Outdoor Track and Field on Flotrack 2013May 29, 2013 by Mitch Kastoff
Christy Cazzola pulls off the triple. Didn't we just write this headline?
Christy Cazzola pulls off the triple. Didn't we just write this headline?
It’s been a good year for Wisconsin - Oshkosh’s Christy Cazzola. Instead of giving her an overall grade, we ask, “How could it have been any better?”
We’re just going to throw a few suggestions out there:
- If she would have a fourth outdoor title in the 200m
- If she would have won the men’s 5k
- If the NCAA would have let the Cazzola family run a 4x400m relay, which would have included her husband Shuma, six-year-old son Noah, and three-year-old daughter Kaya, and won.
When it comes to winning NCAA titles, Cazzola has been spot on. After winning the cross country individual crown, Cazzola pulled off the 800m, 1500m, and 5k triple at indoor nationals.
Christy Cazzola Pulls off the Triple, Leads Oshkosh to Team Title:
Did you know she wrestled in high school?
After her indoor triad, we asked Cazzola if she could set the bar any higher for outdoors. “It's not really about setting the bar higher but it's about pushing myself to be great and to strive for greatness,” Cazzola said. ... You have [to] reach beyond the bar to see what is possible.”
Defending not one, not two, but all three? I’d say that’s striving for greatness.
While Cazzola headlined the championship, we have to give some praise to St. Thomas’ Taylor Berg. The senior finished was denied a national title not once, but twice by Cazzola in both the 1500m and 5000m. While Berg leaves St. Thomas as a nine-time all-American, she just so happened to compete at the same time as one of the toughest DIII of all-time.
Cazzola's races at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in order
According to the Runners World piece on her from yesterday, Cazzola heads into the off-season contemplating whether or not she will use her 2014 outdoor season eligibility.
We’re just going to throw a few suggestions out there:
- If she would have a fourth outdoor title in the 200m
- If she would have won the men’s 5k
- If the NCAA would have let the Cazzola family run a 4x400m relay, which would have included her husband Shuma, six-year-old son Noah, and three-year-old daughter Kaya, and won.
When it comes to winning NCAA titles, Cazzola has been spot on. After winning the cross country individual crown, Cazzola pulled off the 800m, 1500m, and 5k triple at indoor nationals.
Christy Cazzola Pulls off the Triple, Leads Oshkosh to Team Title: Did you know she wrestled in high school?
After her indoor triad, we asked Cazzola if she could set the bar any higher for outdoors. “It's not really about setting the bar higher but it's about pushing myself to be great and to strive for greatness,” Cazzola said. ... You have [to] reach beyond the bar to see what is possible.”
Defending not one, not two, but all three? I’d say that’s striving for greatness.
While Cazzola headlined the championship, we have to give some praise to St. Thomas’ Taylor Berg. The senior finished was denied a national title not once, but twice by Cazzola in both the 1500m and 5000m. While Berg leaves St. Thomas as a nine-time all-American, she just so happened to compete at the same time as one of the toughest DIII of all-time.
Cazzola's races at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in order
|
Races |
Day |
Time |
Place |
Note |
|
1500m semi |
Thursday |
4:35.08 |
2nd |
N/A |
|
800m semi |
Friday |
2:11.63 |
1st |
N/A |
|
1500m final |
Saturday |
4:17.22 |
1st |
Stadium Record |
|
800m final |
Saturday |
2:05.93 |
1st |
Meet Record |
|
5000m final |
Saturday |
16:31.17 |
1 |
Stadium Record |
According to the Runners World piece on her from yesterday, Cazzola heads into the off-season contemplating whether or not she will use her 2014 outdoor season eligibility.