Notre Dame battles 37 ranked teams in final tune-up before the BIG EAST Championships.
AS A JUNIOR (Cross Country): Ran in six meets during the cross country season ... finished 27th out of 123 runners at the 8K BIG EAST Championships (24:19.8) ... placed 35th out of 211 runners at the 10K Great Lakes Regional (31:06.7) ... also ran for the Irish at the NCAA National Championships (31:10.2) ... had a pair of top-50 finishes to open the year, placing 43rd out of 255 runners at the 8K National Catholic Championships (25:44) and 41st out of 205 runners in the 8K blue race at the Notre Dame Invitational (24:51) ... warmed up for the conference meet with a 93rd place finish out of 270 runners at the 8K Wisconsin Invitational (24:45.8).
AS A SOPHOMORE: Ran in one cross country meet, finishing fifth at the National Catholic Championships ... competed in 12 meets during the track and field season ... participated in the 1,500m at the NCAA East Regionals ... earned four points for the Irish at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a fifth place finish in the 1,500m ... earned All-BIG EAST accolades in the mile race at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships after finishing third in 4:09.60 ... helped 4x1,600m relay team place second at the outdoor Drake Relays in 16:38.99 ... earned a monogram in track and field.
AS A FRESHMAN: Started track career at the Blue and Gold Invitational with a personal best in the 3,000 (8:23.78) ... ran the 800 in 1:55.15 at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener ... finished in 4:17.05 in the 1,600, Notre Dame Invitational ... finished the 1,000 in 2:32.26 at the Meyo invitational ... ran the 1,600 in 4:16.52 at the Indiana Relays ... opened the distance medley relay in 9:54.02 for a fourth-place overall finish at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... started the outdoor season at the Stanford Invitational and finished the 1,500 in 3:51.07 ... ran the 800 in 1:57.75 at the Mike Poehlein ... ran the 1,500 in 3:50.29 at the Drake Relays, ... finished in 3:49.17 at the Border Battle in the 1,500 ... ran the 1,500 3:52.26 in at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships ... took a fifth-place finish in the 1,500 at the Cardinal Classic.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Standout cross country and track student-athlete at Assumption (Ontario, Canada) ... all-Ontario selection ... set the OFSAA 3,000 freshman/sophomore record ... represented his native Canada in the World Cross Country Championships ... attended same high school as former Irish hockey player Wes O'Neill ... born March 27, 1991, in Detroit, Mich. ... son of John and Renee Malette ... one of four children ... enrolled in the College of Science and majoring in science business.
