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Maggie Malone-Hardin joined the Nebraska track and field coaching staff as a volunteer assistant in 2022-23, assisting in coaching the throws.
In 2024, Husker throwers continued to excel on the conference and national level, earning five First-Team All-America honors, crowning three Big Ten Champions, breaking three school records and hitting 23 all-time marks. Rhema Otabor highlighted the season, winning her second-straight NCAA title in the javelin with a mark that is the collegiate record, NCAA meet record and Bahamian record. Axelina Johansson took third in the outdoor shot put, Eniko Sara finished fifth in the javelin, Kevin Shubert placed eighth in the outdoor shot put and Henry Zimmerman finished seventh in the weight throw at the NCAA Championship meets.
During her first season, Malone-Hardin helped coach a historic season for Nebraska throwers, with Axelina Johansson (shot put) and Rhema Otabor (javelin) capturing NCAA outdoor titles. Husker throwers accomplished five school records, 25 total top-ten marks, eight conference titles and 13 All-America honors throughout the season.
Malone-Hardin began her coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Texas A&M, where she spent her final two collegiate seasons. The Nebraska-native began her career with the Huskers in 2013, placing third in the javelin at the Big Ten Championships and 10th at the NCAA Championships. Malone-Hardin improved the next season to win the 2014 Big Ten Championships and place fourth at NCAAs.
Before the 2015 season, she transferred to Texas A&M. The four-time All-American finished fourth at the 2015 SEC Championships and ninth at NCAAs. Malone-Hardin took off during the 2016 season, capturing the SEC title and the NCAA title in a collegiate record mark. She went on to win the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, becoming the first athlete in American history to win the collegiate and national title in the same year.
As a three-time Olympian, Malone-Hardin placed 25th at the 2016 Olympic Games and was named a finalist in the 2021 Olympics, taking 10th. She earned a spot at the World Championships Qualifier in 2022 and 2023 and currently ranks second all-time for marks thrown in the country.
A native of Geneva, Neb., Malone-Hardin graduated from Texas A&M in 2016 before pursuing a master's degree in marketing.