2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Margaret Carroll

  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Mount Wolf, Pa.
  • Highschool Northeastern
  • INFLCR margaret-carroll

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Veteran member of the team who has excelled in cross country and on the track during a period of growth and success for the Villanova distance group ... Ranks seventh in school history in the 10000 meters and is one of the top 10 performers in the program record book both indoors (ninth) and outdoors (eighth) in the 5000 meters ... Seven-time All-BIG EAST honoree, including three times indoors and twice each outdoors and in cross country ... Her 2026 season on the track includes PRs in the mile (4:39.78), 3000 meters (9:08.51), 5000 meters (15:54.86) and 10000 meters (33:50.45) ... The times in the 5K and the 10K came in consecutive races at the Penn Relays and the BIG EAST Championships, and both qualified her for the NCAA East Preliminary for the first time in her career ... Only the second Villanova athlete in the last 25 years to be a two-time BIG EAST medalist in the 10000 meters: won bronze in 2025 and silver in 2026 in the event ... BIG EAST runner-up indoors in the 5K to teammate Sadie Sigfstead in 2026 and was previously a conference silver medalist as the anchor of the distance medley relay in 2025 ... 11-time BIG EAST scorer on the track overall during her career ... One of the top performers for Villanova during an outstanding 2025 cross country season ... Helped the Wildcats finish second at the BIG EAST Championships and go on to earn a team berth to the NCAA Championships ... Top three finisher on the team in all five of her starts ... Earned first team All-BIG EAST honors and Mid-Atantic All-Region accolades ... Helped lead Villanova to a team title at the Paul Short Run and finished third individually with a time of 19:38.3 which is the fourth-fastest time in school history for a 6,000 meter cross country race ... Four-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and has been named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in all eight of her semesters on campus.
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
800 Meters 2:21.52 High School
1500 Meters 4:25.82 Virginia Challenge (4.18.2025)
Mile 4:39.78 Quaker Invitational (1.17.2026)
1600 Meters (relay) 4:47.79 BIG EAST Championships (3.1.2025)
3000 Meters 9:08.51 BIG EAST Championships (2.28.2026)
5000 Meters 15:54.86 Penn Relays (4.23.2026)
10000 Meters 33:50.45 BIG EAST Championships (5.14.2026)
3 Miles (XC) 17:11.5 Main Line Invitational (9.15.2023)
5000 Meters (XC) 17:31.30 High School
6000 Meters (XC) 19:38.3 Paul Short Run (10.3.2025)
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2026 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST 10000 Meters
2026 INDOOR
All-BIG EAST 5000 Meters
2025 CROSS COUNTRY
Mid-Atlantic All-Region
All-BIG EAST (First Team)
2025 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST 10000 Meters
2025 INDOOR
All-BIG EAST Distance Medley Relay (1600m)
2024 CROSS COUNTRY
All-BIG EAST (Second Team)
2024 INDOOR
All-BIG EAST Distance Medley Relay (1600m)
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
 
 
CAREER NCAA RESULTS
2025 CROSS COUNTRY (COLUMBIA, MO. | GANS CREEK CROSS COUNTRY COURSE)
Date Distance Time Place
November 22 6000 Meters 20:10.9 142nd
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2026 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date Event Time Place
May 14 10000 Meters 33:50.45 2nd
May 15 5000 Meters 17:01.08 5th
2026 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 27 5000 Meters 16:22.46 2nd
February 28 3000 Meters 9:08.51 5th
2025 CROSS COUNTRY (ASHLAND, NEB. | OLSSON CROSS COUNTRY COURSE AT MAHONEY STATE PARK)
Date Distance Time Place
October 31 6000 Meters 20:01.2 5th
2025 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date Event Time Place
May 15 10000 Meters 34:17.69 3rd
May 16 5000 Meters 16:14.66 5th
2025 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 28 Distance Medley Relay (1600m) 11:24.25 2nd
March 1 3000 Meters 9:24.77 7th
2024 CROSS COUNTRY (LEESBURG, VA. | MORVEN PARK)
Date Distance Time Place
November 1 6000 Meters 20:58.90 19th
2024 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM)
Date Event Time Place
May 9 10000 Meters 35:15.53 7th
May 10 5000 Meters 16:40.45 8th
2024 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 23 Distance Medley Relay (1600m) 11:33.09 3rd
February 24 3000 Meters 9:36.59 12th
2023 CROSS COUNTRY (KENOSHA, WIS. | WAYNE DANNEHL NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY COURSE)
Date Distance Time Place
October 28 6000 Meters 21:44.21 27th
2022 CROSS COUNTRY (ATTLEBORO, MASS. | HIGHLAND PARK)
Date Distance Time Place
October 29 6000 Meters 21:39 32nd
 
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

Northeastern High School: Competed on the cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field teams during her scholastic career … Earned four varsity letters in both cross country and outdoors … Two-time state cross country medalist, placing third as a junior and fifth as a senior … Won the District 3 individual title and helped lead her team to the district team championship as a senior … Holds her school’s cross country course record with a time of 17:31 … Indoor state medalist with an eighth place finish in the distance medley relay as a junior … Inducted to the National Honor Society as a senior.
 
Personal: Born 2/23/03 in Lancaster, Pa. … Youngest of four daughters of Timothy and Teresa Carroll … Has three older sisters: Anna, Martha and Rachel … Raises seeing eye guide dogs in her spare time … Chose to attend Villanova for its excellence in both academics and athletics, as well as for the sense of community in the track & field program … Mechanical Engineering major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior

  • 2025Fifth Year