April 23, 2008

Malone Hires Leta (Huntington) Gramlich As New Women's Soccer Coach

Leta (Huntington) Gramlich was named the new Malone College women’s soccer head coach, the College’s Athletic Director Hal Smith announced today.  Gramlich takes over for two-year head coach Kelly Gray.

Gramlich, a 2004 Magna Cum Laude Malone College graduate, was a four-year starter for Pioneer women’s soccer.  She was part of a team that posted an impressive 66-19-7 overall record and a 32-5-4 conference record during her four years.  She also lifted her teams to a pair of conference titles (‘01, ‘02), one NAIA Region championship (’03) and an NCCAA national championship (’02).

Gramlich posted 57 goals and 33 assists and earned numerous postseason honors including NAIA All-America Honorable Mention (’03), NCCAA All-American (’02, ’03), NSCAA All-American (’03), NAIA Region IX First Team (’02, ’03) and All AMC South Team (’02, ’03).  She was also a two-time All-America Scholar Athlete for both the NAIA and the NCCAA. 

Gramlich served as the head women’s soccer coach at Geneva College in Beaver Falls , Pennsylvania for two years (2005-07) and is currently a middle school mathematics teacher at Canton Country Day School , where she is also a soccer coach and track coach.  She earned her Level D Coaching License from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in 2005. 

“We’re happy to have somebody of Leta’s experience,” said Malone Athletic Director Hal Smith.  “Leta played her soccer at Malone and was one of our students.  We’re anxious to see her restore the program to what it was when she was here.”

Gramlich is equally as thrilled to be coming back to Malone.  “I’m excited to be at my alma mater coaching women’s soccer,” said Gramlich.  “The opportunity presents itself to combine my experiences while an athlete at Malone with my coaching experiences outside of Malone.  My first year will be challenging but I look forward to taking the necessary steps to building a strong, competitive program.”

Gramlich and her husband, David, a ’05 Malone graduate, four-year member of Malone cross country and track & field and also current Help Desk Analyst at Malone College, reside in North Canton.
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