Alahna Sabbakhan
All-American
2024 Indoor: DMR (Honorable Mention)
2022 Indoor: DMR (First Team)
All-ACC
2024 Indoor: DMR (Second Team)
2022 Indoor: 800m (Second Team)
2021 Indoor: 4×400 relay (Second Team)
NCAA East Preliminary Round
2024: 800m, 4x400m relay
2023: 4x400m
2022: 800m
2021: 800m
TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)
2024 Outdoor
• Competed in the 800m and 4x400m relay at the NCAA East preliminary
• Competed in the 800m and 4x400m relay at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Finished fifth in the 4x400m relay at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Member of Virginia’s 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay and DMR teams at the Penn Relays
• Recorded a new personal best for 800m (2:05.45) to finish fourth at the Virginia Challenge
• Competed in the winning 4x400m and placed second in the 800m at the Virginia Grand Prix
• Doubled in the 800m and 4x400m events at Raleigh Relays
• Opened the season with a personal best in the 1500m (4:45.33) at the Virginia Opener
• All-ACC Academic Team
• Named to the 2023-24 ACC Honor Roll
2024 Indoor
• Named to the All-ACC Academic team, pursuing a degree in public health
• Earned an All-American Honorable Mention for participation in the DMR at the NCAA Indoor Championships
• Raced in the record-setting DMR at the ACC Indoor Championships, placing second
• Placed ninth in the preliminary heat of the 800m at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Doubled in the 800m and DMR at the Eagle Elite invitational
• Competed in the 800m and the 4×400 with a first in the DMR at the Penn State National Open
• Won the 500m and the DMR at the Virginia Tech Invitational
• Opened the 2024 season with a win in the 800m at the Liberty Kickoff
2023 Outdoor
• Named to 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll
• Ran in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA East Preliminary meet
• Hit a personal best in the 400m at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 54.67
• Finished 2nd in the 4x400m relay at Spec Towns- Torrin Lawrence Invitational
2023 Indoor
• Doubled in the 800m and 4x400m events at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Won the Virginia Tech Challenge 800m race with a time of 2:07.67
2022 Outdoor
• Qualified for the 800 meters at the NCAA East Preliminaries
• Placed seventh in the 4×400 and 15th in the 800 meters at the ACC Championships
• Ran a PB 400 at the Virginia High Performance (56.79) where she placed second
• Helped the Cavaliers to a fourth-place finish in the DMR at Penn Relays (11:04.40)
• Helped Virginia to a fifth-place finish in the 4×800 meters at Penn Relays (8:31.00)
• Finished third in the 800 meters at the Duke Invitational (2:05.97)
• Placed first in the 400m at the Virginia Open (57.24)
2022 Indoor
• Helped Virginia to a seventh-place finish in the DMR at the NCAA Indoor Championships
• Placed fourth in the 4x400m at the ACC Indoor Championships (3:41.37)
• Placed fourth in the 800m at the ACC Indoor Championships (2:05.74)
• Helped Virginia to a fifth place finish in the DMR at the JDL DMR Invitational (11:07.12)
• Clocked 2:08.20 in the 800m at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
• Competed in the 800m and 4x400m at the Doc Hale VT Elite meet
• Helped Virginia to a third-place finish in the DMR (11:51.64) at the Hokie Invitational
• Competed in the 4x400m and the 600m at the Hokie Invitational
• Helped Virginia to a fifth-place finish in the 4x400m at the Virginia Tech Invitational (3:50.51)
2021 Outdoor
• Qualified for NCAA East Preliminary Round where she finished 48th
• Ran PB (2:07.25) in 800m prelims at ACC Championships
• Previously ran PB in 800m (2:08.12) at Virginia Grand Prix
• Helped UVA to win in 4×400 at UVA Opener
• Ran PB 57.45 in 400m at Virginia Invitational
• Ran PB 2:08.38 in 800m at Raleigh Relays
• Named to 2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2021 Indoor
• Competed in 800m and 4×400 at ACC Championships
• Posted PB in 800 (2:09.19) at ACCs that ranks No. 6 on UVA all-time list
• Member of third-place 4×400 relay team at ACCs
• Was runner-up in 800m at Virginia Tech Invitational and Hokie Invitational
2020 Outdoor
• Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 Indoor
• Ran a career-best time in the 800m at the ACC Championships, finishing ninth in the event
• Competed with the DMR at the ACC Championships
• Ranks sixth all-time in UVA history in the 800m with a time of 2:09.57
• Finished third in the 800m at the Navy Invitational II
2019 Cross Country
• Did not compete
Background
• Six-time USATF All-American Junior Olympics honoree and 2015 AAU All-American Junior Olympics honoree
• Three-time national champion after capturing wins at the 2015 indoor USATF championships in the 400m and 4x400m relay, and 2016 outdoor USATF championships with the 4x800m relay, in addition to being a two-time USATF regional champion in the 400m dash
• 2019 Indoor New Balance Emerging Elite Champion in the 800 meter
• Named the 2018 and 2019 WCAC Championships Female Athlete MVP
• Recorded a top-10 time nationally in the 500m at the F.I.T. Invitational, finishing first in the event with a time of 1:15
• Placed first in the 300m at the F.I.T. Invitational
Personal
• Pursuing master’s degree in Public Health
• Daughter of Camille and Rabbiah Sabbakhan
• Has a sister, Sahna