Mia Maxwell
American sprinter
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Mia Maxwell is an American sprinter and triple jumper from Texas. As a high schooler, she was runner-up over 60 metres at the 2026 USA Indoor Championships. Her twin sister Mariah Maxwell is also a sprinter and placed third at the championships.[1]
Early and personal life
From Texas, Maxwell and her twin sister Mariah Maxwell both compete as track and field athletes. Their father was a running back in high school and their mother participated in gymnastics. They have a younger sister, Madison.[2] They attended Atascocita High School in Texas.[3]
Career
2025
In May 2025, she ran 11.04 seconds (+1.1 m/s) for the 100 metres whilst competing in Austin, Texas at the UIL Texas State Championships. The following month, at the Brooks PR Invitational, she ran another wind-legal 11.04 (+1.2), matching her best 100 metres time.[4][5][6] Her times moved her past Tiffany Townsend and Sha'Carri Richardson on the girls all-time list high school list.[7] In June 2025, she also won the New Balance Nationals Outdoor championships 100 meters in 11.35 seconds.[8] In July, Maxwell was announced as the 2024-2025 Gatorade Texas Girls Track & Field Player of the Year.[9]
In December 2025, at the 2025 North Texas Showcase, Maxwell performed well in the triple jump, surpassing the record of Erica McLain, as well as the indoor best of Jasmine Moore, and was only inches away from Moore's outright high school record set outdoors.[10][7]
2026
In January 2026, she won the 200 metres and finished runner-up to her twin sister Mariah over 60 metres at the Texas High School Indoor Championships. Her 200 metres time of in 22.89 seconds set a new meet record and made her the fastest girl in Texas history indoors, and tied for fifth on the American all-time high school list.[11][12] Later that month, she won the 60 metres at the VA Showcase, ahead of her twin sister, Mariah.[13] Competing at the Millrose Games in February 2026, Maxwell ran 7.20 seconds for the 60 metres winning the girls race ahead of Melanie Doggett. Maxwell also won the girls triple jump with a distance of 12.95 metres.[14][15]
On 1 March 2026, she was second behind Jacious Sears in the 60 metres at the 2026 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, and tied the high school national record in 7.13 seconds, with her twin sister Mariah placing third.[16] Later that month, Maxwell won the triple jump at the Nike Indoor Nationals. Mia also ran 23.04 seconds for second in the 200 metres, finishing behind her sister Mariah, with the race coming in the middle of the triple jump competition.[17]