Four former student-athletes were recently selected to the 29th annual class of the Malone University Athletics Hall of Fame and will be officially inducted at a banquet on the University's campus on Saturday, February 8, 2014 (in the Johnson Center – dinner at 5:30 p.m., program at 7:00 p.m.).  The inductees will also be recognized at halftime of the Malone vs. Ashland University men's basketball game in Osborne Hall.

The newest Hall of Fame inductees include Dave Drummond ('93, men's tennis), Christian Silveira ('02, football), Amy Stefansic ('02, women's basketball) and Megan (Young) Grafton ('01, women's soccer).  With the addition of the four newest members, the current total of inductees now stands at 110.

Established in 1985, the Malone University Athletics Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves in athletics while at the University. To qualify, athlete inductees must be graduates of Malone, must have graduated at least ten years prior to selection, must exemplify the highest ideals of intercollegiate athletics, and must have earned two letters in one or more sports. As a coach, they must have served the University athletics department five or more years (current coaches ten or more years). In 2007, a provision was established to allow athletics administrators or other support personnel to become eligible, with a minimum of 10 years of athletics service to the University.

Dave Drummond, a 1993 Malone graduate (Math/Pre-Med), was a three-year letterman on the Pioneer men's tennis team. He is also a 1989 graduate of Canton South High School.

As a freshman, Drummond compiled a 17-4 record in singles and a 19-3 mark in doubles and won the NAIA District 22 Doubles Tournament with partner Tom Pukys.  His best doubles win was with Pukys in the 1990 District Tournament Finals when they defeated the #12 ranked team in the country from Cedarville (an undefeated team that had defeated Malone fairly convincingly earlier in the season) 6-3, 7-6 to qualify for nationals. Having qualified for the NAIA National Championships in both singles and doubles that year, he lost a first-round contest in singles and made it to the second round of doubles play.  Drummond then transferred to the University of Arizona and then to the University of Akron, where he was a top three player but had to redshirt for his sophomore year. He returned to Malone and amassed a staggering 28-1 record in singles as a junior (a single-season school record that was the best record in the country of any individual player that year) and a 26-1 mark in doubles.  Again having qualified for both singles and doubles at nationals, he suffered his first losses of the season -- in the third round of singles and the second round of doubles at the national tournament. As a junior, he earned both Volvo Academic All-American and NAIA Academic All-American honors.  Also during his junior year, he won the NAIA District 22 Singles Championships and Doubles Championships (with Touby McCammon), and was named the NAIA District 22 Player of the Year. As a senior, Drummond again qualified for the NAIA National Championships by winning the NAIA District 22 doubles tournament with Touby McCammon.  He made it the third round in singles and the second round in doubles. Drummond finished his senior season with a 23-5 record in singles and 24-4 record in doubles.  His career record was an impressive 68-10 in singles and 69-8 in doubles. Overall, his best singles win was in the NAIA National Championships for the 1993 season when he defeated the #9 ranked player in the country 7-6, 6-3 in the first round. His year-end NAIA National Ranking was 41st that year. In addition, he earned First Team All-District 22 Singles and Doubles all three years and he was a two-time NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete recipient.

Drummond is a financial advisor and owner of Drummond Financial Solutions and is also a tennis instructor at the Hall of Fame Fitness Center in Canton.  He and his wife, Sandy (Peshko), who is a 1995 Malone graduate, and their children, Olivia (16) and Dawson (14), reside in Hartville.

Christian Silveira, a 2002 Malone graduate (History), was a three-year letterman on the Pioneer football team at the linebacker position. He is also a 1995 graduate of West Allegheny (PA) High School.

During his three seasons on the Pioneer squad, Silveira was the leading tackler on the team, having totaled 106 tackles in 1997, 130 tackles in 1998 and 92 tackles in 1999.  His 328 career tackles still ranks tied for third-most in school history and his 130 tackles during his junior season is currently second all-time for a single season at Malone.  For his career, he recorded 39 career tackles for losses, eight sacks, 10 forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. His five interceptions during his junior campaign still ranks tied for second all-time for a single season in program history and his career interception total (10) is currently third all-time at Malone.  His accomplishments did not go unnoticed as he was a Second Team All-MSFA League selection as a sophomore, a First Team All-MSFA and Second Team NAIA All-American as a junior, and a First Team All-MSFA and Second Team NAIA All-American as a senior.  In addition, he earned the MSFA Defensive Player of the Week honor during his junior season. He is still one of only six Malone football players to earn the NAIA All-America honor. Silveira helped lead Malone to a 1998 MSFA Mideast League championship and an NAIA first round playoff appearance.

Silveira is the Director of Sales for OnDemand Energy Solutions, a consulting firm in Moon, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Joanna (Norcom), who is a 2001 Malone graduate, and their children, Eden (7), Joshua (5), Josiah (3) and Caleb (18 months), reside in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

Amy Stefansic, a 2002 Malone graduate (Physical Education), was a four-year letter winner on the Pioneer women's basketball team. She also is a 1998 graduate of Ravenna High School.

Stefansic, who played at the small forward spot, became the first NAIA All-American in the program's history when she earned the Third Team honor as a senior (2001-2002 season) and she is only one of two women's basketball players to earn the NAIA All-America accolade (Nikki Parson – 2005-06 and 2006-07; in addition Gloria Blanks earned the AIAW All-America honor in 1981-82). Stefansic is still currently ninth on Malone's all-time scoring list with 1,355 points and she has a career per game average of 11.8 points. She also has an impressive 53.5% career field goal percentage.  Stefansic was dominant in rebounding as well and stills ranks fourth all-time at Malone with 914 rebounds for an average of 7.9 per contest. She was voted to the First Team All AMC as both a junior and senior and earned the NCCAA First Team All-America honor for those two seasons as well. The team's most valuable player as a senior, Stefansic was a two-time NCCAA Scholar Athlete and a one-time NAIA Scholar Athlete winner. As a junior, she helped lead Malone to a sixth-place finish at the NCCAA National Tournament and, as a senior, paced the Pioneers to their only NAIA National Tournament appearance to date. In addition, the team compiled an impressive 81-36 overall record during her career.

Stefansic, who earned a Master's degree in Business and Sport Management at Columbia Southern University (AL) in 2011, is a Physical Education teacher at Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati.  She resides in Mason, Ohio.

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 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. In addition, she 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.