University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2022 Cross Country Roster
Daigle, Sophie
Sophie Daigle
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Donaldsonville, La.
- High School:
- Ascension Catholic
- Prev School:
- Southeastern Louisiana
Bio
• 2022 Sun Belt Indoor Newcomer of Year
• 2022 Sun Belt Track Athlete of the Week (March 23)
• 2021 Academic All-Southland
• 2021 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2021 All-Southland Conference 1500m (Second Team, Outdoor)
• 2020 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2020 All-Louisiana 5k, 3k (Third Team, Indoor)
• 2020 All-Louisiana DMR (Second Team, Indoor)
• 2020 All-Southland Conference DMR (Second Team, Indoor)
• 2019 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 (Senior)
INDOOR: Set a new program-best time in the 5k in her Louisiana debut at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a time of 16:58.55 (Jan. 14) … Finished sixth in the 800m with a mark of 2:15.26 at the season-opening meet … Bested top school marks and topped the podium in the 3k (9:58.51) and mile (4:58.02) at the McNeese Invitational (Jan. 28) … Broke her own mile mark and placed second with a time of (4:52.87) at the Samford Invitational (Feb. 11) … Placed fifth in the 800m in the same meet … Topped her 5k personal best and reset the Louisiana record books with a time of 16:52.88 at the Sun Belt Championships … Paced the field in the 3k with a new school best time of 9:52.82 at the conference championships … Led Louisiana to a fourth place finish in the distance medley relay (12:08.89).
2020-21 (Junior)
INDOOR: Set indoor school records in four events (one-mile, 800m, 3k and 5k) ... Ran a 5:01.34 in the one-mile at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational ... Finished fourth in the 800m at the Samford Open running 2:16.94 ... Placed fourth in the Southland Conference Championships in the 5k (17:14.07) ... Finished sixth in the conference championships in the 3k race (10:03.15) ... Helped the women's distance medley relay team to a school record (12:13.28) and second place finish in the conference championships ... Received All-Louisiana honors in the 3k, 5k and DMR.
2019-20 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Redshirted
INDOOR Finished seventh in the 3k at the Southland Conference Championships (10:11.80) ... Placed second in the 800m at the LSU Twilight (2:20.60).
2018-19 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Finished second in the 3k at the McNeese Invitational in her outdoor debut (10:42.93) ... Set a personal best in the 1500m at the Southeastern/Southern Dual (4:53.44) ... Finished seventh in the 3k steeple chase at the Southland Conference Championships setting a personal best 11:22.30
INDOOR: Won the 1k race at the Samford Open setting a personal best 3:09.22 ... Finished fifth in the one-mile and 3k race at the LSU Bayou Bengal Invitational.
High School: Competed in cross country and track and field at Ascension Catholic High School in Donaldsonville, La. … Won the Class 1A state outdoor title in the 1,600 meters in both 2016 and ‘17 and the 3,200 in ‘17 … Was third in the 3,200 in 2016 … Placed second at the Class 1A Cross Country Championships in 2016 and third in 2015.
Personal: Daughter of Tim and Caryn Daigle … Has three siblings, Seth, Sara and Aybree … Father played tennis at Nicholls … Majoring in kinesiology.
• 2022 Sun Belt Track Athlete of the Week (March 23)
• 2021 Academic All-Southland
• 2021 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2021 All-Southland Conference 1500m (Second Team, Outdoor)
• 2020 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2020 All-Louisiana 5k, 3k (Third Team, Indoor)
• 2020 All-Louisiana DMR (Second Team, Indoor)
• 2020 All-Southland Conference DMR (Second Team, Indoor)
• 2019 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 (Senior)
INDOOR: Set a new program-best time in the 5k in her Louisiana debut at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a time of 16:58.55 (Jan. 14) … Finished sixth in the 800m with a mark of 2:15.26 at the season-opening meet … Bested top school marks and topped the podium in the 3k (9:58.51) and mile (4:58.02) at the McNeese Invitational (Jan. 28) … Broke her own mile mark and placed second with a time of (4:52.87) at the Samford Invitational (Feb. 11) … Placed fifth in the 800m in the same meet … Topped her 5k personal best and reset the Louisiana record books with a time of 16:52.88 at the Sun Belt Championships … Paced the field in the 3k with a new school best time of 9:52.82 at the conference championships … Led Louisiana to a fourth place finish in the distance medley relay (12:08.89).
2020-21 (Junior)
INDOOR: Set indoor school records in four events (one-mile, 800m, 3k and 5k) ... Ran a 5:01.34 in the one-mile at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational ... Finished fourth in the 800m at the Samford Open running 2:16.94 ... Placed fourth in the Southland Conference Championships in the 5k (17:14.07) ... Finished sixth in the conference championships in the 3k race (10:03.15) ... Helped the women's distance medley relay team to a school record (12:13.28) and second place finish in the conference championships ... Received All-Louisiana honors in the 3k, 5k and DMR.
2019-20 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Redshirted
INDOOR Finished seventh in the 3k at the Southland Conference Championships (10:11.80) ... Placed second in the 800m at the LSU Twilight (2:20.60).
2018-19 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Finished second in the 3k at the McNeese Invitational in her outdoor debut (10:42.93) ... Set a personal best in the 1500m at the Southeastern/Southern Dual (4:53.44) ... Finished seventh in the 3k steeple chase at the Southland Conference Championships setting a personal best 11:22.30
INDOOR: Won the 1k race at the Samford Open setting a personal best 3:09.22 ... Finished fifth in the one-mile and 3k race at the LSU Bayou Bengal Invitational.
High School: Competed in cross country and track and field at Ascension Catholic High School in Donaldsonville, La. … Won the Class 1A state outdoor title in the 1,600 meters in both 2016 and ‘17 and the 3,200 in ‘17 … Was third in the 3,200 in 2016 … Placed second at the Class 1A Cross Country Championships in 2016 and third in 2015.
Personal: Daughter of Tim and Caryn Daigle … Has three siblings, Seth, Sara and Aybree … Father played tennis at Nicholls … Majoring in kinesiology.
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