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Malone University Pioneers 
University Malone University Conference(s) Mid-States Football Association; football
American Mideast Conference; all other sportsNAIA Region IX Athletics director Charles Grimes Location Canton, OH Varsity teams 20 Football stadium Fawcett Stadium Basketball arena Osborne Hall (Gymnasium) Baseball stadium Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium Mascot Maxamoose Nickname Pioneers Fight song Malone University Fight Song Colors Blue and Red Homepage Malone University Athletics The Pioneers are Malone University's athletics teams. They participate in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the American Mideast Conference. For football, the school competes in the Mid-States Football Association.
Men's Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track & Field
Women's Sports
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
Contents
Baseball
A winning tradition was established on the baseball diamond at Malone by late NAIA Hall of Fame Coach Bob Starcher. Coach Starcher led the Pioneer baseball program for 23 seasons and accumulating 521 wins while at Malone. During Starcher’s tenure as head coach, the program experienced 19 winning seasons and 12 conference or district titles.[1]
In 2007, the last baseball game was played on the site of long-time Bob Starcher Field at Malone College. The school plans to build new student dormitories on the site and for the 2008 season the baseball team will play their home games at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The college has plans to build a new on-campus baseball field in 2009.[2]
Football
Malone College has played football continuously since 1993. The program began under head coach Joe Palmisano with a 23-23 tie against Bethany (WV) on September 4, 1993.[3] Malone has an all-time record of 83 wins, 81 losses, and 2 ties.
Play outside NAIA
The Malone Pioneers are a member of the Mid-States Football Association, a conference that is made up of NAIA schools. However, Malone has managed a significant amount of play outside of the NAIA. Malone has a record of 7 wins and 11 losses against NCAA Division II teams and 23 wins, 20 losses and 2 ties against NCAA Division III schools.[4]
Current program
- See 2010 Malone Pioneers football team
The current head football coach is Eric Hehman, who is in his first year at Malone. He has taken over the program from Mike Gardner, who held the position from 2006 until 2009.
Annual results
Year Record (W-L-T) Head Coach Notes 1993 2-6-1 Palmisano first season for football play at Malone 1994 7-3-0 Palmisano 1995 10-1-1 Gravier Most wins for single season 1996 8-2-0 Gravier 1997 5-5-0 Gravier 1998 7-4-0 Gravier 1999 4-6-0 Saulnier 2000 4-7-0 Saulnier 2001 2-8-0 Saulnier 2002 4-6-0 Hanson 2003 2-8-0 Hanson 2004 4-6-0 Hanson 2005 3-7-0 Hanson 2006 7-4-0 Gardner Victory Bowl lost to North Greenville University 2007 8-4-0 Gardner Victory Bowl defeated Geneva College 2008 6-4-0 Gardner Victory Bowl lost to Northwestern (MN) 2009 4-6-0 Gardner 2010 Hehman 87-87-2 All-Time Record Track & Field/Cross-Country
There have been a total of 133 Men's NAIA track and field All-Americans and 17 NAIA national champions. On the woman's side, there have been 59 NAIA All-Americans and two national champions. Both of these totals include indoor and outdoor track and field. Keith Spiva is arguably the most accomplished track and field athlete produced by Malone. He won 4 NAIA national titles and was named an All-American 6 times. He is also the only Malone track and field athlete to win back-to-back national titles in a single event (1989 and 1990 200 meter dash). Christopher Sinick is the most decorated male athlete, with a total of 11 All-American awards in both cross country and track. Combination of track and field with cross-country accomplishments, there have been 69 additional Men's NAIA All-Americans and 28 Woman's NAIA All-Americans. Moreover, Malone has produced one Men's and one Woman's individual cross country national champions.[5]
Malone has won the following national honors:
- NAIA
- NCCAA
- Men's national track & field champions: 1973, 1989, 1991, and 2007[9][10]
- Men's national cross-country champions (Division I): 1986-1992, 1994, 1995, 1997–2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006[11]
- Women's national track & field champions: 1987-1989, 1999–2002, 2004, and 2005[12]
- Women's national cross-country champions (Division I): 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997–1999, and 2004[13]
Volleyball
Women's Volleyball has been played at Malone since 1975 and has an all-time record of 699 wins, 544 losses, and 4 ties. The current coach Tanya Hockman[14] has been head of the program since 1999 and has held the position longer than any other volleyball coach at Malone.[15] The team competes in the American Mideast Conference North Division.
- The Malone volleyball program has been an extremely successful one through the years, particularly in the mid 1980’s and now under eight-year head coach Tanya Hockman, who has led the team to a 213-118 record during her tenure. The 2001 team tied the school record for most wins in a season at 41 and the program has six 25+ win seasons in its last nine campaigns. The program also has two AMC titles (2000, 2001) under Hockman.[16]
Year Record (W-L-T) Head Coach 1975 2-6 Kathi Booth 1976 8-7 Cindy Jones 1977 7-6 Darlene Young 1978 8-15 Janet Lasater 1979 7-16 Sharon Wellsby 1980 8-17 Sharon Wellsby 1981 14-15 Judy Hahn 1982 31-8 Judy Hahn 1983 41-8 Judy Hahn 1984 40-2 Judy Hahn 1985 33-13 Debbie Davidson 1986 16-24 Debbie Davidson 1987 7-19 Vera Shaver 1988 13-16 Vera Shaver 1989 12-37 Shawn Riley 1990 8-22 Shawn Riley 1991 16-29 Shawn Riley 1992 25-18 Shawn Riley 1993 13-21 Shawn Riley 1994 23-14 Cherie Harsh (Parsons) 1995 15-22 Cherie Parsons 1996 15-19 Cherie Parsons 1997 15-18 Cherie Parsons 1998 31-12 Cherie Parsons 1999 29-11 Tanya Hockman 2000 30-14 Tanya Hockman 2001 41-8 Tanya Hockman 2002 20-15 Tanya Hockman 2003 28-9 Tanya Hockman 2004 27-20 Tanya Hockman 2005 16-21 Tanya Hockman 2006 22-20 Tanya Hockman 2007 23-18 Tanya Hockman 2008 24-15 Tanya Hockman 2009 31-10 Tanya Hockman 699-544-4 All-Time Record References
- ^ Malone College : Baseball
- ^ Malone College : Malone College Alumni Baseball Game
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Malone College Football 1993 results
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Malone Records by Conference
- ^ Malone College : NAIA All-Americans
- ^ Malone College : November 17, 2007
- ^ Yearsitechampionpointsrunner-Uppoints
- ^ a b http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/w-xc/auto_pdf/WomensCCRecords.pdf
- ^ Welcome to the NCCAA: National Christian College Athletic Association
- ^ Welcome to the NCCAA: National Christian College Athletic Association
- ^ Welcome to the NCCAA: National Christian College Athletic Association
- ^ Welcome to the NCCAA: National Christian College Athletic Association
- ^ Welcome to the NCCAA: National Christian College Athletic Association
- ^ Malone College : Tanya Hockman
- ^ Malone College : All-Time Year by Year Results
- ^ Malone College : Volleyball
External links
Mid-States Football Association Mideast League Concordia Cardinals • Malone Pioneers • Marian Knights • Quincy Hawks • Saint Francis Cougars • Saint Xavier Cougars • Taylor Trojans • Walsh Cavaliers
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- College sports teams in the United States by team
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