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TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

Villanova is the most successful women’s cross country program in VILLANOVA WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY the nation, with a record nine national championships to its credit AT THE MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS as well as nine individual national champions. The program’s legacy NCAA Championships includes six consecutive national titles from 1989-94 and the Wildcats First Year Competition Held: ...... 1981 Total NCAA Berths: ...... 29 have continued to maintain their position of national prominence, First NCAA Berth: ...... 1983 Last NCAA Berth: ...... 2017 most recently winning back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010. Villanova Consecutive Berths: ...... 8 (1989-96, 1998-2005) Team Championships: ...... 9 (1989-94, 1998, 2009-10) made its debut at the NCAA Championships in 1983 and has made Individual Champions: ...... 9 (1989-94, 1997, 2010-11) All-Americans: ...... 55 29 appearances overall at the national meet. The Wildcats have had 55 All-Americans over the years. NCAA Regional Competition NCAA District II Qualifying Meet: ...... 1982-99 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional: ...... 2000-present NCAA Regional Champions: ...... 14 The success of the program also includes 14 NCAA regional titles NCAA Regional Individual Champions: ...... 22 Mid-Atlantic All-Region Performers: ...... 72 and 22 individual regional champions. Villanova has also won 15 BIG EAST team titles, including six straight championships from BIG EAST Championships First Year Villanova Competed: ...... 1983 1989-94 and four consecutive titles from 2008-11. The Wildcats have Team Championships: ...... 15 Individual Champions: ...... 16 also had 16 individual conference champions. All-BIG EAST Performers: ...... 127

ECAC Championship WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY QUICK FACTS First Year Competition Held: ...... 1982 Team Championships: ...... 9 Individual Champions: ...... 13 Coaching Staff Head Coach: ...... Gina Procaccio (18th Season) WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SUPERLATIVES Alma Mater: ...... Villanova ‘87 Assistant Coach: ...... Ali Smith (Fifth Season) USTFCCCA National Coach of the Year Alma Mater: ...... Villanova ‘11 Marty Stern ...... 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 John Marshall...... 1994 Assistant Coach: ...... Angel Piccirillo (First Season) Marcus O’Sullivan...... 2008 Alma Mater: ...... Villanova ‘16 Gina Procaccio...... 2009, 2010

2017 Team Information USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Year Carrie Tollefson...... 1997 Team Members: ...... 17 ...... 2010, 2011 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 13/4 Newcomers: ...... 4 USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year All-Americans Returning/Lost: ...... 0/1 Gina Procaccio ...... 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 All-BIG EAST Performers Returning/Lost: ...... 4/1 USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year Ann McGranahan...... 2000 RECORD BOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Frances Koons...... 2006, 2008 Sheila Reid ...... 2009, 2010, 2011 Cross Country Records Nicky Akande...... 2012 Tradition of Excellence: ...... 1 Emily Lipari...... 2013 Bella Burda ...... 2017 NCAA Championships: Team History: ...... 2 NCAA Champions: ...... 3-6 BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year All-Americans: ...... 7 Marty Stern and Staff...... 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 John Marshall and Staff ...... 1994 NCAA Regionals: Team History: ...... 8 Marcus O’Sullivan and Staff ...... 1998 NCAA Regional Champions: ...... 9-10 Gina Procaccio and Staff...... 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017 All-Mid Atlantic Region Perfomers: ...... 11 BIG EAST Championships: Team History: ...... 12 Villanova in the National Rankings (since 1998) Highest Position in USTFCCCA National Poll: ...... No. 1 (last on 10/4/11) BIG EAST Champions: ...... 13-15 Number of Weeks in National Poll (out of 171): ...... 139 All-BIG EAST Performers: ...... 16 Consecutive Weeks in National Poll: ...... 45 (10/7/08 to 10/8/13) ECAC Championship: Team History: ...... 17 Number of Weeks in National Top 10: ...... 51 Consecutive Weeks in National Top 10: ...... 21 (Preseason 2009 to 10/4/11) ECAC Champions: ...... 18

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VILLANOVA FINISHES

Year Finish Points Coach Place Venue 1983 14th 337 Marty Stern Bethlehem, Pa. Goodman Campus Course 1984 9th 256 Marty Stern University Park, Pa. Blue and White Golf Courses 1985 16th 341 Marty Stern Milwaukee, Wis. Dretzka Park 1986 tie-13th 279 Marty Stern Tucson, Ariz. Canada Hills Country Club 1989 1st 99 Marty Stern Annapolis, Md. Naval Academy Golf Club 1990 1st 82 Marty Stern Knoxville, Tenn. Pine Lakes Golf Course 1991 1st 85 Marty Stern Tucson, Ariz. El Conquistador Country Club 1992 1st 123 Marty Stern Bloomington, Ind. IU Cross Country Course 1993 1st 66 Marty Stern Bethlehem, Pa. Lehigh 1994 1st 75 John Marshall Fayetteville, Ark. Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park 1995 3rd 151 John Marshall Ames, Iowa ISU Cross Country Course 1996 2nd 106 John Marshall Tucson, Ariz. Del Urich Golf Course 1998 1st 106 Marcus O’Sullivan Lawrence, Kan. Rim Rock Farm 1999 21st 462 Marcus O’Sullivan Bloomington, Ind. IU Cross Country Course 2000 20th 482 Gina Procaccio Ames, Iowa ISU Cross Country Course 2001 24th 560 Gina Procaccio Greenville, S.C. Furman Golf Course 2002 8th 256 Gina Procaccio Terre Haute, Ind. LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course 2003 11th 380 Gina Procaccio Waterloo, Iowa Irv Warren Golf Course 2004 7th 277 Gina Procaccio Terre Haute, Ind. LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course 2005 21st 497 Gina Procaccio Terre Haute, Ind. LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course 2008 6th 248 Gina Procaccio Terre Haute, Ind. LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course 2009 1st 86 Gina Procaccio Terre Haute, Ind. LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course 2010 1st 120 Gina Procaccio Terre Haute, Ind. LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course 2011 3rd 181 Gina Procaccio Louisville, Ky. E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park 2012 20th 475 Gina Procaccio Terre Haute, Ind. LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course 2013 19th 397 Gina Procaccio Terre Haute, Ind. LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course 2015 30th 667 Gina Procaccio Louisville, Ky. E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park 2016 21st 505 Gina Procaccio Terre Haute, Ind. LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course 2017 12th 346 Gina Procaccio Louisville, Ky. E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park TEAM SUPERLATIVES AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Total Team Appearances at NCAA Championships Consecutive Team Appearances, CURRENT Consecutive Team Appearances, ALL-TIME

Team App. First Last Team Consecutive Appearances Team Streak First Last 1. North Carolina St. 31 1981 2017 1. Stanford 25 1. Stanford 25 1993 present 2. Arkansas 30 1982 2017 2. Michigan State 17 2. Providence 22 1989 2010 BYU 30 1982 2017 3. Michigan 16 3. Michigan State 17 2001 present Stanford 30 1981 2017 4. Oregon 11 4. BYU 19 1989 2007 5. Villanova 29 1983 2017 Washington 11 5. Georgetown 16 1988 2003 Michigan 29 1982 2017 6. New Mexico 10 Colorado 16 1992 2007 Oregon 29 1981 2017 7. Colorado 9 Michigan 15 2002 present Wisconsin 29 1982 2017 Iowa State 9 8. Arkansas 13 1990 2002 9. Providence 28 1989 2017 9. Arkansas 7 North Carolina St. 13 1995 2007 10. Two tied 27 10. Providence 6 Arizona State 13 1998 2011

TOP VILLANOVA PERFORMANCES AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Top 10 Villanova Times (6000 Meters, 2000-present) Top 10 Villanova Times (5000 Meters, 1981-99)

1. Sheila Reid 19:42 2011 1. Vicki Huber 15:59.86 1989 2. Bogdana Mimic 19:46 2011 2. Sonia O’Sullivan 16:06 1990 3. Amanda Marino 20:03 2009 3. Carrie Tollefson 16:29 1997 4. Emily Lipari 20:05.6 2012 4. Sonia O’Sullivan 16:30.3 1991 5. Sheila Reid 20:06.9 2010 5. Jen Rhines 16:31.2 1994 6. Emily Lipari 20:10.8 2013 6. Carole Zajac 16:34.9 1991 7. Angel Piccirillo 20:13.8 2016 7. Carole Zajac 16:40.3 1993 8. Sheila Reid 20:17 2009 8. Jen Rhines 16:44.4 1993 9. Marina Muncan 20:23.5 2005 9. Carole Zajac 16:47 1990 10. Marina Muncan 20:24.3 2003 10. Carmen Douma 16:50 1997

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NCAA CHAMPIONS

INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS TEAM NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Year Name Time Year Head Coach Score 1989 Vicki Huber 15:59.86 1989 Marty Stern 99 1990 Sonia O’Sullivan 16:06.00 1990 Marty Stern 82 1991 Sonia O’Sullivan 16:30.30 1991 Marty Stern 85 1992 Carole Zajac 17:01.90 1992 Marty Stern 123 1993 Carole Zajac 16:40.30 1993 Marty Stern 66 1994 Jen Rhines 16:31.20 1994 John Marshall 75 1997 Carrie Tollefson 16:29.00 1998 Marcus O’Sullivan 106 2010 Sheila Reid 20:06.90 2009 Gina Procaccio 86 2011 Sheila Reid 19:41.20 2010 Gina Procaccio 120

ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS ALL-TIME TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Team Championships Last Villanova 9 2011 Team Championships Last North Carolina State 3 1985 Villanova 9 2010 Texas Tech 3 2008 Stanford 5 2007 Arizona 2 2001 BYU 4 2002 Indiana 2 1988 Oregon 4 2016 North Carolina 2 2003 Colorado 2 2004 Northern Arizona 2 2005 New Mexico 2 2017 Colorado 1 2000 Providence 2 2013 Dartmouth 1 2013 Virginia 2 1982 Illinois 1 2009 Wisconsin 2 1985 Iona 1 2014 Georgetown 1 2011 Iowa State 1 2012 Kentucky 1 1988 Michigan 1 1998 Michigan State 1 2014 Missouri 1 2016 Texas 1 1986 New Mexico 1 2017 Washington 1 2008 Notre Dame 1 2015 Providence 1 2004

MOST CONSECUTIVE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL TITLES Team Streak Years Name School Titles Villanova 6 1989-94 Sally Kipyego Texas Tech 3 Stanford 3 2005-07 Sonia O’Sullivan Villanova 2 Villanova 2 2009-10 Sheila Reid Villanova 2 BYU 2 2001-02 Carole Zajac Villanova 2 Virginia 2 1981-82 North Carolina 2 Wisconsin 2 1984-85 Betty Jo Springs North Carolina State 2

Vicki Huber Holds All-Time 5000 Meters Record Carole Zajac Named NCAA Most Outstanding Cross Country Runner

The women’s national championship race was a 5,000 In conjunction with its 25th anniversary of women’s meter competition from 1981-99. Villanova star Vicki championships, the NCAA selected Carole Zajac as its Most Outstanding Cross Country Athlete in 2005. Huber ran the fastest-ever 5K at the championships in 1989, when she won the individual title with a time of Zajac won back-to-back NCAA individual titles in 1992 15:59.86. and 1993. She was a four-time All-American for the Wildcats and was a part of four straight national cham- pion teams from 1991-94. Zajac also won the BIG EAST individual crown in 1992.

Vicki Huber Carole Zajac

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1989 National Champions November 20, 1989 United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Md.

Villanova Runners Vicki Huber 1st 15:59.86 Kathy Franey 12th 17:01.38 Sonia O’Sullivan 26th 17:18.26 Kim Certain 50th 17:41.82 Cheri Goddard 56th 17:48.29 Kate Fonshell 83rd 18:01.71 Nnenna Lynch 182nd 20:57.46

1990 National Champions November 19, 1990 Pine Lakes Golf Course Knoxville, Tenn.

Villanova Runners Sonia O’Sullivan 1st 16:06 Carole Zajac 14th 16:47 Kate Fonshell 25th 16:56 Cheri Goddard 28th 16:59 Nnenna Lymch 38th 17:06 Carol Haux 42nd 17:10 Michele Torelli 98th 17:42

1991 National Champions November 25, 1991 El Conquistador Country Club Tucson, Ariz.

Villanova Runners Sonia O’Sullivan 1st 16:30.3 Carole Zajac 2nd 16:34.9 Nnenna Lymch 12th 17:03.7 Cheri Goddard 31st 17:24.7 Carol Haux 68th 17:56.0 Michele Torelli 92nd 18:18.1 Christine Gentile 104th 18:26.5

1992 National Champions November 23, 1992 IU Cross Country Course Bloomington, Ind.

Villanova Runners Carole Zajac 1st 17:01.9 Nnenna Lynch 3rd 17:18.5 Cheri Goddard 7th 17:33.4 Becky Spies 60th 18:19.1 Megan Flowers 87th 18:31.5 Jen Rhines 98th 18:36.4 Irene Ruopoli 111th 18:47.2

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1993 National Champions November 22, 1993 Lehigh Cross Country Course Bethlehem, Pa.

Villanova Runners Carole Zajac 1st 16:40.3 Jen Rhines 2nd 16:44.4 Becky Spies 7th 16:54.6 Tosha Woodward 31st 17:18.1 Emer Molloy 48th 17:32.0 Stacy Robinson 155th 18:50.3

1994 National Champions November 21, 1994 Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park Fayetteville, Ark.

Villanova Runners Jen Rhines 1st 16:31.2 Becky Spies 3rd 16:55.8 Krestena Sullivan 21st 17:32.3 Tosha Woodward 23rd 17:33.3 Emer Molloy 54th 18:02.4 Stacy Robinson 69th 18:11.8 Cara Salibrici 173rd 20:16.7

1998 National Champions November 23, 1998 Rim Rock Farm Lawrence, Kan.

Villanova Runners Carrie Tollefson 11th 17:16 Sarah Vance Goodman 12th 17:18 Kristen Nicolini 17th 17:21 Carmen Douma 21st 17:26 Kristine Jost 69th 18:00 Ann McGranahan 81st 18:05 Lonye Johnson 245th

2009 National Champions November 23, 2009 LaVern Gibson Championship Course Terre Haute, Ind.

Villanova Runners Amanda Marino 6th 20:02.4 Sheila Reid 13th 20:16.3 Bogdana Mimic 22nd 20:26.6 Ali Smith 24th 20:33.1 Nicole Schappert 30th 20:38.1 Brooke Simpson 60th 21:01.5 Kaitlyn Tallman 98th 21:16.6

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2010 National Champions November 22, 2010 LaVern Gibson Championship Course Terre Haute, Ind.

Villanova Runners Sheila Reid 1st 20:06.9 Amanda Marino 10th 20:26.1 Ali Smith 24th 20:39.9 Bogdana Mimic 27th 20:40.5 Emily Lipari 94th 21:18.6 Sarah Morrison 239th 23:08.2 Callie Hogan 243rd 23:19.3

INDIVIDUAL NCAA CHAMPIONS

Vicki Huber Sonia O’Sullivan Carole Zajac 1989 1990 1992 1991 1993

Jen Rhines Carrie Tollefson Sheila Reid 1994 1997 2010 2011

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ALL-AMERICANS

VILLANOVA ALL-AMERICANS VILLANOVA ALL-AMERICANS

Year Name Place Time Year Name Place Time 1983 Mary Ellen McGowan 21st 17:16.0 2010 Sheila Reid 1st 20:06.9 2010 Amanda Marino 10th 20:26.1 1987 Vicki Huber 9th 16:22.93 2010 Ali Smith 24th 20:39.9 2010 Bogdana Mimic 27th 20:40.5 1989 Vicki Huber 1st 15:59.86 1989 Kathy Franey 12th 17:01.38 2011 Sheila Reid 1st 19:41.2 2011 Bogdana Mimic 6th 19:45.7 1990 Sonia O’Sullivan 1st 16:06 1990 Carole Zajac 14th 16:47 2012 Emily Lipari 25th 20:05.6 1990 Kate Fonshell 25th 16:56 1990 Cheri Goddard 28th 16:59 2013 Emily Lipari 5th 20:10.8

1991 Sonia O’Sullivan 1st 16:30.3 2016 Angel Piccirillo 20th 20:13.8 1991 Carole Zajac 2nd 16:34.9 1991 Nnenna Lynch 12th 17:03.7 VILLANOVA SUPERLATIVES 1992 Carole Zajac 1st 17:01.9 1992 Nnenna Lynch 3rd 17:18.5 1992 Cheri Goddard 7th 17:33.4 Years With Multiple All-Americans 2009...... 5 1993 Carole Zajac 1st 16:40.3 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2010...... 4 1993 Jen Rhines 2nd 16:44.4 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996...... 3 1993 Becky Spies 7th 16:54.6 1989, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2011...... 2

1994 Jen Rhines 1st 16:31.2 Individual All-America Honors 1994 Becky Spies 3rd 16:55.8 Carrie Tollefson 4 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 1994 Krestena Sullivan 21st 17:32.3 Carole Zajac 4 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 1994 Tosha Woodward 23rd 17:33.3 Carmen Douma 3 1997, 1998, 1999 1995 Jen Rhines 3rd 17:02 Amanda Marino 3 2008, 2009, 2010 1995 Carrie Tollefson 7th 17:22 Bogdana Mimic 3 2009, 2010, 2011 1995 Krestena Sullivan 20th 17:44 Marina Muncan 3 2003, 2004, 2005 1995 Kristine Jost 26th 17:49 Sheila Reid 3 2009, 2010, 2011 Jen Rhines 3 2003, 2004, 2005 1996 Kristine Jost 4th 17:29 Krestena Sullivan 3 1994, 1995, 1996 1996 Carrie Tollefson 5th 17:43 1996 Krestena Sullivan 11th 17:59 Cheri Goddard 2 1990, 1992 Vicki Huber 2 1987, 1989 1997 Carrie Tollefson 1st 16:29 Kristine Jost 2 1995, 1996 1997 Carmen Douma 6th 16:50 Emily Lipari 2 2012, 2013 Nnenna Lynch 2 1991, 1992 1998 Carrie Tollefson 11th 17:16 Sonia O’Sullivan 2 1990, 1991 1998 Sarah-Vance Goodman 12th 17:18 Ali Smith 2 2009, 2010 1998 Kristen Nicolini 17th 17:21 Becky Spies 2 1993, 1994 1998 Carmen Douma 21st 17:26 Kate Fonshell 1 1990 1999 Carmen Douma 24th 17:16.50 Kathy Franey 1 1989 Frances Koons 1 2008 2003 Marina Muncan 17th 20:24.3 Mary Ellen McGowan 1 1983 2003 Ioana Parusheva 19th 20:26.0 Kristen Nicolini 1 1998 Ioana Parusheva 1 2003 2004 Marina Muncan 6th 20:43 Angel Piccirillo 1 2016 Nicole Schappert 1 2009 2005 Marina Muncan 23rd 20:23.5 Sarah Vance Goodman 1 1998 Tosha Woodward 1 1994 2008 Frances Koons 20th 20:30 2008 Amanda Marino 35th 20:38 All-American Criteria 2009 Amanda Marino 6th 20:02.4 2009 Sheila Reid 13th 20:16.3 u 1981-97: Top 25 finishers, to include top 25 Division I Americans 2009 Bogdana Mimic 22nd 20:26.6 u 1998-07: Top 30, to include the top 30 Americans 2009 Ali Smith 24th 20:33.1 u 2008-present: Top 40 without regard to citizenship 2009 Nicole Schappert 39th 20:38.1 As announced by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

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VILLANOVA FINISHES AT NCAA MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL NCAA MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONS

Year Finish Place Venue Year Team Points Scoring Runners 2000 3rd University Park, Pa. Blue/White Golf Courses 2000 Georgetown 36 2-4-5-12-13 2001 2nd Bethlehem, Pa. Goodman Campus Course 2001 Georgetown 22 1-2-3-4-12 2002 2nd Davis, W.Va. Canaan Valley Golf Course 2002 Georgetown 50 7-8-10-11-14 2003 3rd Lock Haven, Pa. West Branch Cross Country Course 2003 Georgetown 56 1-9-11-16-19 2004 2nd University Park, Pa. Blue/White Golf Courses 2004 West Virginia 63 4-6-8-13-32 2005 2nd Bethlehem, Pa. Goodman Campus Course 2005 Princeton 64 1-8-12-21-22 2006 5th Lock Haven, Pa. West Branch Cross Country Course 2006 Princeton 56 4-7-10-13-22 2007 5th Bethlehem, Pa. Goodman Campus Course 2007 Princeton 56 2-5-14-17-18 2008 3rd Princeton, N.J. West Windsor Fields 2008 Princeton/West Virginia 51 2009 1st Princess Anne, Md. UMES Cross Country Course 2009 Villanova 23 1-2-5-6-9 2010 1st University Park, Pa. Blue/White Golf Courses 2010 Villanova 29 1-4-5-6-13 2011 tie-1st Princess Anne, Md. UMES Cross Country Course 2011 Villanova/Georgetown 57 2012 3rd University Park, Pa. Blue/White Golf Courses 2012 Penn State 61 4-6-10-20-21 2013 1st Bethlehem, Pa. Goodman Campus Course 2013 Villanova 31 1-2-4-8-16 2014 4th University Park, Pa. Blue/White Golf Courses 2014 Georgetown 38 1-7-8-10-12 2015 4th Princeton, N.J. West Windsor Fields 2015 Penn State 60 4-6-10-19-21 2016 2nd University Park, Pa. Blue/White Golf Courses 2016 Penn State 36 1-3-4-12-16 2017 2nd Bethlehem, Pa. Goodman Campus Course 2017 Penn State 31 2-5-6-8-10

VILLANOVA FINISHES AT NCAA MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL NCAA DISTRICT II CHAMPIONSHIPS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

Year Finish Team Champion Individual Champion Year Name School Time 1982 3rd Penn State , Princeton 2000 Ann McGranahan Villanova 20:32.34 1983 2nd Penn State Suzanne Girard, Georgetown 2001 Marni Kruppa Georgetown 20:34.31 1984 2nd Penn State Desiree Scott, Rutgers 2002 Megan Metcalf West Virginia 20:32.0 1985 2nd Penn State Stacia Prey, Penn State 2003 Treniere Clement Georgetown 20:02 1986 1st Villanova Vicki Huber, Villanova 2004 Maureen McCandless Pittsburgh 20:26 1987 2nd Penn State Vicki Huber, Villanova 2005 Cack Ferrell Princeton 19:58.3 1988 5th Results unavailable Results unavailable 2006 Frances Koons Villanova 20:02.9 1989 1st Villanova/Georgetown Vicki Huber, Villanova 2007 Melissa Grelli Georgetown 19:50 1990 1st Villanova Sonia O’Sullivan, Villanova 2008 Frances Koons Villanova 21:11 1991 1st Villanova Sonia O’Sullivan, Villanova 2009 Sheila Reid Villanova 20:23 1992 1st Villanova Carole Zajac, Villanova 2010 Sheila Reid Villanova 19:34 1993 1st Villanova Carole Zajac, Villanova 2011 Sheila Reid Villanova 21:32.7 1994 1st Villanova Jen Rhines, Villanova 2012 Nicky Akande Villanova 20:14 1995 1st Villanova Jen Rhines, Villanova 2013 Emily Lipari Villanova 19:53 1996 1st Villanova Kristine Jost, Villanova 2014 Katrina Coogan Georgetown 20:06 1997 N/A Results unavailable Carrie Tollefson, Villanova 2015 Blanca Fernandez Temple 20:52.0 1998 1st Villanova Carrie Tollefson, Villanova 2016 Tessa Barrett Penn State 19:59.7 1999 2nd Georgetown Carmen Douma, Villanova 2017 Bella Burda Villanova 20:01.5

NCAA MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL TOP VILLANOVA PERFORMANCES

Name Time Year NCAA REGIONAL COMPETITION 1. Sheila Reid 19:34 2010 2. Nicky Akande 19:53 2013 The current system of cross country regional meets has been in place since 2000 and Emily Lipari 19:53 2013 there are nine regions throughout the country. From 1982-1999, teams were categorized 4. Bella Burda 20:01.5 2017 by district and a similar system of regional meets were held for the purpose of serving 5. Frances Koons 20:02.9 2006 as qualifers for the NCAA Championships. Under both formats of regional competition, 6. Bogdana Mimic 20:05 2010 the top two teams at each regional meet earn automatic bids to the NCAA Championships. 7. Amanda Marino 20:09 2010 8. Ali Smith 20:10 2010 Note: From 1982-1996, the ECAC Championship meet duly served as the District II Angel Piccirillo 20:10 2013 qualifying meet for the national championships. 10. Marina Muncan 20:13.2 2005

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1986 CHAMPIONS 1993 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Vicki Huber 1st 16:38.36 Villanova 51 Carole Zajac 1st 16:41.2 Villanova 30 Gina Procaccio 7th 16:59.42 Penn State 58 Jen Rhines 2nd 16:42.1 Penn State 73 Lauren Searby 12th 17:33.06 Princeton 95 Becky Spies 3rd 16:46.5 Cornell 84 Ruth Lockbaum 34th 17:39.83 West Virginia 191 Tosha Woodward 9th 17:26.2 Georgetown 86 Dina Alborano 38th 17:46.04 Cornell 203 Emer Molloy 15th 17:36.7 William & Mary 149 Dolores Carapella 51th 17:52.10 George Mason 204 Stacy Robinson 52nd 18:33.3 Princeton 161 Meg Moisen 65th 18:07.50 Bucknell 220 Krestena Sullivan 64th 18:49.0 Saint Joseph’s 166 Georgetown 224 Navy 224 Penn 233 James Madison 277 Manhattan 235 Penn 292

1989 CHAMPIONS 1994 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Vicki Huber 1st 16:03 Villanova 40 Jen Rhines 1st 16:25 Villanova 28 Kathy Franey 7th 17:10 Georgetown 40 Becky Spies 2nd 17:11 Georgetown 66 Sonia O’Sullivan 8th 17:12 George Mason 90 Krestena Sullivan 4th 17:24 Penn State 73 Kim Certain 19th 17:38 William & Mary 133 Tosha Woodward 10th 17:38 Cornell 172 Cheri Goddard 31st 17:57 Penn State 148 Stacy Robinson 11th 17:42 William & Mary 187 Michelle DiMuro 32nd 17:59 Penn 183 Emer Molloy 13th 17:51 West Virginia 197 Nnenna Lynch 33rd 18:00 West Virginia 185 Cara Salabrici 82nd 19:21 Saint Joseph’s 213 Cornell 213 Army 234 Princeton 217 Princeton 268 Saint Joseph’s 279 Buffalo 269

1990 CHAMPIONS 1995 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Sonia O’Sullivan 1st 16:56 Villanova 22 Jen Rhines 1st 16:34 Villanova 33 Kate Fonshell 4th 17:21 Georgetown 59 Krestena Sullivan 2nd 17:03 Georgetown 49 Cheri Goddard 5th 17:22 Cornell 127 Carrie Tollefson 4th 17:15 West Virginia 83 Nnenna Lynch 8th 17:36 William & Mary 127 Kristine Jost 5th 17:19 Penn State 87 Carol Haux 15th 17:53 Penn State 150 Stacy Robinson 23rd 18:04 James Madison 149 Carole Zajac 30th 18:21 Penn 159 Kathleen Kelly 95th 19:44 Princeton 181 Michelle Torelli 52nd 18:45 Fordham 209 Samra Lee 104th 20:04 Saint Joseph’s 194 Princeton 221 Delaware 196 West Virginia 227 Cornell 218 James Madison 274 Buffalo 289

1991 CHAMPIONS 1996 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Sonia O’Sullivan 1st 16:00 Villanova 24 Kristine Jost 1st 16:26 Villanova 37 Nnenna Lynch 2nd 16:09 Cornell 78 Krestena Sullivan 3rd 16:38 Georgetown 77 Carole Zajac 3rd 16:16 Georgetown 79 Carmen Douma 4th 16:42 Providence 108 Cheri Goddard 7th 16:30 Penn State 93 Carrie Tollefson 6th 16:44 Dartmouth 139 Carol Haux 11th 16:43 Penn 167 Jurga Marcinkevicuite 23rd 17:16 Boston College 164 Christine Gentile 16th 17:01 William & Mary 209 Tamieka Grizzle 49th 17:46 Penn State 196 Michelle Torelli 26th 17:23 Princeton 226 Sarah Brandy 53rd 17:50 William & Mary 251 Fordham 234 James Madison 274 James Madison 256 Borwn 315 Pittsburgh 263 Princeton 352

1992 CHAMPIONS 1998 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top ) Carole Zajac 1st 16:28.2 Villanova 47 Carrie Tollefson 1st 17:15.60 Villanova 19 Nnenna Lynch 2nd 16:39.1 Georgetown 59 Sarah Vance Goodman 2nd 17:19.42 Georgetown 46 Cheri Goddard 8th 16:56.0 Penn State 90 Kristen Nicolini 4th 17:33.99 Penn State 118 Becky Spies 15th 17:19.5 Cornell 94 Carmen Douma 5th 17:34.26 Princeton 122 Megan Flowers 26th 17:35.4 William & Mary 146 Ann McGranahan 7th 17:39.34 West Virginia 134 Jen Rhines 27th 17:37.6 Princeton 216 Kristine Jost 8th 17:47.07 Navy 169 Irene Ruopoli 37th 17:49.0 James Madison 237 Meghan Courtney 126th 20:44.08 La Salle 191 Navy 238 Saint Joseph’s 206 Rutgers 310 Rutgers 239 Saint Joseph’s 310

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2009 CHAMPIONS INDIVIDUAL REGIONAL CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Sheila Reid 1st 20:23 Villanova 23 Amanda Marino 2nd 20:27 Princeton 77 Bogdana Mimic 5th 20:47 West Virginia 82 Ali Smith 6th 20:49 Penn State 98 Kaitlyn Tallman 9th 20:57 Georgetown 100 Nicole Schappert 12th 21:02 Maryland 246 Brooke Simpson 15th 21:19 Duquesne 299 Delaware 320 Lafayette 321 Penn 325 Vicki Huber Sonia O’Sullivan Carole Zajac 1986, 1987, 1989 1990, 1991 1992, 1993 2010 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Sheila Reid 1st 19:34 Villanova 29 Bogdana Mimic 5th 20:05 Georgetown 40 Amanda Marino 6th 20:09 Penn State 91 Ali Smith 7th 20:10 Princeton 102 Emily Lipari 14th 20:41 West Virginia 152 Callie Hogan 41st 21:50 La Salle 156 Sarah Morrison 43rd 21:51 Bucknell 290 Penn 308 Lehigh 322 Jen Rhines Kristine Jost Carrie Tollefson Navy 329 1994, 1995 1996 1997, 1998

2011 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Sheila Reid 1st 21:32.7 Villanova 57 Bogdana Mimic 3rd 21:36.8 Georgetown 57 Nicky Akande 10th 22:03.3 West Virginia 64 Emily Lipari 16th 22:15.9 Penn State 90 Courtney Chapman 28th 22:44.0 Princeton 124 Callie Hogan 40th 23:05.8 La Salle 193 Ariann Neutts 138th 25:08.3 Navy 197 Carmen Douma Ann McGranahan Frances Koons Duquesne 261 1999 2000 2006, 2008 Maryland 312 Loyola (Md.) 325

2013 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Emily Lipari 1st 19:53 Villanova 31 Nicky Akande 2nd 19:53 Georgetown 35 Angel Piccirillo 4th 20:10 Penn State 92 Stephanie Schappert 8th 20:17 West Virginia 124 Sydney Harris 16th 20:35 Princeton 135 Sheila Reid Nicky Akande Emily Lipari Julie Williams 27th 20:55 Penn 181 2009, 2010, 2011 2012 2013 Caitlin Bungo 77th 21:47 Duquesne 240 Delaware 270 Lehigh 277 Navy 369

A Villanova athlete has won the individual title at the regional cross Bella Burda country championships in 22 of the 2017 past 32 years dating back to 1986.

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ALL-MID ATLANTIC REGION PERFORMERS

VILLANOVA ALL-MID ATLANTIC REGION VILLANOVA ALL-MID ATLANTIC REGION Year Name Place Time Year Name Place Time 2000 Ann McGranahan 1st 20:32.34 2014 Stephanie Schappert 14th 21:01 2000 Renee Gunning 4th 21:50.04 2014 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner 17th 21:10 2000 Geraldine McCarthy 10th 21:11.33 2000 Liz Awtrey 15th 21:25.91 2015 Angel Piccirillo 7th 21:11.9 2015 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner 17th 21:25.2 2001 Kalin Toedebusch 5th 20:53.95 2015 Bella Burda 22nd 21:34.3 2001 Ioana Parusheva 7th 21:13.50 2001 Renee Gunning 8th 21:14.73 2016 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner 7th 20:39.3 2016 Angel Piccirillo 8th 20:41.7 2002 Marina Muncan 4th 20:52.1 2016 Bella Burda 17th 21:05.9 2002 Kalin Toedebusch 10th 21:08.6 2016 Katie Fisher 23rd 21:13.5 2002 Ioana Parusheva 14th 21:24.9 2002 Rebecca Mitchell 16th 2002 Carre Joyce 17th 21:32.6 VILLANOVA SUPERLATIVES 2002 Liz Haglund 18th 21:35.2 All-Mid Atlantic Region Selections By Year 2003 Ioana Parusheva 7th 20:20 2009...... 7 2003 Liz Haglund 10th 20:41 2002, 2017...... 6 2003 Juliette Kenny 17th 21:15 2004, 2010, 2013...... 5 2000, 2008, 2011, 2016...... 4 2004 Marina Muncan 2nd 20:42 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2015...... 3 2004 Ioana Parusheva 14th 21:36 2006, 2014...... 2 2004 Liz Haglund 15th 21:38 2004 Colleen Taylor 16th 21:44 Individual All-Mid Atlantic Region Honors 2004 Kirsty Smith 21st 21:55 Emily Lipari 4 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Bogdana Mimic 4 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 2005 Marina Muncan 3rd 20:13.2 Marina Muncan 4 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 2005 Frances Koons 4th 20:25.8 Ioana Parusheva 4 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 2005 Akilah Vargas 24th 21:28.1 Sheila Reid 4 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011

2006 Frances Koons 1st 20:02.90 Nicky Akande 3 2011, 2012, 2013 2006 Akilah Vargas 14th 21:10.04 Bella Burda 3 2015, 2016, 2017 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner 3 2014, 2015. 2016 2007 Sheila Reid 12th 20:37 Frances Koons 3 2005, 2006, 2008 2007 Ali Smith 20th 20:53 Angel Piccirillo 3 2013, 2015, 2016 2007 Callie Hogan 24th 20:59 Ali Smith 3 2007, 2009, 2010

2008 Frances Koons 1st 21:11 Katie Fisher 2 2016, 2017 2008 Bogdana Mimic 5th 21:33 Renee Gunning 2 2000, 2001 2008 Callie Hogan 11th 21:53 Liz Haglund 2 2002, 2004 2008 Kaitlyn Tallman 13th 22:00 Callie Hogan 2 2007, 2008 Amanda Marino 2 2009, 2010 2009 Sheila Reid 1st 20:23 Stephanie Schappert 2 2013, 2014 2009 Amanda Marino 2nd 20:27 Kaitlyn Tallman 2 2008, 2009 2009 Bogdana Mimic 5th 20:47 Kalin Toedebusch 2 2001, 2002 2009 Ali Smith 6th 20:49 Akilah Vargas 2 2005, 2006 2009 Kaitlyn Tallman 9th 20:57 2009 Nicole Schappert 12th 21:02 Liz Awtrey 1 2000 2009 Brooke Simpson 15th 21:19 Kaley Ciluffo 1 2017 Summer Cook 1 2012 2010 Sheila Reid 1st 19:34 Sydney Harris 1 2013 2010 Bogdana Mimic 5th 20:05 Nicole Hutchinson 1 2017 2010 Amanda Marino 6th 20:09 Carre Joyce 1 2002 2010 Ali Smith 7th 20:10 Juliette Kenny 1 2003 2010 Emily Lipari 14th 20:41 Rachel McArthur 1 2017 Geraldine McCarthy 1 2000 2011 Sheila Reid 1st 21:32.7 Ann McGranahan 1 2000 2011 Bogdana Mimic 3rd 21:36.8 Rebecca Mitchell 1 2002 2011 Nicky Akande 10th 22:03.3 Lauren Ryan 1 2017 2011 Emily Lipari 16th 22:15.9 Nicole Schappert 1 2009 Brooke Simpson 1 2009 2012 Nicky Akande 1st 20:14 Kirsthy Smith 1 2004 2012 Emily Lipari 3rd 20:27 Colleen Taylor 1 2004 2012 Summer Cook 14th 20:52

2013 Emily Lipari 1st 19:53 2013 Nicky Akande 2nd 19:53 2013 Angel Piccirillo 4th 20:10 2013 Stephanie Schappert 8th 20:17 2013 Sydney Harris 16th 20:35

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BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS: TEAM HISTORY

VILLANOVA FINISHES TOP 10 TIMES AT THE BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS Year Finish Place Venue 1982 2nd Boston, Mass. Franklin Park 1983 2nd Boston, Mass. Franklin Park Top 10 Overall Times (6000 Meters) 1984 1st Boston, Mass. Franklin Park 1985 2nd Boston, Mass. Franklin Park 1. Kim Smith Providence 19:23 2004 1986 1st Boston, Mass. Franklin Park 2. Sarah Collins Providence 19:32.2 2015 1987 1st Boston, Mass. Franklin Park 3. Sheila Reid Villanova 19:40 2011 1988 4th Bronx, N.Y. Van Cortlandt Park 4. Lauren Mullins Providence 19:47.4 2015 1989 1st Bronx, N.Y. Van Cortlandt Park 5. Emily Sisson Providence 19:49 2013 1990 1st Bronx, N.Y. Van Cortlandt Park 6. Katie Lembo Providence 19:50.6 2015 1991 1st Bronx, N.Y. Van Cortlandt Park 7. Bogdana Mimic Villanova 19:51 2011 1992 1st Boston, Mass. Franklin Park 8. Kate Harrison West Virginia 19:52 2011 1993 1st Bronx, N.Y. Van Cortlandt Park 9. Bella Burda Villanova 19:52.9 2015 1994 1st Boston, Mass. Franklin Park 10. Emily Lipari Villanova 19:56 2013 1995 2nd Bronx, N.Y. Van Cortlandt Park 1996 2nd Boston, Mass. Franklin Park E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park (Louisville, Ky.) 1997 3rd Bronx, N.Y. Van Cortlandt Park 1998 1st Boston, Mass. Franklin Park 1. Sheila Reid Villanova 19:40.9 2011 1999 3rd Bronx, N.Y. Van Cortlandt Park 2. Bogdana Mimic Villanova 19:51.2 2011 2000 4th Boston, Mass. Franklin Park 3. Kate Harrison West Virginia 19:52.7 2011 2001 5th Bronx, N.Y. Van Cortlandt Park 4. Emily Sisson Providence 19:57.4 2011 5. Emily Infeld Georgetown 20:02.2 2011 2002 3rd Boston, Mass. Franklin Park 6. Melissa Grelli Georgetown 20:05.55 2007 2003 4th Bronx, N.Y. Van Cortlandt Park 7. Laura Nagel Providence 20:12.6 2011 2004 3rd Boston, Mass. Franklin Park 8. Katie Gillespie West Virginia 20:14.0 2011 2005 5th Bronx, N.Y. Van Cortlandt Park 9. Hannah Davidson Providence 20:19.0 2011 2006 4th Boston, Mass. Franklin Park 10. Marie Loui Asselin West Virginia 20:19.30 2007 2007 5th Louisville, Ky. E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park 2008 1st Bronx, N.Y. Van Cortlandt Park Franklin Park (Boston, Mass.) 2009 1st Kenosha, Wis. Wayne E. Dannehl National Course 2010 1st Jamesville, N.Y. Jamesville Beach State Park 1. Kim Smith Providence 19:23 2004 2011 1st Louisville, Ky. E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park 2. Mary Cullen Providence 20:10 2004 2012 4th Bronx, N.Y. Van Cortlandt Park 3. Maureen McCandless Pittsburgh 20:11 2004 2013 4th Kenosha, Wis. Wayne E. Dannehl National Course Fiona Crombia Providence 20:11 2004 2014 4th Carmel, Ind. Northview Church 5. Notre Dame 20:16 2004 2015 3rd Mason, Ohio Golf Center at Kings Island 6. Lauren King Notre Dame 20:23 2002 2016 2nd Bronx, N.Y. Van Cortlandt Park 7. Marina Muncan Villanova 20:27 2004 2017 1st Kenosha, Wis. Wayne E. Dannehl National Course 8. Molly Huddle Notre Dame 20:28 2002 Frances Koons Villanova 20:28 2006 10. Megan Metcalfe West Virginia 20:29 2002 ALL-TIME TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Van Cortlandt Park (Bronx, N.Y.)

Villanova 15 1. Kim Smith Providence 20:01 2003 Providence 8 2. Catherine Guiney Boston College 20:04 2001 Georgetown 5 3. Marie-Louise Asselin West Virginia 20:09 2008 Boston College 4 4. Frances Koons Villanova 20:12 2008 Notre Dame 3 5. Marni Kruppa Georgetown 20:27 2001 West Virginia 1 6. Clara Grandt West Virginia 20:28 2008 7. Keri Bland West Virginia 20:31 2008 8. Megan Guiney Boston College 20:33 2001 Bogdana Mimic Villanova 20:33 2008 10. Danette Doetzel Providence 20:42 2008

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1. Emily Sisson Providence 19:49 2013 2. Emily Lipari Villanova 19:56 2013 3. Sarah Collins Providence 19:58 2013 4. Catarina ROcha Providence 19:59 2017 5. Brianna Ilarda Providence 20:13 2017 6. Bella Burda Villanova 20:20 2017 7. Laura Nagel Providence 20:21 2013 8. Rachel Schneider Georgetown 20:23 2013 Samantha Nadel Georgetown 20:23 2013 10. Catarina Rocha Providence 20:26 2013

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1984 CHAMPIONS 1990 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores Villanova Runners Team Scores Mary Ellen McGowan 1st 18:01 Villanova 26 Nnenna Lynch 1st 17:07.7 Villanova 15 Lauren Searby 3rd 18:10 Boston College 43 Carole Zajac 2nd 17:18.2 Providence 53 Vickie Brown 6th 18:48 St. John’s 116 Kate Fonshell 3rd 17:18.7 Georgetown 77 Melissa Grubb 7th 18:52 Georgetown 117 Cheri Goddard 4th 17:19.1 Boston College 123 Lisa Polzinetti 9th 18:54 Syracuse 124 Sonia O’Sullivan 5th 17:25.7 Connecticut 155 Mary Pat Parducci 11th 19:17 Connecticut 144 Carol Haux 11th 18:07.6 Pittsburgh 186 Colleen Gallagher 24th 19:57 Providence 174 Michelle Torelli 13th 18:08.7 St. John’s 202 Cassy Bradley 33rd 20:25 Christine Gentile 18th 18:19.5 Syracuse 209 Maureen Breen 48th 21:10 Irene Ruopoli 27th 18:39.7 Seton Hall 238 Tara Higgins 58th 22:02 Jenny Hagar 31st 18:48.3 Tara Kennedy 57th 20:21.4

1986 CHAMPIONS 1991 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores Villanova Runners Team Scores Vicki Huber 1st 16:33 Villanova 35 Sonia O’Sullivan 1st 17:09.2 Villanova 22 Gina Procaccio 2nd 17:04 Boston College 52 Nnenna Lynch 3rd 17:25.2 Providence 55 Lauren Searby 6th 17:21 Georgetown 76 Carole Zajac 4th 17:29.2 Georgetown 58 Dolores Carapella 10th 17:28 Providence 88 Cheri Goddard 5th 17:29.5 Boston College 129 Dina Alborano 16th 17:34 Connecticut 121 Carol Haux 9th 17:57.8 Pittsburgh 160 Ruth Lockbaum 17th 17:39 Syracuse 170 Christine Gentile 13th 18:06.1 Connecticut 182 Meg Moisen 19th 17:41 Pittsburgh 211 Michelle Torelli 18th 18:29.4 St. John’s 207 Jen Rahn 30th 18:31 St. John’s 277 Becky Spies 26th 18:43.1 Syracuse 208 Seton Hall 329 Irene Ruopoli 34th 19:01.1 Miami 245 Emer Molloy 58th 20:16.3 Seton Hall 275

1987 CHAMPIONS 1992 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores Villanova Runners Team Scores Vicki Huber 1st 17:22 Villanova 48 Carole Zajac 1st 16:46 Villanova 28 Kathy Franey 3rd 18:05 Providence 59 Cheri Goddard 4th 17:21 Georgetown 41 Celeste Halliday 9th 18:25 Georgetown 62 Nnenna Lynch 6th 17:34 Providence 66 Michelle DiMuro 16th 18:41 Boston College 99 Megan Flowers 7th 17:47 Connecticut 122 Jennifer Brekhus 19th 19:05 Connecticut 103 Becky Spies 10th 17:59 Boston College 141 Carol Haux 20th 19:17 Syracuse 125 Jen Rhines 13th 18:07 Seton Hall 196 Jen Rahn 21st 19:18 Pittsburgh 201 Irene Ruopoli 16th 18:21 Syracuse 221 Elaine Duck 25th 19:36 St. John’s 261 St. John’s 221 Tara Kennedy 27th 19:39 Seton Hall 285 Pittsburgh 247 Kate Fonshell 31st 19:59 Miami 283 Meg Moisen 32nd 20:01 Sonia O’Sullivan 40th 20:30

1989 CHAMPIONS 1993 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores Villanova Runners Team Scores Vicki Huber 1st 16:35.8 Villanova 19 Carole Zajac 2nd 17:04 Villanova 40 Sonia O’Sullivan 2nd 16:59.5 Georgetown 57 Jen Rhines 3rd 17:09 Georgetown 44 Kathy Franey 4th 17:17.2 Providence 60 Becky Spies 4th 17:13 Providence 53 Cheri Goddard 5th 17:19.1 Connecticut 149 Emer Molloy 14th 18:20 Boston College 126 Kim Certain 7th 17:35.1 Boston College 155 Krestena Sullivan 17th 18:36 Connecticut 129 Michelle DiMuro 9th 17:43.7 Syracuse 164 Stacy Robinson 21st 18:44 Pittsburgh 194 Nnenna Lynch 11th 17:44.5 Pittsburgh 207 Nikki Shaw 24th 18:46 Syracuse 214 Kate Fonshell 14th 17:54.6 St. John’s 240 Cara Salabrici 57th 20:26 St. John’s 227 Michelle Torelli 20th 18:17.0 Seton Hall 250 Seton hall 275 Jenny Hagar 30th 19:09.3 Miami 293 Tara Kennedy 35th 19:22.5 Elaine Duck 38th 19:29.5

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1994 CHAMPIONS 2010 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores Villanova Runners Team Scores Jen Rhines 2nd 16:45 Villanova 29 Sheila Reid 1st 20:31.9 Villanova 26 Becky Spies 3rd 17:15 Providence 34 Amanda Marino 2nd 20:35.2 Georgetown 42 Tosha Woodward 4th 17:23 Georgetown 70 Ali Smith 5th 20:55.4 Syracuse 79 Krestena Sullivan 9th 17:47 Boston College 114 Bogdana Mimic 7th 21:05.8 Providence 90 Emer Molloy 11th 17:58 Connecticut 141 Emily Lipari 11th 21:20.8 West Virginia 149 Stacy Robinson 19th 18:25 Pittsburgh 190 Callie Hogan 28th 22:02.1 Notre Dame 183 Cara Salabrici 45th 19:44 Syracuse 204 Sarah Morrison 32nd 22:10.9 Connecticut 212 Ryan Sartwell 58th 20:29 Seton Hall 240 Nicky Akande 77th 23:43.8 Louisville 272 Cathalina Staye 65th 20:52 St. John’s 264 Shannon Browne 82nd 23:58.5 Cincinnati 294 Miami 326 Marquette 298 Rutgers 329 1998 CHAMPIONS DePaul 335 USF 348 Villanova Runners Team Scores St. John’s 423 Carrie Tollefson 4th 16:59 Villanova 40 Pittsburgh 443 Sarah Vance Goodman 6th 17:09 Georgetown 53 Seton Hall 505 Kristine Jost 7th 17:13 Providence 67 Kristen Nicolini 8th 17:17 Boston College 129 Ann McGranahan 15th 17:46 Notre Dame 144 2011 CHAMPIONS Lony’e Robinson 88th 19:41 West Virginia 163 Villanova Runners Team Scores Meghan Courtney 114th 20:59 Connecticut 211 Sheila Reid 1st 19:40.9 Villanova 54 Syracuse 219 Bogdana Mimic 2nd 19:51.2 Providence 63 St. John’s 228 Nicky Akande 12th 20:26.1 Georgetown 77 Rutgers 233 Emily Lipari 16th 20:36.4 Syracuse 92 Miami 278 Callie Hogan 23rd 20:54.5 West Virginia 92 Pittsburgh 330 Summer Cook 38th 21:21.0 Notre Dame 136 Seton Hall 367 Courtney Chapman 44th 21:38.8 Connecticut 165 Stephanie Schappert 54th 22:01.2 USF 249 2008 CHAMPIONS Megan Venables 73rd 22:34.1 Marquette 301 Rutgers 322 Villanova Runners Team Scores Louisville 340 Frances Koons 2nd 20:12.2 Villanova 40 Cincinnati 342 Bogdana Mimic 5th 20:33.3 West Virginia 48 St. John’s 416 Kaitlyn Tallman 7th 20:46.7 Georgetown 74 DePaul 428 Amanda Marino 9th 20:49.5 Providence 123 Seton Hall 462 Sarah Morrison 17th 21:04.3 Syracuse 129 Pittsburgh 476 Callie Hogan 21st 21:15.5 Notre Dame 149 Ali Smith 24th 21:21.0 Louisville 222 Ellen Dougherty 48th 22:00.5 Marquette 222 2017 CHAMPIONS Emily McMillan 82nd 23:05.1 Cincinnati 255 Villanova Runners Team Scores USF 328 Bella Burda 3rd 20:19.4 Villanova 39 Rutgers 335 Nicole Hutchinson 5th 20:38.7 Providence 46 Connecticut 369 Lauren Ryan 6th 20:44.1 Georgetown 63 DePaul 395 Kaley Ciluffo 7th 20:49.7 Marquette 132 St. John’s 397 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner 18th 21:09.8 Xavier 136 Pittsburgh 426 Katie Fisher 20th 21:10.6 Creighton 139 Seton Hall 522 Maria Seykora 21st 21:14.5 Butler 186 Rachel McArthur 23rd 21:15.0 Seton Hall 255 2009 CHAMPIONS Alex Harris 40th 22:13.6 DePaul 273 Villanova Runners Team Scores Ann Campbell 47th 22:29.5 St. John’s 279 Sheila Reid 1st 20:45.1 Villanova 30 Amanda Marino 2nd 20:51.6 West Virginia 74 Bogdana Mimic 4th 21:13.4 Syracuse 84 Brooke Simpson 11th 21:43.1 Georgetown 92 Ali Smith 12th 21:43.9 Providence 108 Kaitlyn Tallman 20th 21:55.4 Notre Dame 160 Nicole Schappert 22nd 22:04.5 Louisville 190 Ariann Neutts 48th 22:48.1 Marquette 251 Meghan Smith 100th 24:50.9 Cincinnati 272 Connecticut 305 DePaul 320 USF 359 Rutgers 382 St. John’s 460 Seton Hall 492 Pittsburgh 497

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Mary Ellen McGowan Vicki Huber Nnenna Lynch Sonia O’Sullivan 1984 1986, 1987, 1989 1990 1991

Carole Zajac Carrie Tollefson Carmen Douma Ann McGranahan 1992 1997 1999 2000

Frances Koons Sheila Reid Emily Lipari Angel Piccirillo 2006 2009, 2010, 2011 2012 2016

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Name Year Time Venue Place Mary Ellen McGowan 1984 18:01 Franklin Park Boston, Mass. Vicki Huber 1986 16:33 Franklin Park Boston, Mass. Vicki Huber 1987 17:22 Franklin Park Boston, Mass. Vicki Huber 1989 16:35 Van Cortlandt Park Bronx, N.Y. Nnenna Lynch 1990 17:07 Van Cortlandt Park Bronx, N.Y. Sonia O’Sullivan 1991 17:09 Van Cortlandt Park Bronx, N.Y. Carole Zajac 1992 16:46 Franklin Park Boston, Mass. Carrie Tollefson 1997 16:54 Van Cortlandt Park Bronx, N.Y. Carmen Douma 1999 17:20 Van Cortlandt Park Bronx, N.Y. Ann McGranahan 2000 16:59 Franklin Park Boston, Mass. Frances Koons 2006 20:28 Franklin Park Boston, Mass. Sheila Reid 2009 20:46 Wayne E. Dannehl Kenosha, Wis. Sheila Reid 2010 20:31 Jamestown Beach Park Jamestown, N.Y. Sheila Reid 2011 19:40 E.P. Tom Sawyer Louisville, Ky. Emily Lipari 2012 20:45 Van Cortlandt Park Bronx, N.Y. Angel Piccirillo 2016 20:49.6 Van Cortlandt Park Bronx, N.Y.

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ALL-BIG EAST PERFORMERS

VILLANOVA ALL-BIG EAST PERFORMERS VILLANOVA ALL-BIG EAST PERFORMERS

Year Name Place Year Name Place 1982 Jan Yerkes 2nd 1993 Carole Zajac 2nd 1982 Mary Ellen McGowan 5th 1993 Jen Rhines 3rd 1982 Vickie Brown 7th 1993 Becky Spies 4th 1982 Eva Marie Berardi 12th 1993 Emer Molloy 14th

1983 Mary Ellen McGowan 2nd 1994 Jen Rhines 2nd 1983 Melissa Grubb 9th 1994 Becky Spies 3rd 1983 Lauren Searby 10th 1994 Tosha Woodward 4th 1983 Colleen Gallagher 11th 1994 Krestena Sullivan 9th 1994 Emer Molloy 11th 1984 Mary Ellen McGowan 1st 1984 Lauren Searby 3rd 1995 Jen Rhines 2nd 1984 Vickie Brown 6th 1995 Krestena Sullivan 3rd 1984 Melissa Grubb 7th 1995 Carrie Tollefson 6th 1984 Lisa Polzinetti 9th 1995 Kristine Jost 9th 1984 Mary Pat Parducci 11th 1996 Carrie Tollefson 5th 1985 Lauren Searby 2nd 1996 Krestena Sullivan 6th 1985 Vicki Huber 7th 1996 Carmen Douma 8th 1985 Kathy Franey 12th 1997 Carrie Tollefson 1st 1986 Vicki Huber 1st 1997 Carmen Douma 2nd 1986 Gina Procaccio 2nd 1986 Lauren Searby 6th 1998 Carrie Tollefson 4th 1986 Dolores Carapella 10th 1998 Sarah Vance Goodman 6th 1998 Kristine Jost 7th 1987 Vicki Huber 1st 1998 Kristen Nicolini 8th 1987 Kathy Franey 3rd 1998 Ann McGranahan 15th 1987 Celeste Halliday 9th 1999 Carmen Douma 1st 1988 Kim Certain 6th 1999 Liz Awtrey 7th

1989 Vicki Huber 1st 2000 Ann McGranahan 1st 1989 Sonia O’Sullivan 2nd 2000 Geraldine McCarthy 11th 1989 Kathy Franey 4th 1989 Cheri Goddard 5th 2001 Kalin Toedebusch 13th 1989 Kim Certain 7th 2001 Ioana Parusheva 15th 1989 Michelle DiMuro 9th 1989 Nnenna Lynch 11th 2002 Ioana Parusheva 8th 1989 Kate Fonshell 14th 2002 Marina Muncan 11th

1990 Nnenna Lynch 1st 2003 Marina Muncan 10th 1990 Carole Zajac 2nd 2003 Ioana Parusheva 11th 1990 Kate Fonshell 3rd 1990 Cheri Goddard 4th 2004 Marina Muncah 6th 1990 Sonia O’Sullivan 5th 2004 Ioana Parusheva 11th 1990 Carol Haux 11th 1990 Michelle Torelli 13th 2005 Marina Muncan 4th 2005 Frances Koons 7th 1991 Sonia O’Sullivan 1st 1991 Nnenna Lynch 3rd 2006 Frances Koons 1st 1991 Carole Zajac 4th 1991 Cheri Goddard 5th 2007 Sheila Reid 7th 1991 Carol Haux 9th 1991 Christine Gentile 13th 2008 Frances Koons 2nd 2008 Bogdana Mimic 5th 1992 Carole Zajac 1st 2008 Kaitlyn Tallman 7th 1992 Cheri Goddard 4th 2008 Amanda Marino 9th 1992 Nnenna Lynch 6th 1992 Megan Flowers 7th 2009 Sheila Reid 1st 1992 Becky Spies 10th 2009 Amanda Marino 2nd 1992 Jen Rhines 13th 2009 Bogdana Mimic 4th 2009 Brooke Simpson 11th 2009 Ali Smith 12th

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VILLANOVA ALL-BIG EAST PERFORMERS

Year Name Place 2010 Sheila Reid 1st 2010 Amanda Marino 3rd 2010 Ali Smith 5th 2010 Bogdana Mimic 7th 2010 Emily Lipari 11th

2011 Sheila Reid 1st 2011 Bogdana Mimic 2nd 2011 Nicky Akande 12th

2012 Emily Lipari 1st 2012 Nicky Akande 3rd 2012 Summer Cook 14th

2013 Emily Lipari 2nd 2013 Nicky Akande 12th

2014 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner 12th

2015 Bella Burda 4th 2015 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner 9th

2016 Angel Piccirillo 1st 2016 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner 2nd 2016 Bella Burda 9th 2016 Katie Fisher (2nd Team) 18th 2016 Sammy Bockoven (2nd Team) 19th

2017 Bella Burda 3rd 2017 Nicole Hutchinson 5th 2017 Lauren Ryan 6th 2017 Kaley Ciluffo 7th 2017 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (2nd Team) 18th 2017 Katie Fisher (2nd Team) 20th

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ECAC CHAMPIONSHIP: TEAM HISTORY

VILLANOVA FINISHES AT ECAC CHAMPIONSHIP

Year Finish Team Champion Individual Champion 1984 1st Villanova Margaret Wynne, Yale 1985 2nd Penn State Jenny Stricker, Harvard 1986 2nd Yale Vicki Huber, Villanova 1987 4th Yale Vicki Huber, Villanova 1988 11th Yale Cassie O’Neill, George Mason 1989 1st Villanova Vicki Huber, Villanova 1990 1st Villanova Sonia O’Sullivan, Villanova 1991 1st Villanova Sonia O’Sullivan, Villanova 1992 1st Villanova Carole Zajac, Villanova 1993 1st Villanova Carole Zajac, Villanova 1994 1st Villanova Jen Rhines, Villanova 1995 2nd Providence Jen Rhines, Villanova Vicki Huber Sonia O’Sullivan 1996 1st Villanova Kristine Jost, Villanova 1998 Unknown Results unavailable Results unavailable 2001 13th James Madison Cynthia Dunham, James Madison 2004 13th La Salle Jenna Darcy, La Salle 2006 3rd Cornell Results unavailable 2007 1st Villanova Callie Hogan, Villanova 2014 2nd Columbia Stephanie Schappert, Villanova

VILLANOVA ECAC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

Year Name Time Site 1986 Vicki Huber 16:38.4 Bethlehem, Pa. 1987 Vicki Huber 16:33.0 Bethlehem, Pa. 1989 Vicki Huber 16:03.0 New Canaan, Conn. 1989 Kate Fonshell (U) 17:54.0 New Canaan, Conn. 1990 Sonia O’Sullivan 16:56.0 New Canaan, Conn. Carole Zajac (211), Jen Rhines (212) and Becky Spies (213) led 1991 Sonia O’Sullivan 16:00.5 Bethlehem, Pa. a 1-2-3 Villanova sweep at the ECAC Championship in 1993. 1992 Carole Zajac 16:28.2 Bethlehem, Pa. 1993 Carole Zajac 16:41.2 Leesburg, Va. 1994 Jen Rhines 16:25 Boston, Mass. 1995 Jen Rhines 16:34 Boston, Mass. 1996 Kristine Jost 16:26 Boston, Mass. 2007 Callie Hogan 17:48 Bronx, N.Y. 2014 Stephanie Schappert 17:42.4 Bronx, N.Y.

(U) denotes the University section of the meet

Carrie Tollefson and Carmen Douma were freshmen on the Wildcats team which won the 1996 ECAC title and they eventually went on to lead Villanova to the 1998 national title.

Callie Hogan was the ECAC individual champion in 2007 to lead a young Villanova squad to the team title.

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ECAC CHAMPIONS

1984 CHAMPIONS 1993 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Lauren Searby 2nd 17:16.1 Villanova 81 Carole Zajac 1st 16:41.2 Villanova 36 Mary Ellen McGowan 6th 17:32.7 Boston College 111 Jen Rhines 2nd 16:42.1 Cornell 106 Melissa Grubb 16th 18:04.7 Harvard 128 Becky Spies 3rd 16:46.5 Georgetown 111 Lisa Polzinetti 28th 18:22.1 Boston University 145 Tosha Woodward 13th 17:26.2 Dartmouth 149 Vickie Brown 29th 18:22.5 Dartmouth 172 Emer Molloy 17th 17:36.7 Providence 150 Colleen Gallagher 34th 18:26.7 Penn 229 Stacy Robinson 72nd 18:33.3 William & Mary 205 Mary Pat Parducci 88th 19:05 George Mason 231 Krestena Sullivan 103rd 18:49.0 Saint Joseph’s 240 Yale 244 Princeton 245 New Hampshire 267 Boston University 245 James Madison 312 Massachusetts 305

1989 CHAMPIONS 1994 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Vicki Huber 1st 16:03 Villanova 65 Jen Rhines 1st 16:25 Villanova 40 Kathy Franey 7th 17:10 Georgetown 67 Becky Spies 3rd 17:11 Providence 54 Sonia O’Sullivan 8th 17:12 Providence 122 Krestena Sullivan 7th 17:26 Georgetown 100 Kim Certain 19th 17:38 Yale 135 Tosha Woodward 14th 17:38 Penn State 111 Cheri Goddard 31st 17:57 Dartmouth 144 Stacy Robinson 15th 17:42 Boston College 234 Michelle DiMuro 32nd 17:59 George Mason 157 Emer Molloy 20th 17:51 Dartmouth 256 Nnenna Lynch 33rd 18:00 Harvard 223 Cara Salabrici 134th 19:21 Boston University 268 William & Mary 242 Cornell 273 Penn State 270 William & Mary 317 Massachusetts 346 West Virginia 327

1990 CHAMPIONS 1996 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Sonia O’Sullivan 1st 16:56 Villanova 33 Kristine Jost 1st 16:26 Villanova 37 Kate Fonshell 4th 17:21 Georgetown 83 Krestena Sullivan 3rd 16:38 Georgetown 77 Cheri Goddard 5th 17:22 Providence 88 Carmen Douma 4th 16:42 Providence 108 Nnenna Lynch 8th 17:36 Cornell 191 Carrie Tollefsfon 6th 16:44 Dartmouth 139 Carol Haux 15th 17:53 William & Mary 198 Jurga Marcinkevicuite 23rd 17:16 Boston College 164 Carole Zajac 30th 18:21 Yale 204 Tamieka Grizzle 49th 17:46 Penn State 196 Michelle Torelli 52nd 18:45 Penn State 239 Sarah Brandy 53rd 17:50 William & Mary 251 Penn 249 James Madison 274 Boston College 277 Brown 315 Fordham 335 Princeton 352

1991 CHAMPIONS 2007 CHAMPIONS Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) Sonia O’Sullivan 1st 16:00 Villanova 30 Callie Hogan 1st 17:48 Villanova 43 Nnenna Lynch 3rd 16:09 Providence 78 Akilah Vargas 2nd 17:56 William & Mary 58 Carole Zajac 4th 16:16 Cornell 87 Ali Smith 5th 18:06 Cornell 83 Cheri Goddard 9th 16:30 Georgetown 88 Amanda Marino 12th 18:23 Georgetown 124 Carol Haux 13th 16:43 Penn 205 Ellen Dougherty 27th 18:43 Yale 154 Christine Gentile 18th 17:01 Boston College 215 Kaitlyn Tallman 37th 19:03 James Madison 163 Michelle Torelli 28th 17:23 William & Mary 287 Columbia 213 Princeton 302 Massachusetts 217 Fordham 311 Delaware 229 Brown 341 Saint Joseph’s 252

1992 CHAMPIONS During a six-year stretch from 1989-94, Villanova had Villanova Runners Team Scores (Top 10) an unprecedented run of dominance and won six Carole Zajac 1st 16:28.2 Villanova 52 Nnenna Lynch 2nd 16:39.1 Georgetown 67 straight team titles at each of the major championships Cheri Goddard 8th 16:56.0 Providence 98 that it competed in: Becky Spies 15th 17:19.5 Cornell 102 Megan Flowers 26th 17:35.4 William & Mary 173 Jen Rhines 27th 17:37.6 Princeton 270 NCAA Championships Irene Ruopoli 37th 17:49.0 Dartmouth 295 NCAA District II Championships Navy 323 BIG EAST Championships Harvard 328 Connecticut 329 ECAC Championship

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