INDIANAPOLIS – For the second straight year, both University of Colorado Colorado Springs cross country programs have received at-large bids to compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Championship meet, announced by the NCAA this afternoon.
 
The 2019 NCAA Championship races will be held Nov. 23 in Sacramento, Calif., at Arcade Creek Cross Country Course (at Haggin Oaks). California State University, Sacramento and the Sacramento Sports Commission will serve as hosts. The women's race will begin at 11 a.m. (MT), followed by the men's race at 12:15 p.m. (MT).

UCCS is one of 19 teams to have both men's and women's teams qualify for this year's national championship race, and one of four teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (Adams State University, Colorado School of Mines and Western State Colorado University).
 
The UCCS women's program is making their 10th appearance at the NCAA championship meet, including their fourth straight trip and seventh in the last eight years.  UCCS also qualified in 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2006, 2004 and 2000.  The Mountain Lions, ranked No. 12 in the latest USTFCCCA national poll, are coming off a fourth-place finish at Saturday's NCAA South Central Regional race in Canyon, Texas
 
The Mountain Lions men's program, currently ranked No. 17 in Division II, is making their seventh appearance in program history, and their second consecutive appearance. UCCS finished fourth out of 28 teams at Saturday NCAA South Central Regional race. This marks the Mountain Lions sixth national appearance in the last 11 years (2019, 2018, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2008); UCCS first qualified in 2004.

In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals had to qualify in their respective NCAA regional competitions that were held this past weekend.
 
Thirty-four teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top three, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the eight regions, for a total of 24 teams. Ten additional teams were selected at-large. A minimum of 24 additional individuals were selected to participate in each championship through an automatic qualifier and at-large selection process. The list of advancing teams and individuals is outlined below.

Men's Qualifying Teams

School	Region
Adams State	South Central
Alabama Huntsville	South
American International	East
Augusta University	Southeast
Augustana (South Dakota)	Central
Biola	West
Cal Poly Pomona	West
Cal State San Marcos	West
Charleston (West Virginia)	Atlantic
Chico State	West
Colorado Christian	South Central
Colorado School of Mines	South Central
Colorado-Colorado Springs	South Central
Davis & Elkins	Atlantic
Edinboro	Atlantic
Fort Hays State	Central
Grand Valley State	Midwest
Lee	South
Michigan Tech	Midwest
Missouri Southern State	Central
Mount Olive	Southeast
Northwest Missouri State	Central
Queens (North Carolina)	Southeast
Roberts Wesleyan	East
Saint Leo	South
Sioux Falls	Central
Southern Indiana	Midwest
Stanislaus State	West
Stonehill	East
UC San Diego	West
Walsh	Midwest
West Texas A&M	South Central
Western Colorado University	South Central
Western Washington	West

Women's Qualifying Teams

School	Region
Adams State	South Central
Alaska Anchorage	West
Augustana (South Dakota)	Central
Cal Poly Pomona	West
Cal State East Bay	West
Chico State	West
Colorado School of Mines	South Central
Colorado-Colorado Springs	South Central
Davis & Elkins	Atlantic
Edinboro	Atlantic
Flagler	Southeast
Grand Valley State	Midwest
Hillsdale	Midwest
Lee	South
Michigan Tech	Midwest
Northwest Nazarene	West
Pittsburgh State	Central
Queens (North Carolina)	Southeast
Roberts Wesleyan	East
Saginaw Valley State	Midwest
Saint Leo	South
Seattle Pacific	West
Seton Hill	Atlantic
Southern Indiana	Midwest
Southern New Hampshire	East
Southwest Baptist	Midwest
Stonehill	East
University of Mary	Central
University of Tampa	South
Walsh	Midwest
Wayne State (Michigan)	Midwest
Western Colorado University	South Central
Western Washington	West
Wingate	Southeast