Hall of Fame
Nik Schweikert is a 2010 Malone University graduate who competed for the cross country and track & field teams for the Pioneers. He enters the Malone University Athletics Hall of Fame as a seven-time team national champion, eight-time All-American and three school records.
Schweikert helped lead Malone to NAIA cross country national titles in 2007 and 2008 and NCCAA national championships in all four fall seasons from 2005 to 2008. In track & field, he was a part of the 2007 Outdoor Track & Field NCCAA national championship squad as well.
In his senior year at Malone, Schweikert won four All-American awards in total. He was second in the 2008 NAIA national championship meet individually with a time of 24:03, a mark that is tied for fourth in program history to this day. He was also All-American in the Indoor 5,000-meter run, Outdoor 5,000-meter run and Outdoor 10,000-meter run during the 2009 track & field seasons. Earlier in his career, Schweikert was NAIA All-American in cross country in 2007, a member of the NCCAA National Champion 4x800-meter relay team in 2007 and NCCAA All-American in cross country in 2005 and 2006.
Along with his fourth-fastest 8k time in Malone's cross country program's history, Schweikert is also a holder of three school records in track & field. He holds the best mark for the Pioneers in the Indoor 5,000-meter run at 14:06.43 and is a part of the school record 4x800-meter relay teams for both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
His success at the national level came from dominance at the conference level. The Pioneers won four consecutive American Mideast Conference titles in cross country during his tenure and an AMC Outdoor Track & Field title in 2008. He was the AMC champion in the 5,000-meter run in 2009 and a two-time AMC Cross country individual champion in 2005 and 2008.
Schweikert's efforts on the race course were backed up by incredible work in the classroom. He was named an NAIA Scholar Athlete in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and was an NCCAA Scholar Athlete in 2007.
