2025 Women's Indoor Track Roster
Malia Gay
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, Calif.
- High School:
- Christian Brothers HS
- Prev School:
- Saint Mary's
2025 (Senior)
β’ Broke the school record in the 600m, 800m and distance medley relay
β’ Opened the Riverfront Invitational with an 800m victory where she set a new UCI standard with a PR 2:09.52
β’ Came back 24 hours later to take down the 600m record and win the event at 1:32.23
β’ Finished fourth in the 800m at the MPSF Championships (2:11.13)
β’ Also part of the MPSF runner-up distance medley relay that clocked a school-record 11:36.11
β’ Member of the 4x400 relay that placed eighth at the conference meet at 3:50.06, which ranks fourth in program history
β’ Earned MPSF All-Academic honors
2024 (Junior)
β’ Member of the distance medley relay team that claimed runner-up honors at the MPSF Championships
β’ The quartet ran UCIβs third-fastest DMR at 11:47.99
β’ Registered a season-best 2:13.82 in the 800m at the Riverfront Invitational
β’ Also notched a season-best 5:01.22 in the mile
β’ Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team
2023 (Sophomore)
β’ Finished 11th in the mile at the MPSF Championships
β’ Ran a personal-best 5:00.71, which ranks fifth in program history
β’ Also cracked UCIβs all-time top-10 in the 800m with a time of 2:16.70 at the UNM Team Open
at Saint Maryβs
β’ Competed in cross country and track & field at Saint Maryβs in 2021-22
β’ Ran six of the Gaelsβ seven cross country races, including at the West Coast Conference and NCAA West Regional Championships
β’ Had a high individual finish of 11th at the Pacific Invitational, helping SMC to a team victory
β’ Established a 6K personal-best of 22:02.0 at the Bronco Invitational
β’ Also notched a lifetime-best 4:38.90 in the 1500m on the track
Β
High School
β’ Prepped at Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento
β’ Won the 400m, 800m and 4x400 relay at the 2021 Capitol Athletic League Finals
β’ Ran an 800m personal-record 2:13.67 in a runner-up finish at the Nor Cal Championships
Personal
β’ Majoring in public health
TOP INDOOR MARKS AT UCI
600m = 1:32.23 (2025 Riverfront Invitational)
800m = 2:09.52 (2025 Riverfront Invitational)
Mile = 5:00.71 (2023 MPSF Championships)
4x400 Relay = 3:50.06 (2025 MPSF Championships)
Distance Medley Relay = 11:36.11 (2025 MPSF Championships)
β’ Broke the school record in the 600m, 800m and distance medley relay
β’ Opened the Riverfront Invitational with an 800m victory where she set a new UCI standard with a PR 2:09.52
β’ Came back 24 hours later to take down the 600m record and win the event at 1:32.23
β’ Finished fourth in the 800m at the MPSF Championships (2:11.13)
β’ Also part of the MPSF runner-up distance medley relay that clocked a school-record 11:36.11
β’ Member of the 4x400 relay that placed eighth at the conference meet at 3:50.06, which ranks fourth in program history
β’ Earned MPSF All-Academic honors
2024 (Junior)
β’ Member of the distance medley relay team that claimed runner-up honors at the MPSF Championships
β’ The quartet ran UCIβs third-fastest DMR at 11:47.99
β’ Registered a season-best 2:13.82 in the 800m at the Riverfront Invitational
β’ Also notched a season-best 5:01.22 in the mile
β’ Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team
2023 (Sophomore)
β’ Finished 11th in the mile at the MPSF Championships
β’ Ran a personal-best 5:00.71, which ranks fifth in program history
β’ Also cracked UCIβs all-time top-10 in the 800m with a time of 2:16.70 at the UNM Team Open
at Saint Maryβs
β’ Competed in cross country and track & field at Saint Maryβs in 2021-22
β’ Ran six of the Gaelsβ seven cross country races, including at the West Coast Conference and NCAA West Regional Championships
β’ Had a high individual finish of 11th at the Pacific Invitational, helping SMC to a team victory
β’ Established a 6K personal-best of 22:02.0 at the Bronco Invitational
β’ Also notched a lifetime-best 4:38.90 in the 1500m on the track
Β
High School
β’ Prepped at Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento
β’ Won the 400m, 800m and 4x400 relay at the 2021 Capitol Athletic League Finals
β’ Ran an 800m personal-record 2:13.67 in a runner-up finish at the Nor Cal Championships
Personal
β’ Majoring in public health
TOP INDOOR MARKS AT UCI
600m = 1:32.23 (2025 Riverfront Invitational)
800m = 2:09.52 (2025 Riverfront Invitational)
Mile = 5:00.71 (2023 MPSF Championships)
4x400 Relay = 3:50.06 (2025 MPSF Championships)
Distance Medley Relay = 11:36.11 (2025 MPSF Championships)
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