General | 6/30/2026 12:00:00 PM

TRAFFORD, PA. (pacathletics.org) - The Presidents' Athletic Conference named Molly Malachow to its Assistant Director internship position through the NCAA Pathway to Excellence Grant program.

The 20-month internship will run throughout the 2026-27 and 2027-28 academic years. Malachow will start her tenure with the PAC on August 1.

"We are very excited to have Molly join our PAC leadership team," said PAC Commissioner Joe Onderko. "Her experience, both as a coach in our league and as a SAAC advisor and member, helped her to stand out from an impressive candidate pool. Her talent and ability will be welcomed as the PAC hosts five NCAA Division III national championships in the next two years."

In her role as assistant director, Malachow will be primarily involved with the administration of the five NCAA Division III Championships the PAC will co-host with SportsPITTSBURGH over the next two years. The first two championship events will be in the 2026-27 year and both will be held at Duquesne University's UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, beginning with the Division III Women's Volleyball Championship in the Fall of 2026. Then in March of 2027, the Division III Men's Basketball Final Four will be held at Duquesne for the first of a two-year residency.

The PAC and SportsPITTSBURGH will host a trio of national championships in Pittsburgh in the 2027-28 year, with one in each season. To close out the fall, the Division III Men's and Women's Soccer National Championships will be played at Highmark Stadium in downtown Pittsburgh. Following that, two championships will again be held at Duquesne: the second year of the DIII Men's Basketball Final Four in March before the Division III Men's Volleyball National Championship takes the court at Cooper Fieldhouse in April, 2028.

In addition to her work with NCAA Championships, Malachow will be involved in all aspects of the PAC's operations and administration. Malachow will also work with the PAC's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).  

Malachow joins the conference office following a two-year stint as an assistant women's soccer coach at PAC member Hiram College. In her second season on the sideline in 2025, she helped the Terriers win five games, their highest win total since 2015.

Malachow held other responsibilities while at Hiram, including serving as the SAAC Advisor, assistant director of intramurals and assisting with game day management.

Before starting her career in athletics, Malachow was a four-year member of the women's soccer program at Penn State Behrend and was on the Lions' Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) championship teams in 2021 and 2023.

Also while at Behrend, Malachow was a member of the national NCAA Division III SAAC from 2023-25 where she gained experienced in advocating for student-athlete well-being, fostered community engagement, and represented athletes' interests at the national level.

Malachow graduated from Penn State Behrend in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in history and earned a master's degree in sports management from Hiram in May of 2026. A Pittsburgh native, Malachow graduated from Shaler High School where she was a three-time team MVP and a two-time BIG 56 Honorable Mention selection on the pitch.