Loubna Benhadja

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Position Sprints/Hurdles
Class Senior
Hometown Blida, Algeria
High School Youcef Boulekhrouf

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2024 All-Conference USA First Team (4x400 Outdoor)
2024 All-Conference USA Second Team (400 H Outdoor)
2024 All-Conference USA First Team (4x400 Indoor)
2024 All-Conference USA Third Team (400 Indoor)
2023 All-Conference USA Second Team (400m H Outdoor)
2023 All-Conference USA First Team (4x400m Outdoor)
2023 All-Conference USA Third Team (400m Indoor)
2023 All-Conference USA Second Team (4x400m Indoor)
2022 All-Conference USA Third Team (400m H Outdoor)
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023, 2024)

2024 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)

Earned All-CUSA first team honors in the 4x400-meter relay after posting a first place finish with a 3:35.68 at the CUSA Championships at Kidd Field.
Named All-CUSA second team in the women’s 400-meter hurdles for a second consecutive season, clocking in a 58.42 in the finals.
Clocked in a personal-best 57.49 in the 400 hurdles preliminaries at the NCAA West First Round in Fayetteville, Ark.
Part of the 4x400 team that clocked in a school record 3:33.02 at the West Prelims.
Advanced to first career NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with the 4x400 team in Eugene, Ore., at historic Heyward Field.
Opened the outdoor season with a 3:38.0 with the 4x4 team at the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta.
Finished fifth in the 400 hurdles finals with a 58.33 at the 96^th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
Took second place with a 58.25 in the 400 hurdles at the Beach Invitational.

2024 INDOOR (JUNIOR)

Named All-CUSA third team in the 400-meter dash with a 54.46 at the CUSA Indoor Championships.
Earned All-CUSA first team honors with the 4x400-meter relay team that clocked in a 3:38.55 at the Championships in Lynchburg, Va.
Competed in first collegiate 800-meter event at the Jarvis Scott Open.
Placed second in the 400 with a 54.84 at the New Mexico Team Open.
Finished in second with the 4x400 team (3:37.73) at the New Mexico Team Open.
Opened the indoor campaign with a second place showing in the 4x4 clocking in a 3:43.03.

2023 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)

Named to All-Conference USA second team after winning silver in the 400m hurdles at the CUSA Championships.
Clocked in a personal-best 58.17 in the 400m H at the CUSA Championships in Denton, Texas, on May 14.
Won gold with the 4x400m relay team with a 3:38.87 at the CUSA Championships.
Opened the outdoor season with 59.66 and a second-place finish in the 400m H at the Willie Williams Classic.
Added a first-place showing in the 4x400m relay with a 3.38:65 at the Willie Williams in Tucson, Ariz.
Finished at in first at the New Mexico Spring Invitational with a 58.35 in the 400m H.
Placed fifth in the 400m H (58.48) at the Desert Heat Classic in Tucson.
Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminaries at Sacramento State, competing in the 400m H and 4x400m relay.

2023 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)

Named to All-Conference USA third team after winning bronze in the 400m (55.39) at the CUSA Championships in Birmingham, Ala., on Feb. 19.
Took silver with the 4x400m relay team, clocking in a 3:40.9 to earn All-CUSA second team honors at the championships.
Clocked in a personal-best 55.01 in the 400m at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
Placed third with a PR 1:22.39 in the 600y at the TTU Corky Classic.

2022 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)

Recorded career best in 400m hurdles for first place (58.51) at Bryan Clay.
Competed in the 4x400m relay, set the top time (3:47.00) at Desert Heat Classic.
Won three meets in the 400m hurdles at Sun Angel Classic, Bryan Clay Invitational and Don Kirby Tailwind.
Placed third at the C-USA Championships in 400m hurdles.
Claimed fifth-place in 4x400m relay at the Conference USA Championships.

2022 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)

Opened collegiate career with a fourth-place showing in the 600m (1:35.69) at the Dr. MLK Jr. Collegiate Invitational.
Advanced to the 400-meter dash finals at the Conference USA Championships, placing fourth with a personal-best time of 55.06.
Competed in the 4x400m relay at the C-USA Championships.
Ran with the distance medley relay team, placing third at the New Mexico Team Open (12:44.46).

PRIOR TO UTEP

Competed in the 400m hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Clocked in a 55.19 in the 400m dash in Stade Annexe de 5 Juillet, Algiers on May 7, 2021.
Recorded a 24.81 in the 200m dash at Tlemcen, Algiers, on July 19, 2019.
Turned in a 12.66 in the 100m dash in Marrakesh on May 4, 2018.

PERSONAL: Loubna Benhadja is the daughter of Anissa and Djamel Benhadja … has one brother and two sisters … born in Blida, Algeria … multidisciplinary studies major.