Joplin, MO – Crown College cruised to their third consecutive NCCAA Division II Women’s Cross Country National Championship, breaking a Division II Women’s Cross Country record for team score with 21 points. All five runners who scored for the Polars finished in the top eight individually, led by Brooklyn Hart. 

Bob Jones University took second with 58 points with Kristen Dodds leading the way with a time of 21:03.6. Faith Baptist Bible College rounded out the top three teams with 69 points, seeing Carlie Blevins take home individual medalist honors for the first time in her career. 

Highlights:

• All five Crown athletes that scored finished in the top 10 All-American spots, led by National Runner-Up Brooklyn Hart who earned a time of 19:10.2. Ella DuFault took third individually with a time of 19:22.5, Lindsey Morrison earned fifth with a time of 19:55.0, Ruth Brueckner took sixth with a time of 19:59.2, and Callie DuFault secured eighth with a time of 20:21.0. 
• After finishing National Runner-Up a season ago, Carlie Blevins of Faith Baptist Bible College earned her first NCCAA Individual National Championship with a 5,000-meter time of 18:45.5. She is also the first Faith runner in program history to ever earn a NCCAA National Championship medalist. 
• Great Lakes Christian College, in their first-year as a collegiate program, saw Jade Murdoch earn NCCAA All-American honors, taking fourth place with a time of 19:51.0. 
• Freshman Aleigha Standerwick of Maranatha Baptist University was the top individual finisher, earning the last NCCAA All-American spot at 10^th with a time of 20:51.9. 

Results from the 2026 NCCAA Division II Women’s 5,000-meter can be found here. A full list of All-Americans and other award winners can be viewed here.

About the NCCAA
Established in 1968, the National Christian College Athletic Association uses intercollegiate athletics to further the Great Commission and is committed to equipping student-athletes and coaches to make a positive impact for Christ. The NCCAA currently holds 24 national championship events for 86 member schools across 28 states and Ontario, Canada. For more information on the NCCAA, visit our website, thenccaa.org, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram at @thenccaa.