Coaching Staff

Head Coach - Leta Gramlich
Office: 330-471-8597
Email: lgramlich@malone.edu
 
Leta Gramlich enters her first season as the head coach of the Pioneers.  Prior to coaching at Malone, Leta was the head women’s coach at Geneva College (PA) from 2005-2007.  During her two years there the team finished in the middle of the conference and grew in size.  She also helped the team transition from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.  More recently Gramlich taught middle school math at Canton Country Day School in Canton, Ohio.  Preceding her position at Geneva, Gramlich spent one year teaching high school math at Cuyahoga Falls High School.

Gramlich played center midfield for the Malone Pioneers from 2000-2003.  She was a four-year starter and two-year captain.  She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Malone in 2004 with a BA in Mathematics. Leta 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), the programs first ever appearance in the NAIA National Tournament (’03) and an NCCAA national championship (’02). Gramlich earned numerous postseason honors including NAIA All-America Honorable Mention (’03), NCCAA All-American (’02, ’03), NSCAA All-American (’03), OCSA Player of the year (’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. She earned her Level D Coaching License from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in 2005. 

 
Assistant Coach - Jessica Zettler
Office: 330-471-8597
Email: jzettler@malone.edu
 

Jessica Zettler enters her first season as the assistant coach for the Pioneers.  Prior to coaching at Malone, Jessica was a talented defender and played on the first and only Malone team to qualify to the NAIA National Tournament.  After graduation in December of 2007, Jessica was a long-term substitute at North Canton Middle school and now is an ISGI for the sixth grade at North Canton Middle school.

Jessica played defense for the Malone Pioneers from 2003-2006 and was a four-year starter.  She graduated from Malone in 2007 with a BA in Integrated Language Arts.  Jess was part of a team that posted a 55-22-11 overall record and an 18-7-5 conference record during her four years.  She helped her teams to a pair of NAIA Regional Final Four appearances (’04, ’06), one NCCAA Regional Championship with a 4th place finish in the NCCAA National Tournament (’05), one NAIA Regional championship (’03), and the programs first ever appearance in the NAIA National Tournament (’03). 

 

 

 

 
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