Izzy Best

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Woodridge
Hometown:
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

TFRRS Profile

PERSONAL BESTS
5K: 18:59.3, Bobcat Invite (9/2/22)
6K: 21:58.8, Paul Short Run (9/30/22)

CAREER FINISHES
2024 Results
Aug. 30 – Tommy Evans Invitational (Silver Creek Cross Country Course – Norton, OH) – 5K – 20:05.4 (62nd)

2023 Results
Sept. 1 – Tommy Evans Invitational (Silver Creek Cross Country Course – Norton, OH) – 5K – 19:52.1 (72nd)
Sept. 30 – Paul Short Run (Goodman Campus Cross Country Course – Bethlehem, PA) – 6K – 23:19.1 (298th)
Oct. 13 – Falcon Invite (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 22:42.8 (38th)
Oct. 28 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Mel Brodt XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 22:26.6 (48th)
Nov. 10 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course – Madison, WI) – 6K – 23:26.8 (175th)

2022 Results
Sept. 2 – Bobcat Invite (Ohio University Golf Course – Athens, OH) – 5K – 18:59.3 – 18th (Unattached)
Sept. 16 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Open (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 22:42.7 – 11th (Unattached)
Sept. 30 – Paul Short Run (Lehigh Goodman Campus XC Course – Bethlehem, PA) – 6K – 21:58.8 – 283rd
Oct. 14 – Falcon Invite (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 23:32.4 – 61st
Oct. 29 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Ohio University Golf Course – Athens, OH) – 6K – 23:15.4 – 80th

Bowling Green

2023

Competed in five races in the 2023 season
Logged a 6K time of 23:19.1 at the Paul Short Run
Finished 38^th at the Falcon Invite at 22:42.8
Competed in MAC Championships with a 22:26.6 finish
Finished at 23:26.8 in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional

2022

Competed in five meets for the Falcons in 2022
Made her collegiate debut at the Bobcat Invite, posting a 5K time of 18:59.3 to finish 18th while running unattached
Posted her best finish of the season at the Mel Brodt Open, placing 11th with a time of 22:42.7 while running unattached in her first collegiate 6K
Recorded a personal best 6K time of 21:58.8 at the Paul Short Run, placing 283rd in her first race running attached for the Falcons
Placed 61st at the Falcon Invite, crossing the finish line at 23:32.4
Competed in her first MAC Championship, placing 80th and recording a time of 23:15.4

Woodridge High School

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Attended Woodridge High School, earning 12 varsity letters across three sports
Eight-time All-Ohioan (800 three times; 4x800 twice; cross country, 1600, and 4x400 once each)
Led the Bulldogs to four Metro Athletic Conference titles in cross country
Also guided them to one conference title and two runner-up finishes in track and field
Paced WHS to consistently improved team finishes at the OHSAA Championships, placing third her senior year
Named honorable mention All-Conference in basketball
Member of the National Honor Society and leader of the Woodridge Athletic Leadership Club

Personal

Daughter of James and Stephanie Best
Has one brother, Tyler
Plans to major in Pre-Health Biology with the career ambition of becoming an emergency physician