Mariah Maxwell is an American sprinter and long jumper from Texas. She placed third over 60 metres at the 2026 USA Indoor Championships. Her twin sister Mia Maxwell also competes as a sprinter.[1]
| Sport | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m: 7.14 (2025) 100m: 11.11 (2026) 200m: 22.44 (2026) Long Jump: 5.85m (2025) |
Early and personal life
editFrom Texas, Maxwell and her twin sister Mia both compete as track and field athletes. They attended Atascocita High School in Texas.[2]
Career
editShe won the 200 metres final at the USATF National Junior Olympics with a personal-best time of 23.84 seconds (-1.3 m/s) in July 2024.[3] The following year, Maxwell won the 2025 UIL Girls 6A 200 metres in Texas in May 2025, in a time of 22.93 seconds.[4] In June 2025, she was runner-up to her sister Mia at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor championships 100 meters in 11.52 seconds.[5]
In January 2026, she won the 60 metres at the Texas High School Indoor Championships in a meet and facility record time of 7.27 seconds.[6] At the same meeting she ran the second fastest Texas high school indoor 200 metres time of 22.97 seconds, behind only her sister.[7] On 17 January 2026, Maxwell ran the fastest indoors 300m time in American high-school history with 36.24 seconds at the VA Showcase, despite it being the first time she had ever competed at the distance.[8] Later the same day she also finished second in the girls 60 metres in 7.28 seconds, behind her twin sister, Mia.[9] On 1 February, Maxwell placed third behind Dina Asher-Smith and Jacious Sears with 7.26 seconds for the 60 metres indoors competing against professionals at the Millrose Games, in New York.[10] She also broke both the facility and meet record in the girls 300 metres at the Games, running 36.61 seconds.[11]
On 1 March 2026, she was third in the 60 metres at the 2026 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, finishing behind Jacious Sears and her twin sister Mia who tied the high school national record in 7.13 seconds, with Mariah 0.01 second behind her.[12] Later that month, Maxwell won the 200 metres race at the Nike Indoor Nationals, running 22.84 seconds to finish ahead of her sister Mia.[13]
Maxwell opened her 2026 outdoor season at the Clyde Hart Classic in Texas, running a personal best 11.11 seconds (+1.5) for the 100 m finishing second behind Cambrea Sturgis.[14][15] Competing over 200 meters at the Texas Relays she ran a wind-assisted 22.25 seconds (+3.8) third all-time on the all-conditions high school list behind Allyson Felix and Dana Wilson at the Texas Relays on 5 April 2026.[16] Later that month at the Tom Jones Invitational in Gainesville, Florida she ran a wind-legal personal best of 22.44 seconds.[17]
References
edit- ↑ "Mariah Maxwell". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ Malatesta, Matt (May 14, 2025). "GOLDEN GIRLS: Atascocita's Maxwell twins becoming national track stars". Vype.com. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ "TATE TAYLOR, LISA RAYE SHINE IN 200-METER FINALS AT JUNIOR OLYMPICS". Runnerspace. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ "Mariah Maxwell Zooms A 22.93 UIL 6A Record In Girls 200m". Milesplit. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ "JANE HEDENGREN SHINES IN 'VICTORY LAP' 3,000 METERS, LOWERS RECORD IN FINAL PREP RACE". Runnerspace. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ Grundy, William (Jan 11, 2026). "Mariah Maxwell Runs US No. 1, Meet Record 7.27 In 60m Finals". Mile Split. Retrieved 14 Jan 2026.
- ↑ Grundy, William (9 Jan 2026). "Mia And Mariah Maxwell Both Run Top10 All-Time 200m Races". Mile Split. Retrieved 28 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "Mariah Maxwell Surprises Herself With 300m National Record". Flotrack. 17 Jan 2026. Retrieved 18 Jan 2026.
- ↑ "BULLIS MD BUILDS ON RELAY LEGACY, BREAKS OWN MIXED 4X400 RECORD AT VA SHOWCASE". Runnerspace. 17 Jan 2026. Retrieved 18 Jan 2026.
- ↑ "DORIS LEMNGOLE BREAKS 3000M COLLEGIATE RECORD AT 118TH MILLROSE GAMES". Dyestat. 2 Feb 2026. Retrieved 5 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "UNION CATHOLIC GIRLS BREAK 4X800M RELAY HIGH SCHOOL RECORD AT 118TH MILLROSE GAMES". Runnerspace. 2 Feb 2026. Retrieved 28 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "HILTZ FOUR-PEAT HIGHLIGHTS FINAL DAY OF USATF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf.org. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ "MAXWELL TWINS END INDOOR CAMPAIGN WITH PAIR OF NIKE INDOOR NATIONALS TITLES". Runnerspace. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ Lucas, Katherine (Mar 30, 2026). "Weekend Rewind: Top T&F Storylines (Mar. 23-29)". Mile Split. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "The Weekend Recovery: Early Success in the Outdoor Season". Flotrack. Mar 30, 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "MARIAH MAXWELL, ANDREW JONES RUN BLAZING FAST TIMES TO HIGHLIGHT FINAL DAY OF TEXAS RELAYS". dye stat. 5 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "TATE TAYLOR BREAKS HIGH SCHOOL 200 RECORD WITH 20.05 IN FLORIDA". Dye Stat. 18 April 2026. Retrieved 18 April 2026.