November 23, 1998

LAWRENCE, Kan. - On Monday, Nov. 23, at the Rim Rock Farm Course in Lawrence, Kan., the Villanova womens cross country team won its seventh NCAA Cross Country Championship in the last 10 years. The title was the 16th NCAA Championship for Villanova University and the seventh for the Villanova womens cross country program which won six consecutive titles from 1989-94.

The Wildcats were led by Carrie Tollefson (Sr., Dawson, Minn.), the defending NCAA Cross Country Champion, who placed 11th with a time of 17:16.87, Sarah Vance Goodman (Fr., Asheville, N.C.) who finished 12th (17:18.35), Kristen Nicolini (Sr., Annapolis, Md.) who registered a 17th place finish (17:21.39), and Carmen Douma (Jr., Cambridge, Ontario) who crossed the finish line in 21st place (17:26.66). Kristine Jost (Sr., Baltimore, Md.) also scored for Villanova finishing 69th in a time of 18:00.17.

The Wildcats placed first finishing the afternoon with 106 points. Following Villanova, was Brigham Young who placed second with 110 points and Stanford which finished one point behind in third place with 111 points. Winning the NCAA individual title was Michigans Katie McGregor, who posted a time of 16:40.21.

Head Coach Marcus OSullivan who just completed his first season at the helm of the Villanova cross country program, was named the United States Track Coaches Associations National Coach of the Year. Receiving All-America honors for the Wildcats were Tollefson, Vance-Goodman, Nicolini and Douma, who each placed in the top 25 to earn the distinction.

Also running for Villanova was Ann McGranahan (So., Pensacola, Fla.) who posted a time of 18:05.61 to place her 81st, and Lonye Johnson (Jr., Wilmington, Del.) who crossed the finish line in 245th position.

Women's Team Results 1. VILLANOVA        106 2. Brigham Young    110 3. Stanford         111 4. Georgetown       199 5. Wisconsin        233 6. Arkansas         311 7. Colorado         332 8. Baylor           351 9. Washington       36310. William & Mary   374
Women's Individual Results 1. Katie McGregor, Michigan     16:40.21 2. Amy Skieresz, Arizona        16:53.52 3. Amy Yoder, Arkansas          17:03.05  4. Kristen Gordan, Georgetown   17:09.17 5. Sally Glynn, Stanford        17:09.47 6. Julia Stamps, Stanford       17:11.08 7. Maggie Chan, Brigham Young   17:14.12 8. Marie-Elena Calle, VCU       17:14.67 9. Marie Davis, Oregon          17:16.0610. Jessica Koch, Arkansas       17:16.42
Villanova Finishers 11. Carrie Tollefson    17:16.87 12. Sarah Vance-Goodman 17:18.35 17. Kristen Nicolini    17:21.39 21. Carmen Douma        17:26.66 69. Kristine Jost       18:00.17 81. Ann McGranahan      18:05.61245. Lony'e Johnson