Meet Your Mentors
Bio:
Malachi is a 3x silver medalist and US National Beach Sprint Rowing Team member. Between internships and coursework towards his Bachelor’s in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Tech, he travels and competes in various Coastal Rowing competitions with National Team coach Marc Oria.
Some of his passions include biking, driving, running sound for his church’s worship band, and exploring the world with the people he has met along the way.
Career Highlights
- Placing 2nd at the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals, Jr Mixed Double and Men’s Single – 2023
- Placing 3rd at Youth Nationals, Jr Men’s Double – 2023
- Placing 2nd at the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals, Jr Men’s Double – 2022
Future Goals include:
- Finishing his bachelor’s degree
- Rowing for a university while completing a master’s degree
- Qualifying for the National Team in 2025
- Winning an event at the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals
Specialties:
Malachi specializes in mentoring high school and early collegiate athletes who want to learn to trust the effects of discipline and hard work on their performance. He works well with athletes who respond to the technical and analytical problem-solving style of an engineer.
Superpower:
Working Smart
Making informed decisions by breaking things down into measurable practical improvements to optimize the path of discipline the athlete is already walking.
Impactful Moment:
One moment that heavily impacted me was in May of 2024 at a coastal rowing competition in Costa Rica. I was rowing into the beach, about to jump out of the boat and run through the finish line. In the last half of the race, my opponent had fully overtaken me and was already running by the time I got to the beach. As I turned to jump, I saw him far ahead. All logic says I had already lost the race, but all I heard was my coach, Marc, yelling, “You can do it! Yes, you can! Yes, you can!”
I caught up by the end of the 5-second sprint but still lost by a photo finish. If I had believed earlier in the race, I would have run past him and won. I finished closer than I thought I could ever get, but I don’t think that is what mattered.
What stands out is how my coach believed in me—just like he always had—even though the race looked like it was over. I was the one who had concluded that it was a loss before I even hit the beach. The support my coach gave me was stronger belief than I had in myself.
We sit so long amid our circumstances, fueling our hypercritical minds to instill these limitations of what we can and cannot do. We can mitigate this habit, but the belief and guidance of someone outside of our mind’s “walls” is an irreplaceable resource that can help us rewrite the limits in our lives.
Ready to go? 
Six-month Program:
Best for student-athletes who want to crush their goals, break through barriers and are ready to commit to the process alongside trusted support.
Three-Call Power Pack:
Best for student-athletes new to mentoring or who have a very specific goal or tight timeline and would benefit from short-term, concentrated mentoring
