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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Cori Welch, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Izzy Fairless

Izzy Fairless

  • Position:
    Middle Distance
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Major:
    Biology
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    Royal Oak
  • Hometown:
    Royal Oak, Mich.

Summary

Biography

2025: Indoor - Finished third in the mile at the ONU Holiday Open (Dec. 7)… Finished third in the 800m at the NCC Heenan Invitational (Jan. 18)… Won and set a PR in the 1000m at the Tad Metzger Invitational (Feb. 7-8)… Set a PR and finished seventh in the mile with a time of 5:40.63 at the Tadd Metzger Invitational (Feb. 7-8)… Set a PR in the 3000m with a time of 11:31.86 at the Margaret Bradley Invitational (Feb. 22)… Received NACC All-Conference honors in the DMR (4th), 4x400m relay (5th), and 800m (7th) at the NACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 28 – Mar. 1).
Outdoor - Set a PR and won the 800m with a time of 2:24.89 at the Cougar Invitational (Apr. 11-12)… Won the 4x400m relay at the Cougar Invitational (Apr. 11-12)… Took second in the 1500m with a time of 5:13.22 at the Green & White Invite (Apr. 17)… Received NACC All-Conference honors by finishing sixth in the 800m with a time of 2:29.00 at the NACC Outdoor Championships (May 2-3)… Broke the school record and finished fourth in the 4x800m relay with a time of 10:28.38 at the St. Francis Fighting Chance Invite (May 9-10)… Spring 2025 Dean’s List ... 2024-25 NACC Scholar-Athlete.

2024: Indoor - PR in the mile with a time of 5:59.76 and PR and placed fourth in the 1000 with a time of 3:37.48 at the Tadd Metzger Invitational (Feb. 2-3) ... Placed third in DMR with a time of 14:18.26 at the 2024 NACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24).
Outdoor - Placed second in the 800 with a time of 2:34.25 at the 2024 Warrior Invitational (Mar. 28) ... Placed second in the 800 and fourth in the 4x400 at the ONU Tiger Open 2024 (Apr. 12-13) ... PR in the 1500 with a time of 5:09.36 at the Green & White Invite (Apr. 20) ... PR in the 3000 with a time of 11:46.11 at the Elmhurst Twilight Invitational (Apr. 25) ... PR in the 800 with a time of 2:26.67 and placed fourth in the 4x400 at the NACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 3-4) ... NACC Scholar Athlete (2023-24).

High School: Varsity letter in soccer, cross country, and basketball ... Captain in cross country ... Three-time state qualifier in cross country ... Academic All-State in cross country ... MVP in cross country.

Personal: Daughter of Katie and Dan ... Has a sibling named Aaron.

Favorite sport other than track: Basketball
Favorite food: Pasta
Favorite movie: Perks of Being a Wall Flower

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Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2025Sophomore

    Middle Distance
    5'2"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Middle Distance
    5'2"