Maggi Congdon

Maggi Congdon
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 23)
Home townSteamboat Springs, Colorado
EducationNorthern Arizona University '25 BS Civil engineering
Steamboat Springs High School '20
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
Event
Middle-distance running
ClubNike Swoosh
Turned pro2025
Coached byMike Smith
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 1:58.42 (Eugene, 2025)
1500m: 4:02.79 (Eugene, 2024)
Mile: 4:27.77 (Seattle, 2025)

Maggi Congdon (born 23 July 2002) is an American middle-distance runner. She was runner-up over 800 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and competed for the United States at the 2025 World Championships.[1]

Early life

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From Steamboat Springs, Colorado, she graduated from Steamboat Springs High School in 2020.[2] As well as running track in high school, she also participated in cross country running.[3] She committed in November 2019 to run in the collegiate system after being inspired by local track coach Renee Tumminello.[4]

representing Steamboat Springs High School
2019 New Balance Nationals Outdoor Track and Field Championships 1500 m 4:42.19 10th
Mile 5:02.19 10th
2019 Colorado High School Activities Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships 1600 m 5:07.92 7th
800 m 2:13.35 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
4x800 m relay 3:37.36 4th
2018 Colorado High School Activities Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships 1600 m 5:06.52 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
800 m 2:14.07 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
2017 Colorado High School Activities Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships 1600 m 5:10.07 4th
800 m 2:18.33 5th

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NCAA

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Maggi Congdon is a 6-time NCAA Division I All-American and 12-time Big Sky Conference champion. She graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2025 with a degree in civil engineering. She was a finalist in the 1500 metres at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, where she had a ninth-place finish in a time of 4:07.81.[6] In June 2024, she lowered her personal best to 4:02.79 to reach the final of the 1500 metres at the US Olympic Trials, the only college athlete to reach the final of the event that year.[2][7] In September 2024, she signed an NIL deal with Hoka.[6]

In February 2025, she ran 4:27.77 indoors in the mile run in Seattle, Washington.[8] The following month, she placed third indoors at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships in the Mike, behind Wilma Nielsen and Mena Scatchard in Virginia Beach on 15 March.[9][10]

In June 2025, Congdon, finished third in the women’s 1500 metres at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene with a time of 4:09.31.[11][12]

representing Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 1500 m 4:09.31 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd
2025 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships 1500 m 4:21.09 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
800 m 2:04.57 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
4x400 m relay 3:34.23 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
2025 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Mile 4:32.88 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd
2025 Big Sky Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships 400 m 53.73 5th
4x400 m relay 3:35.48 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
Mile 4:50.73 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
Distance medley relay 11:46.25 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 1500 m 4:10.41 9th
4x400 m relay 3:31.28 14th
2024 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships 1500 m 4:21.93 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd
800 m 2:06.38 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
4x400 m relay 3:34.54 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Mile 4:36.71 9th
800 m 2:06.41 8th
2024 Big Sky Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:05.24 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
4x400 m relay 3:38.59 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
Distance medley relay 11:38.55 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
2023 Big Sky Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:05.71 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:05.38 33rd
2022 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships 1500 m 4:26.83 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
800 m 2:09.22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:07.47 66th
2021 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:09.77 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st

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Professional

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In July 2025, she signed a contract to run as a professional with Nike.[15] She lowered her personal best to 1:58.55 to finish second behind Meghan Hunter in the 800 metres at the Sunset Tour Los Angeles on 12 July 2025.[16] She reached the final of the 800 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, running a personal best 1:58.42 in the semi-final to beat Raevyn Rogers on the line.[17][18] In the final, she finished runner-up behind Roisin Willis in 1:59.39 after closing strongly to go from sixth to second.[19][20]

In September 2025, she was a semi-finalist in the women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ "Maggi Congdon". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "From Ski Town U.S.A. to TrackTown U.S.A. — runner takes on Olympic Trials". Steamboatpilot.com. Jun 27, 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Congdon completes Steamboat Springs High School cross country career". 26 October 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Steamboat Springs Nike runner to take on 800-meter race at USATF Championships". Steamboatpilot.com. Jul 31, 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  5. ^ Maggi Congdon Track and Field Results Athletic.net
  6. ^ a b Gray, Kennan (September 6, 2024). "Colin Sahlman, Maggi Congdon Sign NIL Deals With HOKA". DyeStat. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  7. ^ "US Olympic Team Trials". World Athletics. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  8. ^ Gray, Keenan (18 Feb 2025). "BYU Tandem Lexy Halladay-Lowry, Riley Chamberlain Run Top Two NCAA Times In 3,000 Meters; NAU's Maggi Congdon Wins Fast Mile; Colin Sahlman Wins 800". Runnerspace. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  9. ^ Hansen, Chris (15 March 2025). "How the Oregon women won their 8th national title at NCAA Indoor Track & Field meet". Register Guard. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  10. ^ "NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Lumberjacks excel at 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships". news.nau. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  12. ^ Maggi Congdon 2025 Track and Field profile Northern Arizona University
  13. ^ Maggi Congdon NAU Track Results TFRRS
  14. ^ Maggi Congdon NAU Cross Country Results TFRRS
  15. ^ "Steamboat Springs Nike runner to take on 800-meter race at USATF Championships". Steamboatpilot. Jul 31, 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  16. ^ "BRIAN MUSAU GOES UNDER 13 MINUTES, BYU WOMEN SHINE AT SUNSET TOUR". Dyestat. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Women's 800m Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  18. ^ Monti, David (2 August 2025). "Quick 800m Semi-Finals At Toyota USATF Championships - RRW". Runnerspace. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  19. ^ Johnson, Weldon (August 4, 2025). "Roisin Willis arrives, Houlihan returns, a brutal weekend for front-runners – Sunday at USATF Championships". Lets Run. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  20. ^ Thompson III, Marcus (4 August 2025). "Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, with 100/200 double, emerges as next U.S. sprint star". New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  21. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 Sep 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  22. ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
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