2019 Track & Field Roster
Biography
2019
- Competed in the shot put and weight throw during the indoor season.
- Recorded a season-best mark of 49-09.00 (15.16m) in the shot put at the C-USA Indoor Championships (2/16), finishing ninth.
- Registered a 10th-place finish in the shot put at the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational (1/11) with a mark of 46-10.75 (14.29m).
- Placed in the top five of all five indoor events with the weight throw.
- Earned the silver medal in the weight throw at the C-USA Indoor Championships (2/16) with a season-best mark of 66-07.00 (20.29m).
- Finished second at the KMS Invitational (1/27) and the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational (1/11) in the weight throw with marks of 62-04.50 (19.01m) and 58-11.25 (17.96m), respectively.
- Lone outdoor season event was the hammer, placing first at the Jim Mize Invitational (4/5) with a mark of 185-00 (56.39m).
2018
- Competed in the shot put and weight throw during the indoor season, while he participated in the shot put, discus and hammer throw during the outdoor campaign in his first season with the Bulldogs.
- Had a season-best mark of 62-2.25 (18.95m) in the weight throw to finish in fifth place and earn four team points at the C-USA Indoor Championships (2/17), while also setting a new Louisiana Tech record in the event.
- Placed first in the weight throw at the Jaguar Invitational (2/4) with a mark of 61-8.5 (18.81m) to earn 10 points for the Bulldogs in team scoring.
- Never placed outside the top five in the weight throw during the indoor campaign.
- Placed fifth in the shot put at the A-State Kickoff Klassic (12/3) with a mark of 47-1.75 (14.37m).Â
- Had a season-best mark of 49-0.25 (14.94m) in the shot put to finish 17th at the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational (1/12).
- During the outdoor season, posted a season-best mark of 193-0 (58.84m) in the hammer throw to finish in fourth place at the ULM Warhawk Classic (4/14).Â
- Placed fifth in the hammer throw and earned four team points for the Bulldogs after recording a throw of 189-11 (57.90m) at the C-USA Outdoor Championship (5/10).Â
- Finished eighth at the Ragin' Cajun Classic (3/17) with a season-best mark of 151-6 (46.17m) in the discus.
- Posted his best throw of the season in the shot put at the C-USA Outdoor Championships (5/10) with a mark of 51-8.5 (15.76m) to finish in ninth place.Â
2016-17 (IOWA CENTRAL CC)
Spent two seasons at Iowa Central Community College where he helped guide the Tritons to the 2016 indoor track and field national championship … Earned all-America honors in both indoor and outdoor in 2016-17 … Coached by Denny Myers and Brad Foote.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from North High School in Minnesota in 2015 … Two-sport athlete who lettered in both track and field and football … Coached by Todd Wallert.
PERSONAL
Malek S. Evans … Son of Nicole Evans … Born on Oct. 29, 1996 in Anchorage, Alaska … Has three siblings: Thomas, Nawab and Barbara.
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