1981 and cross country in 1981 and 1982). Women's team Iowa State first formed a collegiate women's cross country team in 1975. Organizing a competitive team out of the gate, they won the 1975 Team AIAW Championship. The team was led by Peg Neppel-Darrah, who won the 1975 Individual AIAW Championship as well. They would go on to win the 1976, 1977, and 1978 title going on an early streak of dominance. Iowa State would then win the 1981 title off the back of Dorthe Rasmussen's individual 1981 title. The team was rocked by tragedy when the team plane crashed on the way back from finishing as runner-up at the 1985 NCAA Championships. The university owned plane crashed over Des Moines due to suspected ice accumulation on the wings. Those aboard were Burton Watkins of Ames, pilot of the airplane; Ron Renko, Head Coach of the ISU women's track and cross country teams; Stephanie Streit, student trainer for the Athletic Department; and cross country team members Susan Baxter, Julie Rose, and Sheryl Maahs. After the set-backs the team didn't return to dominance until the mid-2000s under the wings of Lisa Koll. While at Iowa State Lisa was a three time all-American and she would go on to compete in the 2012 Olympics. Koll's individual success was followed shortly by Betsy Saina's, culminating in her winning an NCAA championship in 2012. She too would go on to compete in the olympics, placing 5th at the 2016 games. The current women's cross country coach is Andrea Grove-McDonough, she is in her fifth year. Championships Men's team championships Women's team championships Men's individual NCAA championships Men's Individual conference champions Women's individual national championships Women's Individual conference champions Record by year Men's record by year background: #FDC82F"|5-0 Division I Men's Cross Country Championships Records Book Women's record by year Division I Women's Cross Country Championships Records Book The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was established in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics and to administer national championships. Cross country was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the AIAW for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (including cross country) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA conquered the AIAW and