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
Bio
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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