MIAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field NCAA Championship History

1982-2026

Results by Year

2026

Veterans Memorial Stadium, La Crosse, WI

School Result Details
Bethel 21st 14 points.
Gustavus T-61st 3 points.

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2025

SPIRE Institute

School Result Details
Bethel T-38th 7 points.
Macalester T-48th 5 points.
St. Olaf T-65th 2 points.

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2024 Fiona Smith, Saint Benedict — NCAA Champion, 10,000-Meter Run

Myrtle Beach, S.C.

School Result Details
Bethel T-31st 7 points.
Saint Benedict T-11th 16 points. Fiona Smith won the 10,000-Meter Run in 34:27.32.
St. Scholastica T-40th 6 points.

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2023 Birgen Nelson, Gustavus — NCAA Champion, 100-Meter High Hurdles

Rochester, N.Y.

School Result Details
Bethel T-43rd 6 points.
Carleton T-18th 11 points.
Gustavus 10th 20 points. Birgen Nelson won the 100-Meter High Hurdles in 13.37 — championship record.
Saint Benedict 15th 16 points.
St. Olaf T-71st 1 point.
St. Scholastica T-43rd 6 points.

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2022 Birgen Nelson, Gustavus — NCAA Champion, 100-Meter High Hurdles

Geneva, Ohio

School Result Details
Bethel T-34th 9 points.
Carleton T-52nd 4 points.
Gustavus 5th 25 points. Birgen Nelson won the 100-Meter High Hurdles in 13.44w.
Saint Benedict T-29th 10 points.

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2021

North Carolina A&T

School Result Details
Bethel 40th 5 points.
Gustavus T-20th 11 points.
Hamline 64th 1 point.
Saint Benedict 50th 4 points.
Saint Mary's T-32nd 8 points.
St. Olaf 59th 2 points.
St. Thomas T-20th 11 points.

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2019

SPIRE Institute

School Result Details
Bethel T-47th 5 points.
Hamline T-47th 5 points.
Macalester T-47th 5 points.
St. Thomas T-31st 9 points.

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2018

Wis.-La Crosse

School Result Details
Hamline T-53rd 4 points.
Macalester T-34th 8 points.
Saint Mary's T-59th 3 points.
St. Thomas T-59th 3 points.

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2017

Geneva

School Result Details
Concordia 16th 15 points.
Hamline T-40th 6 points.
Saint Benedict T-24th 11 points.
St. Catherine T-40th 6 points.

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2016 Amelia Campbell, Carleton — NCAA Champion, Heptathlon

Wartburg

School Result Details
Carleton T-16th 14 points. Amelia Campbell won the Heptathlon in 5108.
Concordia T-58th 4 points.
St. Catherine T-68th 3 points.
St. Thomas T-31st 9 points.

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2015 Cherae Reeves, Concordia — NCAA Champion, Shot Put

Canton, N.Y.

School Result Details
Carleton T-46th 5 points.
Concordia T-19th 13 points. Cherae Reeves won the Shot Put in 15.02.
St. Thomas T-22nd 11 points.

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2014 Mallory Burnham, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, 100-Meter High Hurdles Kao Sutton, Carleton — NCAA Champion, Discus Throw Amelia Campbell, Carleton — NCAA Champion, Heptathlon

Ohio Wesleyan

School Result Details
Augsburg T-56th 4 points.
Carleton T-8th 21 points. Kao Sutton won the Discus Throw in 47.31. Amelia Campbell won the Heptathlon in 5221.
Concordia T-18th 12 points.
Macalester T-51st 5 points.
St. Thomas 5th 27 points. Mallory Burnham won the 100-Meter High Hurdles in 14.02.

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2013 Becky Culp, Hamline — NCAA Champion, Discus Throw

Wis.-La Crosse

School Result Details
Concordia T-26th 10 points.
Hamline T-18th 14 points. Becky Culp won the Discus Throw in 47.11.
St. Olaf T-44th 5 points.
St. Thomas 9th 24 points.

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2012

Claremont-M-S

School Result Details
Augsburg T-68th 2 points.
Carleton T-73rd 1 point.
Concordia T-48th 5 points.
Gustavus T-68th 2 points.
Hamline T-28th 8 points.
St. Thomas T-28th 8 points.

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2011 Kelly Lovett, Carleton — NCAA Champion, Javelin Throw Janey Helland, Gustavus — NCAA Champion, Heptathlon

Ohio Wesleyan

School Result Details
Augsburg T-52nd 4 points.
Carleton 10th 19 points. Kelly Lovett won the Javelin Throw in 47.36.
Gustavus T-13th 14 points. Janey Helland won the Heptathlon in 5061.
Hamline T-60th 3 points.
St. Thomas T-65th 2 points.

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2010 Marie Borner, Bethel — NCAA Champion, 800-Meter Run Marie Borner, Bethel — NCAA Champion, 1,500-Meter Run

Baldwin Wallace

School Result Details
Bethel 11th 20 points. Marie Borner won the 800-Meter Run in 2:06.87. Marie Borner won the 1,500-Meter Run in 4:23.85.
Carleton 16th 16 points.
Concordia T-34th 8 points.
Gustavus T-44th 5 points.
Hamline T-54th 3 points.
St. Catherine T-63rd 2 points.
St. Thomas T-13th 18 points.

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2009 Marie Borner, Bethel — NCAA Champion, 1,500-Meter Run Lisa Brown, Gustavus — NCAA Champion, Javelin Throw

Marietta

School Result Details
Bethel T-18th 13 points. Marie Borner won the 1,500-Meter Run in 4:27.41.
Carleton T-31st 9 points.
Concordia T-73rd 1 point.
Gustavus 6th 27 points. Lisa Brown won the Javelin Throw in 48.16.
St. Thomas T-28th 10 points.

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2008 Lisa Brown, Gustavus — NCAA Champion, Javelin Throw

Wis.-Oshkosh

School Result Details
Bethel T-44th 6 points.
Concordia 59th 4½ points.
Gustavus T-15th 18 points. Lisa Brown won the Javelin Throw in 53.17.
St. Thomas T-60th 4 points.

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2007 Shara Guidry, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, Discus Throw

Wis.-Oshkosh

School Result Details
Bethel 61st 2½ points.
Concordia T-44th 5 points.
Gustavus T-28th 9 points.
Macalester T-62nd 2 points.
Saint Mary's T-51st 4 points.
St. Olaf T-67th 1 point.
St. Thomas T-14th 17 points. Shara Guidry won the Discus Throw in 44.49.

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2006 Kristal Grigsby, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, Long Jump Lisa Brown, Gustavus — NCAA Champion, Javelin Throw

Benedictine (IL)

School Result Details
Augsburg T-33rd 9 points.
Concordia T-19th 14 points.
Gustavus T-19th 14 points. Lisa Brown won the Javelin Throw in 47.11.
Hamline T-46th 5 points.
Macalester T-55th 3 points.
Saint Mary's T-46th 5 points.
St. Thomas T-15th 16 points. Kristal Grigsby won the Long Jump in 5.81.

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2005 Andretta Colley, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, Long Jump

Wartburg

School Result Details
Concordia T-55th 3 points.
Hamline T-44th 5 points.
Saint Benedict T-39th 6 points.
Saint Mary's T-44th 5 points.
St. Thomas T-5th 32 points. Andretta Colley won the Long Jump in 5.92.

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2004 Kristal Grigsby, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, Long Jump Kristin Petersen, Gustavus — NCAA Champion, Discus Throw

Millikin

School Result Details
Carleton T-60th 2 points.
Concordia T-45th 4 points.
Gustavus T-16th 18 points. Kristin Petersen won the Discus Throw in 48.62.
Saint Benedict T-45th 4 points.
St. Thomas 13th 21 points. Kristal Grigsby won the Long Jump in 6.06.

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2003

St. Lawrence

School Result Details
Carleton T-21st 10 points.
Concordia T-64th 2 points.
Gustavus T-24th 9 points.
Saint Mary's T-64th 2 points.
St. Olaf T-37th 6 points.
St. Thomas 10th 23 points.

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2002

Macalester

School Result Details
Carleton T-47th 4 points.
Concordia T-47th 4 points.
Gustavus T-55th 3 points.
Macalester T-38th 6 points.
St. Olaf T-33rd 8 points.
St. Thomas T-55th 3 points.

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2001

Millikin

School Result Details
Carleton T-39th 6 points.
Gustavus T-39th 6 points.
Hamline T-51st 4 points.
Saint Benedict T-71st ½ points.
St. Thomas T-23rd 10 points.

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2000

North Central (IL)

School Result Details
Carleton T-41st 7 points.
Concordia T-68th 1 point.
Macalester T-68th 1 point.
St. Olaf T-35th 8½ points.
St. Thomas T-31st 9½ points.

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1999 Jayna Mathieu, St. Olaf — NCAA Champion, 1,500-Meter Run Sandra Helquist, Carleton — NCAA Champion, 400-Meter Hurdles

Baldwin Wallace

School Result Details
Carleton T-16th 14 points. Sandra Helquist won the 400-Meter Hurdles in 1:01.05.
Concordia T-38th 6 points.
Gustavus T-53rd 3 points.
Macalester T-67th 1 point.
St. Olaf T-24th 10 points. Jayna Mathieu won the 1,500-Meter Run in 4:30.55.
St. Thomas T-53rd 3 points.

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1998 Jayna Mathieu, St. Olaf — NCAA Champion, 1,500-Meter Run

Macalester

School Result Details
Augsburg T-25th 9 points.
Bethel T-67th 2 points.
Concordia 10th 17 points.
Gustavus 15th 12 points.
Hamline T-39th 6 points.
Macalester T-67th 2 points.
St. Olaf T-18th 10 points. Jayna Mathieu won the 1,500-Meter Run in 4:34.83.

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1997 St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, 4x100-Meter Relay

Wis.-La Crosse

School Result Details
Carleton T-31st 8 points.
Concordia T-31st 8 points.
Gustavus T-26th 10 points.
Hamline T-53rd 3 points.
St. Olaf T-40th 6 points.
St. Thomas 8th 25 points. St. Thomas won the 4x100-Meter Relay in 47.33.

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1996 Renee Erickson, Concordia — NCAA Champion, Javelin Throw

North Central (IL)

School Result Details
Carleton T-47th 4 points.
Concordia T-27th 10 points. Renee Erickson won the Javelin Throw in 46.02.
Gustavus T-32nd 8 points.
St. Olaf T-37th 6 points.
St. Thomas 3rd 47 points.

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1995 Kelly Copps, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, 10,000-Meter Run Renee Erickson, Concordia — NCAA Champion, Javelin Throw

Carleton

School Result Details
Carleton T-57th 2 points.
Concordia T-12th 18 points. Renee Erickson won the Javelin Throw in 45.10.
St. Olaf T-57th 2 points.
St. Thomas 2nd 52 points. Kelly Copps won the 10,000-Meter Run in 35:37.94.

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1994 Aminah Ricks, Carleton — NCAA Champion, 100-Meter Dash Kelly Copps, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, 5,000-Meter Run Kelly Copps, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, 10,000-Meter Run Renee Erickson, Concordia — NCAA Champion, Javelin Throw

North Central (IL)

School Result Details
Carleton 14th 18 points. Aminah Ricks won the 100-Meter Dash in 12.40.
Concordia 12th 20 points. Renee Erickson won the Javelin Throw in 44.42.
St. Olaf T-53rd 2 points.
St. Thomas 4th 42 points. Kelly Copps won the 5,000-Meter Run in 17:04.73. Kelly Copps won the 10,000-Meter Run in 35:32.74.

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1993 Kelly Copps, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, 10,000-Meter Run

Baldwin Wallace

School Result Details
Carleton T-35th 6 points.
Concordia T-28th 9 points.
Macalester T-49th 4 points.
Saint Benedict T-41st 5 points.
St. Olaf T-41st 5 points.
St. Thomas 5th 32½ points. Kelly Copps won the 10,000-Meter Run in 36:19.08.

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1992 Kristin Kuehl, Concordia — NCAA Champion, Discus Throw

Colby

School Result Details
Augsburg T-58th 1 point.
Carleton 29th 7 points.
Concordia 10th 24 points. Kristin Kuehl won the Discus Throw in 55.02 — championship record.
Gustavus T-31st 6 points.
Saint Benedict T-43rd 4 points.
St. Olaf T-17th 14 points.
St. Thomas T-15th 15 points.

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1991 Trish Tinucci, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, 400-Meter Hurdles Kristin Kuehl, Concordia — NCAA Champion, Discus Throw

Baldwin Wallace

School Result Details
Bethel T-33rd 6 points.
Carleton T-18th 13 points.
Concordia 21st 12 points. Kristin Kuehl won the Discus Throw in 51.04.
St. Olaf T-30th 7 points.
St. Thomas T-9th 26 points. Trish Tinucci won the 400-Meter Hurdles in 1:00.63.

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1990 Betty Hansen, Hamline — NCAA Champion, 800-Meter Run Gretchen Farkas, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, 5,000-Meter Run Gretchen Farkas, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, 10,000-Meter Run Trish Tinucci, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, 400-Meter Hurdles Kristin Kuehl, Concordia — NCAA Champion, Discus Throw

North Central (IL)

School Result Details
Bethel 21st 11 points.
Carleton T-43rd 4 points.
Concordia T-22nd 10 points. Kristin Kuehl won the Discus Throw in 48.46.
Hamline T-16th 15 points. Betty Hansen won the 800-Meter Run in 2:11.57.
St. Olaf T-50th 1 point.
St. Thomas T-5th 40 points. Gretchen Farkas won the 5,000-Meter Run in 16:43.96. Gretchen Farkas won the 10,000-Meter Run in 34:42.80. Trish Tinucci won the 400-Meter Hurdles in 1:01.64.

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1989 Carolyn Ross, Augsburg — NCAA Champion, 400-Meter Dash Anna Prineas, Carleton — NCAA Champion, 5,000-Meter Run Anna Prineas, Carleton — NCAA Champion, 10,000-Meter Run Carolyn Ross, Augsburg — NCAA Champion, 400-Meter Hurdles

North Central (IL)

School Result Details
Augsburg T-12th 21 points. Carolyn Ross won the 400-Meter Dash in 54.84. Carolyn Ross won the 400-Meter Hurdles in 58.99.
Bethel T-41st 5 points.
Carleton 14th 20 points. Anna Prineas won the 5,000-Meter Run in 16:50.74. Anna Prineas won the 10,000-Meter Run in 35:17.00.
Concordia T-48th 2 points.
Gustavus T-36th 6 points.
St. Olaf T-29th 8 points.
St. Thomas 7th 28½ points.

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1988 Carolyn Ross, Augsburg — NCAA Champion, 400-Meter Hurdles Melanie Herrera, Augsburg — NCAA Champion, Shot Put Janis Raatz, Macalester — NCAA Champion, Javelin Throw

Carleton

School Result Details
Augsburg T-4th 25 points. Carolyn Ross won the 400-Meter Hurdles in 59.65. Melanie Herrera won the Shot Put in 15.25.
Bethel T-29th 8 points.
Carleton 13th 19 points.
Concordia T-27th 9 points.
Macalester T-16th 15 points. Janis Raatz won the Javelin Throw in 48.18.
St. Olaf T-45th 3 points.
St. Thomas T-6th 24 points.

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1987 Julia Kirtland, Macalester — NCAA Champion, 5,000-Meter Run Julia Kirtland, Macalester — NCAA Champion, 10,000-Meter Run Melanie Herrera, Augsburg — NCAA Champion, Shot Put

North Central (IL)

School Result Details
Augsburg 5th 32 points. Melanie Herrera won the Shot Put in 14.44.
Bethel T-20th 10 points.
Concordia T-18th 12 points.
Gustavus T-49th 3 points.
Macalester 4th 33 points. Julia Kirtland won the 5,000-Meter Run in 16:42.22. Julia Kirtland won the 10,000-Meter Run in 35:08.33.
St. Catherine T-27th 8 points.
St. Olaf T-53rd 2 points.
St. Thomas 12th 21 points.

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1986 Lisa Koelfgen, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, 1,500-Meter Run Julia Kirtland, Macalester — NCAA Champion, 5,000-Meter Run Julia Kirtland, Macalester — NCAA Champion, 10,000-Meter Run

Wis.-La Crosse

School Result Details
Augsburg T-19th 12 points.
Bethel T-55th 2 points.
Concordia T-15th 14 points.
Hamline T-55th 2 points.
Macalester T-4th 34 points. Julia Kirtland won the 5,000-Meter Run in 16:46.27. Julia Kirtland won the 10,000-Meter Run in 34:52.87.
St. Thomas 3rd 48 points. Lisa Koelfgen won the 1,500-Meter Run in 4:29.66.

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1985 Lisa Koelfgen, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, 1,500-Meter Run Julia Kirtland, Macalester — NCAA Champion, 5,000-Meter Run

Denison

School Result Details
Augsburg T-54th 2 points.
Concordia T-26th 8 points.
Hamline T-45th 4 points.
Macalester T-18th 10 points. Julia Kirtland won the 5,000-Meter Run in 16:57.01.
St. Catherine T-54th 2 points.
St. Thomas 4th 48 points. Lisa Koelfgen won the 1,500-Meter Run in 4:36.69.

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1984

Carleton

School Result Details
Bethel T-61st 3 points.
Carleton 51st 8 points.
Concordia 10th 43 points.
Macalester T-21st 20 points.
St. Olaf T-48th 9 points.
St. Thomas T-23rd 18 points.

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1983 Rose McIlrath, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, 1,500-Meter Run Debra Thometz, St. Thomas — NCAA Champion, 10,000-Meter Run

North Central (IL)

School Result Details
Concordia T-18th 24 points.
Macalester T-27th 18 points.
St. Olaf 50th 7½ points.
St. Thomas 2nd 126 points. Rose McIlrath won the 1,500-Meter Run in 4:34.21. Debra Thometz won the 10,000-Meter Run in 33:50.32.

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Results by School

St. Thomas

36NCAA Team Appearances
2nd (1983)Best Team Finish
18Individual/Relay National Titles

NCAA Championships team appearances: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021. Historic MIAC member through the 2020-21 academic year; no seasons after 2021 are included. MIAC's only NCAA team runner-up finishes: 1983 & 1995. Individual/relay champions: Debra Thometz, 10,000m, 1983; Rose McIlrath, 1,500m, 1983; Lisa Koelfgen, 1,500m, 1985 & 1986; Gretchen Farkas, 5,000m & 10,000m, 1990; Trish Tinucci, 400m Hurdles, 1990 & 1991; 4x100-Meter Relay champions, 1997; Kelly Copps, 10,000m, 1993-95 & 5,000m, 1994 (4 career titles, the most of any MIAC athlete at this championship); Kristal Grigsby, Long Jump, 2004 & 2006; Andretta Colley, Long Jump, 2005; Shara Guidry, Discus Throw, 2007; Mallory Burnham, 100m Hurdles, 2014.

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Carleton

26NCAA Team Appearances
T-8th (2014)Best Team Finish
8Individual/Relay National Titles

NCAA Championships team appearances: 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023. Individual champions: Aminah Ricks, 100m, 1994; Anna Prineas, 5,000m & 10,000m, 1989; Sandra Helquist, 400m Hurdles, 1999; Kelly Lovett, Javelin Throw, 2011; Kao Sutton, Discus Throw, 2014; Amelia Campbell, Heptathlon, 2014 & 2016 (2x champion).

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Concordia

33NCAA Team Appearances
10th (1984)Best Team Finish
7Individual/Relay National Titles

NCAA Championships team appearances: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017. Individual champions: Kristin Kuehl, Discus Throw, 1990-92 (3x champion; her 1992 mark of 55.02m is the all-time championship record); Renee Erickson, Javelin Throw, 1994-96 (3x champion); Cherae Reeves, Shot Put, 2015.

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St. Olaf

23NCAA Team Appearances
T-17th (1992)Best Team Finish
2Individual/Relay National Titles

NCAA Championships team appearances: 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2013, 2021, 2023, 2025. Individual champion: Jayna Mathieu, 1,500m, 1998 & 1999 (2x champion).

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Gustavus

22NCAA Team Appearances
5th (2022)Best Team Finish
7Individual/Relay National Titles

NCAA Championships team appearances: 1987, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026. Individual champions: Kristin Petersen, Discus Throw, 2004; Lisa Brown, Javelin Throw, 2006, 2008 & 2009 (3x champion); Janey Helland, Heptathlon, 2011; Birgen Nelson, 100m Hurdles, 2022 & 2023 (2x champion; her 2023 time of 13.37 is the all-time championship record).

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Macalester

17NCAA Team Appearances
T-4th (1986)Best Team Finish
6Individual/Relay National Titles

NCAA Championships team appearances: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2025. Individual champions: Julia Kirtland, 5,000m, 1985-87 & 10,000m, 1986-87 (5 career titles — the most of any MIAC athlete at this championship); Janis Raatz, Javelin Throw, 1988.

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Bethel

19NCAA Team Appearances
11th (2010)Best Team Finish
3Individual/Relay National Titles

NCAA Championships team appearances: 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026. Individual champion: Marie Borner, 1,500m, 2009 & 2010, & 800m, 2010 (3 career titles).

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Augsburg

11NCAA Team Appearances
T-4th (1988)Best Team Finish
5Individual/Relay National Titles

NCAA Championships team appearances: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014. Individual champions: Melanie Herrera, Shot Put, 1987 & 1988; Carolyn Ross, 400m Hurdles, 1988 & 1989, & 400m, 1989 (3 career titles).

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Hamline

16NCAA Team Appearances
T-16th (1990)Best Team Finish
2Individual/Relay National Titles

NCAA Championships team appearances: 1985, 1986, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021. Individual champions: Betty Hansen, 800m, 1990; Becky Culp, Discus Throw, 2013.

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Saint Benedict

10NCAA Team Appearances
T-11th (2024)Best Team Finish
1Individual/Relay National Title

NCAA Championships team appearances: 1992, 1993, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Individual champion: Fiona Smith, 10,000m, 2024.

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Saint Mary's

6NCAA Team Appearances
T-32nd (2021)Best Team Finish
0Individual/Relay National Titles

NCAA Championships team appearances: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2021. No individual or relay national champion to date.

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St. Catherine

5NCAA Team Appearances
T-27th (1987)Best Team Finish
0Individual/Relay National Titles

NCAA Championships team appearances: 1985, 1987, 2010, 2016, 2017. No individual or relay national champion to date.

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St. Scholastica

2NCAA Team Appearances
T-40th (2024)Best Team Finish
0Individual/Relay National Titles

NCAA Championships team appearances: 2023, 2024. MIAC member only since 2022; St. Scholastica also scored team points at this championship in 2013 & 2014, before joining the MIAC, and those years are excluded here. No individual or relay national champion to date.

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National Honors

0National Team Championships
2Team Runner-Up Finishes
32Individual National Champions
59Individual & Relay National Titles

Team National Champions

No MIAC school has won the NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track & Field team championship, though St. Thomas was team runner-up twice in 1983 (126 points, behind Wis.-La Crosse) and 1995 (52 points, behind Wis.-Oshkosh).

Individual & Relay National Champions

Year Athlete / Relay Team School Event Result
2024 Fiona Smith Saint Benedict 10,000-Meter Run 34:27.32
2023 Birgen Nelson Gustavus 100-Meter High Hurdles 13.37 (championship record)
2022 Birgen Nelson Gustavus 100-Meter High Hurdles 13.44w
2016 Amelia Campbell Carleton Heptathlon 5108
2015 Cherae Reeves Concordia Shot Put 15.02
2014 Mallory Burnham St. Thomas 100-Meter High Hurdles 14.02
2014 Kao Sutton Carleton Discus Throw 47.31
2014 Amelia Campbell Carleton Heptathlon 5221
2013 Becky Culp Hamline Discus Throw 47.11
2011 Kelly Lovett Carleton Javelin Throw 47.36
2011 Janey Helland Gustavus Heptathlon 5061
2010 Marie Borner Bethel 800-Meter Run 2:06.87
2010 Marie Borner Bethel 1,500-Meter Run 4:23.85
2009 Marie Borner Bethel 1,500-Meter Run 4:27.41
2009 Lisa Brown Gustavus Javelin Throw 48.16
2008 Lisa Brown Gustavus Javelin Throw 53.17
2007 Shara Guidry St. Thomas Discus Throw 44.49
2006 Kristal Grigsby St. Thomas Long Jump 5.81
2006 Lisa Brown Gustavus Javelin Throw 47.11
2005 Andretta Colley St. Thomas Long Jump 5.92
2004 Kristal Grigsby St. Thomas Long Jump 6.06
2004 Kristin Petersen Gustavus Discus Throw 48.62
1999 Jayna Mathieu St. Olaf 1,500-Meter Run 4:30.55
1999 Sandra Helquist Carleton 400-Meter Hurdles 1:01.05
1998 Jayna Mathieu St. Olaf 1,500-Meter Run 4:34.83
1997 St. Thomas St. Thomas 4x100-Meter Relay 47.33
1996 Renee Erickson Concordia Javelin Throw 46.02
1995 Kelly Copps St. Thomas 10,000-Meter Run 35:37.94
1995 Renee Erickson Concordia Javelin Throw 45.10
1994 Aminah Ricks Carleton 100-Meter Dash 12.40
1994 Kelly Copps St. Thomas 5,000-Meter Run 17:04.73
1994 Kelly Copps St. Thomas 10,000-Meter Run 35:32.74
1994 Renee Erickson Concordia Javelin Throw 44.42
1993 Kelly Copps St. Thomas 10,000-Meter Run 36:19.08
1992 Kristin Kuehl Concordia Discus Throw 55.02 (championship record)
1991 Trish Tinucci St. Thomas 400-Meter Hurdles 1:00.63
1991 Kristin Kuehl Concordia Discus Throw 51.04
1990 Betty Hansen Hamline 800-Meter Run 2:11.57
1990 Gretchen Farkas St. Thomas 5,000-Meter Run 16:43.96
1990 Gretchen Farkas St. Thomas 10,000-Meter Run 34:42.80
1990 Trish Tinucci St. Thomas 400-Meter Hurdles 1:01.64
1990 Kristin Kuehl Concordia Discus Throw 48.46
1989 Carolyn Ross Augsburg 400-Meter Dash 54.84
1989 Anna Prineas Carleton 5,000-Meter Run 16:50.74
1989 Anna Prineas Carleton 10,000-Meter Run 35:17.00
1989 Carolyn Ross Augsburg 400-Meter Hurdles 58.99
1988 Carolyn Ross Augsburg 400-Meter Hurdles 59.65
1988 Melanie Herrera Augsburg Shot Put 15.25
1988 Janis Raatz Macalester Javelin Throw 48.18
1987 Julia Kirtland Macalester 5,000-Meter Run 16:42.22
1987 Julia Kirtland Macalester 10,000-Meter Run 35:08.33
1987 Melanie Herrera Augsburg Shot Put 14.44
1986 Lisa Koelfgen St. Thomas 1,500-Meter Run 4:29.66
1986 Julia Kirtland Macalester 5,000-Meter Run 16:46.27
1986 Julia Kirtland Macalester 10,000-Meter Run 34:52.87
1985 Lisa Koelfgen St. Thomas 1,500-Meter Run 4:36.69
1985 Julia Kirtland Macalester 5,000-Meter Run 16:57.01
1983 Rose McIlrath St. Thomas 1,500-Meter Run 4:34.21
1983 Debra Thometz St. Thomas 10,000-Meter Run 33:50.32

Julia Kirtland (Macalester) is MIAC's most decorated outdoor T&F athlete with 5 career titles — the 5,000m (1985-87) and 10,000m (1986-87). Kelly Copps (St. Thomas) is next with 4 career titles — the 10,000m (1993-95) and 5,000m (1994). Kristin Kuehl's (Concordia) 1992 discus throw of 55.02m and Birgen Nelson's (Gustavus) 2023 100m hurdles time of 13.37 are both all-time championship records.

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