Jake Malm joined UD in 2013 coaching the Spartan throwers, a group that has quickly become the most successful in school history.
Under Malm’s leadership, the UD throws group has established a presence at the national level where they’ve led the country in entries to the NCAA Championships over the last three years and claimed two national champions in the shot put: Blaze Murfin outdoors in 2018, and Tanasha Atwater outdoors in 2017. It is also during this period that Malm has been named Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year four times – twice each for the indoor and outdoor seasons.
The 2019 season saw Blaze Murfin capture five more All-American honors (discus, hammer, weight, indoor/outdoor shot put) to bring his career total to 12 and graduate as one of the most decorated throwers in NCAA Division III. Murfin owns the 7th farthest weight throw and 8th farthest indoor shot put throw in NCAA Division III history. On the women’s side, Rebecca Burmahl was the national runner-up in the hammer throw and Caroline Ferguson earned her first All-American award by placing 6th in the shot put at the outdoor championships.
Spartan throwers have also dominated at the conference level, where they’ve led the A-R-C (formerly the Iowa Conference) in scoring every year since 2016 and won ten of twelve throwing events in the 2019 Championships. Spartans own the all-time conference record in men’s and women’s indoor shot put, men’s and women’s weight throw, women’s outdoor shot put, and men’s and women’s hammer throw.
Prior to coming to UD, Malm volunteered at Hamline University during the 2013 season while finishing his degree in Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota. While at Minnesota, Malm competed in the javelin and was a member of three Big Ten Conference championship teams. He currently holds certifications from USATF (Level 2 Throws), USTFCCCA (Throwing Events, Strength and Conditioning), and the NSCA (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist). In 2016, Malm was invited to participate in the USATF Emerging Elite Coaches Camp.
Malm is originally from Grand Forks, North Dakota and now resides in Dubuque, Iowa.
