The '86 Women's Cross Country team became the first Manhattan College team to capture a MAAC Championship. The squad set school records that still stand today for the five-person (18:14.2) and seven-person (18:26.0) team average. These Lady Jaspers collected title after title that season. They won the Met Intercollegiate Championship, the Collegiate Track Conference Downstate NY Championship, and the Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference Championship. They also won the Wagner College Invitational and the Commonwealth Invitational. With a #4 mid-season ranking in Region II, the Lady Jaspers set four meet records during the season. The team roster included: Christine Balvo '90; Lisa Donofrio '89; Sheila Donohue '87, co-captain; Gerry Fitzgerald '90; Kathy Giovanniello '87, co-captain; Deirdre Keyes '91; Tara McDevitt '90; Kathleen McVeigh '89; Donna Meyer '87; Laura Ann Nokland '90; Sue Prestipino; Tonja Rice '88; Cheryl Simon '88; Audra Thomson '89; and Edith Vilarde' 89. This well-balanced team took turns taking headlines and contributing to the victories throughout the season, beating competitors from all the Jaspers' favorite rivals. They turned the Van Cortlandt Park course into their own stomping ground, under Coach Fred Dwyer's leadership, and paved the way for successful teams that would follow.