Personal Records: Indoor: 400-55.82, 600-1:32.69, 800-2:05.80, Mile-5:03.05; Outdoor: 400-54.85, 800-2:05.32, 1500-4:34.09
Ohio State Overview
- Aziza is a senior academically majoring in biology with plans on attending medical school.
- Ran a leg on the 4x800m relay that set a program record (8:25.04) at the 2022 Penn Relays
- Ranks second in program history in the outdoor 800m after running a 2:03.78 at the 2022 Jesse Owens Classic
- Ranks third in program history in the indoor 800m after running a 2:05.06 at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invite (2/19/22)
- Ranks fifth in program history in the outdoor 1,500m after running a 4:21.97 at the 2022 Jesse Owens Classic (4/23/22)
- 2022 OSU Scholar Athlete (4.0 GPA)
- She is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference honoree and an OSU Scholar-Athlete.
- She has competed on three Big Ten championship teams for Ohio State: Indoor champions in 2019 and 2020, and the outdoor champion team in 2019.
- Two-time all-Big Ten Conference performer.
- Qualified for the 2020 NCAA indoor championships and earned All-American honors in the 800 with the No. 15 time nationally; the championships were cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Scored at the 2020 Big Ten indoor championships with a fourth-place finish in the 800.
- Also scored for the 2019 Big Ten indoor champion Buckeyes with a fourth-place finish in the 800, and scored in 2018, as well, with a seventh-place finish in the 800.
- Outdoors, Aziza was the runner-up in the 800 at the 2019 Big Ten championships with her personal best time of 2:05.32.
- Wants to compete professionally after graduation and hopes to represent Puerto Rico at the Tokyo Olympics.
AS A SENIOR (2021-22)
Indoor
- Finished second as a team at the Big Ten Championships
- Finished third in the 800m (2:05.34) at the Big Ten Championships
- Won the 800m at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invite (2:05.06)
- Was the runner-up in the 800m at the Rod McCravy Memorial (2:06.12) and the Iowa State Classic (2:06.25)
Outdoor
- Won the Big Ten outdoor championships as a team, setting a meet record with 185.5 points scored (breaking the previous record of 179 set in 1994)
- Finished fifth in the 800m (2:07.35) at the Big Ten Championships
- Won the 800m twice – at Ohio (2:05.69) and at the Arizona State Baldy Castillo Invite (2:07.09) – in addition to having the fastest time in the qualifying heats of the Big Ten Championships (2:06.44)
- Runner-up in both the 800m (2:03.78) and the 1500m (4:21.97) at the Jesse Owens Classic
- Also finished second in the 800m (2:07.33) at the Tennessee Relays
- Ran the 800m in the first two rounds of the NCAA regionals
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Outdoor:
• Claimed fourth in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:50.66 and clocked a 56.28 400m at the Miami Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge (Mar. 23)
• Member the winning 4x800m relay team, running a new school record of 8:30.79, ran 2:07.12 in the 800m to finish 15th overall; also part of the 4x400m relay team running a time of 3:45.75 at the Florida Relays (Mar. 28-30).
• Runner up in the 800m with a time of 2:09.17 at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (Apr. 6). • Earned second in the 800m with a time of 2:07.64 and ran 4:38.06 for 1500m at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 19-20).
• Finished third in the 800m (2:08.11) and fifth in the 1500m (4:34.09) at the Jesse Owens Classic (Apr. 26-27).
• Finished 2nd in the 800m, running a career-best time of 2:05.32 (fifth fastest time in school history) and anchored the third place 4x400m relay team, crossing the finish line at 4:34.09 at the Big Ten Championships.
• Represented Ohio State in the 800m at the NCAA East Preliminary, clocking in a time of 2:06.59 in the first round and finishing 13th (2:06.17) in the quarterfinal.
Indoor:
• Member of the second-place 4x400m relay team (3:45.39) and the distance medley relay (11:44.11); also finished 3rd in the 800m with a time of 2:10.56 (Jan. 11-12).
• Took sixth in the 800m with a time of 2:11.24; also ran on the third-place 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:43.20 at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19).
• Clocked in a 2:09.73 800m time and ran on the fifth-place 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:46.13 at the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge (Jan. 24-26).
• Placed second on the 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:37.13 and second in the 800m with a time of 2:08.82 at the Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet (Feb. 1-2).
• Finished either in 800m with a time of 2:09.35 at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 8-9).
• Runner-up in the 800m at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a time of 2:06.40 (Feb. 16).
• Ran the third fastest time in program history to place fourth in the 800m with a time of 2:06.30 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 22-23).
AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Outdoor:
• Claimed second in the 800m with a time of 2:08.93 and clocked a 56.75 400m at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge; also ran on the sixth-place 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:49.87.
• Placed fourth in the 800m with a time of 2:10.22 at the USC Power 5 Challenge.
• Member of the second-place 4x800m relay with a time of 9:02.38; also clocked in at 2:10.26 in the 800m at the Tennessee Relays.
• Took fourth in the 800m with a time of 2:07.30 at the Jesse Owens Classic.
• Finished second in the 800m (2:08.30) and in the 4x800m relay (8:41.48) at the Drake Relays.
• Placed 10th in the 800m, crossing the finish line at 2:08.79 at the Big Ten Championships.
• Represented Ohio State in the 800m at the NCAA East Preliminary, clocking in a career-best time of 2:06.47 in the first round and finishing 19th (2:08.39) in the quarterfinal.
Indoor:
• Member of the third-place 4x400m relay team (3:46.22) and the distance medley relay (11:59.44); also finished 12th in the 400m with a time of 57.44 (Jan. 12-13).
• Claimed second in the 600m with a time of 1:33.13; also ran on the sixth-place 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:54.85 at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20).
• Clocked in a 2:13.19 800m time and ran on the 10th-place 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:52.34 at the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge (Jan. 26-27).
• Placed fifth on the distance medley relay team with a time of 11:41.29 and sixth on the 800m with a time of 2:08.96 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2-3).
• Claimed second as a member of the distance medley relay (11:35.22) and placed third in the 800m (2:08.08) at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 9-10).
• Won the 800m at the Buckeye Tune-Up with a time of 2:09.92 (Feb. 16).
• Took fifth in the 800m with a time of 2:11.32 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-24).
PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
• Won OHSAA Division II state titles in the 800m run in 2016 (2:09.76) and 2017 (career-best 2:09.11) at Jonathan Alder High School.
• 2016 USATF National Junior Olympic champion in the 800m run (2:11.15).
• Won the 800m run at the 2017 Midwest Meet of Champions with a time of 2:10.71.
• Owns school records in the 100m dash (12.31), 400m dash (54.85) and 800m run (2:09.11).
• Won over 27 races during her career at Jonathan Alder High School in track and field.
• Won three cross country titles during the fall of 2016 as a senior at the Baron Blast Invitational, Westerville North Cross Country Classic and Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference meet.
PERSONAL
• Majoring in biology.
