NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championships Preview

Tallahassee, Fla. - The 2022 NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championships are set to begin at 9:30 AM ET at the Apalachee Regional Park.

William Woods (Mo.) will be competing as a team, while Emma Homfeldt and Jada O'Donnell of Columbia (Mo.) and Isabel Rinkenberger and Mia Reed of Missouri Baptist will be running as individuals.

From the NAIA:

• We will see 36 teams and 90 individuals at the 43^rd Annual NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championship.
• This is the first year that the championship has been hosted in Tallahassee, Fla.
• The 5k race will start at 9:30 a.m. ET at the Apalachee Regional Park.
• The race will be streamed live for the second time this year and can be found HERE and the cost for each race will be $9.99.
• The timer will be sending live results HERE. Keep in mind these results are not finalized until after the review period.
• The defending national champion, Milligan (Tenn.), returns to the championship field in 2022 as the Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Winner.
• Defending individual champion, Alyssa Bearzi of Milligan (Tenn.), returns to the field with her team.
• There are 10 teams in the 2022 championship field with 10 appearances at a championship since 2010: College of Idaho, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), Milligan (Tenn.), Aquinas (Mich.), Carroll (Mont.), Dordt (Iowa), Indiana Wesleyan, St. Francis (Ill.), Oklahoma City, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
• There are two teams in the 2022 championship field that are making their first appearance from 2010-2022: Dillard (La.), Truett McConnell (Ga.)