Alexa Efraimson (born February 20, 1997) is an American professional middle distance runner from Camas, Washington who competes for Nike. During the 2014 indoor and outdoor season, as a junior, she set a pair of U.S. high-school records, breaking Mary Cain's 2013 mark in the indoor 3,000 meters (9:02.10) with a time of 9:00.16 and running 4:33.29 in the 1,600 meters to shave 0.53 seconds from Christine Babcock's 4:33.82, set in 2008. Efraimson captured the bronze medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2013 World (U18) Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine.
2013
Alexa won the Washington State track and field meet in 800 metres in 2:08.17 and 1600 metres in 4:39.25. Efraimson earned bronze medal placing 3rd in 4:16.07 in the 1500m at the 8th IAAF World Youth Championships. She was also the 2013 Nike Cross Nationals champion. Alexa was the Gatorade® National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.
2014
On February 1, high school junior Alexa Efraimson ran 9:00.16 to finish 4th in the 3,000m at the 2014 University of Washington Invitational, breaking Mary Cain's 9:02.10 United States high school national records in track and field which Mary ran on the same track one year earlier. At the Washington State High School track and field meet, Alexa continued her record-breaking ways, winning the 800 metres in 2:04.10 (Breaking the state meet record) and won the 1600m, setting a national high school record times for the 1600 metres in 4:33.29.
Alexa won the high school national Brooks PR Invitational on the Renton Memorial Stadium track in the 800 metres running 2:03.26, defeating Raevyn Rogers, defending national champion and bronze medalist from the 2013 World Youth Championships at 800m.
2014 Diamond League
Alexa raced against professionals at New York City Adidas Grand Prix in the 1500 meters on 14 June 2014 and finished 10th running a Personal Best time of 4:07.05.
2014 USA Junior Outdoor Championships
Alexa Efraimson held off Elise Cranny in the featured 1500 metres running 4:16.87 on July 6 in Eugene, Oregon at the 2014 US Junior Outdoor championships to win her first US Junior title and qualify to the IAAF World Junior Outdoor championships.
2014 IAAF World Junior Championships
Efraimson raced the 1st round of the 1500 metres on July 25 at 12:15 PM PST and Final on July 27 at 3:55 PM PST. Efraimson finished 4th in the prelims in 4:16.87 to Automatically Qualify to the final. Alexa finished 6th in final of the 1500 meters in 4:13.31.
2015
16:09.44 PAYTON JORDAN 2 MAY
4:09.43 Walnut (Hilmer Lodge), CA 17 APR
2:01.13 Portland, OR 17 MAY
4:03.39 1500m PRE Classic 30 MAY (New American High School & Junior Record)
2016
Alexa Efraimson competed well setting lifetime personal best in the following events. 800m 2:00.99 Portland (USA) 15.05.2016 1500m ind. 4:09.20 New York (USA) 20.02.2016 Millrose Games Mile 4:27.39 Rovereto (ITA) 06.09.2016 Mile ind. 4:28.91 New York (USA) 20.02.2016 Millrose Games 3000m 9:11.48 Lausanne (SUI) 25.08.2016
At the 2016 United States Olympic Trials placed 6th in 1500 meters in 4:07.34.
2017
Mile Road 4:35.0h Brooklyn (USA) 20.08.2017
1500m 4:04.75 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) 22.07.2017
800m 2:00.95 Portland, OR (USA) 11.06.2017
At the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, placed 5th in 1500 meters in 4:08.36. Alexa Efraimson is ranked 20th in global rankings in the 1500 meters. 1500m 4:17.54 Des Moines (USA) 29.04.2017 Drake Relays Mile ind. 4:29.54 New York (USA) 11.02.2017 Millrose Games
At the 2017 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Alexa Efraimson placed 5th in Mile in 4:48.49.
2018
At the 2018 Millrose Games, Alexa Efraimson placed 7th in the mile in 4:32.73.
At the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Alexa Efraimson placed 6th in 1500.
At the 2018 Prefontaine Classic, Alexa Efraimson placed 2nd in 1500 in a time of 4:08
At the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Alexa Efraimson placed 22nd in 1500.
At the 2018 KBC Night of Athletics, Alexa Efraimson placed 3rd in 1500 in a season best time of 4:07.06.
