2020 Merrimack College Men's Cross Country Roster

Shamus Malia

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Scarborough, Maine
  • High School / Prep (Previous College) Scarborough High School.
  • Major Health Science

Biography

2020-21

  • Placed 12th (team’s 5th best) at the Bryant & Sacred Heart 5k (16:34)
  • Placed 30th (team’s 3rd best) at the NEC Championship 8k (26:57)

2019-20

  • Ran in all five events during the 2019 cross country season
  • Finished a season-best 4th place at the Codfish Bowl (27:49.0)
  • Raced the 8K at the CCSU Mini-Meet with a season-best time of 15:55.4
  • Finished in 24th place at the NEC Championship Meet

2018-19

Cross Country
  • Competed in three events as a sophomore
  • Had two top-15 finishes
  • Placed 12th at Shacklette (9/1) and 13th at Codfish Bowl (9/22)
  • Ran a personal best 27:12.49 at UMass Dartmouth (9/15)

2017-18

Indoor Track & Field
  • Competed at four meets as a freshman
  • Posted a personal-best in the 3000m (9:12.24) at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/17-2/18)
  • Finished second in the 5000m (16:25.24) at the USM Open III (1/27), his highest finish of the season
Outdoor Track & Field
  • Competed in five meets during the outdoor season in the 5K and 1500m races
  • Had a pair of 11th place finishes in the 5K at the Skyhawk Invitational (4/28) and the Merrimack Invitational (4/21)
  • Had a personal best in the 5K (16:14.66) at the Black & Gold Invitational at Bryant (3/31)
Before Merrimack:
  • Attended Scarborough High School.
  • Competed in both cross country and track & field his junior and senior years.
  • SMAA All-Conference First Team for XC and Third Team for Track & Field.
  • XC All-State Honorable Mention, SMAA All-Academic, and captain during senior year.
  • Member of the 4x800 Indoor State Championship team as a senior. Placed third in the 1600m at the Class A State Championships for both indoor and outdoor seasons.
  • Junior year he was a member of the 4x800 Indoor Sate Championships that set state record. Set school record in the Outdoor 4x800 State Championship team.
Personal:
  • Born May 26, 1999
  • Son of Christine and Jim Malia
  • Has two siblings, Lucy and Peter

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Sophomore

  • 2019Junior

  • 2020Senior