Malone University Athletics

Brian Finney, a 1998 graduate of Triway High School, competed four years on the track & field team in the sprints, hurdles, indoor pentathlon, and outdoor decathlon and established himself as one of the best multi-eventers in program history, becoming a four-time NAIA All-American.
 
Finney qualified for the NAIA Indoor and Outdoor National Championships a total of 10 times during his outstanding career. After narrowly missing out on reaching All-American status twice during his sophomore season by finishing ninth in the 2000 indoor pentathlon and eighth in the outdoor decathlon, Finney would realize the accomplishment in his junior season.
 
At the 2001 NAIA Indoor National Championships, Finney placed sixth in the Pentathlon to earn his first All-American award. He then repeated the honor in the Outdoor meet, placing fifth in the Decathlon with 6399 points. 
 
During the 2002 campaign, Finney finished 10th in the pentathlon, but pocketed two All-American distinctions in his final collegiate meet at the Outdoor Nationals, placing sixth in the 110-hurdles (14.42) and third in the decathlon with 6836 points. In addition to being a four-time NAIA All-American, Finney was the 2001 AMC Athlete of the Meet and a multiple time NCCAA Champion in the 110 hurdles and the decathlon.
 
To this day, Finney remains the school record holder in the pentathlon (3559) and he ranks second in the decathlon (6836), trailing only Hall of Famer Mark McClure by just 27 points. Finney also stands among the top-10 in the 55-meter hurdles (7.59, 2nd), 110 hurdles (14.14, 2nd), 60 hurdles (8.22, 4th), 55 meters (6.59, 7th), 400 hurdles (54.86, 9th), indoor long jump (21'6.5", 9th), and indoor triple jump (40'11.5", 9th).
 
Finney graduated from Malone in 2002 with a Bachelor's Degree in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and later earned his Master's in Education from the University of Akron in 2008. He is currently a teacher at Tusky Valley High School. Brian is married to Tanya (McQueen), a 2018 Malone Athletics Inductee. The two live in Navarre, Ohio with their four children: Zane (9), Piper (7), Cortland (4) and Brock (2).