Magnus Manley

NCAA ID: 2311171199

Grad: 06/2025 | Enroll: Fall 2025

Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield CT

• 6x All-America (4x800-I 2024, 4x800-O 2023, DMR-I 2024, DMR-O 2023-2025)

• 2x All Northeast Region (XC 2023-2024)

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

• 7x All State (XC 2023-2024, 4x800-I 2023-2025, 4x800-O 2024, 1600-O 2025)

• 5x All County (XC 2023-2024, 4x800-I 2025, 1600-O 2025, 3200-O 2025)

• 2025 CIAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

• 2025 CSMA Athlete of the Year

Coach: Bryan Kovalsky

Coach Email: bkovalsky@ridgefieldps.net

Committed to run D1 Track & Cross Country at Yale University

New England Championships, Mar 2024 (Left)

New Balance Nationals Indoor, Mar 2025

New England XC Championship, Nov 2024

CT State Open XC Championship, Oct 2024

New Balance Nationals Indoor - March 2024

800m

1:54.09 (PR, 2025 outdoor)

1:54.34 (2025 indoor - relay split)

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

1:56.00 (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

3:51.36 (2025 outdoor, equiv. performance based on 2025 outdoor mile PR)

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

4:07.67 (2025 outdoor, relay split)

4:08.48 (2025 outdoor, equiv. performance based on 2025 outdoor mile)

4:10.08 (2025 outdoor, relay split)

4:12.43 (PR, 2025 outdoor)

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

4:10.09 (PR, 2025 outdoor)

4:14.22 (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 New Balance Nationals Outdoor (middle)

2025 New Balance Nationals Outdoor

Jun 19-22, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA

Mens Championship DMR 4000m (1200-400-800-1600)
Team: 3rd Place (9:55.47)
Individual: 4:07.67 (1600m leg)

Official Results | Race Video

All America Distinction

2025 New Balance Nationals Outdoor (right)

2025 New Balance Nationals Outdoor

Jun 19-22, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA

Mens Championship 4x800
Team: 8th Place (7:38.30)
Individual: 1:55.17 (1st leg)

Official Results

New school record

New CT state record

CIAC State Open Championship 2025 (middle)

CIAC State Open Championship 2025

June 7, 2025 | New Britain, CT

1600m Varsity
1st Place (4:12.43)

Official Results | Race Video

All State Distinction

CIAC Class LL Championship 2025 (right)

CIAC Class LL Championship 2025

June 2, 2025 | New Britain, CT

1600m Varsity
1st Place (4:19.59)

Official Results | Race Video

2025 Ridgefield Nightmare (right)

Ridgefield Nightmare 2025

May 29, 2025 | Ridgefield, CT

Mens 1 Mile Elite
2nd Place (4:10.09 PR)

Official Results

2025 FCIAC Championships (right)

FCIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships 2025

May 24, 2025 | Danbury, CT

Mens Varsity 3200m
1st Place (9:36.77)

Official Results

Mens Varsity 1600m
2nd Place (4:21.97)

Official Results

All Fairfield County Distinction

2025 Danbury Dream Elite Invitational (right)

Danbury Dream Elite Invitational 2025

May 17, 2025 | Danbury, CT

Men 800m Varsity
3rd Place (1:54.09 PR)

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)

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

New School Record

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)

2025 CT Distance Festival

7th CT Distance Festival 2025

Apr 16, 2025 | Middletown, CT

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

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)

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)
Individual: 1:54.34 (3rd leg)

Official Results | Race Video

New CT state record

New New England record

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)

Official Results

New indoor PR

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)

Official Results | Race Video

All New England Distinction

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)
(3rd Leg. Split times not recorded)

Official Results | Race Video

All State Distinction

New meet record

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)

Official Results

All Fairfield County Distinction

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)

Official Results | Race Video

All Northeast Region Distinction

2024 New England Championship (3rd from right)

2024 New England Championship

Nov 9, 2024 | Manchester, CT

5K Varsity

Team: 1st Place (63 pts)

Individual: 5th Place (15:35)

Official Results | Race Video

All New England Distinction

New Team Course Record.

First team to run course with sub 16m avg time.

2024 CT State Championship (middle)

2024 CIAC State Open Championship

Oct 31, 2024 | Manchester, CT

5K Varsity

Team: 1st Place (43 pts)
Individual: 3rd Place (15:44)

Official Results | Race Video

All State Distinction

New Team Course Record

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)

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)

Official Results | Post-Race Interview

All Fairfield County Distinction

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)

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)
Individual: 3:00.49 (1200m leg)

Official Results | Race Video

All America Distinction

New US #2 all-time record. Lost by 0.14s.

5s faster than previous national record set in 2001.

New school record

New CT State record

New New England record

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)

Official Results | Race Video

New Outdoor PR

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)
Individual: 1:54.8 (3rd leg, Unofficial)

Official Results | Race Video

All State Distinction

New meet record

New school record

New CT State Open Record

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)

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)
Individual: 1:56.68 (800m leg)

Official Results | Race Video | Post-Race Interview

All America Distinction

New CT State Record

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)

Official Results | Race Video | Post-Race Interview

All America Distinction

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)
(1st Leg. Split times not recorded)

Official Results | Race Video

All New England Distinction

New meet record

New school record

New CT State record

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)

Official Results | Race Video

All State Distinction

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)

Official Results | Race Video

All Northeast Region Distinction

2023 New England Championship (4th from left)

2023 New England Championship

Nov 11, 2023 | Belfast, ME

5K Varsity

Team: 1st Place (57 pts)

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

Official Results | Race Video

All New England Distinction

First time Ridgefield has ever won the New England XC Championship

2023 CT State Championship (3rd from left)

2023 CIAC State Open Championship

Nov 6, 2023 | Manchester, CT

5K Varsity

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

Official Results | Race Video

All State Distinction

New Team Course Record

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)

Official Results

All Fairfield County Distinction

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)

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)

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)

Official Results | Race Video

All America Distinction

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 - August 2025

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

June 2017 - August 2025

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

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.

Updated 3/20/25 14:17

Magnus Manley

• 6x All-America (4x800-I 2024, 4x800-O 2023, DMR-I 2024, DMR-O 2023-2025)

• 2x All Northeast Region (XC 2023-2024)

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

• 7x All State (XC 2023-2024, 4x800-I 2023-2025, 4x800-O 2024, 1600-O 2025)

• 5x All County (XC 2023-2024, 4x800-I 2025, 1600-O 2025, 3200-O 2025)

Running

PRs & Progression

800m

1000m

1200m

1500m

1600m

1 Mile

3000m

3200m

5K (XC)

Notable Results - 2025 Outdoor Track

Senior Year

2025 New Balance Nationals Outdoor

2025 New Balance Nationals Outdoor

CIAC State Open Championship 2025

CIAC Class LL Championship 2025

Ridgefield Nightmare 2025

FCIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships 2025

Danbury Dream Elite Invitational 2025

57th Annual Glenn D. Loucks Games

Fast Times at Ridgefield High 2025

2025 Penn Relays

7th CT Distance Festival 2025

Notable Results - 2025 Indoor Track

Senior Year

2024 New Balance Nationals Indoor

2025 New Balance Nationals Indoor

2025 Boston University Last Chance Invitational

2025 New England HS Indoor Championship

2025 CIAC State Open Indoor Championship

2025 FCIAC Indoor Championship

Notable Results - 2024 Cross Country

Senior Year

2024 Nike NXR Northeast Regionals

2024 New England Championship

2024 CIAC State Open Championship

2024 CIAC LL Class Championship

2024 FCIAC Championship

2024 Great American XC Festival

Notable Results - 2024 Outdoor Track

Junior Year

2024 New Balance Nationals Outdoor

2024 Adrian Martinez Classic

2024 CIAC State Open Outdoor Championship

56th Annual Glenn D. Loucks Games

Notable Results - 2024 Indoor Track

Junior Year

2024 New Balance Nationals Indoor

2024 New Balance Nationals Indoor

2024 New England HS Indoor Championship

2024 CIAC State Open Indoor Championship

Notable Results - 2023 Cross Country

Junior Year

2023 Nike NXR Northeast Regionals

2023 New England Championship

2023 CIAC State Open Championship

2023 FCIAC Championship

2023 Great American XC Festival

Notable Results - 2023 Outdoor Track

Sophomore Year

2023 New Balance Nationals Outdoor

2023 New Balance Nationals Outdoor

Music

School of Rock Ridgefield

School of Rock Ridgefield

Service

JDRF One Walk

Appalachia Service Project

Appalachia Service Project

Appalachia Service Project