Maggi Congdon

Maggi Congdon
Personal information
Born (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running
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.[1]

Early life

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. She graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2025 with a degree in civil engineering.[4]

Career

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.[5] 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][6] In September 2024, she signed an NIL deal with Hoka.[5]

In February 2025, she ran 4:27.77 indoors in the mile run in Seattle, Washington.[7] 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.[8][9]

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.[10] That month, she signed a contract to run as a professional with Nike.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13][14] In the final, she finished runner-up behind Roisin Willis in 1:59.39 after closing strongly to go from sixth to second.[15][16]

References

  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. ^ a b Gray, Kennan (September 6, 2024). "Colin Sahlman, Maggi Congdon Sign NIL Deals With HOKA". DyeStat. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  6. ^ "US Olympic Team Trials". World Athletics. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Lumberjacks excel at 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships". news.nau. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Steamboat Springs Nike runner to take on 800-meter race at USATF Championships". Steamboatpilot. Jul 31, 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  12. ^ "BRIAN MUSAU GOES UNDER 13 MINUTES, BYU WOMEN SHINE AT SUNSET TOUR". Dyestat. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Women's 800m Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  14. ^ Monti, David (2 August 2025). "Quick 800m Semi-Finals At Toyota USATF Championships - RRW". Runnerspace. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
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