The men's and women's cross country programs at Shawnee State, by virtue of winning the 2019 Mid-South Conference Championships, will participate in their 14th and 11th NAIA National Championships, as a unit, in school history when the 2019 NAIA Cross Country National Championships officially get underway at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Wash. on Friday evening.

The women, who have qualified for each national championship since joining the Mid-South in 2010, will officially post their 10th consecutive appearance as a unit by racing in Friday's meet. The women also qualified for the NAIA National Championships in 2008, which was the first team qualification in program history, Shawnee State's women have accumulated six top-20 finishes in the history of the program, with their highest finish being a ninth-place in 2016.