Biography

Malecek closed-out her scholastic career by winning her second straight Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 state championship in the fall. She won the race in a time of 17-minutes-52.8-seconds, eight seconds ahead of the second place runner. In 2019, she won the gold medal and set a course record with her winning time of 17-minutes-44.60-seconds.

Last September, Kora and her two sisters, Amalia and Lydia (they are triplets), achieved a big goal when they announced they would all be running in college at the University of Illinois. In 2019, Kora was a finalist at the Nike Cross Nationals. In track, she won the state gold medal in the 3200 meter race in 2019.

Kora is an excellent student, who will study pre-veterinary at Illinois.

Records

Multiple time State Champion

Holds the school record in the 3200, 1600, 4x800, and 5k

Professional Achievements

2x Gatorade Wisconsin Cross Country Athlete of the Year

Personal Honors

Attends the University of Illinois