Nazareth University

Drew Simoneau, member of the men's lacrosse team, has earned the titles of Athlete of the week for Nazareth College and Empire 8 Athlete of the Week. Simoneau helped the Golden Flyers to E8 wins over both Alfred and Elmira. He dominated face-offs, winning 35 of 44 in the two games and scooping up 32 ground balls. He has won 68% of his draws this season (152 for 244) and has 121 ground balls.

Jake Lafaver has been named Empire 8 Indoor Track Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row. He won the 800-meter title at the E8 Conference meet in February with a winning time of 1:58.92. He improved upon that time with a clocking of 1:55.53 for a third-place finish at the NYSCTC Championships at St. Lawrence. He lowered his time even further with a 1:53.69 post to win the ECAC Championship March 7.

Tara Prosak, member of the women's lacrosse team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending March 24. Prosak totaled 19 saves in goal for the Golden Flyers in a pair of one-goal non-conference defeats last week. She had 8 saves in a 6-5 home-field loss to RIT last Wednesday, then amassed 11 saves in a 7-6 loss at the University of Rochester last Saturday.

Brandon Vuolo, member of the men's track and field team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending March 24. Vuolo broke a pair of school records over the weekend as Nazareth opened its outdoor track and field season at the Washington and Lee Carnival. Vuolo placed eighth in the shot put with a toss of 13.19 meters (43 feet, 3 1/4 inches) and ninth in the discus with a distance of 38.31 meters (125 feet, 8 inches).

Luke Wooters, member of the men's lacrosse team, has been named Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week for the period ending March 9. Wooters scored five goals and added four assists as Nazareth split a pair of non-conference games last week. He had three goals and one assist in a 16-11 win over Hamilton last Wednesday and then contributed two goals and three assists in a 10-9 loss to St. Lawrence Saturday.

Taylor Pierson, member of the women's track and field team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending March 17. Pierson earned All-American honors for the Golden Flyers with a fifth-place finish in the long jump competition at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan. Pierson jumped 5.55 meters (18 feet, 2 1/2 inches) on her first attempt to become Nazareth's first female indoor track and field All-American.

Sophia Rhoades, member of the women's softball team, has been named Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week for the period ending March 16. Rhoades got off to a great offensive start to the 2014 season as she batted .462 over 10 games during the Golden Flyers' spring break excursion to Florida. She went 12-for-26 with three doubles, a triple and 12 runs batted in as Nazareth went 3-7. She also had a slugging percentage of .654.

Michaela Gildemeyer, member of the women's track and field team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending March 3. Gildemeyer ran a career-best indoor time of 2:20.15 to win the 800-meter run at the NYSCTC meet at St. Lawrence. She crossed the finish line more than four seconds faster than her closest pursuer.

Alison Tepas, member of the women's tennis team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending March 17. Tepas continued to roll for Nazareth as she won all five spring break singles matches in straight sets last week. This year, Tepas is 18-3 overall this season and 61-34 for her career. Dating back to the fall, Tepas has won 12 straight singles matches.

Luis Rivera, member of the men's track and field team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending March 3. Rivera has also been named Empire 8 Field Athlete of the Week for the period ending March 3. Rivera broke his own school record in the weight throw with a second-place finish at the NYSCTC meet at St. Lawrence. Rivera's toss of 16.24 meters (53 feet, 2 1/2 inches) was more than an inch farther than his previous best.

Taylor Pierson, member of the women's track and field team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending February 24. Pierson shattered her own school record yet again as she won the long jump competition at the RIT Invitational. Pierson leaped 5.73 meters (18 feet, 9 3/4 inches) to take first place and equaled her best outdoor distance from last season.

Jeff Green, member of the men's swimming and diving team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending February 24. Green placed third in the 1-meter diving competition with a school-record score of 494.15 at the Upper New York State Swimming and Diving Championships at Ithaca. He also placed sixth in the 3-meter competition with a score of 398.60. He has qualified to compete at the NCAA Regional competition at RIT.

Nazareth College's Equestrian team compete at the Cornell Show on Sunday, February 16, 2014.

Ben Blasko, member of the men's ice hockey team, has been named to the ECAC Honor Roll for the period ending January 12. Blasko helped the Golden Flyers gain a split of non-conference home games by delivering two goals and two assists. He scored twice in the 4-3 win over Stonehill, including the game-winning score at 10:19 of the third period. He also had an assist in a 5-3 loss to nationally ranked Oswego.

Ed Zdolshek, member of the men's ice hockey team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending January 27. Zdolshek was also named ECAC Goalie of the Week for the period ending February 9. He helped the Golden Flyers gain a split of a pair of home conference games against Manhattanville as he amassed 54 saves to go with a 2.00 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage.

Mark Zavorin, member of the men's ice hockey team, has been named to the ECAC West Honor Roll for the period ending February 2. Zavorin ranks third on the team in scoring with 14 points on 4 goals and 10 assists. He leads the Golden Flyers in scoring over his two seasons at Nazareth with 40 points on 16 goals, 24 assists.

Gabrielle LeBihan, member of the women's track and field team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending January 27. LeBihan ran well for Nazareth at the Spire North Coast Open in Ohio as she finished eighth in the 3,000-meter run. She shattered the eight-year-old school record by nearly 35 seconds with a time of 10:32.14.

Jack Giles, member of the men's basketball team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending February 3. Giles has also been named Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week for the period ending February 2. He set a school record by going 13-for-13 from the field for a career-high 38 points in an 87-84 win over St. John Fisher.

Lindsey Kelly, member of the women's basketball team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending January 20, 2014. Kelly has also earned the title of Empire 8 Player of the week for the week ending January 26, 2014. She averaged 20.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in a pair of home conference games over the weekend.

Jake Lafaver, member of the men's track and field team, has earned the title Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending January 20, 2014. Lafaver finished first in the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:09.51.

Hannah Brackley, member of the women's track and field team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending February 3. Brackley broke a pair of school records at the Empire 8 Conference Track and Field Championships at Ithaca's Glazer Arena.

Maurice Mills, member of the men's basketball team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending January 6, 2014. Mills has earned the Empire 8 Player of the Week title for the week ending January 12, 2014 for outstanding performance over the span of multiple games.

Veronica Peck, member of the women's basketball team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending January 6, 2013. Peck scored a career-high 17 points to lift Nazareth to a 60-52 victory at Houghton. She went 4-for-8 from the field and 9-for-12 from the free-throw line. She made six foul shots in the closing minute to help the Golden Flyers preserve the victory.

Ben Blasko, member of the men's ice hockey team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending January 13, 2014. Blasko scored two goals and added two assists as Nazareth returned to the ice over the weekend and split non-conference home games with Oswego and Stonehill. Blasko had an assist in a 5-3 loss to 10th-ranked Oswego Friday. He added three points (2 goals, 1 assist), including the game-winning goal with 9:41 left in Saturday's 4-3 victory over Stonehill.

Dan Burke, member of the men's swimming and diving team, is named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending December 10, 2013. He broke his own school record in winning the 100-yard backstroke with a time of :51.38, more than three seconds faster than his previous best this season. Burke also finished fifth in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:53.21.

Cameron Hess, member of the women's swimming and diving team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending January 13, 2014. Hess finished first for Nazareth on Saturday in the 1,000-yard freestyle as the Golden Flyers returned to the swimming pool in a dual meet at Fredonia. She posted a winning time of 11:02.14 and also placed third in the 500 free (5:31.63) and fourth in the 200 free (2:06.60).

Taylor Pierson, member of the women's track and field team, is named Athlete of the week for the week ending December 10, 2013. Pierson broke her own school record Saturday in the 60-meter dash as Nazareth opened its indoor track and field season at the Brockport Invitational. Pierson ran a time of 8.19 seconds in the prelims to break her record of 8.23 seconds, set last season. She eventually settled for a fourth-place finish. She also finished second in the long jump with a leap of 5.28 meters

Lindsey Kelly, member of the women's basketball team, is named Athlete of the Week for the week ending November 25. Kelly posted 17 points and 10 rebounds against Cazenovia.

Jack Giles, member of the men's basketball team, is named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending November 25, 2013. Giles helped the team to a 94-84 non-conference victory over the University of Rochester as he scored a career-high 27 points during the game.

Brad Ford, member of the men's basketball team, is named Empire 8 Player of the Week for the week ending November 17. He helped the team to two victories over the weekend along with the tournament win and was also named MVP.