Christy Cazzola

Christy Cazzola

  • Award
    Track Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/12/2013
  • Sport
    Women's Indoor Track and Field
  • School
    UW-Oshkosh
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Kaukauna, Wis.
  • High School
    Kaukauna
Cazzola set two NCAA Division III indoor records within a span of 75 minutes at the Iowa State University Classic on Feb. 9 in Ames, Iowa.  She won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:05.76. Her performance broke the old record of 2:06.89 set by Genesia Eddins of the University of Massachusetts-Boston in 1987.  Ejiroghene Okoro of Iowa State University finished second to Cazzola with a time of 2:06.40.  In the mile run, Cazzola posted a second-place time of 4:43.13. Her effort beat the 4:43.92 that Missy Buttry of Wartburg College (Iowa) ran in 2005. University of Minnesota’s Heather Kampf won the race with a time of 4:37.13.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jessie Reineck, Freshman, Greenville, Wis. (Fox Valley Lutheran)
UW-La Crosse, Jaime Ludwigson, Sophomore, Bloomer, Wis.
UW-Platteville, Deidre Dillman, Senior, Prairie du Chien, Wis.
UW-River Falls, Alyssa Rasmussen, Senior, Delano, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Kelsey Laska, Sophomore, Casco, Wis. (Luxemburg-Casco)
UW-Stout, Abby Bitzer, Senior, Eden Prairie, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Alyssa Duncan, Senior, East Troy, Wis.