Malone College Athletics
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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
.
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.
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.
with a 23-23 tie against Bethany (WV) on September 4, 1993. Malone has an all-time record of 83 wins, 81 losses, and 2 ties.
, 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.
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.
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.
Malone has won the following national honors:
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
has been head of the program since 1999 and has held the position longer than any other volleyball coach at Malone. The team competes in the American Mideast Conference
North Division.
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
and the American Mideast Conference
American Mideast Conference
The American Mideast Conference is an affiliate of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics that includes eight member institutions in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts. Founded in 1949, it was known as the Mid-Ohio League, and named the Mid-Ohio Conference from 1962...
. For football, the school competes in the Mid-States Football Association
Mid-States Football Association
The Mid-States Football Association is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio. The MSFA was organized in 1993, and on-field competition began in 1994...
.
Men's Sports
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Baseball
A winning tradition was established on the baseballBaseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
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.
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
Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium
Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Canton, Ohio primarily used for baseball. The facility is named after former Major League Baseball player Thurman Munson, who grew up in Canton. The ballpark has a capacity of 5,700 people and opened in...
in Canton, Ohio
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. The college has plans to build a new on-campus baseball field in 2009.
Football
Malone College has played football continuously since 1993. The program began under head coach Joe PalmisanoJoe Palmisano
Joe Palmisano is a former American football player and coach in the United States. He served as the head football coach at Malone College from 1993 to 1994, compiling a record of 9–9–1.-Playing career:...
with a 23-23 tie against Bethany (WV) on September 4, 1993. 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 AssociationMid-States Football Association
The Mid-States Football Association is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio. The MSFA was organized in 1993, and on-field competition began in 1994...
, a conference that is made up of NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
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
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division II teams and 23 wins, 20 losses and 2 ties against NCAA Division III schools.
Current program
- See 2010 Malone Pioneers football team2010 Malone Pioneers football teamThe 2010 Malone Pioneers football team represents Malone University in the college football season of 2010. The Pioneers play their home games in Fawcett Stadium.-Head Coach:...
The current head football coach is Eric Hehman
Eric Hehman
Eric Hehman is an American football player and coach in the United States, spending the bulk of his career at the collegiate level. He is presently the head coach at Malone University in Canton, Ohio.-Greenville:...
, who is in his first year at Malone. He has taken over the program from Mike Gardner
Mike Gardner (football coach)
-Playing career:Gardner played college football for NAIA school Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas from 1986 to 1990, where he held a school record 53 yard field goal that was broken in 2007...
, who held the position from 2006 until 2009.
Annual results
| Year | Record (W-L-T) | Head Coach | Notes |
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| 1993 | 2-6-1 | Palmisano Joe Palmisano Joe Palmisano is a former American football player and coach in the United States. He served as the head football coach at Malone College from 1993 to 1994, compiling a record of 9–9–1.-Playing career:... |
first season for football play at Malone |
| 1994 | 7-3-0 | Palmisano Joe Palmisano Joe Palmisano is a former American football player and coach in the United States. He served as the head football coach at Malone College from 1993 to 1994, compiling a record of 9–9–1.-Playing career:... |
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| 1995 | 10-1-1 | Gravier Mike Gravier Mike Gravier is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He is currently the head football coach at Bluefield College... |
Most wins for single season |
| 1996 | 8-2-0 | Gravier Mike Gravier Mike Gravier is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He is currently the head football coach at Bluefield College... |
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| 1997 | 5-5-0 | Gravier Mike Gravier Mike Gravier is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He is currently the head football coach at Bluefield College... |
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| 1998 | 7-4-0 | Gravier Mike Gravier Mike Gravier is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He is currently the head football coach at Bluefield College... |
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| 1999 | 4-6-0 | Saulnier Steve Saulnier Steve Saulnier is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He currently is the assistant head coacha nd offensive line coach at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke... |
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| 2000 | 4-7-0 | Saulnier Steve Saulnier Steve Saulnier is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He currently is the assistant head coacha nd offensive line coach at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke... |
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| 2001 | 2-8-0 | Saulnier Steve Saulnier Steve Saulnier is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He currently is the assistant head coacha nd offensive line coach at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke... |
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| 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 Mike Gardner (football coach) -Playing career:Gardner played college football for NAIA school Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas from 1986 to 1990, where he held a school record 53 yard field goal that was broken in 2007... |
Victory Bowl Victory Bowl The Victory Bowl is the championship football game between schools that sponsor football and are members of the NCCAA and did not qualify for either the NCAA or NAIA playoffs. It is one of the few post-season bowl games for smaller schools... lost to North Greenville University North Greenville University North Greenville University is a comprehensive university affiliated with South Carolina Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention, and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The institution awards Bachelor, Master, and... |
| 2007 | 8-4-0 | Gardner Mike Gardner (football coach) -Playing career:Gardner played college football for NAIA school Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas from 1986 to 1990, where he held a school record 53 yard field goal that was broken in 2007... |
Victory Bowl 2007 Victory Bowl The 2007 Victory Bowl was a college football bowl game. It was a part of the 2007 football season and was played at Reeves Field in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The game placed the Malone Pioneers against the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes.... defeated Geneva College Geneva College Geneva College is a Christian liberal arts college in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States, north of Pittsburgh. Founded in 1848, in Northwood, Ohio, the college moved to its present location in 1880, where it continues to educate a student body of about 1400 traditional undergraduates in... |
| 2008 2008 Malone Pioneers football team The 2008 Malone Pioneers football team represents Malone University in the season of 2008. The Pioneers play their home games in Fawcett Stadium.... |
6-4-0 | Gardner Mike Gardner (football coach) -Playing career:Gardner played college football for NAIA school Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas from 1986 to 1990, where he held a school record 53 yard field goal that was broken in 2007... |
Victory Bowl 2008 Victory Bowl The 2008 Victory Bowl is a college football post-season bowl game. The game was played on November 21, 2008 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Malone Pioneers from the NAIA played against NCAA Division III .... lost to Northwestern (MN) Northwestern College (Minnesota) Northwestern College is a private Christian college located in Roseville, Minnesota, and is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Established in 1902 as Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School by Dr... |
| 2009 2009 Malone Pioneers football team The 2009 Malone Pioneers football team represents Malone University in the season of 2009. The Pioneers play their home games in Fawcett Stadium.-Head Coach:... |
4-6-0 | Gardner Mike Gardner (football coach) -Playing career:Gardner played college football for NAIA school Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas from 1986 to 1990, where he held a school record 53 yard field goal that was broken in 2007... |
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| 2010 2010 Malone Pioneers football team The 2010 Malone Pioneers football team represents Malone University in the college football season of 2010. The Pioneers play their home games in Fawcett Stadium.-Head Coach:... |
Hehman Eric Hehman Eric Hehman is an American football player and coach in the United States, spending the bulk of his career at the collegiate level. He is presently the head coach at Malone University in Canton, Ohio.-Greenville:... |
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| 87-87-2 | All-Time Record |
Track & Field/Cross-Country
There have been a total of 133 Men's NAIA track and fieldTrack and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
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
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
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.
Malone has won the following national honors:
- NAIA
- Men's national cross-country champions: 1972 and 2007
- Men's national cross-country runner-up: 1973, 1980, 1989, and 2001
- Women's national cross-country champions: 1999
- Women's national cross-country runner-up: 1998
- NCCAA
- Men's national track & field champions: 1973, 1989, 1991, and 2007
- Men's national cross-country champions (Division I): 1986-1992, 1994, 1995, 1997–2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006
- Women's national track & field champions: 1987-1989, 1999–2002, 2004, and 2005
- Women's national cross-country champions (Division I): 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997–1999, and 2004
Volleyball
Women's VolleyballVolleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
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
Tanya Hockman (volleyball coach)
Tanya Hockman is the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. 2010 will be her eleventh season at the school as head coach and through the 2009 season, her lifetime coaching record is 260-151...
has been head of the program since 1999 and has held the position longer than any other volleyball coach at Malone. The team competes in the American Mideast Conference
American Mideast Conference
The American Mideast Conference is an affiliate of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics that includes eight member institutions in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts. Founded in 1949, it was known as the Mid-Ohio League, and named the Mid-Ohio Conference from 1962...
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.
| 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 Judy Hahn (volleyball coach) Judy Hahn was the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone College in Canton, Ohio from 1981 to 1984. While at Malone, she compiled a record of 126 wins and 33 losses.-Personal life:... |
| 1982 | 31-8 | Judy Hahn Judy Hahn (volleyball coach) Judy Hahn was the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone College in Canton, Ohio from 1981 to 1984. While at Malone, she compiled a record of 126 wins and 33 losses.-Personal life:... |
| 1983 | 41-8 | Judy Hahn Judy Hahn (volleyball coach) Judy Hahn was the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone College in Canton, Ohio from 1981 to 1984. While at Malone, she compiled a record of 126 wins and 33 losses.-Personal life:... |
| 1984 | 40-2 | Judy Hahn Judy Hahn (volleyball coach) Judy Hahn was the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone College in Canton, Ohio from 1981 to 1984. While at Malone, she compiled a record of 126 wins and 33 losses.-Personal life:... |
| 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 Tanya Hockman (volleyball coach) Tanya Hockman is the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. 2010 will be her eleventh season at the school as head coach and through the 2009 season, her lifetime coaching record is 260-151... |
| 2000 | 30-14 | Tanya Hockman Tanya Hockman (volleyball coach) Tanya Hockman is the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. 2010 will be her eleventh season at the school as head coach and through the 2009 season, her lifetime coaching record is 260-151... |
| 2001 | 41-8 | Tanya Hockman Tanya Hockman (volleyball coach) Tanya Hockman is the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. 2010 will be her eleventh season at the school as head coach and through the 2009 season, her lifetime coaching record is 260-151... |
| 2002 | 20-15 | Tanya Hockman Tanya Hockman (volleyball coach) Tanya Hockman is the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. 2010 will be her eleventh season at the school as head coach and through the 2009 season, her lifetime coaching record is 260-151... |
| 2003 | 28-9 | Tanya Hockman Tanya Hockman (volleyball coach) Tanya Hockman is the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. 2010 will be her eleventh season at the school as head coach and through the 2009 season, her lifetime coaching record is 260-151... |
| 2004 | 27-20 | Tanya Hockman Tanya Hockman (volleyball coach) Tanya Hockman is the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. 2010 will be her eleventh season at the school as head coach and through the 2009 season, her lifetime coaching record is 260-151... |
| 2005 | 16-21 | Tanya Hockman Tanya Hockman (volleyball coach) Tanya Hockman is the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. 2010 will be her eleventh season at the school as head coach and through the 2009 season, her lifetime coaching record is 260-151... |
| 2006 | 22-20 | Tanya Hockman Tanya Hockman (volleyball coach) Tanya Hockman is the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. 2010 will be her eleventh season at the school as head coach and through the 2009 season, her lifetime coaching record is 260-151... |
| 2007 | 23-18 | Tanya Hockman Tanya Hockman (volleyball coach) Tanya Hockman is the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. 2010 will be her eleventh season at the school as head coach and through the 2009 season, her lifetime coaching record is 260-151... |
| 2008 | 24-15 | Tanya Hockman Tanya Hockman (volleyball coach) Tanya Hockman is the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. 2010 will be her eleventh season at the school as head coach and through the 2009 season, her lifetime coaching record is 260-151... |
| 2009 | 31-10 | Tanya Hockman Tanya Hockman (volleyball coach) Tanya Hockman is the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. 2010 will be her eleventh season at the school as head coach and through the 2009 season, her lifetime coaching record is 260-151... |
| 699-544-4 | All-Time Record | |