INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs cross country programs have qualified for the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Championship meet, announced by the NCAA this afternoon.
 
The championships will be held Saturday, Nov. 20 in Saint Leo, Fla. at The Abbey Course. Saint Leo University and Tampa Bay Sports Commission will serve as hosts. The women's race will begin at 6:30 a.m. (MT), followed by the men's race at 7:45 a.m. (MT).
 
The No. 6 UCCS women's program automatically qualified for the national meet this past Saturday after taking third place at the NCAA South Central Regional meet.  The top three teams from each of the eight regions automatically qualified for the national meet.  As a team, the Mountain Lions will be competing in their 12^th NCAA Championship race (2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2006, 2004, 2002, and 2000).  This year's national championship meet will be the fifth straight year UCCS has competed in the national championship race, and the fifth time UCCS has qualified under head coach Corey Kubatzky.
 
The No. 12 UCCS men's program was just outside of earning an automatic bid after placing fourth overall, but the Mountain Lions were one of 10 teams to receive an at-large bid.  UCCS will be competing in the national meet for the eighth time in program history (2021, 2019, 2018, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2008, 2004) and in their third straight national meet.  Seven of the eight times UCCS has qualified as a team for the national meet have come under head coach Mark Misch who took over the program in 2007.
 
A live webstream of the championships will occur on www.NCAA.com from 8:30 a.m. (ET) until the conclusion of the awards ceremony.
 
Men's Qualifying Teams
Adams State, South Central
Alabama Huntsville, South
American International, East
Augustana (South Dakota), Central
California Poly Pomona, West
Central Missouri, Central
Chico State, West
Catawba, Southeast
Cedarville, Midwest
Charleston (West Virginia), Atlantic
Colorado Christian, South Central
Colorado School of Mines, South Central
Colorado-Colorado Springs, South Central
Concord, Atlantic
Edinboro, Atlantic
Embry-Riddle (Florida), South
Fresno Pacific, West
Grand Valley State, Midwest
Lee, South
Lewis, Midwest
Michigan Tech., Midwest
Mississippi College, South
Missouri Southern State, Central
Nebraska-Kearney, Central
Pittsburg State, Central
Queens (North Carolina), Southeast
Southern Connecticut State, East
Southern Indiana, Midwest
Stonehill, East
Walsh, Midwest
Wingate University, Southeast
Wayne State (Michigan), Midwest
Western Colorado University, South Central
West Texas A&M, South Central
 
Women's Qualifying Teams
Academy of Art, West
Adams State, South Central
American International, East
Anderson (South Carolina), Southeast
Augustana (South Dakota), Central
Chico State, West
Cedarville, Midwest
Charleston (West Virginia), Atlantic
Colorado Christian, South Central
Colorado School of Mines, South Central
Colorado-Colorado Springs, South Central
CSU Pueblo, South Central
Dallas Baptist University, South Central
Edinboro, Atlantic
Grand Valley State, Midwest
Hillsdale, Midwest
Lee, South
Lewis, Midwest
University of Mary, Central
Minnesota Duluth, Central
Mississippi College, South
Queens (North Carolina), Southeast
Roberts Wesleyan, East
Saginaw Valley State, Midwest
Seton Hill University, Atlantic
Simon Fraser, West
Southern Indiana, Midwest
Saint Leo, South
Stanislaus State, West
Stonehill, East
Wingate University, Southeast
Walsh, Midwest
Western Colorado University, South Central
West Texas A&M, South Central