INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Sophomore Annalese Chudy (Libertyville, Ill.-Libertyville) will represent the Illinois Wesleyan University women's cross country team at the 2022 NCAA Division III National Championship as one of 70 individuals to compete Saturday, Nov. 19, at Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Mich. Chudy becomes the first Titan to qualify for the national meet since Katie North did so in 2019. 

In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals had to qualify in their respective NCAA regional competitions that were held this past weekend.

Thirty-two teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top seven-person team automatically qualified from each of the 10 regions, for a total of 10 teams. Twenty-two additional teams were selected at-large. Seventy individuals, the first seven student-athletes from each region who are not a part of a qualifying team, were selected to participate in each championship.