2026-27 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Malia Martin
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- First Year
- High School:
- Archbishop Mitty
- Hometown:
- Santa Clara, Calif.
- School:
- Columbia College
Prior to Columbia:
A thrower from Santa Clara, California. ... Competed in track & field and basketball at Archbishop Mitty, transitioning to throwing events after spending 10 years playing high-level basketball ... Served as team captain during her senior season ... Holds Archbishop Mitty school records in both the shot put and discus ... Ranked fourth in California in both shot put and discus in 2026 and finished as the No. 15 nationally ranked discus thrower among the Class of 2026 ... Won Western Catholic Athletic League championships in both shot put and discus in 2026 ... California State Finalist in discus and USATF Pacific All-American in both events ... Finished second in discus and third in shot put at the 2026 Stanford Invitational ... Earned Archbishop Mitty Track Athlete of the Year honors ... Posted personal bests of 45-5.75 in the shot put and 157-4 in the discus ... Competed for Max Velocity Prep from 2024-26.
Personal:
Plans to study creative writing at Columbia College ... Earned Principal’s Honor Roll recognition all eight semesters of high school with a 4.7 GPA ... Received the Academic Excellence Award, Gary Braia Service Award and was a member of the California Scholarship Federation and National Honor Society ... 2026 San Jose Poetry Slam winner and participant in the Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference, Kenyon Summer Residential Program, Stanford pre-collegiate program and Adroit Mentorship Program ... Earned AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar and College Board National African American Recognition Program honors ... Served as chair of the Santa Clara Youth Commission and volunteered with community initiatives including Narcan education and distribution, Jamaica Immersion Trip, Valley Transportation Authority Youth Representative, elderly companion programs and library summer activities ... Enjoys writing and performing poetry, Olympic lifting, speaking Mandarin, creating video montages, performing card tricks, making people laugh and doing her own tooth gems.
