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Pepperdine University Athletics

2026 Track Roster

Ava Maly

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Minneapolis, Minn.
  • High School Roosevelt HS

Biography

PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2025 (SO): Competed in eight outdoor track meets, specializing in the 100- and 200-meter dashes ... Had her best meet of the season at the Franson Last Chance Meet (5/8-10), where she ran the program's fourth-fastest 200-meter dash time (24.91) and the fifth-fastest 100-meter dash time (12.24) ... Helped Pepperdine win the 4x100-meter relay at the Oxy Invitational (5/3) ... Won the 200-meter dash at the Leopard Invitational (4/18) ... Helped Pepperdine break the sprint medley relay school record at the Gaucho Relays (3/1). 

PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2025 (SO): Competed in three indoor track meets, including the MPSF Championships ... Ran the program's fifth-fastest 60-meter dash time at the MPSF Championships (2/21) ... Also ran the program's fifth-fastest 200-meter dash time at the Wolf Pack Classic (2/7-8).

PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2024 (FR): Competed in five outdoor track meets ... Competed in mostly the 100-meter dash but was a fixture on Pepperdine's 4x100-meter relay teams ... Ran a wind-aided 12.75 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the Triton Invite (4/5-6) ... Also made her collegiate outdoor debut in the 200-meter dash at the Triton Invite ... Her fastest wind-legal time of the year was a 12.81-second 100-meter dash at Occidental (3/9).

PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2024 (FR): Competed in three indoor track meets, including the MPSF Championships ... Ran her season-best time in the 60-meter dash at the MPSFs (2/25) ... Ran her season-best time in the 200-meter dash in her collegiate debut at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Invite (1/19-20).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Roosevelt High School, located in Minneapolis, Minn., in 2023 … Captained the track team her junior and senior year … Holds the Roosevelt school records in the 100 (12.46) and 200 meters (25.31) … Earned All-City and All-State senior year.

CLUB: Ran for the Minnesota Flyers Club for two years.

PERSONAL: Born in Minneapolis, Minn. … Daughter of Matt Maly and Tricia Iten-Maly … Has one sibling: Olive … Grandpa, Hank Maly, played baseball with the Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins … Chose Pepperdine because “not only because of the perfect, beautiful location, but also because of the welcoming, and uplifting community.”

FAVORITES: Hobbies include art, painting and music … Favorites include Allyson Felix and Kobe Bryant (pro athletes), USA and Los Angeles Lakers (pro teams), Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover (book), The Hungers Games (movie), The Office (TV show), Drake (musical artist), pasta or pizza (food) and basketball and soccer (sport other than running).

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

    Sprints
    5'6"
  • 2025Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'6"
  • 2026Junior

    Sprints
    5'6"