By Jasmine Fehr
November 18, 2024
The 2024 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships are set for Saturday, November 23, at the Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course in Madison, WI, hosted by the University of Wisconsin.
CITIUS MAG will have a team on-site bringing you a preview show, interviews with the stars of the meet, and coverage across our website, YouTube, Instagram, X, Threads, and BlueSky. More details on how to follow along the championship can be found here.
Thirty-one teams will compete in both the men’s and women’s races. The top two teams from each of the nine regional meets earned automatic bids, while 13 more were selected as at-large qualifiers. Additionally, 38 individual runners punched their tickets through auto-qualifying and at-large selections.
Here's a list of all teams and individual qualifiers set to compete in the 255-runner fields for both the men's and women's races:
Courtesy University of Alabama Athletics
Women's Teams | Automatic Qualifiers
- Notre Dame - Great Lakes Region
- Wisconsin - Great Lakes Region
- West Virginia - Mid-Atlantic Region
- Georgetown - Mid-Atlantic Region
- Oklahoma State - Midwest Region
- Minnesota - Midwest Region
- BYU - Mountain Region
- Northern Arizona - Mountain Region
- Providence - Northeast Region
- Syracuse - Northeast Region
- Alabama - South Region
- Florida - South Region
- Arkansas - South Central Region
- Texas - South Central Region
- NC State - Southeast Region
- Virginia - Southeast Region
- Oregon - West Region
- Stanford - West Region
Courtesy Penn State Athletics
Women's Teams | At-Large Qualifiers
- Washington - 3rd, West Region
- New Mexico - 3rd, Mountain Region
- Florida State - 3rd, South Region
- North Carolina - 3rd, Southeast Region
- Penn State - 3rd, Mid-Atlantic Region
- Boston College - 3rd, Northeast Region
- Toledo - 3rd, Great Lakes Region
- Utah - 4th, Mountain Region
- Gonzaga - 4th, West Region
- Michigan State - 4th, Great Lakes Region
- Tennessee - 4th, South Region
- Harvard - 4th, Northeast Region
- Lipscomb - 5th, South Region
Courtesy University of Colorado
Individual Qualifiers | Women
Great Lakes:
- Emily Paupore - Central Michigan
- Aniya Mosley - Ohio State
- Penelopea Gordon - Michigan
- Daniella Santos - Ohio State
Mid-Atlantic:
- Sadie Sigfstead - Villanova
- Gwenno Goode - La Salle
- Rose Coats - Maryland
- Mena Scatchard - Princeton
Midwest:
- Leah Jeruto - Oklahoma
- Maelle Porcher - Iowa State
- Ali Bainbridge - Nebraska
- Halle Hill - Illinois
Mountain:
- Juliet Cherubet - Texas Tech
- Regina Mpigachai - Northern Colorado
- Jessie Secor - Colorado
- Anna Petr - Colorado State
Northeast:
- Chloe Thomas - UConn
- Phoebe Anderson - Columbia
- Jenna Zydanowicz - UConn
- Vera Sjoberg - Boston University
- Brooke Morabito - Central Connecticut
South:
- Loral Winn - Ole Miss
- Lesley Green - Chattanooga
- Brenda Jepchirchir - Auburn
- Kate Jortberg - Georgia Tech
South Central:
- Caroline Jeptanui - Tulane
- Blezzin Kimutai - Tulane
- Ruth Kimeli - Baylor
- Lorena Rangel Batres - LSU
- Mercy Kipchumba - Stephen F. Austin
Southeast:
- Silvia Jelego - Clemson
- Judy Kosgei - Clemson
- Gladys Chepngetich - Clemson
- Adelyn Fairley - Liberty
West:
- Judy Chepkoech - Arizona State
- Laura Pellicoro - Portland
- Kaiya Robertson - Boise State
- Zenah Cheptoo - Washington State
Courtesy University of Wisconsin
Men's Teams | Automatic Qualifiers
- Notre Dame - Great Lakes
- Wisconsin - Great Lakes
- Villanova - Mid-Atlantic
- Princeton - Mid-Atlantic
- Oklahoma State - Midwest
- Iowa State - Midwest
- BYU - Mountain
- New Mexico - Mountain
- Syracuse - Northeast
- Harvard - Northeast
- Alabama - South
- Ole Miss - South
- Arkansas - South Central
- Tulane - South Central
- Virginia - Southeast
- North Carolina - Southeast
- Washington - West
- Oregon - West
Courtesy NAU Athletics
Men's Teams | At-Large Qualifiers
- Stanford - 3rd, West Region
- Northern Arizona - 3rd, Mountain Region
- Eastern Kentucky - 3rd, Southeast Region
- Butler - 3rd, Great Lakes Region
- Georgetown - 3rd, Mid-Atlantic Region
- Tulsa - 3rd, Midwest Region
- Virginia Tech - 4th, Southeast Region
- CBU - 4th, West Region
- Utah State - 4th, Mountain Region
- Wake Forest - 5th, Southeast Region
- Colorado - 5th, Mountain Region
- Wyoming - 6th, Mountain Region
- Furman - 6th, Southeast Region
Courtesy Gonzaga Athletics
Individual Qualifiers | Men
Great Lakes:
- Douglas Buckeridge - Purdue
- Dominic Serem - Toledo
- Bismack Kipchirchir - Akron
- Baidy Ba - Kent State
- Riley Hough - Michigan State
Mid-Atlantic:
- Dylan Throop - Penn
- Brian DiCola - Penn State
- MacCallum Rowe - La Salle
- Luke Johnson - Penn
Midwest:
- Abraham Chelangam - Oral Roberts
- Thobias Cheruiyot - Oklahoma
- William Sinclair - Illinois State
- Carson Noecker - South Dakota State
Mountain:
- Solomon Kipchoge - Texas Tech
- Ernest Cheruiyot - Texas Tech
- Peter Visser - Weber State
- Lars Mitchel - Colorado State
Northeast:
- Matt Rankin - Iona
- Lachlan Wellington - Iona
- Derek Amicon - Cornell
- Nathan Davis - Army West Point
- Luke Marsanskis - Maine
South:
- Christopher Middelton-Pearson - Tennessee
- Allan Kiplagat - Middle Tennessee
- Nickson Chebii - Auburn
- Ryan Kinnane - Auburn
South Central:
- Isaac Alonzo - Texas
- Jacob Pyeatt - Arkansas State
- Dominic Kiptum - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
- Griffin Neal - Incarnate Word
Southeast:
- Collins Kiprop Kipngok - Kentucky
- Geoffrey Kirwa - Louisville
- Brett Gardner - NC State
- Sawyer Dagan - Clemson
West:
- Evans Kurui - Washington State
- Matt Strangio - Portland
- Wil Smith - Gonzaga
- Joe Hudson - Boise State
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Jasmine Fehr
Jasmine Fehr produces the CITIUS MAG Podcast, manages our website, and shares content across our socials. She’s a Canadian distance runner training for her marathon debut. Her collegiate running career spanned the University of Portland and the University of Tennessee, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Master’s degree in Communications.
