# Alex Maier

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{{Short description|American long-distance runner (born 2000)}}
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| name = Alex Maier
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| sport = [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)
| event = [Long distance running](/source/Long_distance_running), [Cross country running](/source/Cross_country_running)
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| pb = '''Mile:''' 3:56.44 (Seattle, 2022)<br>'''3000m:''' 7:43.05 (New York, 2023)<br>'''5000m:''' 13:11.80 (Boston, 2022) <br>'''10,000m:'''28:12.68 (Eugene, 2022)<br>''Road''<br>'''10km:'''	28:57 (Cape
Elizabeth, 2024)<br>'''10 Miles:'''	45:15 (Washington DC, 2025) '''[NR](/source/List_of_United_States_records_in_track_and_field)'''<br>'''Half marathon:''' 59:23  (Houston, 2026)<br>'''Marathon:''' 2:08:33	(Düsseldorf, 2025)
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'''Alex Maier''' (born 22 January 2000) is an American [long-distance](/source/Long_distance_running) runner. In 2025, he set an American [national record](/source/List_of_United_States_records_in_track_and_field) in the [10-mile run](/source/10-mile_run), and won the [USA Half Marathon Championships](/source/USA_Half_Marathon_Championships).<ref>{{cite web|title= Alex Maier|website=World Athletics|accessdate=11 January 2026|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/alex-maier-14873842}}</ref>

==Career==
From [Texas](/source/Texas), Maier attended [Flower Mound High School](/source/Flower_Mound_High_School). In his final year, he won the 2018 UIL State Class 6A Championship and had a top-ten finish at [NXN](/source/NXN). Maier studied and competed at the collegiate level at [Oklahoma State University](/source/Oklahoma_State_University) from 2019, majoring in Electrical Engineering.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.milesplit.com/articles/267117/alex-maier-ready-to-shine-at-oklahoma-state|website=Mile Split|accessdate=11 Jan 2026|title= Alex Maier Ready To Shine At Oklahoma State|first=
Parker |last=Navarro|date=Sep 12, 2019}}</ref> 

In June 2022, he was runner-up to [Dylan Jacobs](/source/Dylan_Jacobs) in the [10,000 metres](/source/10%2C000_metres) at the [2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships](/source/2022_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) in Eugene, Oregon.<ref>{{cite web|title= NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships|website=World Athletics|accessdate=11 Jan 2026|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7155001?eventId=10229610|date=8 June 2022}}</ref> The following year, he placed fifteenth at the [2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships](/source/2023_NCAA_Division_I_cross_country_championships), helping Oklahoma State to win the men's competition.<ref>{{cite web|website=Flotrack|accessdate=11 Jan 2026|url= https://www.flotrack.org/articles/13023506-who-won-the-2023-ncaa-cross-country-championships-parker-valby-knows |title= Who Won The 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships? Parker Valby Knows |date=18 Nov 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7204760?eventId=10229623 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=12 November 2025|title= NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships|date=18 Nov 2023}}</ref>

After College, Maier transitioned to road running with Puma Elite.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Chavez|accessdate=11 Jan 2026|url= https://citiusmag.com/podcast/citius-mag-podcast-alex-maier|title= Alex Maier After Winning The U.S. Half Marathon Championships To Qualify For His First National Team (1:00:48)|date=6 March 2025
}}</ref> In March 2025, Maier won the [USA Half Marathon Championships](/source/USA_Half_Marathon_Championships)	in a time of 1:00:48 in Atlanta, Georgia,
winning from [Shadrack Kipchirchir](/source/Shadrack_Kipchirchir) and [Hillary Bor](/source/Hillary_Bor), and setting a 3-second personal best.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USA Half Marathon Championships|date=2 March 2025|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7224596?eventId=10229633
|access-date=11 Jan 2026|website=World Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.letsrun.com/news/2025/03/rrw-puma-elites-alex-maier-taylor-roe-spring-upsetes-win-usatf-half-marathon-titles-in-dramatic-fashion/
|title= RRW: Puma Elite’s Alex Maier & Taylor Roe Spring Upsetes, Win USATF Half-Marathon Titles In Dramatic Fashion|first=
David|last=Monti|date=March 2, 2025|accessdate=11 Jan 2026|website=Lets Run}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Chavez|accessdate=11 Jan 2026|url= https://citiusmag.com/articles/2025-usatf-half-marathon-championships-results-taylor-roe-alex-maier-win |title= PUMA Elite’s Alex Maier, Taylor Roe Dominate USATF Half-Marathon Championships |date=2 March 2025
}}</ref> On 6 April 2025, Maier set an American [national record](/source/List_of_United_States_records_in_track_and_field) in the [10-mile run](/source/10-mile_run), running 45:15 at the 
[USA 10 Mile Road Running Championships](/source/Cherry_Blossom_Ten_Mile_Run), in Washington, DC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USATF 10 Mile Championships - News - World Best and USA Title For Taylor Roe At Cherry Blossom 10-Mile - RRW |url=https://usatf-10mile-championships.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=2520&do=news&news_id=671458 |access-date=11 Jan 2026 |website=www.runnerspace.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= USA 10 Mile Road Running Championships|date=6 April 2025
|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7222938?eventId=10229505
|access-date=11 Jan 2026|website=World Athletics}}</ref> Later that month, he ran 2:08:33 at the [Düsseldorf Marathon](/source/D%C3%BCsseldorf_Marathon) in Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Uniper Düsseldorf Marathon|date=27 April 2025
|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7225099?eventId=10229634
|access-date=11 Jan 2026|website=World Athletics}}</ref> In June 2025, he won the USA 4 Mile Road Running Championships, running 18:04 in Peoria, Illinois.<ref>{{Cite web |title= USA 4 Mile Road Running Championships
|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7222972?eventId=10229732|date=4 June 2025
|access-date=11 Jan 2026|website=World Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.usatf.org/news/2025/taylor-roe-and-alex-maier-win-at-usatf-4-mile-cham|website=usatf.org|accessdate=11 Jan 2026|title= TAYLOR ROE AND ALEX MAIER WIN AT USATF 4 MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS|date=17 June 2025}}</ref> In July, he won the [Bix 7 Road Race](/source/Bix_7_Road_Race) in [Davenport, Iowa](/source/Davenport%2C_Iowa), ahead of defending champion [Wesley Kiptoo](/source/Wesley_Kiptoo).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.endurancesportswire.com/maier-chepkirui-win-first-prro-circuit-2025-stop-at-quad-city-times-bix-7/|website=Endurance Sports Wire|accessdate=11 Jan 2026|title= Maier, Chepkirui Win First PRRO Circuit 2025 Stop at Quad-City Times Bix 7|date=
July 31, 2025}}</ref>

On 11 January 2026, he ran a personal best 59:23 at the Houston Half Marathon to move to second on the American all-time list, six seconds from
[Conner Mantz](/source/Conner_Mantz)'s national record.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2026/01/americans-fly-in-houston-alex-maier-5923-us-citizen-zouhair-talbi-smashes-course-record-20545/|website=Lets Run|accessdate=11 Jan 2026|title= Americans Fly in Houston: Alex Maier (59:23) & Taylor Roe (66:20) Move to #2 All-Time US in Half; US Citizen Zouhair Talbi Smashes Course Record (2:05:45)
|first=Weldon|last= Johnson|date=January 11, 2026}}</ref> He ran 59:51 to place fourth at the [New York City Half Marathon](/source/New_York_City_Half_Marathon) in March 2026.<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://www.letsrun.com/news/2026/03/grant-fisher-struggles-in-half-marathon-debut-fades-to-14th-at-2026-nyc-half/
|title= Grant Fisher struggles in half marathon debut, fades to 14th at 2026 NYC Half|first=
Noah |last=Jampol |date=15 March 2026
|access-date=15 March 2026| website=Lets Run}}</ref>

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