Angela Bizzarri
Angela Bizarri (front) competing for Illinois at the Notre Dame Invitational
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth name | Angela Bizzarri |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
February 15, 1988 Mason, Ohio |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States of America |
| Sport | Cross country and Track and Field |
| Event(s) | 1500m, 3000m, 5000m |
| College team | University of Illinois |
| Coached by | Jeremy Rasmussen (college) Terrence Mahone(brooks) |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | 5000m Champion (Outdoor Track 2009) Cross Country Champion (NCAA Cross Country 2009) 3000m Champion (Indoor Track 2010) |
Angela Bizzarri is an American distance runner. She competed for the University of Illinois (2006–2010) and won three NCAA national championships in Cross Country, as well as NCAA Track national championships in the 5000 meters (outdoor) and 3000 meters (indoor). As an Illini she earned nine All-American honours and five Big Ten Conference titles. She also holds Illini records in the 1500 meters, 3000 meters, 5000 meters (outdoor), 5000 meters (indoor), the mile, and, in Cross Country, the 6000 meters.
She currently runs professionally for Brooks Sports and trained in San Diego. She is in the process of moving to Seattle to train with Danny Mackey's Brooks Beasts group.
Angela attended William Mason High School (Mason, Ohio). She was the Ohio D1 state champion for cross country in 2002 and 2004. She was the Ohio D1 Track and Field state champion in the 3,200m from 2003-2006 and took first in the 1600m at the 2006 state meet. She helped her team to the Ohio Division 1 state title in 2004. She was a four-time letter winner in both cross country and track and field." Her coaches were Jeff Branham and Kelly Affatato.
Cross Country: As a freshman in 2006, Angela finished 24th at the NCAA Cross Country meet, earning All-American honors. She ran 21:18 on the Terre Haute NCAA course. She was the runner-up in the Midwest Regional meet, running 20:49 and earning all-region honors. She was fifth in the Big Ten Conference meet with a time of 20:49, earning all-conference honors. At the Pre-National meet, she ran her 6k personal best for the season, 20:26 and finishing eighth. She was the Big Ten Runner of the week after winning her collegiate debut at the Brissman-Lundeen Invite. Angela was Illinois' top runner in every cross country race.
Indoor Track: Angela was third in the Big Ten Championship Mile.
Outdoor Track: Angela qualified and competed in the NCAA Championships in the 1500m. She ran her season-best of 4:20.96 in the 1,500m in prelims at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships. She placed 11th in the 1,500m at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 4:25.09. She also ran the 3,000m at the USA Junior meet.
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