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2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Malakai Schaad

  • Position Pole Vault
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Geneseo, Ill.
  • Highschool Geneseo HS

Biography

Career and Season Results


Academic Honors
3x American Conference All-Academic TeamĀ - 2023, '24, '25x
6x AD Honor Roll - Fall 2022, Spring '23, Fall '23, Spring '24, Fall '24, Spring '25


2024-25 (Redshirt-Sophomore): Indoor – Pole vaulted in uniform in two meets…Cleared 4.22m/13’10ā€ to take 10th at the Coach Wilson Invitational. Outdoor – Pole vaulted in four meets…Cleared 3.90m/12’9.5ā€ at the Friends Spring Open.

2023-24 (Sophomore): Indoor – Pole vaulted in three meets…Cleared a season-best 4.50m/14’9ā€ to take ninth at the Ichabod Invitational…Placed 12th at the AAC Championships with a jump of 4.43m/14’6.25ā€. Outdoor – Did not clear a bar in the first three meets before medically redshirting.

2022-23 (Freshman):Ā Indoor – Competed in the pole vault seven meets…Cleared a season-best 4.56m/14’11.5ā€ at the USD Alumni Meet…Placed fifth at the Ichabod Mid-Week Challenge with a jump of 4.47m/14’8ā€ā€¦Did not clear a bar at the AAC Indoor Championships. Outdoor – Competed in seven meets, placing top two in the pole vault at two meets…Placed second at both the Friends Spring Open and the Shocker Open…Cleared a season-best 4.76m/15’7.25ā€ to place 11th at the AAC Outdoor Championships.


High School: Competed in the pole vault and ran cross country…Won sectionals as a junior and conference as a junior and senior…Set a school record, clearing 4.88m/16’)ā€ to place second at the state meet as a junior…Was named team MVP…Was also a letter winner in cross country all four years and a captain as an upperclassman...HS Personal Bests: Pole vault - 4.88m/16'0"
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Personal: Son of Gwen and Jason…Has two brothers, Cooper and Finn…Mom high jumped at Murray State…Plans to major in exercise science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2024-25Redshirt Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2025-26Redshirt Junior

    Pole Vault