Hall of Fame
Tony Migliozzi is a 2014 graduate and has a very decorated running career both at Malone and as a professional. As a Pioneer, he competed on the cross country and track and field teams from 2008-2013.
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Migliozzi was a member of the NAIA National Championship teams in 2008 and 2009 and was an NCCAA National Champion in 2008, 2009 and 2011. He was a part of the final three American Mideast Conference Championships in 2008 through 2010 prior to the institution beginning the transition to NCAA Division II.
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In 2009, Migliozzi placed fourth on the individual leaderboard at the NCCAA National Championship event to earn NCCAA All-American honors and he was All-AMC Second Team that year. He followed that up with a fourth-place finish to become First Team All-AMC in 2010 and broke out in the 2011 season.
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Migliozzi was the Ohio Independent Champion and NCCAA National Champion as an individual and was a three-time NCCAA National Athlete of the Week in that season. He spearheaded a return to form for the cross country program at the NCCAA National Championships with a 1-4-5-7-8 finish for the team.
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In track and field, Migliozzi was a member of the 2010 team that won both the AMC championship and NCCAA National Championship. He was victorious in the 10,000-meter race to earn First Team All-AMC honors. In 2011, Migliozzi would run a two-hour, 28 minute time in the marathon at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships to earn his first NAIA All-American award. Along with being coached by Jack Hazen, he also fell under the tutelage of Matt Reneker while at Malone and owes his success to their teachings.
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After graduation, Migliozzi continued to compete and made the 50k World Championships in Qatar in 2015 and 2016. He was the USA Track and Field 2016 ultra-runner of the year and USA Track and Field athlete of the week on November 7, 2016. Migliozzi made the Olympic Trials in 2016 with a personal best marathon of 2:16:44. He was the first American to win the Akron Marathon and set the indoor marathon world record at the historic Armory indoor track in New York.
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Migliozzi currently resides in Canal Fulton where he is a logistics coordinator for Loop Xpress INC. He estimates to have run over 100,000 miles in his lifetime and earlier this year finished seventh in the Cleveland Marathon.