Academic Notes: Majoring in hotel & restaurant management...Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2022, 2023 and 2024...Big Sky All-Academic selection in 2021.
 
Northern Arizona Personal Records (as of April 4, 2024)
Lowest 18-hole Score: 68, Big Sky Championships (Spring 2022)
Lowest 36-hole Score: 137, Big Sky Championships (Spring 2022) *NAU School Record
Lowest 54-hole Score: 211, Big Sky Championships (Spring 2022)
 
Career Statistics (as of April 4, 2024)
Events/Rounds: 30/88
Strokes/Average: 6,669/75.78
Rounds in the 60’s: 4
Rounds at Par or Better: 21
Best Place: 1^st, Big Sky Championships (Spring 2022)
 
2023-24 (Senior): Big Sky Golfer of the Week Feb. 15…. Competed in 21 rounds over seven events during her final season with the Lumberjacks… Totaled 1,592 strokes for a scoring average of 75.81… Turned in five rounds at par or better including one in the 60’s… Best finish of the year came at the GCU Invitational where she tied for 37^th… During the tournament, she carded her season-low for 18 holes (69), 36 holes (145) and 54 holes (219)… Earned Big Sky Golfer of the Week honors after winning all three matches at the Mountain Classic Match Play, helping the Lumberjacks win the tournament.

2022-23 (Junior): Played in five tournaments with 14 total rounds during her junior year with the Lumberjacks… Had a scoring average of 79.64… Best finish of the year came at The Clash of Boulder Creek where she finished tied for 51^st after shooting a 225 (+9)… Her best round of the year came in the third round of The Clash at Boulder Creek where she shot a 73 (+1).

2021-22 (Sophomore): All-Big Sky First Team...Big Sky All-Tournament Team...Won the individual Big Sky Championship (-5, 211)...Became first NAU golfer to earn earn Big Sky Championship individual medalist honors since 2017...Matched career-low round of 4-under par 68 in first round at conference championship before shooting 3-under par 69 in second round...Tied lowest 36-hole score (-7, 137) in Big Sky Championship history...Finished tied for fifth lowest 54-hole score in Big Sky Championship history...Closed Aggie Invitational with first career round of 4-under par 68 and tied for sixth individually (-1, 215)...Became third golfer in program history with multiple rounds of 4-under par or better...Tied for seventh at Red Rocks Invitational (E, 216)...Shot 2-over par 218 to tie for 12th at GCU Invitational...Also placed fifth at Bobcat Desert Classic (+6, 222)...Finished season tied for 60th at NCAA Albuquerque Regional (+20, 236)...Averaged 74.56 per round, which led the team and was third-lowest single-season scoring average in program history...Also posted third-most par or better rounds (10) and tied for second-most birdies (80) in a season in program history...Tied for first on the team with five top-20 individual finishes...Played in all 11 tournaments and 32 rounds...National GolfStat Individual Player Rating of 291 at conclusion of the season.

2020-21 (Freshman): All-Big Sky First Team...Big Sky All-Tournament Team...Became first NAU golfer to earn All-Big Sky First Team honors since 2018...Also first Lumberjack freshman on the First Team since 2013...NAU's Female Newcomer of the Year...Tied for second at Big Sky Championship (+7, 223) which was best conference finish by a Lumberjack in four years...Opened collegiate career with an 18-over par 234 and tying for 54th at Rebel Beach Invitational...Shot back-to-back rounds of 71 (-1) on way to a tie for eighth at Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational (+1, 217)...Placed 10th at Red Rocks Invitational (+6, 222)...Recorded three top 10 finishes in final four tournaments and had four top 20 finishes in all...Led team in stroke average (75.05), top 20 finishes (4), par or better rounds (6) and birdies (49) while playing in all seven tournaments and 21 rounds...National GolfStat Individual Player Rating of 324 at conclusion of the season.

High School: Won three straight Russian Amateur Championships, the most prestigious tournament in Russia, in 2018, 2019 and 2020...Ranked No. 1 amateur girls golfer in Russia since 2015...Member of Russian National Golf Team from 2013...Claimed first-place at Serbian Amateur Open (2019), Cup of Russia Championship (2018) and Estonian Amateur Open (2018)...Also won back-to-back Russian Junior Championships in 2016 and 2017 followed by runner-up finish in 2018...Placed 10th at European Young Masters in 2017.

Personal: Born August 14...Parents are Elena and Oleg Malakhova...Has one brother, Evgenii...Enjoys reading and dancing...Happiest event in her life was her first and only hole-in-one...Aspires to play on the LPGA...Chose NAU because she liked the team, the coaching staff and the location.