2023 Track and Field Roster
Talavou, Malia
Malia Talavou
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Sports Psychology Leadership
- Hometown:
- Bellflower, Calif.
- High School:
- Saint Joseph HS
- Prev School:
- Saint Joseph HS
Bio
Malia Talavou - Season and Career Statistics
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor Shot Put (48-11 1/2, 2nd)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Weight Throw (60-6, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor Shot Put (48-5 1/2, 8th)
2023 CalHOPE Courage Award Recipient
2023 All-Big West Performer (Shot Put)
2023 (Senior)
Outdoor: Competed in 11 meets during the outdoor season … An All-Big West performer after finishing third in shot put … Also finished fifth in discus and 18th in hammer … Totaled six podium finishes ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Competed in three meets … Finished second in the weight throw and fourth in shot put at the MPSF Championships … Set bests in both events at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, both of which rank in the LBSU top five all-time ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2022 (Junior)
Outdoor: Competed in ten meets during the outdoor season … Competed in both discus and shot put at the Big West Championships … Posted a best of 48-5 1/2 to win the shot at the Titan Tune-Up ... Finished second in both shot and the discus at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Competed in three meets ... Finished third in shot put and ninth in weight throw at the MPSF Championships … Posted a best of 56-1 in weight throw at the Air Force Invitational which ranks second on LBSU’s all-time list ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2021 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Competed in both the shot put and discus at the Big West Championships … Posted a PR of 143-0 in the discus, finishing eighth at the conference championships … Finished seventh in shot put at the conference championships … Set a PR of 43-4 1/2 in the shot at the Beach Invitational … Won the discus at the Matador Invite ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2020
Outdoor: Season Suspended due to COVID-19 … Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Did not compete.
2019 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Competed in eight meets ... Recorded a best in the shot put at the Big West Challenge with a throw of 42-3 1/4 to finish in third … Also recorded a PR in the discus at the Steve Scott Invitational, launching to a mark of 127-7 … Was a point scorer for the Beach at the Big West Championships, placing eighth in the shot put.
Indoor: Did not compete.
High School: Recorded a personal best mark of 40-4 in the shot put and won the CIF Division 3 Champion Title her senior year … Qualified for the CIF Masters and made it to CIF State Championships as a senior … Lettered two years for Saint Joseph High School basketball and was first team All-League ... Earned honor roll all four years.
Personal: Uncle, Kelly Talavou, played football at the collegiate level for the University of Utah and made it to the NFL to play for the Baltimore Ravens … Lulio Talavou, played at the collegiate level as well for the Sun Devils at Arizona State … Working on an MS in Sport Psychology.
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor Shot Put (48-11 1/2, 2nd)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Weight Throw (60-6, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor Shot Put (48-5 1/2, 8th)
2023 CalHOPE Courage Award Recipient
2023 All-Big West Performer (Shot Put)
2023 (Senior)
Outdoor: Competed in 11 meets during the outdoor season … An All-Big West performer after finishing third in shot put … Also finished fifth in discus and 18th in hammer … Totaled six podium finishes ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Competed in three meets … Finished second in the weight throw and fourth in shot put at the MPSF Championships … Set bests in both events at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, both of which rank in the LBSU top five all-time ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2022 (Junior)
Outdoor: Competed in ten meets during the outdoor season … Competed in both discus and shot put at the Big West Championships … Posted a best of 48-5 1/2 to win the shot at the Titan Tune-Up ... Finished second in both shot and the discus at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Competed in three meets ... Finished third in shot put and ninth in weight throw at the MPSF Championships … Posted a best of 56-1 in weight throw at the Air Force Invitational which ranks second on LBSU’s all-time list ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2021 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Competed in both the shot put and discus at the Big West Championships … Posted a PR of 143-0 in the discus, finishing eighth at the conference championships … Finished seventh in shot put at the conference championships … Set a PR of 43-4 1/2 in the shot at the Beach Invitational … Won the discus at the Matador Invite ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2020
Outdoor: Season Suspended due to COVID-19 … Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Did not compete.
2019 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Competed in eight meets ... Recorded a best in the shot put at the Big West Challenge with a throw of 42-3 1/4 to finish in third … Also recorded a PR in the discus at the Steve Scott Invitational, launching to a mark of 127-7 … Was a point scorer for the Beach at the Big West Championships, placing eighth in the shot put.
Indoor: Did not compete.
High School: Recorded a personal best mark of 40-4 in the shot put and won the CIF Division 3 Champion Title her senior year … Qualified for the CIF Masters and made it to CIF State Championships as a senior … Lettered two years for Saint Joseph High School basketball and was first team All-League ... Earned honor roll all four years.
Personal: Uncle, Kelly Talavou, played football at the collegiate level for the University of Utah and made it to the NFL to play for the Baltimore Ravens … Lulio Talavou, played at the collegiate level as well for the Sun Devils at Arizona State … Working on an MS in Sport Psychology.
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