Malone University Athletics

Rich Hlaudy, a 1989 graduate of Warren Howland High School, was a member of the Malone track & field teams from 1991-1994. He was elected into the Hall of Fame via the Legacy category which recognizes athletes who graduated 25 or more years prior to induction.
 
A pole vaulting specialist, Hlaudy qualified for the Indoor National Championship in his freshman, sophomore, and senior seasons and reached the Outdoor National Championship in all four years of his career. After narrowly missing out on achieving All-American status during his junior season, Hlaudy finally made his breakthrough during the 1994 campaign.
 
At the 1994 Indoor National Championships, Hlaudy cleared 16'0 to earn a sixth-place finish and his first career All-American award, just the fourth-ever by a Malone pole vaulter.
 
During the outdoor season, Hlaudy won the District Title and then placed fourth at the National Championship meet, vaulting a personal best 16'5.5" to capture his second All-American honor.
 
As of 2019, Hlaudy retains the third-highest indoor pole vault mark (16'0), just one foot below former National Champion and Malone Hall of Famer Brian  Kelly. He also ranks third all-time in the outdoor pole vault, trailing only Kelly and Olympic Gold Medalist Tim Mack. Hlaudy's total score of 6,489 in the decathlon event during the 1993 season also ranks fourth all-time.
 
Hlaudy graduated from Malone in 1994 with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. He later earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh Law School in 2001. He currently works as an Administrative Law Judge in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Rich and his wife Jeanette reside in Sioux Falls with their four-year old daughter Alessandra.