| World | 14:24.37 | Meseret Defar | ETH | ||
| American | 14:47.62 | Shalane Flanagan | Nike | ||
| NCAA (banked) | 15:57.00 | ||||
| NCAA (banked) | 15:57.00 |
| Lane | # | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 90 | VAN ORD, Tristin | SR | Appalachian State | 16:23.24 | Virginia Challenge |
| 2 | 1380 | NORRIS, Tide | Unattached | 17:30.00 | ||
| 3 | 1382 | SHIFLETT, Camille | Unattached | 17:32.00 | ||
| 4 | 26 | JAMESON, Erin | SO | Appalachian State | 17:52.13 | Charlotte Invitational |
| 5 | 25 | RATCLIFFE, Hana | JR | Appalachian State | 17:55.00 | Cross Country best |
| 6 | 73 | LEONARD, Kerry | JR | Appalachian State | 17:56.66 | Charlotte Invitational |
| 7 | 493 | ELLIOTT, Whitney | JR | Lincoln Memorial | 18:12.00 | |
| 8 | 1213 | GARTMAN, Sarah-Kate | JR | Milligan | 18:15.00 | 18:33 in Cross Country |
| 9 | 697 | RUTTO, Sarah | SO | Limestone | 18:28.45 | Charlotte 49er Classic |
| 10 | 524 | HEWELL, Makayla | SO | Emmanuel (Ga.) | 18:40.96 | Susan Rouse Invitational 2016 |
| 11 | 43 | KILE, Natalie | SR | Appalachian State | 18:45.25 | Charlotte Invitational |
| 12 | 1182 | GRELLO, Amber | SR | Milligan | 18:48.30 | Personal Best Cross Country |
| 13 | 691 | MALONE, Allyson | SO | Limestone | 18:49.99 | Charlotte 49er Classic |
| 14 | 59 | HARROW, Leigh | SO | Appalachian State | 19:09.00 | Did this in 2015 season |
| 15 | 452 | RIVERA, Kaitlin | FR | King | 19:15.00 | Based on XC times. |
| 16 | 358 | WHISMAN, Hope | FR | North Greenville | 19:15.00 | Projected Time |
| 17 | 169 | JOSTES, Leah | JR | USC Upstate | 19:25.00 | |
| 19 | 1110 | MCGAHA, Maureen | SR | Cumberlands | 19:30.00 | |
| 20 | 1100 | MCGAHA, Meg | JR | Cumberlands | 19:30.00 | |
| 21 | 381 | SMALL, Cori | FR | North Greenville | 19:30.00 | Projected Time |
| Lane | # | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | RICHARDSON, Natalie | FR | Appalachian State | 19:38.00 | Cross Country best time |
| 2 | 646 | PIERSTORFF, Krysta | SO | Limestone | 19:45.00 | |
| 3 | 65 | SHEARON, Christina | JR | Appalachian State | 19:48.46 | Buccaneer Invitational |
| 4 | 76 | PETERS, Alison | JR | Appalachian State | 19:49.20 | High Point VertKlasse Meeting |
| 5 | 799 | VERFURTH, Dyess | JR | Emory | 19:58.34 | |
| 6 | 1323 | HONAKER, Sara | SR | Carson-Newman | 19:59.50 | Shorter Invitational 2016 |
| 7 | 1298 | NJERI, Esther | FR | Carson-Newman | 20:03.00 | |
| 8 | 1318 | WHITE, Rebekah | FR | Carson-Newman | 20:14.00 | |
| 9 | 1333 | JEMELI, Priscah | JR | Carson-Newman | 20:24.37 | Shorter Invitational 2016 |
| 10 | 447 | BARTON, Kirstin | FR | King | 20:30.00 | Based on XC times. |
| 11 | 257 | COLON, Jamie | JR | Lees-McRae | 20:55.90 | 2016 Adidas Winthrop University Invitational |
| 12 | 668 | CHRISTOPHER, Eden | JR | Limestone | 21:02.01 | Art and Linda Maillet UNC Open |
| 13 | 1311 | WILLIAMS, Lindsey | FR | Carson-Newman | 21:04.00 | |
| 14 | 248 | BOWMAN, Sarah | FR | Lees-McRae | 22:15.00 | |
| 15 | 436 | DUNN, Danielle | JR | Mars Hill | 22:55.74 | South Atlantic Conference Championship |
| 16 | 279 | BOOTH, Margaret | FR | Lees-McRae | 23:09.10 | |
| 17 | 545 | JACQUES, Cana | SR | Emmanuel (Ga.) | NT | |
| 18 | 661 | WATERS, Samantha | JR | Limestone | NT | |
| 19 | 865 | DEPILLO, Mia | FR | East Tenn. St. | 19:30.00 |