Izzy Best

Photo by: David Nguyen

Position:
Mid-Distance
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Woodridge
Hometown:
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

TFRRS Profile

PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor Track and Field
800: 2:14.87, GVSU Big Meet (2/10/23)
Mile: 5:04.73, Penn State National Open (1/27/23)

Outdoor Track and Field
800: 2:13.49, Bryan Clay Invite (4/14/23)
1500: 4:33.72, GVSU Extra Weekend Meet (4/29/23)

Bowling Green

2023-24
(Indoor)

Competed in the Distance Medley Relay, 800, and Mile
Placed sixth in the DMR, running the third leg helping the squad to a 11:50.01 finish

(Outdoor)

Did not compete

2022-23
(Indoor)

All-MAC first team (Distance Medley Relay)
Competed on the Distance Medley Relay team that won the MAC Championship with a time of 11:33.86, which ranks second in school history
Also ran for the DMR team that was fourth at the GVSU Big Meet, running the school’s fifth-best time at 11:42.53
Ran the team’s best 600 of the season, placing third at the Silverston Invitational and ranking fifth in school history with a time of 1:37.35
Had the team’s second and third-best 800 times of the year, including a time of 2:14.87 that gave her a 10^th-place finish at the GVSU Big Meet

(Outdoor)

Ran a 1500 PR of 4:33.72 at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet, which ranks her 10^th in school history
Raced the team’s fastest 800 of the season, recording a PR of 2:13.49 at the Bryan Clay Invite
Placed 16^th in the 1500 at the MAC Championship prelims, running 4:42.67

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