Montana Western, University of

BULLDOG CAREER:
2018-19 (Senior) Named NAIA All-American after finishing 25th at the NAIA meet with a school record time of 18:00 • Frontier Conference Champion and Runner of the Year • All-Conference selection • Frontier Conference Runner of the Week on 10/16 and 10/22 • Academic All-Conference • Daktronics Scholar Athlete in both cross country and outdoor track • in track set a school record in the 5000m with a time of 17:44 • became the first Bulldogs in over 30 years to qualify for the NAIA National Meet.

2018 XC
9/7/2018	Carroll Invite	Helena, Mont.	4K	15:19.26	2nd
9/21/2018	Providence Open	Great Falls, Mont.	5K	19:05.25	2nd
9/28/2018	Montana Invite	Missoula, Mont.	5K	19:28.60	25th
10/13/2018	Inland Empire	Lewiston, Idaho	5K	18:01.00	12th
10/19/2018	Montana Western Open	Dillon, Mont.	5K	19:55.14	3rd
11/2/2018	FC Champ	Great Falls, Mont.	5K	18:39.00	1st
11/16/2018	NAIA Champ	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	5K	18:00.00	25th

2019 Outdoor Track
4/6/2019	War XII	Spokane, Wash.	5000m	17:44.81	3rd
4/7/2019	War XII	Spokane, Wash.	1500m	4:55.11	9th
4/13/2019	Montana Open	Missoula, Mont.	5000m	18:33.12	3rd
4/20/2019	MSU Open	Bozeman, Mont.	1500m	4:49.57	5th
4/26/2019	Trudnowski Open	Helena, Mont.	5000m        | 17:58.45		1st
5/2/2019	UP Open	Great Falls, Mont.	1500m        | 4:59.67		3rd
5/3/2019	Tom Gage Classic	Bozeman, Mont.	1500m        | 4:43.33		7th
5/3/2019	Tom Gage Classic	Bozeman, Mont.	5000m        | 20:22.09		1st
5/24/2019	NAIA National Championship	Gulf Shores, Ala.	5000m

2017-18 (Junior) Finished 59th at the NAIA National Championships • All-Conference selection • Frontier Conference Runner of the Week on 9/25 • Daktronics Scholar Athlete in Cross Country, Outdoor Track, and Indoor Track • Academic All-Conference in Cross Country, and Outdoor Track • CoSIDA Academic All-District. 

Cross Country
Date	Race	Location	Distance	Time	Place
9/8/2017	Carroll Early Bird	Helena, Mont.	4k	15:44.95	3rd
9/22/2017	UP/RMC/UMW	Great Falls, Mont.	5k	19:40.0	1st
9/29/2017	Montana Open	Missoula, Mont.	5k	19:18.49	19th
10/14/2017	Inland Empire Championships	Lewiston, Idaho	5k	18:14.8	6th
10/20/2017	Argo Open	Great Falls, Mont.	5k	18:35.32	5th
11/3/2017	Frontier Conference Championship	Lewiston, Idaho	5k	18:28	4th
11/18/2017	NAIA Championship	Vancouver, Wash.	5k	18:30	59th
2017-18 Indoor Track
12/2/2017	Bobcat Preview	Bozeman, Mont.	5000m	19:12.14
1/12/2018	Montana State Invitational	Bozeman, Mont.	5000m	20:16.22	9th
2/3/2018	Mountain State Games	Pocatello, Idaho	3000m	11:00.10	12th
2/16/2018	Bobcat Tuner	Bozeman, Mont.	3000m	11:20.80	5th
2018 Outdoor Track
3/30/2018	Yellowjacket/Battlin Bear Invitational	Laurel, Mont.	1500m	5:43.50	8th
3/30/2018	Yellowjacket/Battlin Bear Invitational	Laurel, Mont.	5000m	19:27.81	1st
4/7/2018	War XI	Spokane, Wash.	5000m	18:32.02	8th
4/14/2018	Montana Open	Missoula, Mont.	1500m	5:05.69	5th
4/20/2018	Trudnowski Open	Helena, Mont.	1500m	5:04.54	3rd
4/20/2018	Trudnowski Open	Helena, Mont.	5000m	19:44.43	1st
4/27/2018	Carroll Open	Helena, Mont.	5000m	19:06.44	1st
5/4/2018	Tom Gage Classic	Missoula, Mont.	800m	2:35.96	8th
5/4/2018	Tom Gage Classic	Missoula, Mont.	1500m	5:01.71	8th

2016-17 (Sophomore) Finished 76th at the NAIA National Championships • All-Conference selection • Frontier Conference Runner of the Week on 9/26 • Academic All-Conference in Cross Country, Outdoor Track, and Indoor Track • CoSIDA Academic All-District  • member of the first indoor track team in school history • member of first outdoor track team since 1986. 

Cross Country
Date	Race	Location	Distance	Time	Place
9/3/2016	Tailgate Classic	Caldwell, Idaho	4k	15:25.69	7th
9/9/2016	Carroll Early Bird	Helena, Mont.	5k	20:16.76	6th
9/23/3016	UGF/RMC/UMW	Great Falls, Mont.	5k	19:07.00	1st
10/8/2016	Yellowjacket Open	Billings, Mont.	5k	18:50	8th
10/21/2016	UGF Open	Great Falls, Mont.	5k	19:08.47	4th
11/4/2016	Frontier Conference Championship	Helena, Mont.	5k	19:07.44	5th
11/19/2016	NAIA Championship	Elsah, Ill.	5k	18:34.67	76th
2017 Indoor Track
1/28/2017	Snake River Open	Pocatello, Idaho	3000m	10:52.92	4th
2/11/2017	Mountain State Games	Pocatello, Idaho	3000m	10:57.04	17th
2/17/2017	Last Chance	Bozeman, Mont.	5000m	19:46.74	2nd
2017 Outdoor Track
4/1/2017	Carroll Open	Helena, Mont.	5000m	19:44.50	3rd
4/13/2017	Yellowjacket Open	Billings, Mont.	5000m	19:57.37	3rd
4/21/2017	Trudnowski Open	Helena, Mont.	1500m	5:09.96	4th
4/21/2017	Trudnowski Open	Helena, Mont.	5000m	20:09.80	4th
4/29/2017	Montana Open	Missoula, Mont.	5000m	19:21.42	4th

2015-16 (Freshman) Finished 141st at the NAIA National Championships • All-Conference selection • member of the first cross country team at Montana Western. 

Cross Country
Date	Race	Location	Distance	Time	Place
9/11/2015	Carroll Early Bird	Helena, Mont.	4k	16:14.86	15th
9/19/2015	Montana State Invitational	Bozeman, Mont.	5k	19:25.1	62nd
10/3/2015	Montana Invitational	Missoula, Mont.	5k	20:33.64	37th
10/23/2015	UGF Open	Great Falls, Mont.	5k	19:28.9	5th
11/6/2015	Frontier Conference Championship	Great Falls, Mont.	5k	19:43.63	8th
11/21/2015	NAIA Championship	Charlotte, N.C.	5k	19:20.0	141st

BEFORE UMW:
2015 graduate of Teton High School • high school 5K personal best was 21 minutes and 10 seconds • She was the youngest athlete to receive Coaches Leadership Award • 2015 State Track Medalist in the 1600 meter and 3200 meter race • 2014 Academic State Champ • 2013 and 2014 NXN Top Ten, first-place in Idaho small schools • 2013 State XC medalist.

PERSONAL: Born Malinda Kaufman • daughter of Warren and Tina Kaufman • siblings Garth and Darcie Kaufman • majoring in interdisciplinary social science.