Malone University Athletics

Megan (Young) Grafton, a 2001 Malone graduate (Elementary Education)), was a four-year letter winner on the Pioneer women's soccer team. She is also a 1997 graduate of Southeast High School.

A forward who switched to a defender for her final season at Malone, Young was a dominant scorer as a freshman and sophomore and tallied an impressive team-best 20 goals as a freshman, which still ranks tied for fourth-most in a season in program history. In only her fourth collegiate game, she scored four goals in that contest, a mark that is still second-most in a game (tied with several others) in team history. Six days later, she scored four goals again in another contest, making her one of only two players in program history to score four or more goals in a game twice (Julie Herbst did it three times; 5,4,4). 

As a sophomore, Young again led the team in total points (29) with 13 goals and three assists. She then scored nine goals in each of her junior and senior seasons, with that last year's tally coming from a defender position. Having played in 86 career games, Young still currently ranks second at Malone in career goals scored with 51 and tied for fourth in career assists with 24. 

Young ranks fifth in total points in a season with 46 and second in total points for a career with 126. During her four seasons, Malone posted a 52-29-5 overall record, including an 18-3-1 mark during her senior season. As a senior, Young helped lead Malone to an AMC championship and, as a junior, was a member of a Pioneer team that placed fifth at the NCCAA national tournament. In her final season, she was named First Team All AMC, First Team NAIA Region IX and NAIA All-America Honorable Mention. She was also a three-time NCCAA All-East Region recipient and a three-time NCCAA All-American (First Team; Second Team twice). 

Young was also a four-year member of the Malone track & field team competing in the sprints and javelin and was an NCCAA national champion in the javelin. She is currently a seventh-grade science teacher at Massillon Junior High School. She and her husband, Michael, reside in Canton.