Nazareth University

Jake Kemp, member of Nazareth College's men's volleyball team, is named a United Volleyball Conference co-Rookie of the Year. Kemp has excelled as a setter for the Golden Flyers this season as he amassed 872 assists (8.30 per set); he also had 128 digs and 34 blocks. Lastly, Kemp led the conference with a .324 hitting percentage, which ranks him third nationally.

Michael Cuciti, member of Nazareth College's men's lacrosse team, is the Empire 8 Goalie of the Week for the period ending April 12. Cuciti had a career-high 12 saves in a 15-10 loss to Rochester Institute of Technology. He added nine saves of a 9-6 Empire 8 Conference win over Ithaca.

Brandon Vuolo, member of Nazareth College's men's track and field team, is the Empire 8 Field Athlete of the Week for the period ending April 12. Vuolo set a school record in winning the discuss throw with a heave of 40.61 meters (133 feet, 3 inches). He also equaled his own school record by placing second in the shot put with a distance of 13.76 meters (45 feet, 1 3/4 inches).

Carly Gates, member of the women's lacrosse team, is one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending April 20. Gates scored four goals for Nazareth as the Golden Flyers won 19-8 at Hartwick to improve to 10-3 overall and 5-1 in conference play. Gates also added three ground balls, three caused turnovers and five draw controls as the Golden Flyers remain tied for first place in the E8 standings.

Matt Battaglia, member of the men's track and field team, is one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending April 20. Battaglia ran a person-best time of 1:56.51 to win the 800-meter run at the Empire 8 Conference Track and Field Championships. He was also part of the winning 4 x 400-meter relay that posted a time of 3:23.55.

Brooke Sullivan, member of the women's lacrosse team, is one of Nazareth College's Scholar-Athletes for the month of March. Sullivan helped the Golden Flyers to a 7-2 overall record this season, including a 2-0 mark in Empire 8 Conference games. She leads the team with 27 points on 18 goals and nine assists.

Chris Mahan, member of Nazareth College's men's volleyball team, is named to the second team 2015 All-American team that was selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Mahan posted a .336 hitting percentage on the strength of 174 kills. He is also ranked second for Nazareth and 25th nationally with 1.01 blocks per set.

Haley DeVona, member of the women's lacrosse team, is one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending April 6. DeVona totaled a career-best seven points on five goals and two assists against Elmira.

Maurice Mills and Dan Morse, member of Nazareth College's men's basketball team, are honored with Empire 8 Conference honors. Mills is recognized on the Empire 8 Conference men's basketball all-star team. Morse is Nazareth's representative as Empire 8 Sportsman of the Year.

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.