Nazareth University

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.

Nazareth College student Danielle Ashton is one of only ten students across New York State honored with a 2015 Independent Sector Student Community Service Award. She will receive her award in Albany on March 2 at an awards reception. ummary

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.

Taylor Pierson, member of the women's track and field team, has been named one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending February 9. Pierson had her best performance of the indoor season after winning the long jump at the Brockport Mid-Season Classic. She leaped 5.56 meters (18 feet, 3 inches) to win the event and is now ranked eighth nationally.

Michaela Gildemeyer, member of the women's track and field team, has been named one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the week ending January 19. Gildemeyer opened the second semester of the indoor season with a first-place finish in the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:20.93 at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Tiger Invitational.

Mitch Ford, member of the men's basketball team, is one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week and Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week, both for the periods ending January 19. He helped his team split a pair of Empire 8 Conference games as he averaged 28.5 points and 13.5 rebounds in games against Alfred and Utica.

Cameron Hess, member of the women's swimming and diving team, has been named one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the week ending January 26. She won a total of four races as her team split a pair of dual meets. Hess won the 400- and 800-meter freestyles in 4:42.14 and 9:34.20 against Fredonia. Then, she was first in the 200-yard IM (2:24.22) and swam on the winning 200-yard free relay (1:50.09).

Nazareth College women's soccer players Tyler Carr, Christine Belding and Michaela Soules were named to the All-East Region team for 2014 by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Grant Levermore, member of the men's volleyball team, has been named United Volleyball Conference (UVC) Player of the Week for the period ending January 25. Levermore was named tournament MVP with a .531 hitting percentage. He also had 15 digs and give blocks.

Don Olivieri, member of the men's ice hockey team, has been named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) West Honor Roll for the week ending January 4, 2015. Olivieri earned this recognition after being named to the all-tournament team for the PathFinder Bank Tournament hosted by Oswego after he scored a pair of goals in Nazareth's 4-3 overtime victory over St. Scholastica.

Brandon Lane, member of the men's ice hockey team, has been named one of Nazareth's Athletes of the Week for the week ending December 1. In just his second start for the Golden Flyers, Lane amassed 32 saves in a 1-0 loss at Amherst. After surrendering the game's lone goal midway through the opening period, Lane kept the Lord Jeffs off the scoreboard the rest of the way.

Hannah Brackley, member of the women's indoor track and field team, has earned Empire 8 Conference honors for three weeks in a row. For the week ending January 18, Brackley finished first in the 400-meter dash with a time of :60.52. Brackley also earned this honor the following week for setting a 400-meter dash record with a time of :59.13 seconds and winning the event. She also won the 200-meter dash in :24.49. For the week ending February 8, Brackley broke her own school record in the 400-meter dash with a time of :57.86 and finished in fourth.

Three Nazareth College ice hockey players have earned Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference honors for the period ending November 23. Players honored: Ed Zdolshek, Dominik Gabaj and Oliver Janzen.

Maurice Mills, member of the men's basketball team, has been named Empire 8 Conference Co-Player of the Week for the week ending January 4 and one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the week ending January 5. The honors mark the second time this season that Mills has been recognized by both the Empire 8 and Nazareth for his performance.

John Power, member of the men's ice hockey team, has been named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) West Honor Roll for the week ending January 4, 2015. Power earned this recognition after scoring the overtime game-winning goal against St. Scholastica for his first career goal.

Nick Nadeau, member of the men's basketball team, has been named one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending January 12, 2015. Nadeau averaged 15 points in three games for the Golden Flyers. He had 17 points in a road loss to Houghton, 15 in a loss to Hartwick and 13 in a loss to Stevens.

Sam Sorge, member of the women's basketball team, has been named one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending January 12, 2015. Sorge averaged 13 points and four rebounds as Nazareth won two of three Empire 8 Conference games. She was instrumental in a 69-58 home-court win over Hartwick as she erupted for a game-high 22 points with six three-pointers.

Veronica Peck, member of the women's basketball team, has been named one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending January 5, 2015. Peck helped Nazareth to a pair of non-conference wins by averaging 17.5 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 52.2 percent (12-for-23) from the field. She scored 17 points with four three-pointers in a 67-65 win over Wesleyan on December 29 and then matched a career high with 18 points (with two three-pointers) in a 79-75 win over Oswego.

Hannah Brackley, member of the women's indoor track and field team, has been named one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending December 8, 2014. Brackley ran on the Golden Flyers' 4 x 400-meter relay that placed sixth with a school-record time of 4:08.46. She also finished just a couple of ticks off her own school record in the 500-meter dash with a fifth-place time of 1:18.46.

Kimmy Lovett, member of the women's cross country team, has been named Empire 8 Rookie of the Year for cross country. She was the top freshman finisher at the E8 Conference meet at Saratoga State Park on November 1 as she finished in 21st place with a time of 19:11.0 for three miles. She also competed at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional race at Genesee Valley Park on November 15 and finished in 133rd place with a 6-kilometer time of 24:30.3.

Sam Sorge, member of the women's basketball team, has been named one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the week ending November 17. Sorge helped Nazareth open its 2014-2015 season with a pair of victories at the Brockport Tournament. She hit five three-pointers and scored a team-high 17 points in a 66-56 come-from-behind win over Brockport.

Dan Burke, member of the men's swimming and diving team, has been name one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the period ending December 12, 2014. Burke set a pair of school records as he excelled for Nazareth at the Ithaca Invitational. He broke his own school record with a time of 1:50.71 to win the 200-yard backstroke and also finished fourth (behind only three swimmers from Cornell) with a time of 4:08.60 in the 400-yard IM.

Danielle Wilkin, member of the women's soccer team, has been named one of Nazareth's Athletes of the Week for the week ending November 17. Wilkin helped the Golden Flyers advance to the round of 16 in the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament as she scored a goal and delivered a key penalty kick as Nazareth moved past Amherst in the second-round match.