New coaching roles for Tina (Oprean) Ryee, Noah Schaub at Malone

Malone University has announced two changes regrding the leadership of its cross country and track and field programs.

Current head cross country and distance coach Tina (Oprean) Ryee has been named director of track and field and cross country. Noah Schaub has been elevated to men's cross country and distance coach and recruiting coordinator for cross country and track and field.

Longtime Malone coach Jack Hazan is also staying on as coach emeritus for both programs.

Ryee is entering her fifth season on the Pioneers' coaching staff. She became Malone's first NCAA Division II American during the 2013 cross country season and was a national qualifier in the 5,000-meter run in track. She won multiple all-conference awards in both sports."I am excited and honored to be moving into this position," Ryee said in a statement. "These programs carry a rich tradition, and my No. 1 goal is to honor that tradition while also implementing my own unique vision. The college experience can be so transformational for a student-athlete, and I feel so honored to be given such a position."

Schaub recently was a graduate assistant with the Pioneers' running programs. Prior to his coaching career, he ran at Bowling Green and Malone.

Schaub was a two-time All-Mid-American Conference selection at Bowling Green and won four individual Great Midwest Athletic Conference championships in track at Malone. He was named the 2021 G-MAC Track Athlete of the Year indoors and outdoors. He also was a 2021 NCAA Division II All-American after finishing fourth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. "Noah has played a pivotal role in our fall recruiting class, and has provided a great experience for our men's distance athletes," Ryee said. "I am incredibly excited that he has joined our staff full time and will be a part of this restructure. He brings so much value to the table, and I am confident the program and university will benefit from his creativity and enthusiasm."

G-MAC preseason football poll

(First-place votes in parenthesis)

1, Findlay (4) 56 points

2, Tiffin (3) 54

3, Ashland (2) 52

4, Ohio Dominican 45

5, Hillsdale 42

6, Northwood 22

7, Kentucky Wesleyan 21

8 (tie), Lake Erie 16

Walsh 16

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