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Michelle Daigle

Runner
ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

18:36.5

Nike Cross South Regional

2ND - 17:44.5

LHSAA state meet

1st - 16:56.7

Region 2
“Michelle Daigle’s excellence spanned all four years of her prep career at St. Joseph’s Academy, resulting in four All-State recognitions while also leading her teams to four consecutive state crowns. This year was her best, however, recording the four fastest times of 2024 by any Louisiana runner, including the state’s third-fastest clocking in the history of Division I.”
Rich Gonzalez
PrepCalTrack
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior narrowly missed All-Region honors at the Nike Cross South Regional, clocking a time of 18:36.5 as the top Louisiana girl at the meet. Daigle took second at the LHSAA state meet this past season with a time of 17:44.5, leading the Redstickers to the team title. A winner in 5 of her 9 races last fall, she broke the tape at the East Baton Rouge Metro Championship as well as the Region 2 Championship in a season-best 16:56.7. 

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Academic Achievement

Daigle has maintained a 3.02 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to run cross country and track at Louisiana State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A participant in multiple community service initiatives with her church, Daigle has volunteered locally at St. James Place Retirement & Senior Living Center as well as The Lodge at Lane, assisting the elderly in leisure and recreational activities. She has also donated her time with Sticker Sacks, an on-campus activity that prepares brown bag lunches for the St. Vincent De Paul Society to help fight hunger in Baton Rouge.