Christy Cazzola

Christy Cazzola

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/16/2012
  • Sport
    Women's Cross Country
  • School
    UW-Oshkosh
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Kaukauna, Wis.
  • High School
    Kaukauna
Cazzola defeated all but one of her 499 individual competitors as UW-Oshkosh finished seventh at the Brooks Invitational held Oct. 13.  Cazzola traveled the 6,000-meter rain-soaked course in a second-place time of 21:32.  Alison Steinbrunner of Ohio Northern University won the race with a time of 21:24, while Lucy Cheadle of Washington University (Mo.) finished third in 21:35.  UW-Oshkosh hosted the meet and finished seventh in the team standings with 277 points.  Calvin College (Mich.) took the team title with 91 points, while the University of Chicago (Ill.) ranked second with 114, UW-Eau Claire third with 115, Hope College (Mich.) fourth with 172 and Illinois Wesleyan University fifth with 222.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Madi Sawyer, Junior, Champlin, Minn. (Park)
UW-La Crosse, Natalie Powell, Freshman, River Falls, Wis.
UW-River Falls, Jackie Liebl, Sophomore, Weston, Wis. (D.C. Everest)
UW-Stevens Point, Ana Breit, Sophomore, Stevens Point, Wis. (Pacelli)
UW-Stout, Baillye Durkin, Junior, Appleton, Wis. (North)
UW-Superior, Christina Micheletti, Junior, Mason, Wis. (Drummond)
UW-Whitewater, Alyssa Duncan, Senior, East Troy, Wis.