Malone is a sophomore from Missoula, Mont.
At the Trudnowski Open hosted by Carroll College in Helena, Mont., in decathlon competition he won the high jump with an NAIA B-Standard jump of 2.02 meters, and won the long jump (7.19 meters). His 6,439 points in the decathlon is sixth best in the NAIA.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; Zebadiah Boos of the University of Providence and Bridger Kimber of Rocky Mountain College.