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Margot Appleton

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Margot Appleton
Appleton at the 2026 Bislett Games
Personal information
Born (2002-09-30) 30 September 2002 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Middle-distance running, Cross country running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800m: 2:06.27 (Virginia Beach, 2025)
1500m: 4:04.72 (Eugene, 2025)
Mile: 4:22.94 (New York, 2026)
3000m: 8:39.79 (Boston, 2026)
5000m: 15:03.19 (Boston, 2026)

Margot Appleton (born 30 September 2002) is an American middle-distance runner.[1]

Early life

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From Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, she attended Portsmouth Abbey School in Rhode Island. Alongside running, she was also a competitive swimmer before focusing fully on athletics. In 2018, she won the cross country at the Eastern Independent League Championship and was named EIL MVP. She also won the title at the Division 3 New England Championship.[2][3]

Career

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Appleton ran 4:09.30 to finish third for the University of Virginia in the 1500 metres at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin, Texas.[4]

She stepped up in distances and placed fourth over 5000 metres at the 2024 NCAA Championships final in Eugene, Oregon running 15:24.24 in a race won by Parker Valby.[5] In December 2024, she ran 8:46.23 for the 3000 metres, a personal best by eleven seconds, whilst running indoors in Boston, Massachusetts.[6]

She ran a personal best 4:05.68 for the 1500 metres at the Raleigh Relays in North Carolina in March 2025, finishing ahead of Kimberley May.[7][8] The time moved her to fourth on the NCAA all-time list and broke the meet record by over three seconds, previously held by Shannon Flockhart.[9] In May 2025, she won the Atlantic Coast Conference 1500m title for Virginia.[10] The following month, she was runner-up to Sophie O'Sullivan over 1500 metres at the 2025 NCAA outdoor Championships.[11][12]

She ran a personal best 4:04.72 for the 1500 metres in the heats at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships prior to finishing tenth in the final.[13]

Appleton placed third over 3000 metres at the 2026 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, finishing in 8:41.41.[14] She competed in the 3000 metres at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, in March 2026.[15][16] On 4 July, Appleton placed fifth over two miles at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic.[17]

Personal life

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Her older brother, David Appleton, is also a competitive runner.[3]

International competitions

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Representing the  United States
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 14th 3000m 9:12.57

National championships

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2024 Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 32nd 1500m 4:17.44
2025 USATF Outdoor Championships Eugene, Oregon 10th 1500m 4:09.40
USATF Cross Country Championships Portland, Oregon 15th 10 km 35:15
2026 USATF Indoor Championships Staten Island, New York 3rd 3000m 8:41.41
7th 1500m 4:13.65

References

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  1. ↑ "Margot Appleton". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Local Girl Competes in Foot Locker Championship". Wanderer.com. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Margot Appleton, sophomore Portsmouth Abbey Girls cross country". Providence Journal. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "MARGOT APPLETON 3RD PLACE WOMEN'S 1500M - NCAA D1 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Runnerspace. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Distin, Oliver (8 December 2024). "UNC's Ethan Strand, Parker Wolfe Torch NCAA 3,000 Meters Record; Doris Lemngole Breaks 5,000 Record". Runnerspace. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Raleigh Relays". World Athletics. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Johnson, Robert (28 May 2025). "Cancel the NCAA Regionals: Here are your 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field women's champions". Lets Run. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "MARGOT APPLETON ELEVATES TO NO. 4 ON 1,500M ALL-TIME COLLEGIATE LIST AT RALEIGH RELAYS". Runnerspace. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Gault, Jonathan (11 June 2025). "2025 NCAA Women's Outdoor Preview: Super-Deep 800 & 1500 Finals and a Steeple Showdown". Lets Run. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "UVA's Gary Martin and Margot Appleton had years to remember for Virginia". Daily Progress. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Women's 1500m Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "2026 TRIO OF AMERICAN RECORDS ON FIRST DAY OF USATF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf.org. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2026 WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf.org. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  17. ↑ Johnson, Robert; Gault, Jonathan (4 July 2026). "Fireworks at Pre: Hiltz Stuns Kipyegon, High Schooler Taylor Rips 19.75 on the 4th of July". Lets Run. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
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