Cazzola Selected To CoSIDA All-District Academic Team

UW-Oshkosh’s Christy Cazzola (Jr. • Kaukauna) has been voted to the NCAA Division III Academic All-District Team for her outstanding performance this school year. Capital One sponsors the all-district team, which is selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Cazzola was one of 11 women picked for the District 6 First Team from Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. She holds a 3.31 cumulative grade-point average while majoring in special education.

The all-district honor recognizes academic achievements and athletic success in cross country and track & field. During the fall, Cazzola won individual titles at both the WIAC Cross Country Championship and the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional. She then placed second at the national meet (Nov. 19) with a time of 20:57.

Cazzola won two national championships at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field event from March 9-10. In a span of 90 minutes, she captured the 800-meter run (2:13.40) and the mile run (4:51.99) to help UW-Oshkosh place second in the team standings.

Cazzola received Midwest Region Track Athlete of the Year during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Outdoors, she won the 800-meter and 1,500-meter races at the WIAC Championship. Cazzola then defended her 1,500-meter title at the NCAA Division III Championship (May 24-26) with a time of 4:25.67. Setting a school record, Cazzola also clocked a 16:32.26 in the 5,000-meter run at the UW-Platteville Invitational.

The remaining members of the Academic All-District 6 Team were Brooke Beskau (Gustavus Adolphus), Simone Childs-Walker (Carleton), Emily Dieringer (MSOE), Kaari Jensen (Concordia-Moorhead), Nicole Michermhuizen (Calvin), Emily Schudrowitz (St. Norbert), Alison Smyth (Carleton), Kelsey Timm (St. Norbert), Ann Tank (UW-Platteville) and Ally Voss (Gustavus Adolphus).