2024-25 Track & Field Roster

Mary Holt/South Florida Track and Field

Karim Belmahdi

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chlef, Algeria
  • Prev School Monroe College
  • High School Abrous Naas seconday school
  • Major Sociology
  • Twitter Kbelmahdi66
  • Instagram Belmahdi_Karim

Biography

Awards and Accolades
USF Record Holder in the Indoor 800m Run (1:50.06 | 2024)
2024 Member of the AAC Championship Team
Two-Time Athlete of the Year in cross country and track & field

South Florida: TFRRS Link
Monroe College: TFRRS Link



Collegiate Track PRs 
800m: 1:50.06 | Garden State Collegiate Open (Feb. 17, 2023)*
1000m: 2:23.65 | Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invite (Feb. 10-11, 2023)*
1500m: 3:46.99 | AAC Outdoor Championships (May 10-12, 2024)
Mile: 4:08.24 | Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 27-28, 2023)*
3000: 8:11.42 | Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 27-28, 2023)*
5000: 14:36.34 | Colonial Relays (March 30-April 1, 2023)*
8K (XC): 24:46.1 | FSU XC Invitational (Oct. 11, 2024)
5K (XC): 27.58.6 | Queensborough (Oct. 1, 2023)*

Season Recaps:
2024 (South Florida):
Track Season 
Indoor: Placed third in the 800m race (1:50.29) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb 1)...Competed in the 1500 race (3:51.18) and the Mile run (4:08.99)...His Mile time earned him third place on the Bulls' indoor top 10 list during that week...

2024 (South Florida):
Cross Country season: 
Began the season with a 99th-place finish at the Southern Showcase (Sep. 13, 2024), completing the 8k in 25:36.4...Improved to an 8th-place finish at the FSU XC Invitational (Oct. 11, 2024) with a time of 24:46.1 in the 8k...Did not finish (DNF) the 8k at the 2024 American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships (Nov. 2, 2024)...

Track Season: 
Indoor: Competed in the 800m at the 2024 PNC Lenny Lyles Invite (Jan. 26-27, 2024), finishing 17th with a time of 1:56.10...Placed fifth in the 800m at the Badger's Windy City Invite (Feb. 9-10, 2024) with a time of 1:51.34...Earned second place in the 800m final at The American Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb. 23-24, 2024) with a time of 1:50.06, following a fourth-place finish in the preliminaries with a time of 1:54.02...

Outdoor: Opened the season at the Pepsi Florida Relays (Mar. 29-30, 2024), placing 9th in the 1500m with a time of 3:47.81...Secured second place in the 800m at the South Florida Invitational (Apr. 5-6, 2024) with a time of 1:50.69 but did not finish the 5000m...Placed fourth in the 800m at the East Coast Relays (Apr. 26-27, 2024) with a time of 1:52.07...Excelled at The American Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 10-12, 2024), earning third place in both the 800m (1:50.51) and 1500m (3:46.99) finals. He also advanced to the finals with preliminary times of 1:52.89 in the 800m and 3:50.38 in the 1500m...

2024 Season Highlights: Appeared at the AAC Cross Country Championships...Finished second in the AAC Indoor Championships (1:50.06) in the 800m...Competed in the AAC outdoor Championships where he advanced to the finals...AAC Indoor and Outdoor Champion...

2023 (Monroe University): 

Cross Country season: 
Saw a 16th-place finish at the Codfish Bowl (Sep. 23, 2023), completing the 8k in 26:21.9...Claimed first place in the 5M at the Queensborough Cross Country Invitational (Oct. 1, 2023) with a time of 27:58.6...Earned another victory at the St. Joseph's Invitational (Oct. 14, 2023), finishing the 8k in 26:14.4...Placed third in the 8k at the 14th Annual Go-Fast River Run (Oct. 28, 2023) with a time of 26:49.3...Finished the season at the NJCAA Division I Cross Country Championships (Nov. 11, 2023), placing 44th in the 8k with a time of 25:37.5...

Track Season: 
Indoor: 
Competed in the TCNJ Lions Indoor Invitational (Jan. 14, 2023) with a second-place finish in the mile, clocking 4:11.67...Secured third place in the 3000m at the NYC Gotham Cup (Jan. 20, 2023) with a time of 8:14.90...Ran the mile in 4:08.25 at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 27-28, 2023), placing 52nd...Competed in the DMR (9th, 9:50.52), 1000m (7th, 2:23.65), and 3000m (96th, 8:11.42) at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invite (Feb. 10-11, 2023)...Placed fifth in the 800m at the Garden State Collegiate Open (Feb. 17, 2023) with a time of 1:50.06...Excelled at the NJCAA Indoor Championships (Mar. 3-4, 2023), earning fourth place in the mile (4:11.49), third in the 3000m (8:14.25), second in the 4x800 (7:39.13), and third in the DMR (9:51.96)...

Outdoor: Opened the season with a first-place finish in the 1500m at the Weems Baskin Relays (Mar. 24-25, 2023), clocking 3:52.46...Won the 5000m at the Colonial Relays (Mar. 30-Apr. 1, 2023) with a time of 14:36.34...Competed in the 3000m steeplechase at the Penn Relays (Apr. 27-29, 2023), recording a time of 9:10.11...Achieved top finishes at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 18-20, 2023): First in the 1500m (3:47.31) after advancing with a 7th-place preliminary time of 3:57.35...Eighth in the 3000m steeplechase (9:45.12)...Second in the 4x800 relay (7:36.19)...

2023 Season Highlights: Competed at the NJCAA Division I Cross Country Championships...Appeared at the NJCAA Division I Indoor and Outdoor Championships...


2022 (Monroe University): 

Cross Country season: 
Started the season at the Jasper Fall XC Invitational (Sep. 17, 2022), finishing 8th in the 8k with a time of 25:40.8...Claimed first place in the 8k at the 3rd Annual Golden Eagle Invitational (Sep. 30, 2022), clocking a time of 24:47.8...Followed up with another victory at the 22nd Annual St. Joseph's College Invitational (Oct. 15, 2022), completing the 8k in 26:36.2...Finished 5th at the 2022 JWU Wildcat XC Classic (Oct. 21, 2022) with a time of 25:28.9 in the 8k...Closed the cross country season at the NJCAA DI Cross Country Championships (Nov. 12, 2022), placing 31st in the 8k with a time of 26:16.6...

Track Season: 
Indoor: 
Opened the season with a second-place finish in the mile (4:15.64) at the Wagner Invitational (Jan. 7, 2022)...Placed second in the 3000m at the Historically Black Colleges & Universities Showcase (Jan. 15, 2022) with a time of 8:34.32...Ran the mile in 4:14.06 at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic (Sunday) (Jan. 30, 2022), placing 47th...Competed in the DMR at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic (Friday) (Jan. 28-29, 2022), finishing 8th with a time of 10:01.41...Achieved 6th place in the 3000m (8:26.58) at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 11-12, 2022)...Placed 5th in the mile (4:18.45) and 6th in the 5000m (15:02.57) at the 2022 Indoor Club Championships (Feb. 18, 2022)...Excelled at the NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships (Mar. 4-5, 2022): Finished 6th in the mile (4:12.75)...Secured 5th in the 3000m (8:23.93)...Anchored the DMR team to a 2nd-place finish with a time of 9:53.31...

Outdoor: Placed at the Raleigh Relays (Mar. 24-26, 2022), placing 154th in the 1500m with a time of 3:54.30...Won the 3000m steeplechase (9:17.99) at the 2022 Aggie Invitational (Apr. 9, 2022)...Placed 34th in the 1500m (3:51.21) at the Larry Ellis Invitational (Apr. 15-16, 2022)...Finished 3rd in the 1500m (3:49.59) and 10th in the 800m (1:53.98) at the 2022 Aggie Classic (Apr. 22-23, 2022)...Competed in the 3000m steeplechase at the Penn Relays (Apr. 28-30, 2022), finishing in 9:09.40...Wrapped up the season at the NJCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 19-21, 2022): Placed 12th in the 1500m final (4:07.50) after advancing with a 5th-place preliminary time of 3:57.61...Finished 15th in the 3000m steeplechase (9:51.10)...Anchored the 4x800 relay team to a 9th-place finish with a time of 7:49.85...

2022 Season Highlights: Closed the cross country season at the NJCAA DI Cross Country Championships...Competed in both the NJCAA Division I Indoor and Outdoor Championships... 

High School: Attended Abrous Naas seconday school...

Personal: Has four siblings...A sociology major...Loves making beats and music in his spare time...

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