Malone Pioneers

Malone University Pioneers
University Malone University
Conference GMAC
NCAA Division II
Athletic director Charles Grimes
Location Canton, OH
Varsity teams 20
Football stadium Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Basketball arena Osborne Hall (Gymnasium)
Baseball stadium Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium
Mascot J.W. Scout
Nickname Pioneers
Fight song Malone University Fight Song
Colors Blue and Red
         
Website www.malonepioneers.com

The Malone Pioneers are athletic teams of Malone University in Canton, Ohio, United States. The Pioneers compete in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC). Malone joined the GMAC after four seasons in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). Malone joined the GLIAC and Division II in 2011 and completed the NCAA Division II membership process in July 2013 after having previously competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[1] In 2016, the Pioneers will begin play in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, also known as the G-MAC.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Football

Malone University 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.[5] 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.[6]

Current program

See 2016 Malone Pioneers football team

The current head football coach is Fred Thomas, who is in his first year at Malone (2016). He has taken over the program from Eric Hehman, who held the position from 2009 until 2015.

Annual results

YearRecord (W-L-T)Head CoachNotes
19932-6-1Palmisanofirst season for football play at Malone
19947-3-0Palmisano
199510-1-1GravierMost wins for single season
19968-2-0Gravier
19975-5-0Gravier
19987-4-0Gravier
19994-6-0Saulnier
20004-7-0Saulnier
20012-8-0Saulnier
20024-6-0Hanson
20032-8-0Hanson
20044-6-0Hanson
20053-7-0Hanson
20067-4-0GardnerVictory Bowl lost to North Greenville University
20078-4-0GardnerVictory Bowl defeated Geneva College
20086-4-0GardnerVictory Bowl lost to Northwestern (MN)
20094-6-0Gardner
20103-7-0Hehman
20114-7-0Hehman
20121-9-0HehmanEntered GLIAC Play
20132-9-0Hehman
20141-10-0Hehman
20150-10-0Hehman
20163-8-0ThomasEntered GMAC Play
101-147-2All-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.[7]

Malone has won the following national honors:

  • NAIA
    • Men's national cross-country champions: 1972,2007,2008 and 2009 [8]
    • Men's national cross-country runner-up: 1973, 1980, 1989, and 2001[9]
    • Women's national cross-country champions: 1999[10]
    • Women's national cross-country runner-up: 1998[10]
  • NCCAA
    • Men's national track & field champions: 1973, 1989, 1991, and 2007[11][12]
    • Men's national cross-country champions (Division I): 1986-1992, 1994, 1995, 1997–2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006[13]
    • Women's national track & field champions: 1987-1989, 1999–2002, 2004, and 2005[14]
    • Women's national cross-country champions (Division I): 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997–1999, and 2004[15]

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[16] has been head of the program since 1999 and has held the position longer than any other volleyball coach at Malone.[17] 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.[18]
YearRecord (W-L-T)Head Coach
19752-6Kathi Booth
19768-7Cindy Jones
19777-6Darlene Young
19788-15Janet Lasater
19797-16Sharon Wellsby
19808-17Sharon Wellsby
198114-15Judy Hahn
198231-8Judy Hahn
198341-8Judy Hahn
198440-2Judy Hahn
198533-13Debbie Davidson
198616-24Debbie Davidson
19877-19Vera Shaver
198813-16Vera Shaver
198912-37Shawn Riley
19908-22Shawn Riley
199116-29Shawn Riley
199225-18Shawn Riley
199313-21Shawn Riley
199423-14Cherie Harsh (Parsons)
199515-22Cherie Parsons
199615-19Cherie Parsons
199715-18Cherie Parsons
199831-12Cherie Parsons
199929-11Tanya Hockman
200030-14Tanya Hockman
200141-8Tanya Hockman
200220-15Tanya Hockman
200328-9Tanya Hockman
200427-20Tanya Hockman
200516-21Tanya Hockman
200622-20Tanya Hockman
200723-18Tanya Hockman
200824-15Tanya Hockman
200931-10Tanya Hockman
699-544-4All-Time Record

References

  1. ↑ Looney, Josh (July 15, 2013). "Division II adds new conference, members". NCAA. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Great Midwest Athletic Conference Expands, GLIAC Contracts". Hero Sports. July 6, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ Malone College : Baseball Archived 2007-12-20 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Malone College : Malone College Alumni Baseball Game Archived 2008-04-15 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ College Football Data Warehouse Malone College Football 1993 results
  6. ↑ College Football Data Warehouse Malone Records by Conference
  7. ↑ Malone College : NAIA All-Americans Archived 2007-11-12 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Malone College : November 17, 2007 Archived May 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ Yearsitechampionpointsrunner-Uppoints Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  11. ↑ Welcome to the NCCAA: National Christian College Athletic Association
  12. ↑ Welcome to the NCCAA: National Christian College Athletic Association
  13. ↑ Welcome to the NCCAA: National Christian College Athletic Association
  14. ↑ Welcome to the NCCAA: National Christian College Athletic Association
  15. ↑ Welcome to the NCCAA: National Christian College Athletic Association
  16. ↑ Malone College : Tanya Hockman Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  17. ↑ Malone College : All-Time Year by Year Results Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  18. ↑ Malone College : Volleyball Archived 2007-10-22 at the Wayback Machine.
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