Nazareth University

Brandon Lane is the Eastern College Athletic Conference West Goalie of the Week for the period ending February 21. Lane made a career-high 27 goals to enable the Golden Flyers to gain a 1-1 tie with conference rival Utica. Don Olivieri is a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference West Honor Roll after scoring Nazareth's lone goal against Utica.

Members of Nazareth College's women's basketball team earns athletic honors for the Empire 8 Conference. Veronica Peck is named to the Empire 8 Conference all-star team for women's basketball with teammate Lindsey Kelly. Melissa Reeves is Nazareth's representative as Empire 8 Sportswoman of the Year.

Members of Nazareth College's track and field team earns athletic honors for the Empire 8 Conference. Nick LaBarbera is the Empire 8 Track Athlete of the Week, Brandon Vuolo is the Empire 8 Field Athlete of the Week and Taylor Pierson is the women's Field Athlete of the Week.

Ashley Kirch, member of Nazareth College's women's lacrosse team, is the Empire 8 Conference Goalie of the Week for the period ending March 29. Kirch helped the Golden Flyers to a pair of conference victories as she totaled 11 saves in two games. She has started all nine games in goal for the Golden Flyers and has 62 saves and a .456 save percentage.

Tim Zyburt, member of Nazareth College's men's volleyball team, is the United Volleyball Conference co-Player of the Week for the period ending March 29. Zyburt had a .446 hitting percentage (33-4-65) in two matches, which included a match-high of 19 kills and a .515 hitting percentage in a win over NYU. He had 14 kills, seven digs and three blocks in a win over MIT.

Kate Rothrock, member of the women's lacrosse team, is one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending March 30. Rothrock helped Nazareth improve to 7-2 overall as she tallied 10 points on four goals and six assists in three games.

Troy Haefele, member of the men's lacrosse team, is one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending March 30. Haefele helped the Golden Flyers to a pair of Empire 8 Conference wins as he totaled 14 points on 10 goals and four assists. He also reached career goal No. 100 during these games.

Luis Rivera, member of the men's track and field team, is one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending March 16. Rivera is also the Empire 8 Field Athlete of the Week for the period ending March 8 as well as the Empire 8 Co-Field Athlete of the Year. Lastly, he earned All-American honors in weight throw at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Maurice Mills, member of the men's basketball team, is named to the All-East Region team by D3hoops.com. Mills finished second in the Empire 8 Conference in both scoring (18.5 ppg) and rebounding (10.5 per game) while leading the league in blocked shots at 2.2 per game.

Jamie Martin, member of the women's lacrosse team, is one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending March 23. Martin scored six goals for the Golden Flyers in three games, one of which was the game-winning goal with :01 left.

Nick LaBarbera, member of the men's track and field team, is one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending March 2. He was named Rookie of the Meet after posting a record-breaking time of 1:05.58 to win the 500-meter dash at the NYSCTC Championships at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Luke Wooters, member of the men's lacrosse team, is one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending March 23. Wooters is also the Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week for the period ending March 22. He helped the Golden Flyers to three non-conference victories as he totaled 15 points on 10 goals and five assists.

Sophie Rhoades, member of Nazareth College's softball team, is one of the College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending March 16. Rhoades helped the Golden Flyers to a 6-4 start and a current five-game winning streak by batting .484 in 10 games during spring break. She also had three extra-base hits, five RBIs and a .581 slugging percentage.

Mitch Ford, member of the men's basketball team, and Cameron Hess, member of the women's swimming and diving team, are Nazareth College's scholar-athletes for the month of February. They have both excelled in their respective sports and in the classroom.

Haley DeVona, member of the women's lacrosse team, is one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending March 9 and is the Empire 8 Conference Women's Lacrosse Player of the Week for the period ending March 8. DeVona scored four goals in her first collegiate game, which included the game-winning goal with :20 left in overtime.

Nicole Bayona, member of Nazareth College's softball team, is the Empire 8 Conference Pitcher of the Week for the period ending March 8. Bayona made five pitching appearances during spring break and compiled a 3-1 record while allowing just one earned run over 28 innings.

Lindsey Kelly, member of the women's basketball team, is named to the all-east region team as a first-team selection by D3hoops.com. She was among the Empire 8 Conference leaders in both scoring (15.2 ppg) and rebounding (10.2 rpg) this season.

Mitch Ford, member of the men's basketball team, is recognized on the D3hoops.com all-east region team as a second-team selection. Ford, member of Nazareth College's men's basketball team, led the Empire 8 Conference with a 21.4 points per game scoring average while also averaging 9.5 rebounds, shooting 49.7% from the field, and shooting 73.4% from the free throw line.

Oliver Janzen, member of the men's ice hockey team, is the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) West Rookie of the Week for the period ending February 8. Janzen assisted the game-tying goal and then scored the tying and game-winning goals against Manhattanville.

Hannah Brackley, member of the women's track and field team, is one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending February 16.

Cameron Hess, member of the women's swimming and diving team, is one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending February 23.

Ben Blasko, member of the men's ice hockey team, is the Eastern Athletic West Conference (ECAC) Player of the Week for the period ending February 8. He is also a member of the ECAC West first-team all-conference. Blasko has played in all 25 games for the Golden Flyers this season and a league-high 24 assists.

Mitch Ford, member of the men's basketball team, is one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the periods ending February 9 and 23. Ford is also the Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week for the periods ending February 9 and 23. Lastly, Ford is part of the Empire 8 men's basketball all-star team.

Michaela Gildemeyer, member of the women's track and field team, is one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending March 2. She repeated as champion in the 800-meter run with a personal-best indoor time of 2:18.21. Gildemeyer also helped Nazareth post a school-record time of 4:03.62 to place second in the 4 x 400-meter relay.

Jake Kemp, member of Nazareth College's men's volleyball team, is the United Volleyball Conference Rookie of the Week for the periods ending February 8 and 22. In early February, Kemp helped the Golden Flyers at the Golden Flyer Invitational as he amassed 97 assists along with five kills, three aces, 13 digs, and three blocks. A few weeks later, he totaled 48 assists during a pair of non-conference victories for the Flyers.

Lindsey Kelly, member of the women's basketball team, is one of Nazareth College's scholar-athletes for the month of January and one of the Athletes of the Week for the week ending February 2. Kelly is also honored by being picked for the Empire 8 Conference all-star team for women's basketball and is the Empire 8 Player of the week for the period ending February 9.

Ed Zdolshek, member of the men's ice hockey team, is the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) West Goalie of the Week for the period ending January 31. Nazareth College also honored Zdolshek as one of the College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending February 2. He totaled 33 saves in two games against Elmira. Overall, Zdolshek has made 15 appearances in 2015 and has 458 saves for a 2.51 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage.

Tim Zyburt, member of the men's volleyball team, is the United Volleyball Conference Player of the Week for the period ending February 1. Zyburt helped the Golden Flyers as they won three matches at the Thiel Invitational. He totaled 31 kills on 60 swings for a .417 hitting percentage as well as had 17 digs and nine blocks.

Tom Sippie, member of the men's indoor track and field team, is the Empire 8 Conference Track Athlete of the Week for the periods ending January 18, January 31, and February 8. Sippie is also one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending January 26.

Luis Rivera, member of the men's indoor track and field team, is the Empire 8 Field Athlete of the Week for the period ending January 18 and one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending February 16. Rivera broke his own school record for the second time this season in the 35-pound weight throw with a second-place finish at RIT. His toss of 17.62 meters (57 feet, 9 3/4 inches) ranks seventh nationally and surpasses his previous best throw by more than a foot.