Cazzola Named Midwest Region Track Athlete Of The Year

UW-Oshkosh's Christy Cazzola (Jr. • Kaukauna) has been selected the Midwest Region Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Cazzola ranks in the top-10 nationally for three different races. She ran the second-best time in the NCAA Division III by winning the Drake Relays 800-meter run in 2:07.44.

At the UW-Platteville Invitational on April 14, Cazzola ran the 5,000 meters in 16:32.26 to break the UW-Oshkosh record by 30 seconds. That performance ranks third in the nation.

Cazzola will run the 800 and 1,500-meter races at the NCAA Division III Championship on May 24-26. Her 1,500-meter time of 4:32.79 earned the 10th seed.

Defending both titles, Cazzola won the 800 and 1,500-meter runs at the WIAC Championship on May 4-5. She clocked times of 2:08.48 and 4:33.65, respectively.

Melissa Norville (Illinois College) received the Region Track Athlete award. Illinois Wesleyan University accounted for the other two winners with Head Coach Chris Schumacher and Assistant Coach Greg Huffaker.

Ayla Mitchell (2009) is the other Titan to be named Region Track Athlete of the Year.