Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Two-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2013.

Sophomore (2013): INDOOR – Placed 6th in 60 hurdles at GNAC on Feb. 16 with a time of 9.08 seconds. Broke 9 seconds for the first time by clocking 8.97 in GNAC preliminaries on Feb. 15. ... Set PR of 16-2 1/2 / 4.94 meters in the long jump at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 12. OUTDOOR – Placed 6th in GNAC heptathlon with a personal-best total of 4,342 points, nearly 300 more than her previous best of 4,046. Her performances included PRs in the 200 (25.82), 800 (2:32.50), shot put (30-2 1/4) and javelin (93-0 1/2). ... Placed 2nd in the 400 hurdles and 4th in the 100 hurdles at GNAC and had the 10th-best mark in the long jump. Her 400 hurdles time of 1:03.98 was a PR and was a drop of nearly a full second from her 1:04.96 mark in the previous day's prelims.... Got onto the NCAA provisional qualifying list in the 100 hurdles with a PR time of 14.30 at the Shannon-Foreman Invitational on May 4.

Freshman (2012): INDOOR – In her first-ever multi-event competition, placed 6th in the pentathlon at GNAC Championships with 2,784 points. That particular day also was the first time she had done the high jump, shot put or 800 meters in any meet at the middle school, high school or college levels. ... Placed 6th in the individual 60 hurdles at GNAC. ... Set a career-best 60 hurdles time of 9.03 at the SPU Last Chance meet on Feb. 25. OUTDOOR – Placed 7th in heptathlon and 4th in 100 hurdles at GNAC Championships. ... GNAC heptathlon score of 4,046 points was a PR and was just the second hep of her career, representing an improvement of 254 points from her first one on March 30-31 at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational. ... Was 2nd in 100 hurdles, 4th in 200, and 5th in 800 at GNAC hep.

Westview High School: Placed 4th in the 100 hurdles, 12th in the 300 hurdles, and ran on the 4th-place 4x100 relay at the Oregon state Class 6A state meet as a senior in 2011. ... In 2010, ran 2nd in the 100 hurdles at state after winning the Metro League championship, and was 7th in the 300s at state. ... Also played soccer.

Personal: Maliea Nicole Luquin. ... Born March 22, 1993. ... Creative writing major, specializing in fiction.

Fun facts: Would like to give the steeplechase a try in track. ... The one race she remembers most was in the Portland Metro League finals in 2010 when she was racing a fierce competitor who also was a close friend, saying, "I felt in the moment and on fire, and it literally took my breath away. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Bubba Ho-Tep." ... Books she just couldn't put down are any of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. ... Favorite junk food is Ben & Jerry's pistachio pistachio ice cream. ... Favorite psych-up music before a big race is "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be author C.S. Lewis, and she would serve Thai food. ... In 10 years, she plans to be writing her novel overseas. ... Lived in Penang, Malaysia for two years.


INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
60 hurdles: 8.97 (2013)
High jump: 4-5 / 1.35m (2012)
Shot put: 30-0 3/4 / 9.16m (2012)
Long jump: 16-2 1/2 / 4.94m (2013)
800: 2:48.00 (2012)
Pentathlon: 2,784 (2012)


OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200: 25.82 (2013)
800: 2:32.50 (2013)
100 hurdles: 14.30 (2013)
400 hurdles: 1:03.98 (2013)
High jump: 4-9 / 1.45m (2013)
Long jump: 17-4 1/4 / 5.29m (2013)
Shot put: 30-2 1/4 / 9.20 (2013)
Javelin: 93-0 1/2 / 28.35m (2013)
Heptathlon: 4,342 (2013)