University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana's Daigle Named SBC Newcomer of the Year
11/9/2022 12:10:00 PM | Cross Country
SLU transfer finished second overall at SBC XC Championships
NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns distance runner Sophie Daigle added another postseason accolade to an already impressive resume when she was named on Wednesday the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Female Newcomer of the Year in a release by the conference office.
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Daigle, a senior from Donaldsonville, La., was selected in a vote of the league's cross country coaches after becoming the second Louisiana Women's Cross Country runner to finish second overall at the SBC Cross Country Championships.
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The Southeastern Louisiana transfer posted the best individual finish by a Ragin' Cajuns women's runner in 19 years and helped guide Louisiana to its best finish since 2017. Daigle's time of 16.36.2 helped her to a second-place finish for Louisiana, joining Natalie Gillis (2003) in earning the highest individual by a Ragin' Cajuns runner at the SBC Championships.
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Daigle had four top-10 finishes in five events during the season with victories at both the New Orleans XC Opener and ULM Warhawk Invitational. She placed 16th overall at the Arturo Barrios Invitational, covering the course in 20:59.3 to finish as the top SBC runner in the event.
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Daigle posted a top-10 finish and turned in the top 5K time among state runners this season after clocking a time of 16:39.6 seconds at Arkansas' Chile Pepper Festival. Her time was nearly a minute faster than her previous 5K event this season - a time of 17:26.0 set at ULM's Warhawk Invitational as she placed eighth overall in a field of 276 runners.
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Daigle, a senior from Donaldsonville, La., was selected in a vote of the league's cross country coaches after becoming the second Louisiana Women's Cross Country runner to finish second overall at the SBC Cross Country Championships.
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The Southeastern Louisiana transfer posted the best individual finish by a Ragin' Cajuns women's runner in 19 years and helped guide Louisiana to its best finish since 2017. Daigle's time of 16.36.2 helped her to a second-place finish for Louisiana, joining Natalie Gillis (2003) in earning the highest individual by a Ragin' Cajuns runner at the SBC Championships.
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Daigle had four top-10 finishes in five events during the season with victories at both the New Orleans XC Opener and ULM Warhawk Invitational. She placed 16th overall at the Arturo Barrios Invitational, covering the course in 20:59.3 to finish as the top SBC runner in the event.
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Daigle posted a top-10 finish and turned in the top 5K time among state runners this season after clocking a time of 16:39.6 seconds at Arkansas' Chile Pepper Festival. Her time was nearly a minute faster than her previous 5K event this season - a time of 17:26.0 set at ULM's Warhawk Invitational as she placed eighth overall in a field of 276 runners.
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsTRK), Facebook (Ragin' Cajuns TRK) or Instagram (@RaginCajuns_TRK) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Track and Field/Cross Country.
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