2017-18 Track and Field Roster
Malone, Audrey
Audrey Malone
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Bryan
- Hometown:
- Bryan, Texas
Bio
Career best: 187-2 (57.06), javelin, ranks second best performer on Aggie all-time list.
2017: Approached her PR as she opened the season throwing 181-1 (55.37) twice to win the Baldy Castillo Invitational at Arizona State … Placed fourth at Texas Relays (174-3/53.12) and was second best collegian in field … Finished sixth at Sun Angel Classic (158-2/48.22), third at Jim Bush Collegiate Invitational (156-9/47.78) and second at SEC Relays (172-10/52.68) … Third-place effort of 181-6 (55.33) during the SEC Championships … Had second best throw (171-11/52.40) during NCAA West preliminary round … Finished seventh in NCAA Championships with a throw of 175-4 (53.44) … Placed eighth at USATF Championships (166-1/50.62).
2016: Opened season with a personal best throw of 171-7 (52.30) for fourth place at Arizona State’s Castillo Invitational … Won the UTSA Invitational with a toss of 169-10 (51.76) … Finished 10th at Texas Relays (146-8/44.71) … Placed third at Sun Angel Classic (167-4/51.00), second in UCLA dual (167-7/51.09) and fourth at LSU Invitational (150-4/45.82) … Finished fourth in SEC Championships with a career best throw of 179-0 (54.57) … Had fourth best throw in NCAA West preliminary round (174-9/53.26) … Improved her career best to 187-2 (57.06) for third place in NCAA Championships as sister, Maggie, won the event with a collegiate record of 204-0 (62.19) … A third round mark of 176-8 (53.84) moved Audrey from 21st to fifth place heading into the final three rounds … Her improvement from debut in 2015 to NCAA performance measured nearly 40 feet (39 feet, 10 inches).
2015: Competed in the pentathlon in her debut performance with the Aggies, scoring 2,653 points to place eighth at the 2014 Reveille Invitational held in December … Her debut effort in the javelin resulted in a throw of 147-4 (44.90) for ninth place at Arizona State’s Buddy Castillo Invitational in mid-March … Placed seventh at Stanford Invitational (138-2/42.11) and improved to 150-11 (45.99) for fifth place at Michael Johnson Classic … Runner-up with a career best of 157-4 (47.97) at TCU Horned Frog Invite … Placed 19th at SEC Championships (138-1/42.10) and finished 15th at NCAA West preliminary round (150-6/45.88).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bryan High School in 2014 after growing up in Geneva, Nebraska, until her senior year of school… Academic honors included graduating in top 10% of class … Competed in volleyball, basketball, track and field … Events contested in track and field included long jump, triple jump, 100m hurdles, 4x1 and 4x4 relays … Coached by Nancy Kindig-Malone, Joni Karcher, Michelle Evans and Tony Beam.
PERSONAL: Audrey Frances Malone was born June 16, 1995 in Lincoln, Nebraska … Daughter of Danny Malone and Nancy Kindig-Malone … Has two siblings, Maggie and Callahan … Maggie competed in track and field at Texas A&M, winning the 2016 NCAA Championship in the javelin with a collegiate record of 204-0 (62.19) and graduated in 2017 … Started competing in track and field at age 5, running over hurdles her mother made out of pvc pipe … Chose Texas A&M due to Coach Kris Grimes persistence, the homey feel of the track program and school, and the top-rated track program … Community service and extracurricular activities include Matt Talbot Soup Kitchen and St. Joseph’s CHI Outpatient Rebah Center … Majoring in Psychology with a Neuroscience minor.
TIDBITS: Career goal is to become a speech pathologist … Chose to compete in track and field since her mom and sister were collegiate track and field athletes, and Coach Kris Grimes saw something in her that nobody else did.
Something most people don't know about me: Grew up in a town of 2,000 people and moved to Texas my senior year of high school
Top three things on my bucket list: 1. Mass with the Pope/Visit Vatican, 2. Backpack through Europe, 3. Cliff Jumping
Hobbies or activities: Reading, online puzzles, flea markets, sit in coffee shops and people watch
Favorite quote from a coach: “Relax. I’m Allstate, you’re in good hands” -Chico De La Garza
Favorite Pro Track & Field Athlete: Maggie Malone
Favorite city I have visited: Chicago, IL
City I most want to visit: Rome, Italy
My spirit animal is: Snow Leopard
Most-used app on my phone: Spotify
Favorite social media app: Instagram
Favorite meal or restaurant: Salata and/or Runza
Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans
Favorite TV Show: One Tree HIll, The Office, Friends
Favorite Actor/Actress: Liam Neeson
Favorite Pre-Meet Warm-Up Song/Artist: Anything Taylor Swift
Favorite Song: Love Shack B-52s
Favorite Musical Artist of All-Time: Taylor Swift/Adele
Favorite Book: Harry Potter Series
2017: Approached her PR as she opened the season throwing 181-1 (55.37) twice to win the Baldy Castillo Invitational at Arizona State … Placed fourth at Texas Relays (174-3/53.12) and was second best collegian in field … Finished sixth at Sun Angel Classic (158-2/48.22), third at Jim Bush Collegiate Invitational (156-9/47.78) and second at SEC Relays (172-10/52.68) … Third-place effort of 181-6 (55.33) during the SEC Championships … Had second best throw (171-11/52.40) during NCAA West preliminary round … Finished seventh in NCAA Championships with a throw of 175-4 (53.44) … Placed eighth at USATF Championships (166-1/50.62).
2016: Opened season with a personal best throw of 171-7 (52.30) for fourth place at Arizona State’s Castillo Invitational … Won the UTSA Invitational with a toss of 169-10 (51.76) … Finished 10th at Texas Relays (146-8/44.71) … Placed third at Sun Angel Classic (167-4/51.00), second in UCLA dual (167-7/51.09) and fourth at LSU Invitational (150-4/45.82) … Finished fourth in SEC Championships with a career best throw of 179-0 (54.57) … Had fourth best throw in NCAA West preliminary round (174-9/53.26) … Improved her career best to 187-2 (57.06) for third place in NCAA Championships as sister, Maggie, won the event with a collegiate record of 204-0 (62.19) … A third round mark of 176-8 (53.84) moved Audrey from 21st to fifth place heading into the final three rounds … Her improvement from debut in 2015 to NCAA performance measured nearly 40 feet (39 feet, 10 inches).
2015: Competed in the pentathlon in her debut performance with the Aggies, scoring 2,653 points to place eighth at the 2014 Reveille Invitational held in December … Her debut effort in the javelin resulted in a throw of 147-4 (44.90) for ninth place at Arizona State’s Buddy Castillo Invitational in mid-March … Placed seventh at Stanford Invitational (138-2/42.11) and improved to 150-11 (45.99) for fifth place at Michael Johnson Classic … Runner-up with a career best of 157-4 (47.97) at TCU Horned Frog Invite … Placed 19th at SEC Championships (138-1/42.10) and finished 15th at NCAA West preliminary round (150-6/45.88).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bryan High School in 2014 after growing up in Geneva, Nebraska, until her senior year of school… Academic honors included graduating in top 10% of class … Competed in volleyball, basketball, track and field … Events contested in track and field included long jump, triple jump, 100m hurdles, 4x1 and 4x4 relays … Coached by Nancy Kindig-Malone, Joni Karcher, Michelle Evans and Tony Beam.
PERSONAL: Audrey Frances Malone was born June 16, 1995 in Lincoln, Nebraska … Daughter of Danny Malone and Nancy Kindig-Malone … Has two siblings, Maggie and Callahan … Maggie competed in track and field at Texas A&M, winning the 2016 NCAA Championship in the javelin with a collegiate record of 204-0 (62.19) and graduated in 2017 … Started competing in track and field at age 5, running over hurdles her mother made out of pvc pipe … Chose Texas A&M due to Coach Kris Grimes persistence, the homey feel of the track program and school, and the top-rated track program … Community service and extracurricular activities include Matt Talbot Soup Kitchen and St. Joseph’s CHI Outpatient Rebah Center … Majoring in Psychology with a Neuroscience minor.
TIDBITS: Career goal is to become a speech pathologist … Chose to compete in track and field since her mom and sister were collegiate track and field athletes, and Coach Kris Grimes saw something in her that nobody else did.
Something most people don't know about me: Grew up in a town of 2,000 people and moved to Texas my senior year of high school
Top three things on my bucket list: 1. Mass with the Pope/Visit Vatican, 2. Backpack through Europe, 3. Cliff Jumping
Hobbies or activities: Reading, online puzzles, flea markets, sit in coffee shops and people watch
Favorite quote from a coach: “Relax. I’m Allstate, you’re in good hands” -Chico De La Garza
Favorite Pro Track & Field Athlete: Maggie Malone
Favorite city I have visited: Chicago, IL
City I most want to visit: Rome, Italy
My spirit animal is: Snow Leopard
Most-used app on my phone: Spotify
Favorite social media app: Instagram
Favorite meal or restaurant: Salata and/or Runza
Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans
Favorite TV Show: One Tree HIll, The Office, Friends
Favorite Actor/Actress: Liam Neeson
Favorite Pre-Meet Warm-Up Song/Artist: Anything Taylor Swift
Favorite Song: Love Shack B-52s
Favorite Musical Artist of All-Time: Taylor Swift/Adele
Favorite Book: Harry Potter Series
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