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2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

Anthony Maida

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School Jones College Prep
  • Major Accountancy
  • Twitter anthonymaidaa
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Biography

NIL Opportunities

2025

Indoor

  • Set a new personal-best in the 3000m (8:09.88) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships
  • Placed fifth in the mile (4:11.08) at the Fighting Illini Challenge 

Outdoor

  • Ran a personal-best 3000m steeplechase at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (9:01.40), placed 18th
  • Clocked a PB in the 1500m (3:50.44) at the Fighting Illini Twilight, placed fifth

2024

Indoor

  • Ran a personal-best 3000m (8:21.51) at the Commodore Challenge
  • Clocked a personal-best 5000m (14:27.02) at the Meyo Invitational

Outdoor

  • Did not compete
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2023

Indoor

  • Placed third in the mile with a personal-best (4:10.72) at the Illini Challenge
  • Personal-best 5000m (14:36.59) at the Meyo Invitational

Outdoor

  • Ran a personal-best 3000m steeplechase (9:02.54) in his seventh place finish at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships
  • Won the 3000m steeplechase at the Fighting Illini Challenge (9:14.44) and the UNF East Coast Relays (9:11.99)

2022

Indoor

  • Did not compete

Outdoor

  • Posted a season-best 2000m steeplechase (6:08.77) at the Ole Miss Classic
  • At the Illini Invitational he ran a season-best 9:17.46 in the 3000m steeple chase, placed fourth
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2021

Indoor

  • Ran a 8:57.04 in the 3000m at the Badger Icebreaker

Outdoor

  • Season-best 800m (1:57.41) at the M City Classic
  • Ran a season-best in the 1500m at the Big Ten Invite #3 (3:55.78)

High School

  • Two-time cross country team city champions
  • Holds the third-fastest 1600m time in school history
  • Four-time letterwinner in track and cross country
  • Coached by Andrew Adelmann

Personal

  • Born July 11, 2002
  • Son of Joseph and Anne-Marie Maida
  • Has a brother, Charlie 
  • Majoring in business
  • Chose Illinois for its great academic reputation and the chance to represent his home state of Illinois 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

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  • 2021-22Sophomore

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  • 2022-23Junior

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  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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