2024 NCAA DIII Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 7

NEW ORLEANS – Conference Championships Weekend proved to be spectacular!

Here is the Week 7 edition of the NCAA DIII Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings for the 2024 season, as released on Tuesday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Regional rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each respective region. The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning teams’ strength with current season results (if applicable) in determining a rank-order of squad potential. Only USTFCCCA member programs are eligible to receive a ranking. Teams with provisional status within the region may be ranked.

Regional Championships Saturday is set for November 16.

EAST REGION 

Projected AQ: No. 1 MIT

Next in Line: No. 2 Tufts 

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Bates, No. 4 Bowdoin, No. 5 Colby 

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 7, but plenty happened. MIT dominated the NEWMAC Championships, scoring an almost perfect team score of 16 points. The Engineers claimed the top-4 individual spots in the race, led by junior Kate Sanderson taking the individual title. Tufts, Bates, Bowdoin, and Colby battled at the NESCAC Championships. Tufts would claim the third place spot with 93 points. Bates would finish in eighth, Bowdoin in ninth, and Colby in tenth, respectively. 

GREAT LAKES REGION

Projected AQ: No. 1 Calvin 

Next in Line: No. 2 DePauw 

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 John Carroll, No. 4 Trine, No. 5 Wittenberg

Notes: Wittenberg climbs from tenth to 5th in Week 7 thanks to runner-up team finish at the NCAC Championships. The Tigers scored an impressive 49 points, with senior Megan Keys and sophomore Maddi Clark packing together and finishing in fourth and fifth place. DePauw took the NCAC Championship team title with 26 points. Seniors Lilly Monnett and Sophie Porter went 1-2 for the Tigers. Calvin and Trine dueled in the MIAA Championships, with Calvin coming out on top and claiming the team crown with an impressive 26 points. Trine would not finish far behind in 44 points. 

METRO REGION 

Projected AQ: No. 1 Rowan

Next in Line: No. 2 Swarthmore

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 TCNJ, No. 4 Moravian, No. 5 Stockton 

Notes: Moravian leapfrogged Stockton for the No. 4 position after a strong race at the Landmark Championships. The Greyhounds finished a narrow runner-up to Catholic, 59 to 60. Rowan controlled the NJAC Championships, winning in style with a team score of 30 points. Senior Mia Guerra claimed the individual title in a time of 22:10 for the 6k. TCNJ and Stockton also had strong races, finishing second and third in the same race. Swarthmore had a superb race at the Centennial Conference Championships where they finished third.

MID-ATLANTIC REGION 

Projected AQ: No. 1 Johns Hopkins 

Next in Line: No. 2 Carnegie Mellon 

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Gettysburg, No. 4 Grove City, No. 5 Dickinson 

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 7, but plenty happened. Johns Hopkins amassed a perfect team score of 15 points at the Centennial Conference Championships, finishing ahead of No. 3 Gettysburg and No. 5 Dickinson. The Blue Jays squad of juniors Adriana Catalano, Cooper Brotherton, Aisling Callahan, and freshman Carter Brotherton and Sydney Shock would pack the 1-5 punch needed to earn the perfect score. Catalano won the individual title. Gettysburg would finish runner-up, while Dickinson finished fourth. 

MIDEAST REGION

Projected AQ: No. 1 Williams 

Next in Line: No. 2 Amherst 

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Middlebury, No. 4 Wesleyan, No. 5 Connecticut College 

Notes: All of the top-5 teams competed at the NESCAC Championships over the weekend. Williams would rise to the top, taking the team title in an outstanding 35 points. Amherst would finish runner-up to the Ephs with a score of 87 points. Middlebury would have the individual champion, with sophomore Audrey Maclean running a time of 20:21 to take the crown over the 6k course. Maclean would lead her team to a fourth place team finish. Wesleyan and Connecticut College also put up great races, finishing in fourth and fifth as teams. 

MIDWEST REGION 

Projected AQ: No. 1 UChicago 

Next in Line: No. 2 Washington (Mo.) 

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Wartburg, No. 4 Central (Iowa), No. 5 Wheaton 

Notes: UChicago reclaims the No. 1 spot in the Week 7 rankings after winning the team title at the UAA Championships. The Maroons placed four of their top-5 in the top-10, with senior Elisabeth Camic leading the way with a fourth-place individual finish. Washington (Mo.) also had an accomplished race at the UAA Championships, finishing third. Wartburg and Central (Iowa) dueled at the American Rivers Conference Championships. Wartburg narrowly beat Central by 15 points, 41 to 56. However, Central claimed the individual title with senior Addy Parrott’s commanding win in a time of 21:34 over the 6k course. 

NIAGARA REGION 

Projected AQ: No. 1 NYU 

Next in Line: No. 2 SUNY Geneseo 

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Hamilton, No. 4 Ithaca, No. 5 Rochester 

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 7, but plenty happened. NYU and Rochester (N.Y.) would travel to Attleboro, Massachusetts for the UAA Championships. NYU finished runner-up with a team total of 60 points, while Rochester finished seventh with a team total of 187 points. SUNY Geneseo placed all of their top-7 in the top-10 at the Empire 8 Championships, winning with a team score of 20 points. Hamilton saw freshman Keira Rogan battle for the individual title at the NESCAC Championships. Rogan would come away with an outstanding runner-up finish, traversing the 6k course in a time of 20:22. 

NORTH REGION

Projected AQ: No. 1 UW-La Crosse

Next in Line: No. 2 St. Olaf

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Carleton, No. 4 UW-Stout, No. 5 UW-Eau Claire 

Notes: UW-La Crosse reclaims the No. 1 spot for the first time since Week 1. The Eagles put up an impressive 37 points to win the team title at the WIAC Championships. UW-Stout finished runner-up and UW-Eau Claire took third in the same race. St. Olaf reigned supreme at the MIAC Championships, besting Carleton, 34 to 54. 

SOUTH REGION 

Projected AQ: No. 1 Emory 

Next in Line: No. 2 Washington and Lee

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Lynchburg, No. 4 Bridgewater (Va.), No. 5 Shenandoah 

Notes: Bridgewater (Va.) climbs back into the top-5 for Week 7, hurdling Shenandoah for the No. 4 position. The Eagles raced Washington and Lee, Lynchburg, and Shenandoah at the ODAC Championships. Washington and Lee claimed the team title with 35 points. Lynchburg, Bridgewater (Va.), and Shenandoah placed second, third, and fourth, respectively. Emory’s Brigid Hanley was able to come out on top at the UAA Championships, leading her team to a fourth place finish in an action packed conference race. 

WEST REGION 

Projected AQ: No. 1 Colorado College 

Next in Line: No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Pomona-Pitzer, No. 4 UC-Santa Cruz, No. 5 George Fox 

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 7, but plenty happened. Colorado College lived up to the hype at the SCAC Championships, scoring a perfect team score of 15 points to take the team title. Senior Sydney Rankin took home the individual crown, running a time of 22:11 for the 6k. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer dueled at the SCIAC Championships over the weekend. The Athenas scored 34 points to win the team title, with the Sagehens finishing runner-up in a score of 62 points. Junior Athena Riley Capuano won the individual title in a time of 21:57 over the 6k course. George Fox was also able to claim a team title, winning the Northwest Conference Championships with a score of 40 points.

Gwyneth Young is a junior studying criminal justice and communications at Elizabethtown College. She is a distance runner on the Blue Jays cross country and track and field teams, where her main events are the 1500 and the 5000. She is originally from Lebanon, Pennsylvania and graduated from Cedar Crest High School, where she ran cross country and track and field as well.