Cross Country Pages 7-13 2010 ROSTER AND SEASON REVIEW

Name Class/Eligibility Hometown High School Nicky Akande Freshman/Freshman Lawrenceville, Ga. Collins Hill Shannon Browne Sophomore/Sophomore Staten Island, N.Y. Curtis Anna Francis Sophomore/Sophomore Brookhaven, N.Y. Bellport Callie Hogan Senior/Junior Bay Shore, N.Y. Bay Shore Emily Lipari Freshman/Freshman Greenvale, N.Y. Roslyn Amanda Marino Senior/Senior Jackson, N.J. Jackson Bogdana Mimic Junior/Junior Pancevo, Serbia Gimnazija Uros Predic Sarah Morrison Senior/Junior Chambersburg, Pa. Chambersburg Ariann Neutts Sophomore/Sophomore Succasunna, N.J. Roxbury Kaitlin O’Sullivan Senior/Senior Gansevoort, N.Y. Saratoga Springs Senior/Junior Newmarket, Ont. Sacred Heart Catholic Ali Smith Senior/Senior Columbia, Md. Atholton Meghan Smith Sophomore/Sophomore Newark, Del. Padua

Head Coach: (Villanova ‘87) -- 11th Season at Villanova (11th Overall) Assistant Coach: Meghan Shaner (Villanova ‘01) - Fifth Season at Villanova (Fifth Overall)

2010 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS VILLANOVA WINS SECOND STRAIGHT NCAA TITLE

Date Event Outcome Led by the same core of runners that helped the team win a national championship in 2009, the Sept. 23 Main Line Invitational no team scoring Wildcats started the 2010 season as the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation. Little changed from start to finish, as Villanova won every scored meet for the second straight year and went on to its Oct. 1 Notre Dame Invitational 1st of 24 second straight national title and the ninth in the program’s history. Oct. 1 Paul Short Run no team scoring For the seventh time out of their nine national championships and the first time since 1994, the Oct. 16 Penn State National 1st of 31 Wildcats featured the individual national champion as well. Senior Sheila Reid pulled away from Oct. 22 Haverford Invitational no team scoring two other runners down the stretch and won her first individual crown by a margin of two seconds. Oct. 30 BIG EAST Championships 1st of 16 She was named the cross country winner of the Honda Award as the sport’s top athlete and also earned Athlete of the Year honors from the USTFCCCA. Nov. 13 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional 1st of 29 Nov. 22 NCAA Championships 1st of 31 Reid was one of four Villanova runners to receive All-America recognition for posting a top-40 finish at the NCAA Championships. Senior Amanda Marino followed Reid in eighth place while senior Ali Smith and junior Bogdana Mimic placed 20th and 22nd, respectively. All four The five events listed in bold indicate the five meets with team scoring in garnered their second consecutive All-America accolades. which Villanova had its full contingent of student-athletes running. Going back to the start of the 2009 season, the Wildcats have won 10 consecutive In addition to the top four runners, the Wildcats got a boost all season long from freshman Emily Lipari, who was among the squad’s top five runners in every meet. She routinely finished among scored team meets, including the last two national championships. other teams fifth and even fourth runners at meets and merited All-Mid Atlantic Region honors for her efforts during the year. Villanova had an overall record against the field of 126-0 at the five scored Head coach Gina Procaccio was once again recognized for her team’s success and was selected meets it has competed in this season. In addition, the team also had the indi- as the USTFCCCA National Coach of the Year for a second straight season. She also was the vidual winner at six different meets, including the non-scored Main Line and BIG EAST Coach of the Year for the third straight time. Haverford Invitationals. Villanova dominated competition at the BIG EAST and regional meets even while facing stiff competition from a strong field of teams. Leading up to the NCAA Championships, Reid helped lead the team to its third straight conference championship and second consecutive regional title by repeating as the individual champion at both the BIG EAST meet and the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional.

The top four runners for the Wildcats all finished in the top seven overall at both the BIG EAST and regional meets and the team has now won its last 10 scored meets since the start of the 2009 campaign. Reid has been the individual champion at eight of those meets and this year also won the Penn State National en route to sweeping the three postseason competitions.

Villanova gained unprecedented exposure for its success this season thanks to a congratulatory advertisement that was a project of BIG EAST sponsor American Eagle Outfitters. Following both the BIG EAST and NCAA Championships, an advertisement for American Eagle with the Wildcats team photo and a congratulatory message was displayed on a 30-story billboard in New York City’s Times Square.

The depth on the Villanova roster went well beyond the first five runners. Seniors Callie Hogan and Sarah Morrison were among the top seven runners at nearly every race during the season. Hogan also won an individual title of her own at the Haverford Invitational in October. Freshman Nicky Akande enjoyed a strong collegiate dbeut for the Wildcats and the team also received contributions from senior Kaitlin O’Sullivan and the sophomore trio of Shannon Browne, Anna Francis and Meghan Smith.

In addition to the team’s racing success, the Wildcats continue to flourish off the course as well. Reid was named the Academic All-Area Performer of the Year by the Philadelphia Inquirer and both Marino and Ali Smith joined her as members of the Academic All-Area squad. The academic accolades are also nothing new for the women’s cross country team, which has boasted the best composite GPA out of the 24 varsity teams at Villanova in each of the last three years.

Villanova Cross Country: Nine National Championships ~ Eight Individual Champions ~ 2009 and 2010 National Champions 2010 MEET RESULTS

September 23: Main Line Invitational October 16: Penn State National November 13: NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Haverford, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. 3 Miles 6000 Meters 6000 Meters No Team Scoring 1st of 31 1st of 29

Team Scores Team Scores Team Scores None Villanova 26, Syracuse 57, Penn State 137, Miami Villanova 29, Georgetown 40, Penn State 91, Princeton (Ohio) 155, Grand Valley St. 166, West Virginia 205, 102, West Virginia 152, La Salle 156, Bucknell 290, Individual Winner Cornell 214, Yale 278, Penn 289, Colgate 290, Eastern Penn 308, Lehigh 322, Navy 329, Duquesne 368, Mon- Amanda Marino, Villanova - 1st of 70 (16:48.10) Michigan 376, Maryland 404, Akron 411, Towson 422, mouth 385, Maryland 386, Loyola (Md.) 397, Saint Western Michigan 434, Ferris State 465, Lehigh 469, Joseph’s 399, Delaware 427, Rutgers 427, Towson 438, Villanova Individuals Duquesne 506, Loyola (Md.) 567, Buffalo 592, South UMBC 585, Robert Morris 592, Lafayette 608, Pitts- 1. Amanda Marino (16:48.10) Florida 601, George Washington 625, Dickinson 632, burgh 615, Rider 656, St. Francis (Pa.) 673, Temple 751, Lock Haven 640, Slippery Rock 717, Robert Morris 2. Bogdana Mimic (16:48.58) 726, Indiana (Pa.) 762, Pittsburgh 796, Rider 809, Tem- Seton Hall 787, Marshall 812, New Jersey Tech 820, 3. Ali Smith (16:54.62) ple 870, Detroit Mercy 906 Maryland-Eastern Shore 881 4. Emily Lipari (17:21.41) 5. Sarah Morrison (17:33.99) Individual Winner Individual Winner 6. Callie Hogan (17:59.98) Sheila Reid, Villanova - 1st of 304 (20:23) Sheila Reid, Villanova - 1st of 204 (19:34) 8. Nicky Akande (18:31.60) 9. Meghan Smith (18:33.35) Villanova Individuals Villanova Individuals 12. Kaitlin O'Sullivan (18:56.31) 1. Sheila Reid (20:23) 1. Sheila Reid (19:34) 2. Amanda Marino (20:30) 4. Bogdana Mimic (20:05) October 1: Notre Dame Invitational 5. Ali Smith (20:40) 5. Amanda Marino (20:09) South Bend, Ind. 8. Emily Lipari (21:00) 6. Ali Smith (20:10) 5000 Meters 10. Bogdana Mimic (21:04) 13. Emily Lipari (20:41) 1st of 24 31. Sarah Morrison (21:36) 39. Callie Hogan (21:50) 84. Nicky Akande (22:25) 41. Sarah Morrison (21:51) Team Scores 104. Callie Hogan (22:40) Villanova 64, Oregon 118, Florida State 129, New Mex- 172. Meghan Smith (23:21) November 22: NCAA Championships 180. Shannon Browne (23:28) ico 143, Stony Brook 153, Washington 185, Princeton Terre Haute, Ind. 206. Kaitlin O’Sullivan (23:47) 214, Tulsa 232, Arkansas 293, Penn State 295, Brigham 6000 Meters Young 302, UCLA 338, Iowa 366, UC Santa Barbara 1st of 31 October 22: Haverford Invitational 368, Weber State 375, Ohio State 390, Butler 393, Notre Haverford, Pa. Dame 402, Texas El Paso 418, Alabama 478, Utah State Team Scores 3 Miles 574, Southern Utah 607, Southern Methodist 636, San Villanova 120, Florida State 154, Texas Tech 165, No Team Scoring Diego 712 Georgetown 167, New Mexico 227, Colorado 314, Team Scores Stony Brook 334, Iowa State 341, Providence 343, Syra- Individual Winner None cuse 347, Arizona 372, Oregon 378, Stanford 402, North Lucy Van Dalen, Stony Brook - 1st of 194 (16:22) Carolina 405, Princeton 411, Washington 413, Duke Individual Winner 416, Oklahoma State 416, Boston College 432, Texas Villanova Individuals Callie Hogan, Villanova - 1st of 73 (17:00.48) 441, Virginia 460, Michigan 476, Michigan State 481, 2. Sheila Reid (16:26) North Carolina State 487, Kansas State 547, Penn State 5. Amanda Marino (16:29) Villanova Individuals 550, Minnesota 555, Toledo 572, Florida 635, Tulsa 653, 7. Bogdana Mimic (16:39) 1. Callie Hogan (17:00.48) Rice 656 19. Ali Smith (17:04) 4. Nicky Akande (17:42.55) 31. Emily Lipari (17:20) 5. Shannon Browne (18:03.36) Individual Winner 71. Sarah Morrison (17:43) 7. Meghan Smith (18:16.44) Sheila Reid, Villanova - 1st of 253 (20:07) 121. Callie Hogan (18:21) 10. Kaitlin O’Sullivan (18:26.39) Villanova Individuals October 1: Paul Short Run October 30: BIG EAST Championships 1. Sheila Reid (20:07) Bethlehem, Pa. Jamesville, N.Y. 8. Amanda Marino (20:27) 6000 Meters 6000 Meters 20. Ali Smith (20:40) No Team Scoring* 1st of 16 22. Bogdana Mimic (20:41) 69. Emily Lipari (21:19) Individual Winner (Women’s College Gold Race) Team Scores 201. Sarah Morrison (23:09) Emily Infeld, Georgetown - 1st of 367 (20:04) Villanova 26, Georgetown 42, Syracuse 79, Providence 205. Callie Hogan (23:20) 90, West Virginia 149, Notre Dame 183, Connecticut Villanova Individuals 212, Louisville 272, Cincinnati 294, Marquette 298, 222. Meghan Smith (23:12) Rutgers 329, DePaul 335, South Florida 348, St. John’s 244. Nicky Akande (23:23) 423, Pittsburgh 443, Seton Hall 505 260. Kaitlin O’Sullivan (23:30) 317. Shannon Browne (24:14) Individual Winner Sheila Reid, Villanova - 1st of 133 (20:31.9) * Villanova did not have a full team competing at the Paul Short Run and therefore was not included in the Villanova Individuals team standings for the College Gold Race. 1. Sheila Reid (20:31.9) 2. Amanda Marino (20:35.2) 5. Ali Smith (20:55.4) 7. Bogdana Mimic (21:05.8) 11. Emily Lipari (21:20.8) 28. Callie Hogan (22:02.1) 32. Sarah Morrison (22:10.9) 77. Nicky Akande (23:43.8) 82. Shannon Browne (23:58.5)

Villanova Cross Country: Nine National Championships ~ Eight Individual Champions ~ 2009 and 2010 National Champions 2010 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Senior Sheila Reid broke away from a three-person pack over the final 200 meters and surged across the finish line to win the individual title at the NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships on the LaVern Gibson Championship Course at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center. Just a few moments later, her teammates followed and Villanova celebrated the ninth team championship in program history on a day when the Wildcats added to the incredible legacy of the university's cross country tradition.

This marks the seventh time that Villanova has simultaneously won the individual and national titles, while the team won its second straight championship to put the finishing touches on a season in which the Wildcats went wire-to-wire as the nation's unanimous number one team.

Now Reid and her teammates will be mentioned along with the other world-class caliber athletes that came before them at Villanova. So too, will head coach Gina Procaccio, a track national champion during her own Wildcat career who is now the architect of these back-to-back champion cross country teams.

"The tradition at Villanova can be daunting," Reid said. "You hear names like Sonia O'Sullivan, and and they seem so distant and beyond us. It is incredible to maybe be amongst those names now. It is hard to believe that we are in the same shoes as these women who have done such amazing things."

On a blustery day a slow pace made it difficult for anyone to break ahead of the pack, or at least to stay ahead of the back. When there was 1000 meters left in the race, Reid was locked into a battle for the lead with Emily Infeld of Georgetown and Jordan Hasay of Oregon. She took the lead for good with 200 meters to go, showing the strong final kick that has been present for her all season long. Reid has now been the individual champion at eight of her last 10 meets.

Not that her team's victory could ever be viewed as a one-person show, however. Far from it, as Reid was joined by three teammates in earning All-America honors. Senior Amanda Marino came in eighth place while senior Ali Smith and junior Bogdana Mimic were 20th and 22nd, respectively. The spread between the Wildcats top four runners was a mere 34 seconds.

Leading up to the race, Procaccio turned aside any attempts at making comparisons between last year's national champions and the current team's bid for a title of their own. This despite four returning runners from the 2009 national meet.

So the team never talked about last year or about repeating as national champions. Procaccio made changes wherever she could. Different training regimens. Different philosophies. Different team, period. She turned out to be right, as another of the dif- ferences for Villanova included having a true freshman as its fifth runner. One who Villanova gained unprecedented exposure for its success this season with a helped give this team a fresh look and whose performance all season long and in this congratulatory message displayed in New York City’s Times Square following afternoon's race helped this new team win a title in its own way. the team’s victories at the BIG EAST and NCAA Championships.

Emily Lipari crossed the finish line in 69th place for team points. Although there was a brief wait for official results, once Lipari finished in front of the fifth runners from Florida State and Georgetown the celebration was underway for the Wildcats, who knew they had the team title in their possession.

Villanova's nine national titles stand out, as no other team has won more than five titles since the NCAA Championship began in 1981. The program now has eight individual champions as well, with no other school claiming more than three winners.

Left: Sheila Reid pulled away over the final 200 meters and won the individual national title with a time of 20:07. It was the eighth win in the last 10 races for Reid, who won the cross country Honda Award as the top athlete in the sport.

Right: Villanova won its second consecutive national championship and the ninth in its history. For the second straight year, the Wildcats were undefeated in scored meets and the squad was ranked No. 1 in the nation from start to finish during the season.

Villanova Cross Country: Nine National Championships ~ Eight Individual Champions ~ 2009 and 2010 National Champions TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

VILLANOVA FINISHES AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

Year Place Coach 1983 14th Marty Stern No program has won more team or indi- 1984 9th Marty Stern 1985 16th Marty Stern 1986 13th (tie) Marty Stern vidual titles in women’s cross country 1989 1st Marty Stern 1990 1st Mary Stern 1991 1st Marty Stern than Villanova, which is coming off its 1992 1st Marty Stern 1993 1st Marty Stern second consecutive national champi- 1994 1st John Marshall 1995 3rd John Marshall 1996 2nd John Marshall onship. The Wildcats have won nine team 1998 1st Marcus O’Sullivan 1999 21st Marcus O’Sullivan 2000 20th Gina Procaccio and eight individual titles since 1989. 2001 24th Gina Procaccio 2002 8th Gina Procaccio 2003 11th Gina Procaccio 2004 7th Gina Procaccio 2005 21st Gina Procaccio 2008 6th Gina Procaccio 2009 1st Gina Procaccio 2010 1st Gina Procaccio

ALL-TIME TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Villanova 9 1989-94, 1998, 2009-10 Stanford 5 1996, 2003, 2005-07 BYU 4 1997, 1999, 2001-02 Colorado 2 2000, 2004 Oregon 2 1983, 1987 Virginia 2 1981-1982 Wisconsin 2 1984-1985 Kentucky 1 1988 Providence 1 1995 Texas 1 1986 Washington 1 2008

MOST CONSECUTIVE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Villanova 6 1989-94 Vicki Huber set a championship record with a time Carole Zajac won back-to-back individual NCAA Stanford 3 2005-07 of 15:59.86 on a 5K course in 1989 to help lead titles in 1992 and 1993 during Villanova’s team Villanova 2 2009-10 Villanova to its first-ever national title. streak of six consecutive championships. BYU 2 2001-02 Virginia 2 1981-82 Wisconsin 2 1984-85

ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Villanova 8 1989-94, 1997, 2010 North Carolina St. 3 1981, 1983, 1985 Texas Tech 3 2006-08 Wisconsin 3 1984, 1995, 1999 Arizona 2 1996, 2001 Indiana 2 1987, 1988 North Carolina 2 2002-03 Northern Arizona 2 1986, 2005 Colorado 1 2000 Illinois 1 2009 Michigan 1 1998 Providence 1 2004

ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL TITLES

Sally Kipyego 3 Texas Tech Sonia O’Sullivan 2 Villanova Carole Zajac 2 Villanova Carrie Tollefson captured the seventh individual Amanda Marino was the top finisher for Villanova 2 North Carolina Betty Jo Springs 2 North Carolina St. NCAA title for the Villanova program when she and placed sixth overall in 2009 as the Wildcats won the championship in 1997. won their eighth national title and first since 1998.

Villanova Cross Country: Nine National Championships ~ Eight Individual Champions ~ 2009 and 2010 National Champions NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

1989 1994

Vicki Huber (1), Kathy Franey (12), Sonia O’Sullivan (26), 1, Becky Spies 3, Krestena Sullivan 21, Kim Certain (50), Cheri Goddard (56), (83), Tosha Woodward 23, Emer Molloy 54, Stacy Robinson 69, Nnenna Lynch (182) Cara Salibrici 173

Villanova 99, Kentucky 168, Nebraska 186, Georgetown Villanova 75, Michigan 108, Arkansas 110, Colorado 126, 193, Oklahoma State 205, Tennessee 227, Clemson 238, Providence 154, Georgetown 195, Stanford 198, Wiscon- Iowa 249, Indiana 267, Cal Irvine 279, Providence 279, sin 233, Penn St. 250, Arizona 273, BYU 307, Wake For- Washington 286, Northern Arizona 293, North Carolina St. est 308, Oregon 349, Alabama 367, Washington 370, 297, Michigan 350, BYU 356, Yale 358, Dartmouth 390, Nebraska 412, Auburn 429, Kansas 480, Dartmouth 484, Texas 414, Kansas St. 419, Minnesota 441, Baylor 472 Florida 486, Boston College 500, Baylor 517

1990 1998

Sonia O’Sullivan 1, Carole Zajac 14, Kate Fonshell 25, Carrie Tollefson 11, Sarah Vance-Goodman 12, Kristen Cheri Goddard 28, Nnenna Lynch 38, Carol Haux 32, Nicolini 17, Carmen Douma 21, Kristine Jost 69, Ann Mc- Michele Torelli 98 Granahan 81, Lonyé Johnson 245 Villanova placed three runners in the top seven Villanova 82, Providence 172, Clemson 204, Cal Irvine Villanova 106, BYU 110, Stanford 111, Georgetown 199, overall en route to winning its fourth straight 210, Oregon 221, Arkansas 224, Georgetown 234, BYU Wisconsin 233, Arkansas 311, Colorado 332, Baylor 351, national championship in 1992. 250, Georgia 264, Wisconsin 266, North Carolina St. 278, Washington 363, William & Mary 374, Michigan 380, Tennessee 303, Indiana 314, Iowa St. 318, Northern Ari- Oregon 384, Kansas St. 385, Providence 386, Wake Forest zona 318, Cornell 327, Michigan 335, Baylor 361, Iowa 388, Arizona 397, Northern Arizona 423, North Carolina 411, Kansas St. 434, William & Mary 434, Yale 525 424, North Carolina St. 455, Oklahoma St. 462, Missouri 493, Florida 531, Arizona St. 5384, Nebraska 534, Col- 1991 orado St. 535, Minnesota 559, South Florida 561, UCLA 574, Texas 584, Cornell 590, Tennessee 640 Sonia O’Sullivan 1, Carole Zajac 2, Nnenna Lynch 12, Cheri Goddard 31, Carol Haux 68, Michele Torelli 92, 2009 Chris Gentile (104) Amanda Marino 6, Sheila Reid 12, Bogdana Mimic 20, Ali Villanova 85, Arkansas 168, Northern Arizona 184, Cor- Smith 22, Nicole Schappert 26, Brooke Simpson 51, Kait- nell 189, Oregon 191, Georgetown 193, Wisconsin 193, lyn Tallman 81 North Carolina St. 202, Providence 212, Baylor 258, Ari- zona 294, Nebraska 314, Penn St. 328, Michigan 329, Villanova 86, Florida St. 133, Washington 188, Texas Tech BYU 330, Iowa 342, Minnesota 363, Virginia 418, Boston 191, Princeton 251, West Virginia 259, Florida 260, Duke College 425, Georgia 455, Weber St. 461, Kansas St. 605 272, Oregon 276, Minnesota 310, Providence 349, Illinois 365, New Mexico 368, Penn St. 375, Virginia 391, Stan- 1992 ford 408, Iowa St. 446, Syracuse 450, BYU 453, Colorado 458, Georgetown 495, UTEP 500, Notre Dame 519, Ari- Carole Zajac 1, Nnenna Lynch 3, Cheri Goddard 7, Becky zona St. 520, Southern Methodist 581, Michigan St. 601, Spies 60, Megan Flowers 87, Jennifer Rhines 98, Irene Michigan 637, Baylor 666, Ohio St. 673, Arizona 682, In- Ruopoli 111 diana 716 Jennifer Rhines won the individual national title Villanova 123, Arkansas 130, Georgetown 131, Cornell in 1994 as the Wildcats won their unprecedented 167, Providence 172, Penn St. 179, Wisconsin 179, Michi- 2010 sixth consecutive national championship. gan 186, Northern Arizona 267, BYU 285, North Carolina St. 331, Washington 334, Iowa 340, Arizona 360, Oregon Sheila Reid 1, Amanda Marino 8, Ali Smith 20, Bogdana 372, William & Mary 385, Baylor 390, Nebraska 394, Mimic 22, Emily Lipari 69, Callie Hogan 200, Sarah Mor- Wake Forest 426, Colorado 454, Kansas St. 489, Dart- rison 202 mouth 569 Villanova 120, Florida State 154, Texas Tech 165, George- 1993 town 167, New Mexico 227, Colorado 314, Stony Brook 334, Iowa State 341, Providence 343, Syracuse 347, Ari- Carole Zajac 1, Jennifer Rhines 2, Becky Spies 7, Tosha zona 372, Oregon 378, Stanford 402, North Carolina 405, Woodward 31, Emer Molloy 48, Stacy Robinson 155 Princeton 411, Washington 413, Duke 416, Oklahoma State 416, Boston College 432, Texas 441, Virginia 460, Villanova 66, Arkansas 71, Georgetown 199, Cornell 205, Michigan 476, Michigan State 481, North Carolina State Providence 213, Michigan 224, Penn St. 226, Oregon 238, 487, Kansas State 547, Penn State 550, Minnesota 555, North Carolina St. 240, BYU 265, Stanford 286, Arizona Toledo 572, Florida 635, Tulsa 653, Rice 656 311, Alabama 326, Colorado 326, Notre Dame 331, Clem- son 346, Virginia 380, Dartmouth 383, Rice 393, Nebraska VILLANOVA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 421, North Carolina 465, Kansas 471 1989 Vicki Huber 15:59.86 1990 Sonia O’Sullivan 16:06.00 1991 Sonia O’Sullivan 16:30.30 1992 Carole Zajac 17:01.90 1993 Carole Zajac 16:40.30 1994 Jennifer Rhines 16:31.20 1997 Carrie Tollefson 16:29.00 Villanova won its eighth national championship 2010 Sheila Reid 20:06.93 and first since 1998 when it captured the 2009

Villanova Cross Country: Nine National Championships ~ Eight Individual Champions ~ 2009 and 2010 National Champions ACADEMIC SUCCESS

Jurga Marcinkeviciute 1996-97 Geraldine McCarthy 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 The women’s cross country team Emily McMillan 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Zita Mezei 2003-04 2004-05 has been one of Villanova’s most Bogdana Mimic 2008-09 Rebecca Mitchell 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Sarah Morrison 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 successful programs both in Marina Muncan 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Casey Nelson 2004-05 2006-07 2007-08 Ariann Neutts 2009-10 competition and in the Kristen Nicolini 1998-99 Kristen O’Dowd 2007-08 2008-09 Kaitlin O’Sullivan 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 classroom, where the squad has Laura O’Sullivan 2006-07 2007-08 Sonia O’Sullivan 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 Ioana Parusheva 2003-04 2004-05 received many academic awards. Colleen Poole 2001-02 2002-03 Sheila Reid 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Jen Rhines 1993-94 HONDA-BRODERICK CUP Tiana Riel 2004-05 (Presented to nation’s top collegiate women’s student-athlete) Grace Rodden 2003-04 Christina Rosetti 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Theresa Rush 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Vicki Huber 1989 Nicole Schappert 2008-09 2009-10 Elizabeth Segarra 2006-07 Ali Smith 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 HONDA AWARD Kirsty Smith 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 (Presented to nation’s top collegiate women’s student-athlete by sport) Meghan Smith 2009-10 Becky Spies 1994-95 Krestena Sullivan 1994-95 1996-97 Vicki Huber 1989 Mette Svarrer 2002-03 Sonia O’Sullivan 1990 Colleen Taylor 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Sonia O’Sullivan 1991 Patricia Taylor 2001-02 2003-04 Carole Zajac 1992 Kaitlyn Tallman 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Carole Zajac 1993 Akilah Vargas 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Jen Rhines 1994 Carrie Tollefson 1998 Sheila Reid 2010 PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER ACADEMIC ALL-AREA TEAM

Marina Muncan 2005 BIG EAST ACADEMIC ALL-STARS Frances Koons 2006 Nicole Schappert 2009 Bridget Akard 2004-05 Kaitlyn Tallman 2009 Elizabeth Awtrey 2000-01 Sheila Reid 2010 PERFORMER OF THE YEAR Jillian Baczewski 2004-05 2006-07 2007-08 Amanda Marino 2010 Virginia Barb 2000-01 Ali Smith 2010 Susan Billings 1999-00 2000-01 Nicole Bridgwood 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Alissa Cembrook 2007-08 VILLANOVA FEMALE STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Noelle Considine 2006-07 Holly Cosnett 2004-05 Becky Spies 1994-95 Meghan Courtney 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 Krestena Sullivan 1996-97 Ellen Dougherty 2005-06 2006-07 2008-09 Carmen Douma 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 Frances Koons 2007-08 Tara Duggan 2006-07 2007-08 Nicole Schappert 2009-10 Ashley Dunbar 2008-09 2009-10 Katherine Etter 1997-98 NNENNA LYNCH AWARD Claudine Evangelista 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Jocelyn Fontaine 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 (Highest GPA of all Villanova teams) Anna Francis 2009-10 Jessica Franks 1999-00 2000-01 2002-03 Elizabeth Gesel 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2003-04 Cheri Goddard 1992-93 2004-05 Sarah Vance Goodman 1998-99 2005-06 Jacqueline Gruters 1997-98 2007-08 Carol Haux 1990-91 1991-92 2008-09 Meaghan Higgins 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2009-10 Callie Hogan 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Vicki Huber 1989-90 Brette Husar 2003-04 Lonyé Johnson 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 Kristine Jost 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 Carre Joyce 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Note: The academic awards on this page were won by the student-athletes Juliette Kenny 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 named for their specific accomplishments in cross country. Some awards in- Frances Koons 2004-05 2006-07 2007-08 clude both track and cross country accomplishments and these awards are Lindsay Kos 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 listed on the academic page for track towards the end of this media guide. Katherine LaCosa 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Amanda Marino 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

Villanova Cross Country: Nine National Championships ~ Eight Individual Champions ~ 2009 and 2010 National Champions