University of South Alabama Athletics

2025: Outdoor – Scored in multiple distance events at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships... Placed 3rd in the 10,000 meters (35:12.93) and 3rd in the 5,000 meters (16:58.72)... Consistent top-three performer across the season in long-distance events.

Indoor – Placed 13th in the mile (5:06.41) and 15th in the 3,000 meters (10:07.72) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships... Finished 2nd in the mile at the Jaguar Invitational (5:08.75). XC– Won the individual title at the Azalea City Classic (17:26.6)... Earned Second Team All–Sun Belt honors... Placed 8th overall at the NCAA South Regionals (18:23.6).

2024: Outdoor — Won the 3000m at the South Alabama Invitational (10:22.59)... 

Indoor — Personal record in the mile at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (5:06.41)...Second place in the 3000m LSU Purple Tiger Invitational (10:38.77)... Second place in the mile at the USA Jaguar Invitational (5:08.75)...

XC — Qualified for the NCAA South Cross Country Regionals and posted a time of 21:24.2 in the 6k...Third team All-Sun Belt honors after finishing in 15th place with a time of (18:23.6)...

High School: Lettered two years in cross country/track & field at North Bay Haven High School in Panama City, Fla.  … Helped the Buccaneers to a second-place finish at regionals … Individually, she placed fourth and sixth during her career at regionals, while also placing 15th at the state cross country meet … Set the program record in the 5k (18:33) during the 2022 season … Best prep times: 800m (2:17), 1600m (5:17) and 3200m (12:38) … Also received recruiting interest from South Florida, FIU and Florida Atlantic.

Personal: Full name is Charleen Lian Elizondo ... Born in Panama City, Fla. ... Daughter of Jose Elizondo and Jenny Guerra … Has an older sister, Brittany … Majoring in biology.