EPISODE #164: Built in the NCAA. Proven on the world stage. Katie Izzo.

About this episode

Coach Alli interviews professional distance runner Katie Izzo about her journey in athletics and competing at the highest level.

In today's episode, RUNWITHALLI LIVE host Alli sits down with professional distance runner Katie Izzo, a 3x Team USA Cross Country athlete (2023, 2024, 2026) and recent 2nd place finisher at the U.S. Cross Country Championships to talk about what it really takes to rise through the ranks and compete at the highest level. From her standout NCAA career at the University of Arkansas where she finished 3rd at NCAA Cross Country Championships, helped secure a national team title, and ran one of th...

People in this episode

Host: Alli

Guest: Katie Izzo

Topics covered

• distance running
• NCAA
• professional athletics
• competition
• cross country

Keywords

• Katie Izzo
• distance runner
• NCAA
• cross country
• Team USA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Arkansas

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