The 2022 college track season has been very, very good to former Mansfield Lady Tiger runner Megan Rose. Having already produced a Southeastern Oklahoma State University record in the 5000m this calendar year, the long distance specialist recently won the Northwestern State Invite 1500m run.
On April 23 in Natchitoches, LA, Rose and company laced it up for the Savage Storm in hopes of further seasonal success. That hope turned into reality as the college senior and former all-everything Lady Tiger won the outright individual title in the women’s 1500m run.
Rose recorded a 5:12.49 for the three and three-quarters race to beat the nearest competitor by nearly two full seconds. The victory for Rose was her first gold medal of the season. It paced a multi-pronged attack for the Southeastern Bison as three of its distance runners buffaloed the top eight.
Rachel Wynn, sophomore teammate, completed the race in 5:33.42. Amanda Rodriguez, another up and coming sophomore, closed the gap at 5:42.42. The three tier placement gave Southeastern 16 points in one event.
Later in the evening, Rose pulled double duty with a second place run in the women’s 5000m race. Another eight points for the Mansfield native pick up a silver medal past the finish line.
Rose knocked out the 3.1 mile equivalent in 20:52.72. The mark was a bit off pace from her record setting jaunt a few weeks ago.
Back on April 1, the newly awarded Southeastern record holder ran the Southwest Baptist Invitational 5000m in 18:52.87. That bettered her previous record breaking run of 19:00.93 set at the ESU Relays on March 24.
The NSU Invitational, named for legendary Northwestern track coach Leon Johnson, afforded Rose the opportunity to break her personal record in the 1500m run.
Leave it to Mansfield’s legend to leave no stone unturned. Another Southeastern State University record just might be in Rose’s sights before season’s end.
