University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Women's Track & Field Roster
Maja Maunsbach
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lund, Sweden
Maja Maunsbach's IAAF Bio
2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for work in the classroom... Bounced back from injury to continue to improve in the 100m hurdles, reaching the NCAA West Regional second round for the first time in her career... Finished 14th in the NCAA West Regional 60m hurdles in a time of 13.18, which ended the season as the No. 3 time in school history, just behind Kimberly Golding (12.98) and Emma Spagnola (12.97)... Advanced out of the first round of the NCAA West Regional for the first time by posting a time of 13.29 to finish 21st... Won her second Big Ten medal with a third-place finish in the 100m hurdles at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich., helping the team win the team title for the first time outdoors since 2018... Clocked a 13.33 in the Big Ten final to finish third after posting a 13.37 in the prelims to finish fourth... Won the Gary Wilson Invitational and 44 Farms Team Invitational in the 100m hurdles... Opened the season at the Clyde Hart Classic with the 100m and the 4x100m relay... Traveled to Eugene, Ore., to the NCAA Outdoor Championships as an alternate with the 4x100m relay team.
2024 Indoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Continued to make strides indoors in the hurdles, earning her first Big Ten medal at the Big Ten Indoor Championships... Clocked a lifetime best 8.14 in the Big Ten 60m hurdles final, which pushed her to No. 3 all-time at Minnesota in the event just behind the school record held by Kimberly Golding and Emma Spagnola (8.13)... Dropped 60m hurdles time from 8.26 to 8.14 from sophomore to junior season... Won the Windy City Invite 60m hurdles in a time of 8.27, while also posting an 8.25 in the prelim... Won the Meyo Invitational in the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.18 after posting an 8.26 in the prelim... Finished third in Ann Arbor in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.35 after posting the top time in the prelim heats with an 8.27... Won the M City Classic 60m hurdles in a time of 8.32 after an 8.28 in the prelim.
2023 Outdoor Track & Field - Sophomore Season: Ended her season at the NCAA West Preliminary Round with a 33rd-place time of 13.70(0.5) in the 100m hurdles… Finished a pair of eighth-place 100m hurdle races at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a preliminary time of 13.59(1.9) and a final time of 13.62(1.3)... Placed second with a preliminary time of 13.56(1.9) and a final time of 13.45(0.6) in the 100m hurdles at the Drake Relays… In her other two 100m hurdles, she placed a third-place time of 13.39(1.2) at the Jim Click Shootout 2023 Multi and a second-place time of 13.54(2.6) at the Clyde Hart Classic… Participated in two 200m races at the LSU Alumni Gold meet and Clyde Hart Classic… Competed for sixth-place with the time 11.94(0.6) at the Jim Click Shootout 2023 Multi and fifthteenth place at the USF Bulls Invitational during her two 100m races… Finished second in her lone 4x100m relay at the USF Bulls Invitational with the time of 45.33
2023 Indoor Track & Field - Sophomore Season: Received several top-five times in both preliminary and final 60m hurdles throughout the season… Competed for a seventh-place preliminary time of 8.26 and fifth-place final time of 8.28 in the 60m hurdles at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. This includes two third-place finishes at the 2023 Meyo Invitational (ND IND TF) with the preliminary time of 8.50 and final time of 8.47. Plus, she placed third in the preliminaries with the time 8.49 and first in the finals at the time 8.39 during the Ice Breaker Open & Multi… Participated in four 200m races during the Wisconsin Badger’s Windy City Invite II, Cyclone Open, Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational, and Ice Breaker Open & Multi; she placed third at the Ice Breaker Open & Multi with the time 25.81
2022 Outdoor Track & Field - Freshman Season: Raced in several 200m and 100m hurdle events during the season… Season ended with a fifthteenth-place 100m hurdle time of 13.75(3.1) at the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships… Finished fifth with her season-best 100m hurdle time of 13.66(3.6) during the LSU Alumni Gold meet… Competed in four 200m races at the LSU Alumni Gold meet, Tennessee Relays, 2022 ASU Invitational, and the Black & Gold Invite… Placed 33rd in her lone 100m race and sixteenth in her only 4x100m relay race during the Black & Gold Invite
2022 Indoor Track & Field - Freshman Season: Competed in many 60m hurdle events throughout her first season… Placed tenth with a preliminary time of 8.46 at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships… Finished with preliminary third-place finishes and final second-place finishes at the times of 8.69 and 8.63 at the Minnesota Open along with 8.66 for both races at The Badgers B1G Ten Midwest Invite… Also participated in the 100m hurdles at the Tyson Invitational, 2022 Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet, Cyclone Open, and the SDSU Holiday Open & Multi… Competed in her only 4x400m relay race at the SDSU Holiday Open & Multi for fourth place at the time 3:52.00
High School: A 2020 graduate of Malmo Athletic High School • competed solely with the track club IFK-Lund under the guidance of coaches Mikael Wennolf and Emil Jönsson • finished second in the 60m hurdles at the 2020 Swedish U20 Indoor Championships • placed second in the 100m hurdles at the 2020 Swedish U20 Outdoor Championships • took fourth in the 60m hurdles at the 2020 Swedish Indoor Senior Championships and sixth in the 100m hurdles at the 2020 Swedish Outdoor Senior Championships • graduated as the top student of her class.
Personal: Daughter of Lotta and Ulf Maunsbach • has two siblings, Olivia and Emil • enjoys photography, writing and reading in her spare time • plans to major in either communications or journalism.
