Abir Reffas
- position Distance
- class Junior
- Hometown Algeria
- Previous School California Baptist
- position Distance
- class Junior
- Hometown Algeria
- Previous School California Baptist
Abir Reffas Bio
Career Honors and Recognition
2025 USTFCCCA Southeast All-Region
2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Season and Career Results
2025-26
Indoor
Appeared in four meets during the indoor season before her season was shortened due to injury … Competed in the 1000m, mile and the 3000m … Made her indoor Gamecock debut in the Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener 3K, finishing third overall when she ran the second fastest time in program history at 9:06.12 … Her very next meet, she ran the third fastest 1000m time in Gamecock history when she finished fourth at the Orange & Purple Invite with a mark of 2:44.60 … Ran a pair of mile races, setting a personal best 4:34.07 at the Razorback Invitational, finishing fourth overall and clocking the third fastest time in South Carolina history.
Cross Country
Appeared in six of the team’s seven meets during her first campaign with the Gamecocks … Named USTFCCCA Southeast All-Region after placing 18th at the Southeast Regional meet with a personal best 6K time of 19:57.3 … Her 6K time officially ranks fifth fastest 6K in Gamecock history … Ran 20:09.3 at the NCAA Championship in South Carolina’s first ever team appearance in the NCAA Championship … Placed 42nd at the SEC Championship, running 21:06.2 in the 6K to aid South Carolina in a bronze medal finish at the SEC Championship … Made her Gamecock debut at the Adidas XC Challenge, finishing 11th in the 5K after running 16:57.4 … Placed sixth at the Joe Piane Invitational with a 5K personal best time of 16:09.8 for the third fastest 5K in South Carolina history … Also placed Top 10 at the Crimson Classic 5,868m event, running 19:42.4 to finish seventh overall.
Previous School(s)
California Baptist
2023-24
Indoor
Did not compete.
Outdoor
Did not compete.
Cross Country
Ran in three meets during her long year at California Baptist, competing in the 6K … Made her collegiate debut in the Highlander Invitational where she ran a personal best time of 20:35.1 to place fifth overall … Finished 79th at the NCAA Division I West Region XC Championships where she ran 20:53.6 and earned a spot at the NCAA Championship … Crossed the finish line in 21:16.7 at the NCAA Cross Country Championship.
Personal Records
Indoor
| 1000m | 2:44.60 (1/23/26) |
| Mile | 4:34.07 (1/31/26) |
| 3000m | 9:06.12 (12/6/25) |
Cross Country
| 5K | 16:09.8 (10/3/25) |
| 6K | 19:57.3 (11/14/25) |
