PUEBLO, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs track & field team had a small group of student-athletes in action on Friday for the second day of the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships inside the CSUP ThunderBowl and senior Victoria Malaki headlined the group with an All-America performance in the women's discus throw.
 
INSIDE THE 2025 NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
UCCS Men's Day Two Score: N/A (8-of-21 events scored)
UCCS Women's Day Two Score: 1 point – T35th (7-of-21 events scored)
Host School: Colorado State University Pueblo
Location: CSUP ThunderBowl | Pueblo, Colo.
Elevation: 4,848 ft.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Senior Victoria Malaki opened day two of the outdoor national championship meet with a strong performance in the women's discus throw as she posted a mark of 47.07m on her second toss of the afternoon for a 10^th place finish. Although she finished just one spot away from qualifying for the finals, Malaki secured Second Team All-America honors in the event for the first time in her career as a Mountain Lion.
• Competing at outdoor nationals for the first time in his collegiate career, junior Kyle Demos earned a 15^th place finish in the men's discus throw with a toss of 51.04m. Demos will have another opportunity to secure the first All-America honors of his career tomorrow evening as he will compete in the men's shot put final starting at 5:05 p.m.
• The men's 4x400m relay team of Sebastien Jean, Peyton Nelson, Sean Donelson, and Ashton Whisler raced to a time of 3:09.91 in the preliminary round of the event, which placed them sixth in their heat and 12^th overall in the field to put them just a couple spots away from qualifying for tomorrow's event final.

BEYOND THE RESULTS

• Although today's All-America honor was the first at the NCAA Division II level for Malaki, it marked the third such honor of her collegiate career as she collected USTFCCCA All-America accolades in the hammer throw and discus throw at the 2023 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships while a member of the track & field team at Mesa Community College.

UP NEXT

• After Demos opens the third and final day of competition at the outdoor national championship meet in the men's shot put at 5:05 p.m., the Mountain Lions will have redshirt junior Jagger Zlotoff competing in the 1500m final at 5:45 p.m. and senior Anna Fauske racing in the women's 5,000m at 8:05 p.m.

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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.