The Calvin women's cross country team will compete at the MIAA Championships presented by Collegiate Credit Union on Saturday.

Albion College will serve as host with the races set to be held at the Marshall Country Club in Marshall, Michigan.

The women's 6K race is set to begin at 11 a.m. 

Live results of the races will be available online at: MIAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS LIVE RESULTS

The women's 6K race will include three regionally-ranked teams and two that are nationally-ranked.

Calvin will enter the meet ranked 16^th nationally while Hope is ranked 17^th.  Calvin is the top-ranked team in the Great Lakes Region with Hope ranked second and Trine seventh.

Trine is the defending MIAA champion. The Thunder took first place at the 2025 MIAA Cross Country Championships with a team score of 22 points with Hope second (55) and Calvin third (56).

Calvin enters Saturday's race ranked 19^th nationally and No. 1 in the Great Lakes Region. Trine University is ranked 29^th nationally and fourth in the Great Lakes Region. Kalamazoo has come on strong this fall with the Hornets ranked ninth in the region.

Five of Calvin's top-seven runners from the 2025 MIAA Championships return. Calvin returns sophomore Brynn Ellenbecker (9^th place), sophomore Emma Wierenga (10^th place), junior Alexis Ball (19^th place), senior Hailey Erickson (20^th place) and freshman Ayla Holben (23^rd place).

At the Augustana Interregional Invitational on October 17, Calvin took sixth place in a field of nationally-ranked teams. Erickson was Calvin's top finisher at the race, placing 35^th in a time of 21:54.

The top seven finishers in Saturday's race will earn spots on the All-MIAA First Team with runners finishing in spots 8-14 landing spots on the All-MIAA Second Team.

Calvin has won an MIAA-leading 27 MIAA titles on the women's side with Hope second with 14.