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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Lyna Beraich

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Urbana
  • Hometown Monrovia, Md.

Biography

UMBC ALL-TIME RANKS (as of 10.8.25)

  • 5th - Indoor - 1000 - 2:57.10
  • 6th - Outdoor - 1500 - 4:37.83
  • 9th - Indoor - Mile - 5:05.55

2025 OUTDOOR

  • Placed 11th in the 1500 at the IC4A/ECAC Championships w/ a time of 4:38.76
  • Clocked a PR time of 4:37.83 in the 1500 prelims at the America East Championships before placing third in the event w/ a time of 4:40.78
  • Helped UMBC to second in the 4x800 at the America East Championships w/ a time of 9:04.74
  • Competed in the DMR at the Penn Relays w/ a relay time of 12:23.78
  • Won the 1500 at the Legacy Track & Field Meet w/ a time of 4:42.05
  • Ran a 5000 PR time of 18:15.01 at the Legacy Meet to finish second
2025 INDOOR
  • Finished third in the 1000 at the America East Championships w/ a PR time of 2:57.10
  • Ran a PR time of 5:05.55 in the Mile at the Penn State National Open
  • Ran a PR time of 10:21.19 in the 3,000 at the Penn State National Open
  • Took third in the 3,000 at the VCU Rams Invitational w/ a time of 10:33.25
2024 OUTDOOR
  • Ran a season-best time of 4:56.67 in the 1500 at the America East Championships
2024 INDOOR
  • Placed 18th in the Mile at the America East Championships w/ a time of 5:14.83

2023 OUTDOOR

  • Ran a season-best time in the 800 (2:22.45) at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational.
  • Ran a season-best time in the 1500 (4:52.36) at the Bison Classic.

2022-23 INDOOR

  • Placed 17th (2:23.46) in the 800 at the Brant Tolsma Invitation.

BACKGROUND
  • Helped the Hawks to a regional cross country title and a state championship in both indoor and outdoor track & field in her senior year
  • Ran a personal best of 5:23 in the 1600 meters at the 2022 Scorpion Classic, despite fasting for Ramadan
  • A Gold Honor Roll member in all four years at Urbana and a member of the National Honor Society and the National Math Honor Society
  • Considering a major in computer science
  • Likes seafood and the music of Weezer
  • Played first violin in her high school orchestra and was president of the crochet club
  • Daughter of Meryem Cherkaoui and Khalid Beraich

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Distance
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
  • 2024-25Junior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2025-26Senior

    Mid-Distance
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