For the third time in the last four races junior Emily Lipari (Greenvale, N.Y.) was the top Villanova finisher and on Saturday afternoon she placed 25th overall out of 253 runners at the NCAA Championships at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park. Led by the All-American performance from Lipari the Wildcats finished 20th in the team standings, beating their pre-race national ranking by two spots.