BATON ROUGE, La. – Three representatives from the LSU cross country program were awarded with end-of-season honors from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association on Thursday afternoon.
Michaela Rose was the lone Tiger to earn a superlative, taking home the LSWA Women’s Cross-Country Freshman of the Year honor for her first season with the distance crew.
The Virginia native was a Freshman All-SEC Team member after finishing in 22nd at the SEC Championships, helping lead the team to a seventh-place finish in conference. Rose also helped the Tigers to their highest finish in school history at the NCAA South-Central Regional.
During the season, Rose recorded a personal-best time of 17:16.6 in the 5k at the Florida State Invitational. She also recorded a PR of 20:32.3 in the 6k at the SEC Championships in Oxford.
In addition to Rose’s award, Rose, Lorena Rangel-Batres, and Jackson Martingayle were named to the All-LSWA teams; these selections were based off the quickest 6k and 8k times of the year in competition. A full list of all the award winners can be viewed below.
2022 LSWA Women’s Superlative Honors
Women’s Runner of the Year – Sophie Daigle, Louisiana
Women’s Freshman of the Year – Michaela Rose, LSU
Women’s Newcomer of the Year – Tshwanelo Maruping, New Orleans
Women’s Coach of the Year – Brock Moreaux, New Orleans
2022 LSWA Women’s Cross-Country Team
| Name | School | Time (6K) |
| Lorena Rangel Batres | LSU | 20:20.7 |
| Sophie Daigle | Louisiana | 20:22.2 |
| Michalea Rose | LSU | 20:32.3 |
| Mackenzie Callahan | Tulane | 20:51.4 |
| Ariana Jimenez | New Orleans | 20:52.0 |
| Tshwanelo Maruping | New Orleans | 20:57.0 |
| Alexandra Weir | New Orleans | 21:11.8 |
2022 LSWA Men’s Superlative Honors
Men’s Co-Runner of the Year – Bradley Makuvire, Tulane
Men’s Co-Runner of the Year – Kolyn Saltzman, New Orleans
Men’s Freshman of the Year – Lajaune George, Xavier
Men’s Co-Coach of the Year – Adrian Myers, Tulane; Lon Badeaux, Louisiana
2022 LSWA Men’s Cross Country Team
| Name | School | Time (8K) |
| Bradley Makuvire | Tulane | 23:25.5 |
| Kolyn Saltzman | New Orleans | 23:55.0 |
| Omar El-Fadl | McNeese | 24:13.0 |
| Evans Kipchumba | Tulane | 24:13.5 |
| Jaden Forester | New Orleans | 24:18.0 |
| Jackson Martingayle | LSU | 24:22.0 |
| Jacob Kipkogei | McNeese | 24:24.0 |
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