Malone joined the G-MAC after four seasons in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) from 2012–13 to 2015–16.

Malone joined the GLIAC and Division II in the 2011–12 season (as an independent in its provisional status) and completed the NCAA Division II membership process in July 2013 after having previously competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA); mostly known for its tenure with the now-defunct American Mideast Conference from 1965–66 to 1988–89, and from 1993–94 to 2010–11.

During the 2016 and 2017 seasons, the team also held a few home games at Schoonover Stadium on the campus of Kent State University.

During Starcher's tenure as head coach, the program experienced 19 winning seasons and 12 conference or district titles.

He is also the only Malone track and field athlete to win back-to-back national titles in a single event (1989 and 1990 200 meter dash).

Christopher Sinick is the most decorated male athlete, with a total of 11 All-American awards in both cross country and track.