Midwest Conference - Cross Country

The Midwest Conference (MWC) is an NCAA Division III collegiate athletic conference that conducts men's and women's cross country championships for its member colleges in the Midwestern United States. The conference championship awards team trophies and individual conference titles, with racing distances aligned with NCAA Division III postseason practice. In 2025, Cornell College hosted the championships at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Lawrence University won the men's team title with 34 points, while Cornell's Isaac vanWestrienen won the individual men's title in a championship-record 23:57.9. Grinnell College won the women's team title with 40 points; Cornell's Lidia Dahlman took the individual title in 21:00.2, setting championship-meet and course records. The Midwest Conference publishes championship histories, results, news and NCAA qualification information through its official website.