The 2013 season marks Jack Maloney's second with the Stags. He joined the Fairfield University cross country program in 2012, bringing with him more than 30 years of coaching experience.
Maloney spent three years as an assistant coach for the track and field program at Fordham University. Prior to his arrival at Fordham, Maloney spent more than 25 years at Southern Connecticut State University, including 11 as the men's head coach. During that time, he led the Owls to 14 consecutive Northeast-10 Conference track and field championships - seven indoors and seven outdoors.
After serving as an assistant coach at SCSU for 17 seasons, Maloney succeeded Wil Wright in 1998 as head coach. He was named both Northeast Region Coach of the Year and Northeast-10 Conference Coach of the Year on 12 occasions. He coached a total of 76 All-Americans, including 60 as head coach. Furthermore, 16 school records were broken during Maloney's tenure as head coach. The Owls placed in the top-10 at the New England Championships a total of 14 times (seven times indoor and seven times outdoor), including five top-three finishes at the Indoor Championships.
During the 2008-09 cross country season, SCSU was nationally ranked throughout the entire season and finished third at the NCAA Regionals. The Owls then maintained their reign of dominance during track season, as they won both the Northeast-10 Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships that year. Maloney was named as Conference Coach of the Year during both the indoor and outdoor seasons, while also taking home United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) Northeast Region Coach of the Year accolades during both campaigns. On the team front, the Owls placed as high as 10th at the NCAA Championships under Maloney - with that coming outdoors in 2001.
During his time as an assistant coach, Maloney coached 16 All-Americans and was named the Division II New England Coach of the Year in 1988. He remains the only coach ever selected to that honor while in an assistant coach capacity.
