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The NCAA Women’s Division III Cross Country Championship race included 9 teams in 1981 12 teams from 1982 to 1986 14 teams from 1987 to 1992 21 teams from 1993 to 1998 and 24 teams from 1998 to 2005. Beginning in 2006 the national championship race has included 32 teams. Teams compete in one of eight regional championships to qualify. In addition to the 32 teams 56 individual runners qualify for the national championship.The race distance from 1981 to 2001 was 5000 meters.