Tyler Arizin has gotten off to a fast start beginning her freshman career as a new member of the Cabrini cross country team, leading the Cavaliers and receiving multiple awards.
Arizin grew up in Media, P.a. She has two brothers, one of which is older than her and the other is younger, along with an older sister.
“I have been running since I was in kindergarten and have loved it ever since,” Arizin said. “I started running in kindergarten because I wanted to run like the Olympians I saw on television.”
The English major strives to one day be a lawyer. In Arizin’s free time she likes to read or run. She loves hanging out with her friends and doing service work around the community.
“Right now I’m working on giving back to the community and I’m mentoring kids in the Purple Feet Program, which is a project in my English class,” Arizin said. Arizin also works at the Dixon Center when she isn’t in class or running.
Arizin is a sophomore academically but she is considered a freshman when it comes to sports because this is her first year running collegiate cross country.
“Class always comes before running. Freshman year I didn’t run because I wanted my grades to be good,” Arizin said. “I’m really working on being a positive role model at Cabrini not just in sports, but in my studies as well. This school has brought out the best in me and cross country is just starting to turn into something great.”
After only four meets into the season, Arizin has already received three awards. First, Arizin was named Cabrini’s Student Athlete of the Week when she placed 17th overall at Albright Colleges’ Lights Out Invitational. In her next meet, the second of her career, she placed 10 out of 164 at Cairn University Highlander Invitational, running at a time of 25:06 on a 6K course. Arizin would then be named to the CSAC Honor Roll. The most recent award she received was the ECAC Division III South Rookie of the week on Sept. 11, 2014.
Cross country head coach Joe Dare said, “Tyler has brought a lot of great positive energy to this team and brings a huge spark of intensity that the team was looking for.”
“She’s the fastest runner on the team. She is always cheering us on and making us go harder,” Hugo Ballon, freshman cross country runner said.
Arizin’s only complaint so far this season is that she is currently struggling with a minor leg injury. However, she is confident that her leg will be healthy for the next race.
“My goal for cross-country this year is to place in the conference,” Arizin said. She aspires to do well at the CSAC championship in November.