What conference does BYU women's Women's cross country play in?

BYU women's Women's cross country competes in the Big 12 Conference in the 2026 season.

What division is BYU women's Women's cross country?

Brigham Young University is an NCAA Division I member, and the team plays in the Big 12 Conference.

Who is the BYU women's Women's cross country coach?

Diljeet Taylor is listed as Director of Women's Track & Field / Head Women's Cross Country Coach / Senior Associate Athletic Director on the official BYU athletics site (checked Oct. 31, 2026).

Where is the BYU women's Women's cross country schedule?

The official BYU women's Women's cross country schedule is on the official BYU athletics site: https://byucougars.com/sports/womens-cross-country/schedule

Where is the BYU women's Women's cross country roster?

The official 2026 BYU women's Women's cross country roster is on the official BYU athletics site: https://byucougars.com/sports/womens-cross-country/roster

What was BYU women's Women's cross country's latest result?

Oct. 31, 2026: Won the Big 12 Championships in Stillwater, Okla., with 56 points to No. 3 West Virginia's 63, BYU's fourth straight conference title. Jane Hedengren won in 19:28.0; Taylor Rohatinsky was 11th, Lexi Goff-Thompson 12th, Taylor Lovell 15th and Nelah Roberts 17th, and all 10 Cougars finished in the top 35.

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2026 season

BYU Women's Cross Country

BYU women's cross country, ranked No. 1 in its own Oct. 31 recap, won all four of its 2026 meets, including a fourth straight Big 12 title in Stillwater on Oct. 31, before the Nov. 13 NCAA Mountain Regional.

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About BYU Women's Cross Country

BYU women's cross country is coached by Diljeet Taylor, whom the official roster lists as Director of Women's Track & Field, Head Women's Cross Country Coach and Senior Associate Athletic Director. The 2026 roster lists 16 runners. BYU's championship history page credits the program with six NCAA team titles and one NCAA individual champion, and credits Taylor with two of those team titles.

The last two Novembers

BYU won the 2024 NCAA Championship at the Zimmer Championship Course in Verona, Wis., on Nov. 23, 2024, scoring 147 points to West Virginia's 164. A year later the Cougars were runners-up at nationals with 130 points, behind NC State's 116, after a 10th straight national championship appearance. Jane Hedengren was second individually as a freshman and Riley Chamberlain fourth, and Taylor was named Big 12 and Mountain Region Coach of the Year.

An unbeaten 2026

BYU has won every meet it has entered this fall (rankings as BYU's recaps state them):

Sept. 4, UVU Invitational, Scera Park, Orem: first with 19 points. Hedengren won in 15:08.62, a course record, and the Cougars took seven of the top 10 places.
Sept. 26, Cowboy Jamboree, Stillwater, Okla.: first with 32 points, ahead of No. 15 Oklahoma State (64) and No. 2 New Mexico, as BYU's recap ranked them.
Oct. 16, Pre-Nationals, Terre Haute, Ind.: first with 84 points to No. 1 NC State's 88, without Hedengren in the lineup. Senior Taylor Rohatinsky led BYU in ninth in her season debut, and BYU also won the meet's second race, 24-32 over NC State.
Oct. 31, Big 12 Championships, Stillwater: first with 56 points to No. 3 West Virginia's 63, BYU's fourth straight Big 12 title since joining the conference in 2023. Hedengren won the individual title in 19:28.0, and all 10 Cougars finished in the top 35. Read the Big 12 race story.

"I love the depth that we have on the team, where on any given race day, different women step up to the line," Taylor said after the Big 12 meet.

What comes next

BYU's schedule lists the NCAA Mountain Regionals on Nov. 13 at the North Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M., with the women's race at 11 a.m. MST, and the NCAA Championships on Nov. 21 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind., the course where BYU won Pre-Nationals.

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2026 season

Won all four meets before the Nov. 13 NCAA Mountain Regional.

Conference: Big 12 Conference
Director of Women's Track & Field / Head Women's Cross Country Coach / Senior Associate Athletic Director: Diljeet Taylor

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Brigham Young University

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BYU Athletics: Women's Cross Country 2026 schedule and results: Read 2026-10-31: UVU Invitational, Scera Park, 1st - 19 points (Sept. 4); Cowboy Jamboree, Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course, 1st - 32 points (Sept. 26); Pre-Nationals, LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, 1st - 84 points (Oct. 16); Big 12 Championships, Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course, Stillwater, 1st - 56 points (Oct. 31); NCAA Mountain Regionals Nov. 13, 11:00 AM MST, North Golf Course, Albuquerque; NCAA Championships Nov. 21, TBA, LaVern Gibson course, Terre Haute.
BYU Athletics: Women's Cross Country 2026 roster: Read 2026-10-31: 16 runners; coaching staff lists Diljeet Taylor, Director of Women's Track & Field / Head Women's Cross Country Coach / Senior Associate Athletic Director; Lexi Goff-Thompson is the roster spelling.
BYU Athletics: No. 1 BYU defends Big 12 title, Hedengren takes first (Oct. 31, 2026): Team table: BYU 56, No. 3 West Virginia 63 (the recap prose says 'nine points ahead', which its own table contradicts); BYU has won every conference meet since joining the Big 12 in 2023; all 10 Cougars in the top 35; Taylor: 'I love the depth that we have on the team, where on any given race day, different women step up to the line.'; BYU top 10: Hedengren 1st 19:28.0, Rohatinsky 11th, Goff-Thompson 12th 19:54.7, Lovell 15th, Roberts 17th, Baloga 19th, Hutchins 23rd, Macchia 26th, Alder 27th, Wingard 35th.
BYU Athletics: No. 2 BYU takes down No. 1 NC State, claiming team title at Pre-Nationals (Oct. 16, 2026): 84 points to NC State 88 and Notre Dame 213; Hedengren not in the lineup; Rohatinsky (senior) ninth in 19:33.1 in her season debut, leading BYU; Lovell 14th in 19:42.7; white race won 24-32 over NC State.
BYU Athletics: No. 3 BYU secures second win of the season at Cowboy Jamboree (Sept. 26, 2026): 32 points; No. 15 Oklahoma State second with 64, then No. 2 UNM; Hedengren third (recap prose: 19 minutes and 32 seconds; results table and TFRRS: 19:32.5); Hutchins fifth in 19:56.9; Goff-Thompson seventh in 20:07.3.
BYU Athletics: No. 4 BYU dominates UVU Invitational, Hedengren takes first (Sept. 4, 2026): 19 points; Hedengren first in 15:08.62, Scera Park course record (previous 16:24.0); Hutchins 3rd 15:44.65, Lovell 4th 16:04.57; seven of the top 10 places; BYU's first year at the meet.
BYU Athletics: Women's Cross Country 2025 Season Review (Dec. 4, 2025): NCAA Championships Nov. 22, 2025 (date of the embedded post on the review page); runner-up with 130 points behind NC State's 116; 10th straight national championship appearance; Hedengren 2nd and Riley Chamberlain 4th, both All-Americans; Taylor Mountain Region and Big 12 Coach of the Year; third straight Big 12 title.
BYU Athletics: No. 1 BYU women's cross country wins national championship (Nov. 23, 2024): Zimmer Championship Course, Verona, Wis.; 147 points; West Virginia second with 164; sixth national title in program history; coach Diljeet Taylor.
BYU Athletics: Women's cross country national championship history: Read 2026-10-31: 'one NCAA Division I individual champion and six team titles'; credits Taylor with two team titles and one individual title. The page's year lists conflict with each other, so no year list is printed here.

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