NCAA Division II women's indoor track and field championships explained

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Sport:	College indoor track and field
Founded:	1985
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Champion:	Adams State (6th)
Tv:	ESPNU
Website:	NCAA.com

The NCAA Division II women's indoor track and field championships are contested at an annual collegiate indoor track and field meet organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the individual and team national champions of seventeen events among its Division II member institutions in the United States and Canada. The event has been held every year since 1983.

Athletes' performances in individual championships earn points for their institutions and the team with the most points receives the NCAA team title in track and field. A separate NCAA Division II men's competition is also held.

These events are separate from the Division II women's outdoor championships held during the spring.^[1]

The two-time defending national champions are Adams State, who won their sixth team national title in 2024.

The most successful program has been Abilene Christian, who won 12 team national titles before departing for Division I.

Events

Track events

• Sprint events
  • 60 meter dash
  • 200 meter dash
  • 400 meter dash

• Distance events
  • 800 meter run
  • Mile run
  • 3,000 meter run
  • 5,000 meter run

• Hurdle Events
  • 60 meter high hurdles

• Relay events
  • 1,600 meter relay
  • Distance medley relay

Field events

• Jumping events
  • High jump
  • Pole vault
  • Long jump
  • Triple jump

• Throwing events
  • Shot put
  • Weight throw

• Multi-events
  • Pentathlon

Summary

style= colspan=8	NCAA Division II women's indoor track and field championships
Year	Site (Host)	Stadium/Arena		Championship Results
				Winner	Points	Runners-Up	Points
1985 Details	Fargo, ND (North Dakota State)	–		St. Augustine's	77	NYIT	40
1986	Not held
1987 Details	Fargo, ND (North Dakota State)	–		St. Augustine's (2)	73	Hampton	62
1988 Details	Vermillion, SD (South Dakota)	Dakota Dome		Abilene Christian	91	Hampton	51
1989 Details				Abilene Christian (2)	69	Southeast Missouri State	48
1990 Details				Abilene Christian (3)	60	Norfolk State	41
1991 Details				Abilene Christian (4)	72	St. Augustine's	28
1992 Details	Bay City, MI (Saginaw Valley State)	SVSU Fieldhouse		Alabama A&M	67	Abilene Christian Cal State Los Angeles	42
1993 Details	Vermillion, SD (South Dakota)	Dakota Dome		Abilene Christian (5)	57½	Norfolk State	33
1994 Details	Fargo, ND (North Dakota State)	–		Abilene Christian (6)	78	Norfolk State	42
1995 Details	Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis)	RCA Dome		Abilene Christian (7)	70	Adams State	38
1996 Details				Abilene Christian (8)	68	St. Augustine's	40
1997 Details				Abilene Christian (9)	76	St. Augustine's	61
1998 Details				Abilene Christian (10)	66	South Dakota	43
1999 Details				Abilene Christian (11)	119	St. Augustine's	44
2000 Details	Boston, MA	Reggie Lewis Track		Abilene Christian (12)	48	North Dakota State	47
2001 Details				St. Augustine's (3)	63	Abilene Christian	48
2002 Details				North Dakota State	67½	St. Augustine's	45
2003 Details				St. Augustine's (4)	73	St. Augustine's	53
2004 Details				Lincoln (MO)	62	Adams State	58
2005 Details				St. Augustine's (5)	53	Abilene Christian	48½
2006 Details				Lincoln (MO) (2)	87	Abilene Christian	50⅓
2007 Details				St. Augustine's (6)	105	Lincoln (MO)	64
2008 Details	Mankato, MN (Minnesota State)	Myers Fieldhouse		Adams State	55	St. Augustine's	48
2009 Details	Houston, TX	Yeoman Field House		Lincoln (MO) (3)	100½	Grand Valley State	48
2010 Details	Albuquerque, NM	Albuquerque Convention Center		Lincoln (MO) (4)	56	Ashland Grand Valley State	47
2011 Details				Grand Valley State	83	Lincoln (MO)	51
2012 Details	Mankato, MN (Minnesota State)	Myers Fieldhouse		Grand Valley State (2)	94	Adams State	51
2013 Details	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham CrossPlex		Academy of Art	59	Lincoln (MO)	48½
2014 Details	Winston-Salem, NC	JDL Fast Track		Adams State (2)	67	Johnson C. Smith	59
2015 Details	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham CrossPlex		Central Missouri	47	Hillsdale	40
2016 Details	Pittsburg, KS	Robert W. Plaster Center		Lincoln (MO) (5)	60	Hillsdale	58
2017 Details	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham CrossPlex		Adams State (3)	47	Grand Valley State	39
2018 Details	Pittsburg, KS	Robert W. Plaster Center		West Texas A&M	53	Lincoln (MO)	36
2019 Details	Pittsburg, KS	Robert W. Plaster Center		Adams State (4)	87	Grand Valley State	64
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
2021 Details	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham CrossPlex		Grand Valley State (3)	93	Minnesota State	40
2022 Details	Pittsburg, KS (Pittsburg State)	Robert W. Plaster Center		Minnesota State	58	Grand Valley State	51
2023 Details	Virginia Beach, VA (Norfolk State)	Virginia Beach Sports Center		Adams State (5)	52	Minnesota State	51
2024 Details	Pittsburg, KS (Pittsburg State)	Robert W. Plaster Center		Adams State (6)	67	Pittsburg State	64.5
2025 Details	Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis)	Fall Creek Pavilion
2026 Details	Virginia Beach, VA (Norfolk State)	Virginia Beach Sports Center

Champions

Active programs

Team	Titles	Years
style=		6	2008, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024
style=		6	1985, 1987, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007
style=		5	2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2016
style=		3	2011, 2012, 2021
style=		1	2022
style=		1	2018
style=		1	2015
style=		1	2013

Former programs

Team	Titles	Years
style=		12	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
style=		1	2002
style=		1	1992

Championship Records

Event	Record	Athlete	School	Nationality	Date	Place	Ref
60 m	7.20	Barbara Pierre	Saint Augustine's		12 March 2010	Albuquerque
	7.20	Makayla Jackson	Minnesota State		11 March 2023	Virginia Beach	^[2]
200 m	23.26	Alexis Brown	Lenoir-Rhyne		11 March 2023	Virginia Beach	^[3]
400 m	51.78	Carly Muscaro	Merrimack		March 2017	Birmingham	^[4]
3000 m	9:06.03	Stephanie Cotter	Adams State		11 March 2023	Virginia Beach	^[5]
5000 m	15:41.30	Lindsay Cunningham	Winona State		10 March 2023	Virginia Beach	^[6]
Pole vault	4.32 m	Courtney Crandall	Sioux Falls		March 2017	Birmingham	^[7]
4 × 400 m	3:36.76	Chloe Saenz Luisarys Toledo Kennedi Cline Tiffany Hughey	NW Missouri		11 March 2023	Virginia Beach	^[8]
Distance medley relay	11:12.47	Klaudia O'Malley Kate Zang Taryn Chapko Natalie Graber	Grand Valley State		10 March 2023	Virginia Beach	^[9]

See also

• NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division III)
• AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Indoor Track and Field Champions
• NAIA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship
• NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship (Division I, Division II, Division III)

External links

• NCAA Division II women's indoor track and field

Notes and References

1. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_indoor_champs_records/2019-20/D2Women.pdf
2. Web site: 60m Result. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 11 March 2023. 25 March 2023.
3. Web site: 200m Result. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 11 March 2023. 25 March 2023.
4. Web site: 2017 NCAA Indoor Division II Championships – Women's Results. leonetiming.com. 11 March 2017. 20 March 2017.
5. Web site: 3000m Result. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 11 March 2023. 25 March 2023.
6. Web site: 5000m Result. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 10 March 2023. 25 March 2023.
7. Web site: 2017 NCAA Indoor Division II Championships – Women's Results. leonetiming.com. 11 March 2017. 20 March 2017.
8. Web site: 4×400m Relay Result. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 11 March 2023. 25 March 2023.
9. Web site: DMR Result. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 10 March 2023. 25 March 2023.