Nazareth University

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.

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).

The Nazareth College Department of Music's Opera Workshop is pleased to present "Opera Triple Bill" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 23; Friday, January 24; and Saturday, January 25, 2014, in the Callahan Theater at Nazareth College Arts Center. This event is free and open to the public. The program will feature "La Canterina" by Franz Joseph Haydn, "Captain Lovelock" by John Duke, and "The Impressario" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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.

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.

Salina Fasulo of Syracuse, N.Y., was recently awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Fasulo, studying Italian and Spanish languages and literature at Nazareth College, will be studying at Universita degli Studi D'Annunzio in Pescara, Italy.

Jonathan Bukowiec of Canandaigua, N.Y., was recently awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Bukowiec, a Nazareth College international business major, will be studying at Al-Akhawayn University in Morocco.

Jasmin Picariello of Pittsford, N.Y. was recently awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Picariello will be studying at Shandong Normal University in Jinan,China

Musical theatre majors in the Nazareth College Department of Theatre Arts will present "A Sparklejollytwinklejingley Holiday Winter Wonderland Extravaganza." The show, which captures the holiday spirit and wraps it up neatly in one little bow will be performed on Tuesday, December 10 at 7 p.m. in the Masters Family Community Theater (room A13), located in the lower level of the Nazareth College Arts Center.

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.

Gabrielle LeBihan, member of the women's cross country team, is named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending November 18. LeBihan finished the 2013 cross country season by placing 40th at the NCAA Atlantic Regional meet at Letchworth State Park.

Brad Ford, member of the men's basketball team, is named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending November 18. He helped the team capture its first two wins along with the tournament win over the weekend and was also named MVP.

Maria Allocco, junior middle blocker for Nazareth's women's volleyball team, is been named to the New York Region all-star team by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Allocco, who was recognized for the second year in a row, is one of 14 players recognized and is the Golden Flyers' lone representative.

Gabrielle LeBihan is named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending November 4. Member of the women's cross country team, LeBihan broke a school record for a 5 kilometers with a time of 18 minutes and 7 seconds.

Scott Duarte named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending November 4. Member of the men's soccer team, Duarte helped the team to the fourth seed in the Empire 8 Conference Tournament.

Chris Murray, member of Nazareth's men's hockey team, earns ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) Honors.

Nazareth college's women's volleyball team won the Empire 8 title for the third straight year.

Maria Allocco has been named most Valuable Player of the Empire 8 Conference Tournament for women's volleyball. She has been named Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season.

Tom Seravalli, member of Nazareth's men's hockey team, earns ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) Honors.

Tom Seravalli named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the week ending November 11. Seravalli, member of the men's hockey team, helped Nazareth to a 1-1-1 week in men's hockey after helping the team defeat Brockport.

Maria Allocco has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College. Member of the women's volleyball team, Allocco was named MVP for the third year in a row as Nazareth captured its third straight Empire 8 Conference championship.

Elizabeth Howell, member of the Women's Soccer Team, has been named Athlete of the Week for the week ending October 28.

Matthew Leverich, member of the men's swimming and diving team, has been named Athlete of the Week for the week ending October 28.

Bethany Novak, senior goalkeeper for Nazareth College, has been named Empire Defensive Player of the Week.

Maria Allocco, junior middle blocker for Nazareth College, has been named Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week for her strong performance.

Daniel Burke, sophomore backstroker for Nazareth College, named Empire 8 Conference Swimmer of the Week.

Freshman Nate Ripic has been named the Empire 8 Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his 11-save performance against St. John Fisher on October 19.