2025 Track and Field Roster
Malko-Allen, Mateo
Mateo Malko-Allen
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Alameda, CA
- High School:
- St. Mary's College HS
Bio
TFRRS Profile
Prep -- While competing for St. Mary's College High (Berkeley, Calif.), broke the school record in the 1,600-meter (4:10.28) as a senior at the CIF state track and field championships, placing sixth ... three-time St. Mary's Runner of the Year ... two-time St. Mary's Track Athlete of the Year ... 2023 St. Mary's Male Athlete of the Year ... three-time Tri-County Athletic League champion in 800 ... 2023 TCAL champion in 1,600 ... led St. Mary's to a trio of runner-up team finishes in the TCAL during cross country career, earning First Team All-TCAL honors each season ... qualified for the CIF state XC meet twice, earning a career best finish of 16th as a senior with a personal-best 5K time (15:42.8) ... captured first in 1,600 at 2023 CIF North Coast Section Meet of Champions ... two-time First Team All-NCS Division IV in cross country ... team captain ... also posted PRs in the 800 (1:53.95) and 3,200 (9:08.86) ... graduated summa cum laude ... named to honor roll all four years ... earned academic awards in AP U.S. History and East Asian History ... member of Social Action Leadership Team.
Personal -- Born in Antigua, Guatemala ... son of Jill Malko and Joan Allen ... Jill played women's lacrosse at Boston University and served as head coach of the Cal women's lacrosse team from 1999-2007 ... majoring in history ... enjoys fishing, reading and learning about World War II history ... bilingual (English/Spanish) ... also visited Boston and Cal, but chose Cal Poly "because of its excellent academics and the opportunity to contribute to a high-level program under Ryan Vanhoy's leadership" ... middle school running coach and teacher, Ernesto Rousseaux Savon, has had biggest influence on athletic career — "he was a high-level international sprinter in Cuba and early on, he encouraged me and inspired my passion and love for running."
Prep -- While competing for St. Mary's College High (Berkeley, Calif.), broke the school record in the 1,600-meter (4:10.28) as a senior at the CIF state track and field championships, placing sixth ... three-time St. Mary's Runner of the Year ... two-time St. Mary's Track Athlete of the Year ... 2023 St. Mary's Male Athlete of the Year ... three-time Tri-County Athletic League champion in 800 ... 2023 TCAL champion in 1,600 ... led St. Mary's to a trio of runner-up team finishes in the TCAL during cross country career, earning First Team All-TCAL honors each season ... qualified for the CIF state XC meet twice, earning a career best finish of 16th as a senior with a personal-best 5K time (15:42.8) ... captured first in 1,600 at 2023 CIF North Coast Section Meet of Champions ... two-time First Team All-NCS Division IV in cross country ... team captain ... also posted PRs in the 800 (1:53.95) and 3,200 (9:08.86) ... graduated summa cum laude ... named to honor roll all four years ... earned academic awards in AP U.S. History and East Asian History ... member of Social Action Leadership Team.
Personal -- Born in Antigua, Guatemala ... son of Jill Malko and Joan Allen ... Jill played women's lacrosse at Boston University and served as head coach of the Cal women's lacrosse team from 1999-2007 ... majoring in history ... enjoys fishing, reading and learning about World War II history ... bilingual (English/Spanish) ... also visited Boston and Cal, but chose Cal Poly "because of its excellent academics and the opportunity to contribute to a high-level program under Ryan Vanhoy's leadership" ... middle school running coach and teacher, Ernesto Rousseaux Savon, has had biggest influence on athletic career — "he was a high-level international sprinter in Cuba and early on, he encouraged me and inspired my passion and love for running."
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