Angelina Napoleon
American long-distance runner (born 2005)
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Angelina Napoleon (born 3 March 2005) is an American middle- and long-distance runner and steeplechaser.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | 3 March 2005 |
| Education | North Carolina State University |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | Long-distance running, Middle-distance running, Steeplechase |
| Achievements and titles | |
World finals | 2025 |
| Personal bests | |
Early life
From Allegany, New York, she was educated at Allegany-Limestone High School in New York.[2][3] After graduating in 2023 she attended North Carolina State University.[4]
High School
In 2022, Napoleon became the American national high school record holder in the 2000 metres steeplechase with a time of 6:24.32. In June 2022, she won the New Balance Nationals Outdoor title in 6:30.51 in Philadelphia.[2]
In 2023, she lowered her American national high school record and became national under-20 record holder in the 2000 metres steeplechase, and was named the Gatorade Girls Track and Field National Athlete of the Year.[5] Her fastest time for the 2000m steeplechase that year was 6:18.41 at the NYSPHSAA State Championships. At the 2023 New Balance Nationals Outdoor Championship she successfully defended her steeplechase title in 6:19.53 and finished second in the 800 metres with a time of 2:05.53. That year she had a personal best of 2:03.97 in the 800m, and had a 4:46.38 personal best in the mile run.[3]
NCAA
In June 2024, Napoleon placed second in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2024 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships, running a time of 10:02.27 in Eugene, Oregon.[6] She placed tenth in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024.[7][8]
Competing for North Carolina State University, she won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship in the 3000m steeplechase on May 16, 2025, in Winston-Salem, running a meeting and school program record time of 9:27.85.[9] She ran a personal best 9:16.66 to finish third in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[10] That month, Napoleon travelled to France to debut in the Diamond League at the 2025 Meeting de Paris, running a personal best time of 9:10.72 to place seventh overall.[11][12] In August 2025 Napoleon signed an NIL deal with adidas.[13]
In October 2025, she was runner-up at the Nuttyville cross country race in Wisconsin, finishing behind teammate Grace Hartman in a North Carolina 1-2 finish.[14] On 31 October, she won the ACC individual cross country title, also leading North Carolina to the team title alongside Hartman, Hannah Gapes and Sadie Engelhardt.[15][16] On 22 November 2025, she competed at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Missouri, and won the team title with NC State.[17] On 14 March 2026, she had a top-ten finish at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships in the 3000 metres.[18] In June, she qualified for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[19]
Pro career
At the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon in August 2025, Napoleon placed second in the final of the 3000 metres steeplechase, running 9:10.96.[20] She was selected for the American team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where she ran 9:18.03 to qualify for the final.[21][22] In the final on September 17, she finished ninth, running 9:17.44, and was the top American in the race.[23]