Michaela Rose (athlete)

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Michaela Rose
Rose at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
National teamUnited States
Born (2003-06-13) June 13, 2003 (age 20)
Suffolk, Virginia, U.S.
EducationLouisiana State University
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-distance running
Sprinting
Hurdling
Track and field
College teamLSU Lady Tigers
ClubAdidas
2023–present
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 metres: 53.42 s (Baton Rouge, 2023)

400m hurdles: 56.86 s (Cali, 2022)
800 metres: 1:58.37 (Gainesville, 2024)
1500 metres: 4:11.98 (Azusa, 2023)

6km: 20:32.3
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cali 400 m hurdles

Michaela Rose (born 13 June 2003) is an American track and field athlete.[1] Rose set a US collegiate indoor track record in 2024 over 600 yards.

Team USA[edit]

In August 2022, Rose competed in the 400m hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships, and won the bronze medal behind compatriot Akala Garrett.[2]

NCAA[edit]

Rose set a NCAA indoor track record at 600 yards in January 2024, bettering Delisa Walton-Floyd time of 1:17.38 set in 1982.[3] Rose is a NCAA Division I champion, 6-time All-American & 2-time Southeastern Conference SEC champion.[4]

In April 2023, Rose ran 1:59.08, the second fastest time in NCAA history over 800m.[5] Running for LSU at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in June 2023, Rose ran the fastest NCAA preliminarily 800m ever of 2:00.31.[6] Rose later won the final in the 800m at the NCAA outdoors championships held in Austin, Texas with a time of 1:59.83.[7]

Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, Michaela Rose reached the final of the 800m competition as the second fastest qualifier.[8]

At the At 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships on 9 March 2024, Rose won silver in the 800 metres final in a time of 1:59.81.[9]

On 12 April 2024, she ran 1:58.37 for the 800 metres at the Florida Invitational. In doing so, she became the second female college athlete to run under 1:59, after Athing Mu.[10]

Early and personal life[edit]

Michaela Rose is from Suffolk, Virginia, to Marcia and Michael Rose, she was homeschooled. Both parents are coaches at Tallwood High School and both competed in track and field at Auburn University.[11]

Prep[edit]

Michaela Rose is a 2019 New Balance 800-meter champion – New Balance Nationals Outdoor championship in 2019 with a time of 2:04.38.[12]

In 2019, Rose competed at the AAU Junior Olympic Games in Greensboro, winning the 800m and 400m hurdles event for the 15–16 years-old age group. Considered the top female recruit in the country, she joined Louisiana State University in 2021.[13][14]

Rose competed in southeast region Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Michaela Rose". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ Spier, Jim (5 August 2022). "NSAF champs Garrett, Rose power to GOLD-BRONZE for Team USA". Nationalscholastic.org. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ^ Smythe, Steve (23 January 2024). "British 300m record for Asher-Smith and world leads for Bizimana and Bell". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ Michaela Rose Louisiana State University Tigers Results TFRRS
  5. ^ "LSU runner clocks second-fastest 800M in NCAA history". cenlanow.com. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Michaela Rose Targeting Athing Mu's NCAA Record in 800 Final, Tuohy Through in the 1500 — NCAA Day 2 Recap". LetsRun.com. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  7. ^ Johnson, Robert; Gault, Jonathan (11 June 2023). "NCAA Women's Recap: Parker Valby (5000), Michaela Rose (800) & Olivia Markezich (Steeple) Earn First NCAA Titles". Lets Run. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Women's 800m Results: USATF Outdoor Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  9. ^ Johnson, Robert; Gault, Jonathan (10 March 2024). "2024 NCAA Indoors Women: Maia Ramsden & Parker Valby Dominate as Juliette Whittaker Stuns Michaela Rose". Lets Run. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  10. ^ Paul, Diptarko (12 April 2024). "Paris Olympics 2024: Team USA's Women's 800m Gets Another Prospect Besides Olympian Athing Mu". Essentially Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Rose wins bronze in world track meet". Suffolk News Herald. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  12. ^ Ekpone, Olivia (30 July 2020). "Michaela Rose Can Grab Another 800m AAU JO National Record". Mile Split. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  13. ^ Tysiac, Asley (5 July 2023). "Before Winning NCAA Title, Michaela Rose Starred At AAU JOs". milesplit.
  14. ^ Hyder, Aaron (17 November 2020). "Top Recruit Michaela Rose Signs with LSU". lsusports.net. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  15. ^ Battaglia, Joe (13 October 2023). "Michaela Rose Of LSU Using Cross-Country To Prep For Huge Track Seasons". Flotrack. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

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