Magnus Manley

NCAA ID: 2311171199

Grad: 06/2025 | Enroll: Fall 2025

Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield CT

5x All-America (4x800-I 2024, 4x800-O 2023, DMR-I 2024, DMR-O 2023-2024)

2x All Northeast Region (XC 2023-2024)

4x All New England (XC 2023-2024, 4x800-I 2024-2025)

6x All Connecticut (XC 2023-2024, 4x800-I 2023-2025, 4x800-O 2024)

3x All Fairfield County (XC 2023-2024, 4x800-I 2025)

Email: magnushoxton@gmail.com

Phone: 1-845-259-1517

Coach: Bryan Kovalsky

Coach Email: bkovalsky@ridgefieldps.net

Committed to run D1 Track & Cross Country at Yale University

Running

Cross Country Bio on Athletic.net
Track & Field Bio on Athletic.net

New England Championships, Mar 2024 (Left)

New Balance Nationals Indoor, Mar 2025

PRs & Progression

New England XC Championship, Nov 2024

CT State Open XC Championship, Oct 2024

New Balance Nationals Indoor - March 2024

800m

1:54.34 (PR, 2025 indoor - relay split)

1:54.80 (2024 outdoor - relay split 2024 State Open outdoor - unofficial)

1:56.00 (PR, 2024 outdoor)

1:56.68 (2024 indoor - relay split)

1:57.02 (2023 outdoor - relay split)

1:59.20 (2023 outdoor)

2:20.86 (2022 outdoor)

1000m

2.31.40 (PR, 2024 indoor - unattached)

2:32.83 (2024 indoor)

1200m

3:00.49 (PR, 2024 outdoor, relay split)

1500m

3:52.85 (2025 outdoor - equiv. performance based on 2025 outdoor 1600m - relay split)

3:57.83 (PR, 2025 indoor - unattached)

4:08.81 (2024 indoor, mile split)

1600m

4:10.08 (PR, 2025 outdoor, relay split)

4:12.59 (2024 outdoor, equiv. performance based on 2024 outdoor mile PR)

4:18.22 (2024 outdoor)

4:22.99 (2023 outdoor)

1 Mile

4:11.69 (2025 outdoor, equiv. performance based on 2025 outdoor 1600m - relay split)

4:14.22 (PR, 2024 outdoor)

4:15.62 (PR, 2025 indoor - unattached)

4:17.82 (2024 indoor - unattached)

4:24.96 (2024 indoor)

4:25.20 (2023 outdoor - unattached)

4:38.27 (2023 indoor)

4:53.52 (2022 outdoor)

3000m

8:18.39 (2025 outdoor, equiv. performance based on 2025 outdoor 3200m)

8:50.44 (PR, 2024 indoor)

3200m

8:54.47 (PR, 2025 outdoor)

9:11.86 (2024 outdoor)

9:31.23 (2023 outdoor)

5K (XC)

15:17 (PR, 2024)

15:48.6 (PR, 2023)
16:31 (2022)
19:33 (2021)

Notable Results - 2025 Outdoor Track

Senior Year

2025 Loucks Games (left)

57th Annual Glenn D. Loucks Games

May 8-10, 2025 | White Plains, NY

Boys 4x800 Nick Panaro Relay
Team: 1st Place (7:45.94)
Individual: 1:57.28 (2nd leg)

Official Results | Race Video

2025 Fast Times at Ridgefield High

Fast Times at Ridgefield High 2025

May 3, 2025 | Ridgefield, CT

3200m Varsity
1st Place (8:54.47 PR)

Official Results

2025 Penn Relays (right)

2025 Penn Relays

Apr 24-26, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA

High School Boys' Distance Medley Championship of America 4000m (1200-400-800-1600)
Team: 2nd Place (10:01.22)
Individual: 4:10.08 (1600m leg)

Official Results | Race Video

2025 CT Distance Festival

7th CT Distance Festival 2025

Apr 16, 2025 | Middletown, CT

Boys Seeded 1 Mile
1st Place (4:22.04)

Official Results

Notable Results - 2025 Indoor Track

Senior Year

2025 New Balance Nationals Indoor (Right)

2024 New Balance Nationals Indoor

Mar 13-16, 2025 | Boston, MA

Boys Championship DMR 4000m (1200-400-800-1600)
Team: 8th Place (10:11.27)
Individual: 3:05.852 (1200m leg)

Official Results | Race Video

2025 New Balance Nationals Indoor (2nd from left)

2025 New Balance Nationals Indoor

Mar 13-16, 2025 | Boston, MA

Boys Championship 4x800m
Team: 7th Place (7:44.91) - New CT record, new New England record.
Individual: 1:54.34 (3rd leg)

Official Results | Race Video

2025 BU Last Chance Invitational (right)

2025 Boston University Last Chance Invitational

Mar 2, 2025 | Boston, MA

Mens 1 Mile Open
6th Place (4:15.62) New indoor PR

Official Results

2025 New England Championship (middle left)

2025 New England HS Indoor Championship

Mar 1, 2025 | Boston, MA

Boys Championship 4x800m
Team: 1st Place (7:48.08)
(3rd Leg. Split times not recorded)

All New England Distinction

Official Results | Race Video

2025 CT State Championship

2025 CIAC State Open Indoor Championship

Feb 22, 2025 | New Haven, CT

Boys Championship 4x800 Meter Relay
Team: 1st Place (7:59.44) - New meet record
(3rd Leg. Split times not recorded)

All Connecticut Distinction

Official Results | Race Video

2025 Fairfield County Championship

2025 FCIAC Indoor Championship

Feb 7, 2025 | New Haven, CT

Boys Championship 4x800 Meter Relay
Team: 1st Place (8:11.86)
(3rd Leg. Split times not recorded)

All Fairfield County Distinction

Official Results

Notable Results - 2024 Cross Country

Senior Year

2024 Nike NXR Northeast Regionals (3rd from right)

2024 Nike NXR Northeast Regionals

Nov 23, 2024 | Wappingers Falls, NY

Boys Championship 5K

Team: 3rd Place (153 pts)

Individual: 16:15.5 (#2 Team, #17 Overall)

All Northeast Region Distinction

Official Results | Race Video

2024 New England Championship (3rd from right)

2024 New England Championship

Nov 9, 2024 | Manchester, CT

5K Varsity

Team: 1st Place (63 pts) - New Team Course Record. First team to run course with sub 16m avg time.

Individual: 5th Place (15:35)

All New England Distinction

Official Results | Race Video

2024 CT State Championship (middle)

2024 CIAC State Open Championship

Oct 31, 2024 | Manchester, CT

5K Varsity

Team: 1st Place (43 pts) - New Team Course Record
Individual: 3rd Place (15:44)

All Connecticut Distinction

Official Results | Race Video

2024 CIAC LL Class Championship (on right)

2024 CIAC LL Class Championship

Oct 26, 2024 | Manchester, CT

5K Varsity

Team: 1st Place (66 pts)

Individual: 1st Place (16:12)

Official Results | Post-Race Interview

2024 Fairfield County Championship (bottom left)

2024 FCIAC Championship

Oct 16, 2024 | New Canaan, CT

5K Varsity
Team: 1st Place (26 pts)
Individual: 1st Place (15:42)

All Fairfield County Distinction

Official Results | Post-Race Interview

2024 Great American XC Festival (2nd from right)

2024 Great American XC Festival

Oct 5, 2024 | Cary, NC

5K Boys Race of Champions
Team: 6th Place (271 pts)

Individual: 15:17 (PR, #1 Team, #17 Overall)

Official Results

Notable Results - 2024 Outdoor Track

Junior Year

2024 New Balance Nationals Outdoor (2nd from right)

2024 New Balance Nationals Outdoor

Jun 13-16, 2024 | Philadelphia, PA

Mens Championship DMR 4000m (1200-400-800-1600)
Team: 2nd Place (9:44.44) lost by 0.14s. 5s faster than previous national record set in 2001. Set new State & New England records.
Individual: 3:00.49 (1200m leg)

All America Distinction

Official Results | Race Video

2024 Adrian Martinez Classic (1st on right)

2024 Adrian Martinez Classic

June 8, 2024 | Concord, MA

Mens Open 1 Mile
1st Place (4:14.22) New outdoor PR

Official Results | Race Video

2024 CIAC State Open - 3rd leg (lane 1 foreground)

2024 CIAC State Open Outdoor Championship

June 3, 2024 | New Britain, CT

Mens Varsity 4x800 Relay
Team: 1st Place (7:39.23) New school record, New meet record, New CT State Open Record
Individual: 1:54.8 (3rd leg, Unofficial)

All Connecticut Distinction

Official Results | Race Video

2024 Loucks Games (2nd from left)

56th Annual Glenn D. Loucks Games

May 9-11, 2024 | White Plains, NY

Mens Varsity 4x800 Relay
Team: 1st Place (7:48.10)
Individual: 1:57.32 (2nd leg)

Official Results | Race Video

Notable Results - 2024 Indoor Track

Junior Year

2024 New Balance Nationals Indoor (Left)

2024 New Balance Nationals Indoor

Mar 7-10, 2024 | Boston, MA

Boys Championship DMR 4000m (1200-400-800-1600)
Team: 1st Place (10:01.13) - New CT State Record
Individual: 1:56.68 (800m leg)

All America Distinction

Official Results | Race Video | Post-Race Interview

2024 New Balance Nationals Indoor (Right)

2024 New Balance Nationals Indoor

Mar 7-10, 2024 | Boston, MA

Boys Championship 4x800m
Team: 4th Place (7:50.10)
Individual: 1:58.35 (3rd leg)

All America Distinction

Official Results | Race Video | Post-Race Interview

2024 New England Championship (2nd from Left)

2024 New England HS Indoor Championship

Mar 2, 2024 | Boston, MA

Boys Championship 4x800m
Team: 1st Place (7:47.62) - Set new Meet, School, and State records.
(1st Leg. Split times not recorded)

All New England Distinction

Official Results | Race Video

2024 CT State Championship (Right)

2024 CIAC State Open Indoor Championship

Feb 17, 2024 | New Haven, CT

Boys Championship 4x800 Meter Relay
Team: 1st Place (8:01.82)
(1st Leg. Split times not recorded)

All Connecticut Distinction

Official Results | Race Video

Notable Results - 2023 Cross Country

Junior Year

2023 Nike NXR Northeast Regionals (5th from left)

2023 Nike NXR Northeast Regionals

Nov 25, 2023 | Wappingers Falls, NY

Boys Championship 5K

Team: 3rd Place (123 pts)

Individual: 16:29 (#3 Team, #18 Overall)

All Northeast Region Distinction

Official Results | Race Video

2023 New England Championship (4th from left)

2023 New England Championship

Nov 11, 2023 | Belfast, ME

5K Varsity

Team: 1st Place (57 pts) - First time Ridgefield has ever won the New England XC Championship

Individual: 16:01 (#3 Team, #18 Overall)

All New England Distinction

Official Results | Race Video

2023 CT State Championship (3rd from left)

2023 CIAC State Open Championship

Nov 6, 2023 | Manchester, CT

5K Varsity

Team: 1st Place (60 pts) - New Team Course Record
Individual: 16:06 (#2 Team, #8 Overall)

All Connecticut Distinction

Official Results | Race Video

2023 Fairfield County Championship (1st on right)

2023 FCIAC Championship

Oct 18, 2023 | New Canaan, CT

5K Varsity
Team: 1st Place (38 pts)
Individual: 15:49 (#2 Team, #3 Overall)

All Fairfield County Distinction

Official Results

2023 Great American XC Festival (3rd from right)

2023 Great American XC Festival

Oct 7, 2023 | Cary, NC

5K Garmin Race of Champions
Team: 2nd Place (164 pts)
Individual: 15:48.6 (#4 Team, #48 Overall)

Official Results | Race Video

Notable Results - 2023 Outdoor Track

Sophomore Year

2023 NBNO - DMR Team (2nd from right)

2023 New Balance Nationals Outdoor

Jun 15-18, 2023 | Philadelphia, PA

Mens Championship DMR 4000m (1200-400-800-1600)
Team: 1st Place (9:58.08)
Individual: 1:58.20 (800m leg)

All America Distinction

Official Results | Race Recap | Race Video | Post-Race Interview

2023 NBNO - 4x800m Relay Team (1st on left)

2023 New Balance Nationals Outdoor

Jun 15-18, 2023 | Philadelphia, PA

Mens 4x800m Relay Championship
Team: 2nd Place (7:40.14)
Individual: 1:57.02 (2nd leg)

All America Distinction

Official Results | Race Video

Music

House Band show at 314 Beer Garden, Norwalk, CT. Sep 2023.
(Solos from 3m onward)

School of Rock Ridgefield

Guitarist, SOR House Band

Oct 2022 - Present

I was selected as lead & rhythm guitarist for the Ridgefield House Band in Oct 2022. House Band consists of the top students and members must re-audition each year.

The House Band rehearses 3h/week and we perform public shows several times per month.

Performing with SOR House Band at Bacon Fest, Easton PA, Nov 2024

Performing with SOR House Band at The Bitter End, NYC, Mar 2024

Performing with SOR House Band at The Bitter End, NYC, Nov 2023

An early Best of Season show - Sept 2018 - Magnus on right age 11.

School of Rock Ridgefield

Guitarist, Performance Program

Fall 2017 - Present

I've been playing guitar in School of Rock continuously since the age of 11. Each program is around 4 months long and includes two 1h lessons + one 3h rehearsal per week. The season culminates with 2 public performances and 1 "Best of Season" concert where we play in front of up to 500 people.

Spring 2025 Steely Dan

Fall 2024 Rhythm & Blues

Spring 2024 Genesis

Fall 2023 - Future Funk

Summer 2023 - Santana

Spring 2023 - Yacht Rock

Fall 2022 - Frank Zappa

Summer 2022 - Motown

Spring 2022 - Stevie Wonder

Fall 2021 - Led Zeppelin

Summer 2021 - The Police

Spring 2021 - Steely Dan

Fall 2020 - Jimi Hendrix

Spring 2020 - New Wave

Fall 2019 - Eagles vs. Fleetwood Mac

Summer 2019 - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Spring 2019 - Southern Rock

Fall 2018 - Corporate Rock

Summer 2018 - Ramones vs. Green Day

Spring 2018 - Tom Petty

Fall 2017 - Rolling Stones

Service

Dad, Thor, Mom, and me

JDRF One Walk

Oct 2023

Norwalk, CT

I helped with fundraising and walked to support people with Type 1 diabetes (including my brother Thor, pictured, who was diagnosed in 2021).

Appalachia Service Project

Summer 2024

I spent 10 days with my crew helping to rebuild an Appalachian family's home in rural West Virginia.

In the weeks leading up to the trip, I raised money and performed service work for Jesse Lee Church, our local chapter of ASP.

Appalachia Service Project

Summer 2023

Wise County, VA

I spent 10 days with my crew helping to rebuild floors in an Appalachian family's home in rural Virginia.

In the weeks leading up to the trip, I raised money and performed service work for Jesse Lee Church, our local chapter of ASP.

Appalachia Service Project

Summer 2022

Magoffin County, KY

I spent 10 days with my crew helping to rebuild walls in an Appalachian family's home in rural Kentucky.

In the weeks leading up to the trip, I raised money and performed service work for Jesse Lee Church, our local chapter of ASP.

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