University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Track and Field Roster
Sophie Daigle
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Donaldsonville, La.
- High School:
- Ascension Catholic
- Prev School:
- Southeastern Louisiana
2022 Sun Belt Outdoor Track First Team
2021 Sun Belt Indoor Track Newcomer of the Year
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
SLU Indoor Record Holder (one-mile, 8k, 3k and 5k)
2021-22 (Louisiana)
INDOOR: Finished first in her Louisiana debut with a time of 16:58.55 in the 5k and claimed sixth (2:15.26) in the 800m at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 14) … Took first in the mile (4:58.02 and the 3k (9:58.81) at the McNeese Indoor and Multi (Jan. 28) … Posted a second-place finish (4:42.87) in the mile and a fifth place finish (2:16.70) in the 800m at the Samford Bulldog Invitational (Feb. 11) … Claimed first in the 3k (9:52.82) and the 5k (16:52.88) in addition to a fourth-place finish in the DMR (12:08.89) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (Feb. 21).
OUTDOOR: Opened the season with a first place finish (35:52.50) in the 10k and a fifth place finish (2:17.35) in the 800m at the Louisiana Classics (March 18) … Placed sixth (4:31.83) in the 1500m at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (April 2) … Crossed the line eighth (34:38.21) in the 10k at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 13) … Earned first (17:18.19) in the 5k and second (4:38.76) in the 1500m at the Maroon and White Invitational (April 29) … Claimed first (36:37.99) in the 10k and second (17:47.52) in the 5k at the Sun Belt Championships (May 12).
2020-21 (Southeastern)
OUTDOOR: Finished fourth (4:33.64) in the 1500m and led the 4x400m relay team to sixth (4:34.80) at the USA Invitational (March 12) … Claimed first (2:18.15) in the 800m at the Southeastern Triangular (March 19) … Notched first (35:33.90) in the 10k and guided the Lions to seventh (4:33.53) in the 4x400m at the Strawberry Relays (April 11) … Topped the podium in the 800m (2:16.33) and the 1500m (4:37.21) at the SLU Pre-Conference Tune Up (May 1) … Took second (4:36.66) in the 1500m and eighth (18:03.20) in the 5k at the Southland Conference Championships (May 14).
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 (Southeastern)
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).
OUTDOOR: Redshirt.
2018-19 (Southeastern)
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.
2021 Sun Belt Indoor Track Newcomer of the Year
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
SLU Indoor Record Holder (one-mile, 8k, 3k and 5k)
2021-22 (Louisiana)
INDOOR: Finished first in her Louisiana debut with a time of 16:58.55 in the 5k and claimed sixth (2:15.26) in the 800m at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 14) … Took first in the mile (4:58.02 and the 3k (9:58.81) at the McNeese Indoor and Multi (Jan. 28) … Posted a second-place finish (4:42.87) in the mile and a fifth place finish (2:16.70) in the 800m at the Samford Bulldog Invitational (Feb. 11) … Claimed first in the 3k (9:52.82) and the 5k (16:52.88) in addition to a fourth-place finish in the DMR (12:08.89) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (Feb. 21).
OUTDOOR: Opened the season with a first place finish (35:52.50) in the 10k and a fifth place finish (2:17.35) in the 800m at the Louisiana Classics (March 18) … Placed sixth (4:31.83) in the 1500m at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (April 2) … Crossed the line eighth (34:38.21) in the 10k at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 13) … Earned first (17:18.19) in the 5k and second (4:38.76) in the 1500m at the Maroon and White Invitational (April 29) … Claimed first (36:37.99) in the 10k and second (17:47.52) in the 5k at the Sun Belt Championships (May 12).
2020-21 (Southeastern)
OUTDOOR: Finished fourth (4:33.64) in the 1500m and led the 4x400m relay team to sixth (4:34.80) at the USA Invitational (March 12) … Claimed first (2:18.15) in the 800m at the Southeastern Triangular (March 19) … Notched first (35:33.90) in the 10k and guided the Lions to seventh (4:33.53) in the 4x400m at the Strawberry Relays (April 11) … Topped the podium in the 800m (2:16.33) and the 1500m (4:37.21) at the SLU Pre-Conference Tune Up (May 1) … Took second (4:36.66) in the 1500m and eighth (18:03.20) in the 5k at the Southland Conference Championships (May 14).
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 (Southeastern)
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).
OUTDOOR: Redshirt.
2018-19 (Southeastern)
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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