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University of Illinois Athletics

2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

Anthony Maida

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School Jones College Prep

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2024

  • Earned a new personal-best 8k (23:52.0) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Set a new personal-best 10k (30:43.5) at the NCAA Midwest Regionals
  • Placed sixth in the 6K (18:18.5) at the Badger Classic
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2023

  • Placed third with a personal-best 6k at the Illini Open (18:14.0). 
  • Placed 29th at the Big Ten Championships (25:15.7)
  • Recorded a personal-best 10k at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (36th, 31:34.2)
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2022

  • Placed sixth in the 6k with a personal-best (18:35.6) at the Illini Challenge
  • Personal-best 10k (32:56.4) and placed 181st at the NCAA Midwest Region Cross Country Championships
  • Personal-best 8k (24:21.0) and placed 49th at the Bradley Pink Classic

2021

  • Ran a season-best time of 25:50.6 in the 8k at the Redbird Invite
  • Placed 14th in the 8k at the Walt Crawford Open, with a time of 26:01.44
  • Finished 51st in the open 5 mile at the Joe Piane Invitational (26:24.5)

2020-21

  • Competed at the Big Ten Championships for the Illini placing 69th overall with a time of 26:09.8

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 

TFRRS Profile

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

  • 2021Sophomore

  • 2022Junior

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior