2026 College XC Rankings: Division I
DI Women's Individual Set #1
The 2026 cross country season is officially getting underway.
To start the season - we are releasing our Week 0 Rankings. These start-of-season rankings are subjectively drafted. Our team heavily weighs past cross country season output and then subjectively assesses positioning based on outdoor track performance.
We also account for incoming freshman and transfers.
Make sure you stay tuned throughout the season as we navigate the cross country schedule en-route to the 2026 NCAA Championships.
Women's Individual Rankings
Rank | Athlete | Team |
|---|---|---|
1 | Mercyline Kirwa |  Iowa State |
2 | Jane Hedengren |  BYU |
3 | Pamela Kosgei |  New Mexico |
4 | Marion Jepngetich | New Mexico |
5 | Hannah Gapes |  NC State |
6 | Grace Hartman | NC State |
7 | Joy Naukot | West Virginia |
8 | Carmen Cernjul |  Northern Arizona |
9 | Judy Chepkoech |  Florida |
10 | Betty Kipkore | Iowa State |
11 | Mary Bonner Dalton |  Notre Dame |
12 | Caren Kiplagat |  Alabama |
13 | Paityn Noe |  Arkansas |
14 | Isca Chelangat | Arkansas |
15 | Cynthia Jemutai | Alabama |
16 | Silvia Jelego |  Clemson |
17 | Mercy Kibet | Iowa State |
18 | Mary Ogwoka |  Tennessee |
19 | Rosemary Longisa | Iowa State |
20 | Amaya Aramini | Notre Dame |
21 | Salma Elbadra |  South Carolina |
22 | Amy Bunnage |  Stanford |
23 | Bethany Michalak | NC State |
24 | Diana Cherotich |  Oregon |
25 | Angelina Perez |  Wake Forest |
26 | Hayley Burns | Northern Arizona |
27 | Monica Wanjiku |  Missouri |
28 | Sophia Kennedy | Stanford |
29 | Ava Mitchell | Northern Arizona |
30 | Dalia Frias | Oregon |
31 | Nancy Cherop | Clemson |
32 | Purity Chepkirui | Toledo |
33 | Juliet Cherubet | Oregon |
34 | Angelina Napoleon | NC State |
35 | Rylee Blade |  Florida State |
36 | Jenna Hutchins | BYU |
37 | Taylor Lovell | BYU |
38 | Nelah Roberts | BYU |
39 | Rachel Forsyth | NC State |
40 | Mercy Kinyanjui | West Virginia |
41 | Judy Rono | New Mexico |
42 | Sadie Engelhardt | NC State |
43 | Mercy Kirarei | New Mexico |
44 | Ali Wiemer |  Minnesota |
45 | Kaiya Robertson |  Boise State |
46 | Edna Chelulei | EKU |
47 | Katie Bohlke |  Virginia Tech |
48 | Faith Chepchumba | Tennessee |
49 | Naomi Kemboi | West Virginia |
50 | Keira Moore | Northern Arizona |