TFRRS Profile
Career Accolades
- 2024-25 PSAC Scholar-Athlete
- 2024 All-PSAC Second Team
- 2023-24 PSAC Scholar-Athlete
- 2022-23 PSAC Scholar-Athlete
2024: Picked up his first winning finish with an 18:47.90 at the Race in the Park ... His 6th place finish at the Bethany Bison Invitational was the best 8K finish of his career ... Was first among all Gannon runners (29th) at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational ... Finished 28th (26:34.00) at PSAC Championships, his best finish at that competition of his career ... Went to a third straight NCAA Atlantic Regional, where he placed 31st and second among Gannon runners with a 31:26.50 ... Was named to the 2024 All-PSAC Second Team.
2023: A breakout season, topping personal bests in several categories ... Started the season with a third place finish at the Race in the Park ... Raced out to a 39th place finish at PSAC Championships in the 8K with a time of 27:59.60 ... Was second among all Gannon racers in that competition ... Recorded an impressive time of 32:34.60, finishing 53rd at the NCAA Atlantic Regional, second once again among all his teammates ... was named a PSAC Scholar Athlete for the second time.
2022: A part of Gannon’s lead pack of runners, finishing third or better among the Golden Knights in six of his eight races as a freshman … had a third-place showing at the Race in the Park which featured Gannon and Mercyhurst runners, posting a time of 27:05.9 over the 8K course … best 8K time came in the Harry F. Anderson Invitational at 26:50.7, as he placed 36
th … came in eighth at the Fredonia State Invitational (6K – 21:15.80) … placed 68
th in his first PSAC Championships, the fourth Golden Knight across the finish line, with an 8K time of 27:33.4 … was 94
th, third among Gannon runners, at the NCAA Div. II Atlantic Regional (9.5K – 32:33.6).
High School: Attended Cloverleaf High School, competing for head coach Garth Gucker in cross country … was a first team All-Region performer and also earned All-District and All-League honors … was an individual and team state qualifier and an All-Medina Gazette runner … posted PRs in 5K (16:35), 2-mile (10:01), mile (4:32), 800 (2:05.4), and 400 (0:55) … outstanding student who was an Academic All-Ohioan, Scholar Athlete Award, and Presidential Award recipient.
Personal: Occupational Therapy major … son of Susanne and Doug Malena … has one sister (Katelyn).
Top Performances:
Best 6k Finish: 1st (18:47.90) at the Race in the Park, 2024
Best 6k Time: 18:47.90 at the Race in the Park, 2024
Best 8k Finish: 6th, Bethany Bison Invitational, 2024
Best 8k Time: 25:39.00, LHU Invitational, 2023
Best 10k Finish: 31st, NCAA Atlantic Regional, 2024
Best 10k Time: 31:26.50, NCAA Atlantic Regional, 2024
