University of Georgia Athletics
2025 Cross Country Roster
Izzy Yonas
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- South Forsyth
- Hometown:
- Cumming, Ga.
TFRRS Bio
High School: All-County and All-Metro in cross country after taking fourth at the state cross country championships and winning the region meet as a senior…Finished fifth in the 3200 meters and sixth in the 1600m at the state meet in her final year…Runner-up in the 1600m and 3200m at the region meet as a senior…Won the Milton Invitational in cross and was seventh in the Wing Foot Classic as a senior…Earned runner-up honors in both the Coach Wood meet and the Chickasaw Invitational cross meets in her final year…Cross Country County Runner of the Year as a senior…Named to All-County Team and was sixth at the region cross meet as a junior…Earned a spot on the All-Metro Atlanta and All-County Team as a sophomore…Sixth at the state cross country meet after earning bronze at the region meet in her second year…Took ninth in the 3200m at the state meet as a sophomore and was runner-up in the event at the region meet…Named Rising Star for track and cross as a freshman…Took eighth in the 3200m at the state meet following fourth-place finishes in both the 1600m and 3200m in her first season…Runner-up in the county 3200m...Finished ninth at the state cross country meet in her first year after taking fourth at the region meet…Personal best times of 18:03 (5K), 10:57 (3200m) and 5:11 (1600m)…Member of DECA.
Personal: Born Aug. 11, 2006…Daughter of Sara Aylay and Yonas Gebremichael…Intending to major in Business/Physical Therapy.
2025: Scored in all five of her meets … Finished 28th at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championship to score first for Georgia and posted a personal best 6k time of 20:12.1… Crossed the finish line fourth overall at the Covered Bridge 5k with a time of 17:17.8… Placed eighth overall at the FSU Invite, crossing the finish line at 20:49.6… Posted a 20:36.3 at the Pre-National Invitational 6k, finished second for Bulldogs and 54th overall… Finished 40th at the SEC Cross Country Championship 6k thanks to a 21:04.30, which was second among her teammates.
2024: Finished as Georgia’s top scorer in three meets, tallying points in all five races as part of her freshman campaign…Crossed the finish line second among Georgia runners and 11th overall at the Stan Sims Cross Country Opener, posting a 5k time of 18:08.90…Was the first Georgia runner across the line in the Southern Showcase 5k, clocking a time of 17:47.19 to place 47th overall…Placed 18th overall in the 6k at the Crimson Classic, crossing the finish line in 20:20.3 to finish as Georgia’s top scorer for the second straight meet…Finished second for Georgia and 99th overall at the SEC Championships with a 6k time of 20:56.5…Led Georgia across the finish line for the third time this season at the NCAA South Regional, crossing the finish line 68th overall with a 6k time of 21:21.7.High School: All-County and All-Metro in cross country after taking fourth at the state cross country championships and winning the region meet as a senior…Finished fifth in the 3200 meters and sixth in the 1600m at the state meet in her final year…Runner-up in the 1600m and 3200m at the region meet as a senior…Won the Milton Invitational in cross and was seventh in the Wing Foot Classic as a senior…Earned runner-up honors in both the Coach Wood meet and the Chickasaw Invitational cross meets in her final year…Cross Country County Runner of the Year as a senior…Named to All-County Team and was sixth at the region cross meet as a junior…Earned a spot on the All-Metro Atlanta and All-County Team as a sophomore…Sixth at the state cross country meet after earning bronze at the region meet in her second year…Took ninth in the 3200m at the state meet as a sophomore and was runner-up in the event at the region meet…Named Rising Star for track and cross as a freshman…Took eighth in the 3200m at the state meet following fourth-place finishes in both the 1600m and 3200m in her first season…Runner-up in the county 3200m...Finished ninth at the state cross country meet in her first year after taking fourth at the region meet…Personal best times of 18:03 (5K), 10:57 (3200m) and 5:11 (1600m)…Member of DECA.
Personal: Born Aug. 11, 2006…Daughter of Sara Aylay and Yonas Gebremichael…Intending to major in Business/Physical Therapy.
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