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2025-26 Women's Track & Field Roster

Lia Malave

  • Position Jumps/Multi
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Toms River North
  • Hometown Toms River, N.J.

Biography

AWARDS AND HONORS
  • All-Metro Region (2025 Indoor: Long Jump | 2024 Indoor: Long Jump)
  • NJAC Rookie of the Week (2/26/24)
  • NJAC All-Academic Team (2025)
BEFORE TCNJ: Competed in volleyball and track and field at Toms River North High School ... Helped the Mariners to three indoor and outdoor country championships (2021, 2022, 2023) and a pair of outdoor conference championships (2022, 2023) ... Named First-Team All-State, All-Conference, and All-County ... Transferred to TCNJ from Ocean County College

WHY TCNJ? It's close to home, has good academics, and has a competitive track team.

PERSONAL: Birthday is June 13 ... Parents are Laura and Robert ... Brother, Lucas, plays baseball at Eastern Connecticut State University ... Biggest athletic thrill so far has been winning the state meet in long jump ... Hobbies include going to the beach, hanging out with friends and family, and walking her dog ... Favorite pre-meet is a bagel with peanut butter and honey, and favorite post-meet meal is Chick-Fil-A ... Favorite athletes are Tara Davis-Woodhall and Derek Jeter ... Did competitive gymnastics for 8 years ... Involved with OT/PT Club

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Jumps/Sprints
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Jumps/Sprints
  • 2025-26Junior

    Jumps/Multi
    5'3"
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