Knoxville, Tenn.--For the second straight year, Villanova swept the individual and team titles at the Divison I Women's Cross Country Championships. 

Sonia O'Sullivan won the individual championship, winning in a course-record time of 16:06 November 19 in Knoxville, Tennesse. Wildcat runners also finished 11th, 20th, 22nd and 28th among team scorers to claim the title by the widest margin in meet history. 

"Every team you have is different; every team is special," Villanova coach Marty Stern said. "This is a very special team to me. It is a very young team. I'm very proud of our freshmen and Kate Fonshell, the only senior on the team."

O'Sullivan, a junior, pulled away from Suzy Favor of Wisconsin, a nine-time champion in track and field, and won by 12 seconds. "All I was worried about was getting tired," O'Sullivan said. "I knew Suzy was behind me coming up the hill. I felt like I had enough left in me to win. Once I saw Suzy fading back, I knew that I had won."

Villanova finished with 82 points. Providence was second with 172 points. Previously, the largest winning margin was Villanova's 69-point victory over Kentucky last year.

"I just thank God we performed well today," Stern said. "I rarely give the athletes any strategy. I don't like to inhibit them. If I were a football coach, I would let the quarterback call his own plays.

"We talked about not going out and blowing everybody away. I wanted them to think of the team first. I want to savor this victory for a long time."

The victory ties Villanova with Oregon, Virginia and Wisconsin for most team titles, with two. O'Sullivan's individual crown -- also Villanova's second -- ties the Wildcats with Indiana. Only North Carolina State has claimed more individual titles, winning three.

O'Sullivan's time was the second fastest in meet history, behind former teammate Vicki Huber's 15:59 a year ago. The first 27 runners broke Tennesse's course record of 16:58.6.
 

VILLANOVA ROSTER
Name	Class	Hometown	High School (Previous School)
Kate Fonshell	Senior	Glen Mills, Pa.	Penncrest
Christine Gentile	Sophomore	Babylon, N.Y.	Babylon (Texas)
Cheri Goddard	Sophomore	Saratoga Springs, N.Y.	Saratoga Springs
Jenny Hagar	Sophomore	Newton, Mass.	Newton North
Carol Haux	Senior	Plymouth Meeting, Pa.	Archbishop Kennedy
Tara Kennedy	Senior	Langhorne, Pa.	Bishop Conwell
Nnenna Lynch	Sophomore	New York, N.Y.	Hunter College
Sonia O'Sullivan	Senior	Cobh, Ireland	Cobh Vocational
Irene Ruopoli	Sophomore	East Meadown, N.Y.	W.T. Clarke
Michelle Torelli	Junior	Clifton Heights, Pa.	Cardinal O'Hara
Carole Zajac	Freshman	Pittsburgh, Pa.	Baldwin
Head Coach: Marty Stern (West Chester '59), Eighth Season
Assistant Coach: Mike Bellarosa (Geneseo '82), Third Season