utt all , ▁also ▁from ▁Iowa ▁State , ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 5 : 5 9 . 8 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁women ' s ▁team ▁national ▁championship ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Vill an ova , ▁their ▁first ▁national ▁title ▁( and ▁first ▁of ▁their ▁event ual ▁record ▁nine ). ▁The ▁individual ▁championship ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁V icki ▁H uber , ▁also ▁from ▁Vill an ova , ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 5 : 5 9 . 8 6 , ▁the ▁event ▁record ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁ 5 ▁kilometer ▁distance ▁( u ph eld ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁when ▁the ▁race ▁distance ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁ 6 ▁kilom eters ). ▁H uber ▁beat ▁her ▁nearest ▁compet itor ▁by ▁almost ▁thirty ▁seconds . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁Vill an ova ' s ▁record ▁six ▁consecutive ▁individual ▁women ' s ▁cross ▁country ▁titles . ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁All ▁Division ▁I ▁cross ▁country ▁teams ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁meet ▁through ▁their ▁pla cement ▁at ▁various ▁regional ▁qual ifying ▁meets . ▁In ▁total , ▁ 2 2 ▁teams ▁and ▁ 1 8 1 ▁run ners ▁cont ested ▁the ▁men ' s ▁championship ▁while ▁ 2 2 ▁teams ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 ▁run ners ▁cont ested ▁the ▁women ' s ▁title . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁women ' s ▁race ▁featured ▁more ▁compet itors ▁than ▁the ▁men ' s . ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁title ▁Dist ance : ▁ 1 0