2024-25 Track and Field Roster

Lounes, Louise

Louise Lounes

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Carrboro, N.C.
  • High School:
    Carrboro
  • Prev School:
    Charlotte

2024-25

Cross Country

  • Competed in four meets
  • Ran a season best time of 21:18.9 at the Arturo Barrios Invitational

----Before CU----

UNC-Charlotte (2020-23)

2023-24

  • Did Not Compete

2022-23

Outdoor

  • Competed in four events.
  • Top-ten finishes in both the 5,000m and 10,000m at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.
  • Qualified and competed in the 10,000m at the NCAA East Regionals.
  • Set the second-fastest 10,000m time in Charlotte’s history with 33:16.3 at the Raleigh Relays.
  • Ran a personal best 5,000m in 16:08.34 at the Wake Forest Invitational, the second-fastest outdoor 5,000m time in program history.

Indoor

  • Competed in two meets.
  • Individual Champion in the 3,000m and 5,000m at the C-USA Indoor Championships.
  • First Team All-Conference in both events.
  • Ran the third-fastest indoor 3,000m time in Charlotte program history (9:16.2) at the Darius Dixon Invitational, finishing second.

Cross Country

  • Competed in four races.
  • Third Team All-Conference USA after finishing 18th at the C-USA XC Championships.
  • C-USA Conference Title.
  • Competed at the NCAA Southeast Regionals.

2021-22

Outdoor

  • Competed in five meets.
  • Second Team All-Conference USA in the 10,000m at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, finishing 2nd.
  • Third Team All-Conference USA in the 5,000m, finishing 3rd.
  • Finished 12th at the NCAA East Prelims, qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
  • Placed 18th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
  • Ran a personal best 5,000m (16:09.78) at the NCAA East Prelims.
  • Named to the 2022 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Indoor

  • Competed in three meets.
  • Second Team All-Conference USA after finishing 2nd in the 3,000m (9:29.40) at the C-USA Indoor Championships (PR).
  • Second Team All-Conference USA after finishing 2nd in the 5,000m at the C-USA Indoor Championships.

Cross Country

  • Competed in five races.
  • Helped the women's team to a runner-up finish at the C-USA XC Championships with a 2nd place individual finish.
  • First Team All-Conference USA.
  • Ran a personal best 6k (20:32) at the NCAA Southeast Regionals, finishing 12th.

2020-21

Outdoor

  • Competed in five meets in the 1,500m, 5,000m, and 10,000m.
  • Bronze medalist in the 10,000m at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, setting a meet record (34:07.22), ranking 4th in Charlotte's history.
  • Placed 4th in the 5,000m (16:44.59), ranking 7th in Charlotte's history.
  • Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 10,000m, placing 29th (35:06.87).
  • Third Team All-Conference USA.
  • Spring 2021 Student-Athlete Honors Chancellor’s List.

Indoor

  • Competed in two meets in the mile, 3,000m, and 5,000m.
  • Ran a personal best 3,000m (9:49.01) at the Keydet Invitational, ranking 7th in Charlotte’s history.
  • Ran a personal best mile (4:58.28), finishing 2nd at the VMI Winter Relays.
  • Helped the women’s team to a silver medal finish at conference, winning bronze in the 5,000m (16:45.50), now 4th in Charlotte’s indoor history.
  • Third Team All-Conference USA.

Cross Country

  • Competed in three meets.
  • 10th place finish at the C-USA XC Championships (21:44.07 6k PR), helping the team to 2nd place.
  • 21st place at the Live in Lou XC Classic, finishing as Charlotte’s top runner with a 5k PR (17:35.3), ranking 9th in school history.
  • Second Team All-Conference USA.

High School

  • Carrboro High School (Class of 2020)
    • Team Captain for the CHS Jaguars.
    • Nine-Time All-Conference.
    • Four-Time All-Region.
    • Two-Time All-State.
    • Led team to three NCHSAA 2A State Championships.
    • Led team to two NCHSAA 2A Mideast Regional Championships.
    • Led team to three Mideast Conference 2A Championships.

In the Classroom

  • Graduated: University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
  • Master's Program: Organizational Leadership.
  • Academic Honors at Charlotte:
    • Spring 2021 Student-Athlete Honors Chancellor’s List.
    • 2022 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Personal

  • Hometown: Carrboro, North Carolina.
  • Birthday: January 20.
  • Parents: Malika Boukhelifa and Karim Lounes.
  • Sibling: Twin sister, CiCi Lounes.
  • Triple Citizenship: U.S.A., France, Algeria.
  • Hobbies: Enjoys reading, art, and music.
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