan (Tenn.) | Appalachian Athletic Conference Champion |
| Northwest Christian (Ore.) | At-Large |
| Oklahoma Baptist | Sooner Athletic Conference Champion |
| Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Chamipion |
| Park (Mo.) | American Midwest Conference Champion |
| Shawnee State (Ohio) | Mid-South Conference Champion |
| Soka (Calif.) | California Pacific Conference Champion |
| Southern Wesleyan (S.C.) | Southern States Athletic Conference Runner-up |
| St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Midwest Collegiate Conference Champion |
| St. Francis (Ill.) | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Runner-up |
| Texas Wesleyan | Red River Conference Champion |
| Westmont (Calif.) | At-Large |
| Xavier (La.) | Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Champion |
