‘She’s the most physically and mentally tough person I’ve ever met,’ CSI runner Rozzlyn Cazier signs to College of Idaho
Cazier took 15th overall for All-American status in 2024 and helped CSI to a fourth-place team finish.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — It was a special day at the College of Southern Idaho on Thursday as one CSI runner has found her new home for next year.
Sophomore Rozzlyn Cazier made it official and signed to run at the College of Idaho.
She’s ready for the new opportunity but will always remember where she started.
“I’m excited to be a Yote, but CSI has been incredible for over these last few years,” Cazier told KMVT. “I’ve grown up not only as an athlete but as a person here.
A Melba native, she will now be less than 40 minutes away from her hometown.
She’s joining the Yotes who are an XC National Powerhouse.
The women’s team this past season were Cascade Conference Champions and coach Dominic Bolin was named the USTFCCCA West-Region Coach of the Year for both men’s and women’s cross country and Cascade Conference Coach of the Year for both programs.
Bolin was ALSO named NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Coach of the Year and USTFCCCA National (NAIA) Coach of the Year for leading the Yotes to its first-ever men’s team title at the NAIA Cross Country Championships.
Cazier felt a connection with him that helped shape her decision.
“He really wanted me on the team and he seemed very personable,” Cazier said. “He gave me an amazing offer and I was excited to take it.”
Cazier has some impressive accolades during her time with the Golden Eagles.
She earned All-American status twice in her freshman year as she took sixth overall at the 2023 NJCAA Cross Country National Championships in the 5K.
Cazier also competed at the NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships, placing eighth in the Steeplechase and obtaining her second All-American distinction her freshman year.
“She’s the most physically and mentally tough person I’ve ever met,” CSI head coach Janae Richardson said.
Cazier ran on a broken toe for two weeks during her freshman season because she tried to push through the pain.
“She (Cazier) didn’t even tell me for the first week,” Richardson said. “I’ve never met someone who runs on a broken toe and pushes through it without mentioning the injury.”
Cazier took 15th overall for All-American status in 2024 and helped CSI to a fourth-place team finish.
While she’ll compete this spring season with CSI, she’s excited to embrace her new threads in purple.
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