men’s NAZARETH COLLEGE 2009 MEDIA GUIDE NAZARETH COLLEGE 2009 MEDIA GUIDE men’s Volleyball

College information Table of Contents Location ...... 4245. East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618 Nazareth College Athletics/ Main Telephone Number...... (585) 389-2525 Men’s Volleyball Quick Facts ...... Page 1 Enrollment ...... 2,000 (undergraduate) Staff Directory ...... Page 2 Founded...... 1924 by the Sisters of St . Joseph Coaching Staff...... Page 3 President ...... Daan Braveman 2009 Roster...... Page 4 Nickname...... Golden Flyers 2008 Final Results and Statistics...... Page 5 Colors...... Purple and Gold 2009 Returning Players ...... Page 6-8 2009 Newcomers ...... Page 9 Affiliations ...... NCAA Division III History and Information...... Page . 10 Home Court ...... Robert A . Kidera Gymnasium Conference...... North East Collegiate Volleyball Association Athletic Director...... Peter Bothner Nazareth volleyball 2009 is a production of the Office Phone...... (585) 389-2196 Nazareth Athletic Department . For further information, contact E-mail...... pbothne4@naz .edu Joe Seil at (585) 389-2452 Athletic Office Coordinator ...... Lyndsay Thomas or at jseil2@naz edu. . Office Phone...... (585) 389-2186 Front cover ryan johnsen E-mail ...... lthomas4@naz. .edu kelvin rolle chris Dehority Men’s Volleyball Coach...... Cal Wickens frank leahy Career Record/Years...... 81-36/4 seasons joe petzoldt DESIGN & LAYOUT Office Phone...... (585) 389-2189 E-mail...... cwicken0@naz .edu 2008 Record...... 28-7 Players Returning/Lost...... 11/6 Assistant Coaches...... Kyle Salisbury, Sandy Kleinberg Main College Number Head Athletic Trainer...... Adrienne. Jester (585) 389-2525 Office Phone...... (585) 389-2838 Athletic Office Fax E-mail ...... ajester4@naz. edu. (585) 389-2839 Assistant Athletic Trainers ...... Mike Fahy, Beth Kinslow Sports Info Fax (585) 389-2188 Assistant Athletic Director / Sports Information Director...... Joe Seil Press Box Phone Office Phone...... (585) 389-2452 (585) 389-2951 Office Fax...... (585) 389-2188 Press Box Fax E-mail...... jseil2@naz .edu (585) 389-2950 Web Address ...... www .nazathletics .com Sports Hotline Admissions Office ...... (585) 389-2860 (585) 389-2095 & Financial Aid Office...... (585) 389-2310 NAZARETH COLLEGE 2008-09 staff directory

Peter Bothner Terese Bouchard toby Brown jack Carpenter Marty Coddington Mike Daley Director of Athletics Equestrian coach associate men’s Women’s Men’s & Women’s Assistant Athletic pbothne4@naz edu. tboucha3@naz .edu Coach Coach Golf Coach Director & Men’s 389-2196 389-2195 tbrown9@naz .edu jcarpen9@naz .edu mcoddin6@naz edu. Basketball Coach 389-2193 389-2936 389-2851 mdaley8@naz .edu 389-2814

Michael Fahy Danny Gilbertson devin Gotham Adrienne Jester beth Kinslow traci lian Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach women’s HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER, Assistant Athletic Women’s Athletic Trainer dgilber5@naz .edu basketball Coach ASST . ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, Trainer lacrosse coach mfahy8@naz .edu 389-2191 dgotham6@naz .edu SR . WOMAN bkinslo6@naz .edu tlian9@naz .edu 389-2838 389-2190 ADMINISTRATOR 389-2838 389-2835 ajester4@naz .edu 389-2838

Scott Love Gail Mann dave Marsh ryan Martin mike Palermo Rob Randall Cross Country, Women’s diving Coach Assistant Men’s Equipment men’s Track & Field Coach Soccer Coach dmarsh3@naz .edu Lacrosse Coach Room Manager lacrosse Coach elove9@naz .edu gmann8@naz edu. 389-2198 Director of mpalerm6@naz edu. rrandal5@naz .edu 389-2852 389-2813 Intramurals 389-2837 389-2194 rmartin3@naz .edu 389-2858

Joe Seil Martie Staser lyndsay Thomas ANDREA Tutino Paul Waida cal Wickens Assistant Athletic Men’s & Women’s Athletic Office Field Hockey Coach Men’s & Women’s Men’s & Women’s Director/SID Swimming Coach Coordinator atutino0@naz .edu Coach Volleyball Coach jseil2@naz .edu mstaser3@naz .edu lthomas4@naz .edu 389-2199 pwaida7@naz .edu cwicken0@naz .edu 389-2452 389-2198 389-2195 389-2853 389-2189

2 men’s volleyball 2009 Coaches

Cal Wickens, coach and director of the Fifth-year assistant coach Kyle Salisbury Rochester Volleyball Club for nearly has been active in the area volleyball three decades, is back for his fifth scene for more than a decade . season as coach of the Nazareth men’s He has been the boys’ volleyball coach volleyball team . at Midlakes High School in Clifton Nazareth started the men’s volleyball Springs, N .Y . since 1996 and has been program in 2005 and Wickens quickly selected as Section Five Coach of the established the Golden Flyers as one Year four times . He also has guided his of the top Division III teams in the team to Finger Lakes League titles in country as their name routinely pops 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008 up in the AVCA national rankings . The and Section Five championships in ‘00, 2008 season was especially noteworthy ‘06 and ‘07 . His 2007 team finished Cal Wickens KYLE SALISBURY Head coach as the Golden Flyers ascended to assistant coach 24-1 overall . No . 1 in the national rankings following Salisbury’s experience also includes mid-season victories over then-No . 1 UC Santa Cruz and then-No . 2 coaching the Western Scholastic boys’ volleyball team at the Empire State Springfield in successive matches . Games in 2004; serving as Director of Education and Clinician for the The Golden Flyers finished 28-7 overall in 2008 and are 81-36 in their four Western Empire Volleyball Association; serving as coordinator for the Finger seasons of existence -- all under Wickens’ direction . He was honored as Lakes Volleyball League; and coaching at various levels in the Rochester co-Coach of the Year in the NECVA Western Division in 2007 . Volleyball Club . Wickens joined the Nazareth athletic staff in 2003 as head coach of the Salisbury has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from St . Francis women’s volleyball team . In six seasons, he has compiled a record of 133-65 University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s degree in education from with three NCAA Tournament berths . He was named Empire 8 Conference Nazareth . He has been a teacher at Midlakes High School since 1994 . Coach of the Year in 2006 . Fairport resident Sandy Kleinberg A native of Santa Monica, Calif ., Wickens started the Rochester Volleyball has joined the Nazareth staff as an Club in 1979 . The club includes the VolleyFX girls’ team and the Pace assistant coach for the 2009 season . Bootlegger boys’ team . The boys’ team won the 18-and-under AAU National Kleinberg has an extensive volleyball Championship in 1990 and has been national runner-up six other times . The background both as a player and as team also captured the USA Men’s National Championship in 2000 . a coach . Wickens also has coached at numerous camps and clinics and served Kleinberg was a member of the Pace for 10 years as try-out coach for the USA High Performance/Youth National Bootlegger club team that plays through Team . the Rochester Volleyball Club . He also Wickens has an Associate degree in Occupational Studies from the Culinary has played internationally as part of the Institute of America in Hyde Park, N Y. . He resides in Irondequoit with his wife, team that competed in Tammy, and three children . SANDY KLEINBERG the World Maccabiah Games in 2001, assistant coach 2005 and 2008 . As a coach, Kleinberg was head coach of the Maccabi Youth Games team from 1997 through 2004 . His experience includes coaching the girls’ VolleyFX teams through the Rochester Volleyball Club and coaching the boys’ varsity high school team at Pittsford . Kleinberg has an undergraduate degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UB and a Master of Public Administration degree from Syracuse . He has worked as a manager at Excellus since 2005 .

Cal Wickens has compiled a four-year record of 81-36 as Nazareth’s men’s volleyball coach. Adam Krahmer Manager

3 men’s volleyball 2009 complete roster

Numerical Alphabetical # Name POS . YR . HT . WT . High School/Hometown # Name POS .

1 Joe Petzoldt OH SR . 6-2 195 Midlakes/Phelps, NY 4 Brian Amorese OH 2 Billy Gimello OH FR . 6-4 195 Hauppauge/Hauppauge, NY 7 Brian Bunch RS

3 Kevin Kirchhoff S JR . 6-1 165 Penfield/Penfield, NY 11 Chris DeHority OH/L 4 Brian Amorese OH JR . 6-0 170 ST . Francis Prep/Floral Park, NY 2 Billy Gimello OH 5 Ryan Johnsen MB SR . 6-4 200 Hamburg/Hamburg, NY 17 Sam Guba L-DS 6 Patrick Ribec OH SO . 6-4 190 Central Dauphin/Harrisburg, PA 5 Ryan Johnsen MB 7 Brian Bunch RS JR . 6-2 165 Cicero-North Syracuse/Liverpool, NY 3 Kevin Kirchhoff S 8 Chris Mendez OH SO . 6-4 175 Canisius/Lackawanna, NY 15 Frank Leahy S 10 Will Siwy MB SO . 6-7 230 Lake Shore/Derby, NY 8 Chris Mendez OH

11 Chris DeHority OH/L SR . 6-3 175 Churchville-Chili/Rochester, NY 12 Dan Miranda MB 12 Dan Miranda MB FR . 6-4 174 Sweet Home/Amherst, NY 18 Chris Mowery RS 13 Hans Schroeder RS-OH SO . 6-3 185 Kenmore West/Kenmore, NY 1 Joe Petzoldt OH 14 Kelvin Rolle MB SR . 6-4 205 Rush-Henrietta/Henrietta, NY 6 Patrick Ribec OH 15 Frank Leahy S SR . 6-0 145 Smithtown/Smithtown, NY 14 Kelvin Rolle MB 17 Sam Guba L-DS FR . 5-9 170 Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake/Ballston Lake, NY 13 Hans Schroeder RS-OH 18 Chris Mowery RS JR . 6-1 185 Midlakes/Phelps, NY 10 Will Siwy mb

HEAD COACH: Cal Wickens ASSISTANT COACHES: Kyle Salisbury, Sandy Kleinberg MANAGER: Adam Krahmer

Front Row (left to right) -- Brian Amorese, Ryan Johnsen, Mike Houlihan, Chris DeHority, Joe Petzoldt. Middle Row -- Kyle Salisbury (assistant coach), Sandy Kleinberg (assistant coach), Sam Guba, Brian Bunch, Kevin Kirchhoff, Frank Leahy, Adam Krahmer (manager), Cal Wickens (head coach). Back Row -- Chris Mowery, Billy Gimello, Patrick Ribec, Hans Schroeder, Will Siwy, Chris Mendez, Dan Miranda, Kelvin Rolle.

4 2008 men’s volleyball final results & statistics

2008 Statistics |------Attack------| |---Sets---| |--Serving--| |----Digs----| |------Blocking------| SP K E TA K/S Pct. A A/S SA SA/S Dig D/S BS BA Tot B/S

Chris DeHority 122 98 21 187 0 .80 .412 28 0 23. 5 0 04. 286 2 34. 3 5 8 0 .07 Kevin Kirchhoff 84 17 4 32 0 .20 .406 291 3 46. 10 0 12. 42 0 50. 0 8 8 0 10. Tom Petrini 19 32 8 60 1 .68 .400 1 0 05. 4 0 21. 6 0 32. 1 11 12 0 .63 Ryan Johnsen 101 159 36 310 1 .57 .397 5 0 05. 7 0 07. 30 0 30. 10 88 98 0 .97 Frank Leahy 113 44 12 86 0 .39 .372 1304 11 .54 26 0 23. 150 1 .33 14 50 64 0 .57 Mike Houlihan 17 16 6 29 0 .94 .345 0 0 00. 0 0 00. 6 0 35. 0 6 6 0 .35 Patrick Ribec 31 52 17 103 1 .68 .340 6 0 19. 9 0 29. 11 0 35. 0 13 13 0 .42 Hans Schroeder 96 125 43 243 1 .30 .337 14 0 15. 10 0 10. 31 0 32. 4 30 34 0 .35 Tom Maving 107 348 124 720 3 .25 .311 13 0 12. 10 0 09. 163 1 .52 9 32 41 0 .38 Brian Bunch 58 49 17 103 0 .84 .311 5 0 09. 20 0 34. 44 0 76. 1 5 6 0 10. Kellen Gambeski 106 287 105 590 2 .71 .308 18 0 17. 20 0 19. 83 0 78. 19 88 107 1 .01 Kelvin Rolle 96 149 53 312 1 .55 .308 2 0 02. 2 0 02. 22 0 23. 11 71 82 0 .85 Joe Petzoldt 96 340 141 709 3 .54 .281 13 0 14. 24 0 25. 148 1 .54 15 45 60 0 .62 Christian Ribec 74 8 3 20 0 11. .250 0 0 00. 15 0 20. 15 0 20. 0 0 0 0 .00 Will Siwy 31 27 16 56 0 .87 196. 2 0 06. 4 0 13. 4 0 13. 3 19 22 0 .71 Adam DiCicco 122 209 119 504 1 .71 179. 18 0 15. 38 0 31. 193 1 .58 5 19 24 0 .20 Brian Amorese 16 4 3 9 0 .25 111. 1 0 06. 0 0 00. 23 1 .44 0 2 2 0 12. Nazareth Totals 127 1964 728 4073 15.46 .303 1721 13.55 204 1.61 1257 9.90 95 492 341 2.69

FInal 2008 results (28-7) 2008 SEASON BESTS DATE W/L . OPPONENT scores r RECORD Best Hitting Percentage 1/13/08 W VS Mount Olive 30-27, 30-25, 30-19 1-0 1/13/08 L AT D’Youville 21-30, 30-23, 30-25, 20-30, 13-15 1-1 .731 (21-2-26), Kellen Gambeski vs . EMU, 2/08/08 1/17/08 W AT Mercyhurst 30-28, 30-23, 38-40, 32-34, 15-9 2-1 .600 (16-1-25), Hans Schroeder at Hilbert, 3/13/08 1/23/08 W NIAGARA COLLEGE 30-22, 30-23, 30-23 3-1 .583 (16-2-24), Chris DeHority vs Lancaster Bible, 3/01/08 1/25/08 L AT East Stroudsburg 24-30, 30-28, 21-30, 30-21, 12-15 3-2 Most Kills 1/26/08 W VS Baruch 30-23, 30-17, 27-30,29-31, 15-12 4-2 28, Chris DeHority vs Baruch, 1/26/08 1/26/08 W AT Stevens 30-28, 30-27, 18-30, 26-30, 15-12 5-2 26, Adam DiCicco at Eastern Mennonite, 3/29/08 1/27/08 W VS MIT 24-30, 30-25, 30-21, 30-26 6-2 1/27/08 W AT Stevens 31-29, 30-25, 24-30, 30-27 7-2 25, Joe Petzoldt vs Newbury, 4/05/08 2/05/08 W MEDAILLE 30-25, 30-18, 30-22 8-2 25, Tom Maving at Stevens, 1/27/08 2/08/08 W NEW PALTZ 28-30, 34-32, 30-28, 30-23 9-2 Most Assists 2/08/08 W EASTERN MENNONITE 30-26, 30-26, 30-19 10-2 69, Frank Leahy at Mercyhurst, 1/17/08 2/09/08 W uC SANTA CRUZ 30-27, 30-16, 26-30, 30-24 11-2 67, Frank Leahy at Eastern Mennonite 3/29/08 2/09/08 W SPRINGFIELD 30-20, 30-27, 30-25 12-2 62, Frank Leahy at Stevens, 1/27/08 2/13/08 W SUNYIT 30-20, 30-18, 30-24 13-2 2/19/08 W HILBERT 30-12, 30-26, 30-16 14-2 Most Digs 2/22/08 L VS PHIL . Biblical 29-31, 24-30, 23-30 14-3 16, Chris DeHority at East Stroudsburg 1/25/08 2/22/08 L AT Vassar 23-30, 28-30, 24-30 14-4 15, Tom Maving vs MIT 3/09/08 2/23/08 W VS Johnson & Wales 30-19, 30-13, 30-16 15-4 14, Adam DiCicco at Eastern Mennonite 3/29/08 2/27/08 W AT D’Youville 30-23, 30-26, 30-27 16-4 14, Chris DeHority at Stevens 1/27/08 3/01/08 W VS Lancaster Bible 30-22, 30-18, 30-26 17-4 14, Adam DiCicco vs Baruch 1/26/08 3/01/08 W AT SUNYIT 30-25, 30-14, 30-14 18-4 3/04/08 W AT Medaille 30-21, 30-26, 30-22 19-4 Most Service Aces 3/08/08 W VS Villa Julie 30-24, 30-15, 30-27 20-4 6, Kellen Gambeski vs Newbury 4/05/08 3/08/08 W VS Rivier 30-27, 27-30, 17-30, 30-19, 15-13 21-4 5, Adam DiCicco vs Villa Julie 3/28/08 3/09/09 W VS MIT 30-22, 30-23, 30-25 22-4 4, Joe Petzoldt vs Rivier 3/08/08 3/09/09 L VS ST . Ambrose 17-30, 19-30, 28-30 22-5 4, Adam DiCicco vs Quincy 3/25/08 3/11/08 W D’Youville 30-26, 30-25, 30-25 23-5 3/13/08 W AT Hilbert 30-17, 30-21, 30-24 24-5 4, Adam DiCicco vs Rivier 3/08/08 3/25/08 W QUINCY 30-22, 30-32, 30-18, 30-28 25-5 Most blocks 3/28/08 W VS Villa Julie 30-19, 30-32, 30-23, 30-19 26-5 10, Kellen Gambeski vs MIT 1/27/08 3/29/08 L VS PHIL . Biblical 21-30, 34-36, 24-30 26-6 9, Ryan Johnsen vs MIT 1/27/08 3/29/08 W AT Eastern Mennonite 30-24, 28-30, 30-23, 37-35 27-6 8, Kelvin Rolle at Eastern Mennonite 3/09/08 4/04/08 W VS Elms 30-28, 30-21, 28-30, 33-31 28-6 8, Ryan Johnsen vs MIT 3/09/08 4/05/08 L VS Newbury 30-25, 28-30, 30-22, 24-30, 13-15 28-7 8, Ryan Johnsen vs Villa Julie 3/08/08

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JOE PETZOLDT KEVIN KIRCHHOFF BRIAN AMORESE senior I OUtside hitter junior I setter junior I OUtside hitter 6' 2" I 196 lbs I phelps, ny 6' 1" I 165 lbs I penfield, ny 6' 0" I 170 lbs I floral park, ny

Business Administration major . . . son of Curtis Petzoldt, History Education major . . . son of Doug and Peggy Kirchhoff, Physical Therapy major . . . son of Sam and Kathryn Amorese, Phelps, N .Y . and Rixana Petzoldt, CLIFTON SPRINGS, NY . . . Penfield, NY . . . returning for his third season, Kirchhoff FLORAL PARK, NY . . . returning for his third season, Amorese returning for his fourth season, Petzoldt was solid for the played in 84 games in 2008 and amassed 291 assists to go appeared in 16 games in 2008 and recorded four kills and Golden Flyers in 2008, appearing in 96 games and leading with 17 kills, 10 service aces and 42 digs . . . had a career- 23 digs . . . 2007: recorded three kills, two service aces and the team in kills per set (3 .54) and finishing second on best 51 assists in a victory over Baruch 1/26/08 . . . had 45 nine digs in 13 games . . . Scholastic: a graduate of St . the team in kills overall with 340 . . . also produced a .281 assists at Hilbert 3/13/08 . . . 2007: played in 89 games and Francis Prep, Amorese played four seasons of volleyball there hitting percentage with 24 service aces and 60 blocks . . . was second on the Golden Flyers in assists with 388 . . . he . . . earned team and Catholic High School Athletic Association was a second-team selection to the NECVA Western Division also added 22 kills, 46 digs and 17 service aces . . . recorded MVP honors in 2006 . . . two-time all-Queens honoree and all-star team . . . named to all-tournament team for Nazareth 50 assists in a three-game win over Villa Julie (3/24/07) 2005 recipient of team Coaches’ Award . . . played two Invitational in helping the Golden Flyers win the team title . . . after recording 48 assists in a previous victory over Villa seasons of varsity football and helped team to league title reached doubles figures in kills 23 times, including a season- Julie (2/3/07) . . . Scholastic: a graduate of Penfield High, in 2005 . high of 25 in a season-ending loss to Newbury 4/5/08 . . . also Kirchhoff played three seasons of varsity volleyball and twice had 19 kills with a .441 hitting percentage in a win over then- was honored as a first-team Monroe County League all-star No . 1 ranked UC Santa Cruz 2/9/08 . . . 2007: was second on . . . served as team captain in 2006 and was selected to the the team in kills with 314 (3 .53 per game) and tied for first on Section Five all-tournament team . . . helped Penfield to two the team in service aces (30) . . . also added 111 digs and 54 Monroe County divisional titles . . . recipient of Scholar-Athlete 5 blocks . . . reached double figures in kills 19 times . . . recorded award, Chemical Society award and u .S . History award . . . 24 kills for the Golden Flyers in their four-game victory over played club volleyball for Pace U18 Elite team . Warner Southern (3/4/07) and 21 kills in Nazareth’s win over 10th-ranked MIT (3/7/07) . . . honored as a second-team NECVA all-star . . . named to all-tournament team at Endicott and NECVA Championship . . . 2006: had an exceptional first season for the Golden Flyers as he led the team in kills with 326 (3 33. per game) and was second in service aces with 36 . . . also had 100 digs and 40 blocks . . . selected as the 2006 NECVA Western Division Rookie of the Year . . . named to all-tournament team for Nazareth Invitational . . . named NECVA Rookie of the Week for 1/13/06 . . . posted double figure kill totals in 15 matches, including a career-best 28 against D’Youville 2/28/06 . . . Scholastic: a graduate of Midlakes High School, Petzoldt played three seasons of varsity RYAN JOHNSEN volleyball for coach Kyle Salisbury . . . team won Finger Lakes League titles in 2003 and 2004 . . . earned all-Finger Lakes senior I middle blocker honors for three straight seasons in addition to Section Five 6' 4" I 200 lbs I hamburg, ny all-tournament team honors . . . a high honor roll student . History major . . . son of Gary and Kim Johnsen, HAMBURG, NY . . . returning for his fourth season, Johnsen played in 101 games in 2008 and had 159 kills and ranked among the national leaders with a .397 hitting percentage . . . also second on the team with 98 total blocks . . . had a season-best 10 nazareth college sports kills in a victory over Villa Julie 3/28/08 . . . 2007: recorded 48 kills, three aces, 11 digs, and 33 blocks in 59 games hotline: during the 2007 season . . . 2006: appeared in 47 games and (585) 389-2095 had 67 kills for a .392 hitting percentage and 37 blocks . . . had a season-best 10 kills in 12 attempts (with five blocks) on the world wide web: at Mt . St . Vincent 2/24/06 . . . Scholastic: a graduate of www .nazathletics com. Hamburg High School, Johnsen played three seasons of varsity volleyball for Coach Brian Carroll . . . named first team all- Western New York as Hamburg won the state championship follow the . . . named to the all-tournament team at the Eden Pan-Am golden flYers Tournament and the Orchard Park Invitational . . . earned a gold medal for the Western New York scholastic team at the Empire State Games . . . as a junior, Johnsen was named first Senior Joe Petzoldt led the Golden team all-conference and to the all-tournament team at the Flyers with 3.54 kills per game in 2008. Clarence Invitational . . . also played basketball and . . . earned scholar-athlete honors for volleyball and basketball .

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PATRICK RIBEC WILL SIWY chris Dehority sophomore I outside hitter sophomore I middle blocker senior I libero 6' 4" I 190 lbs I harrisburg, pa 6' 7" I 230 lbs I derby, ny 6' 3" I 175 lbs I rochester, ny

Nursing major . . . son of Kathleen and William Ribec, Business Administration major . . . son of William and Laurie Physical Therapy major . . . son of John and Carolyn DeHority, Harrisburg, Pa . . . returning for his second season, Siwy, DERBY, NY . . . returning for his second season, Siwy ROCHESTER, NY . . . returning for his fourth season, DeHority Ribec played in 31 games in 2008 and had 52 kills and appeared in 31 games in 2008 and contributed 27 kills enjoyed a strong season in 2008 as he appeared in 122 nine service aces . . . had a career-best 15 kills and a .458 and 22 total blocks . . . had a season-best seven kills in games and led the team in digs with 286 (2 .34 per game) hitting percentage in a five-set victory over Baruch 1/26/08 nine attempts in a three-set win over SUNYIT 2/13/08 . . . and also delivered 98 kills and a team-best .412 hitting . . . SCHOLASTIC: a graduate of Central Dauphin High School, SCHOLASTIC: a graduate of Lake Shore High School, Siwy percentage . . . earned first-team all-star honors in the NECVA Ribec was a member of the varsity volleyball team for three competed on the varsity volleyball and basketball teams Western Division and was named to all-tournament teams at seasons and the football team for two seasons . . . also played for two seasons . . . earned all-ECIC first-team honors Stevens and Endicott . . . had a career-high 28 kills and a .500 as a member of the West Shore YMCA Junior Volleyball team . during volleyball and was the team leader in blocks . . . hitting percentage in a five-set victory over Baruch 1/26/08 recorded a double-double in kills and blocks four times ...... reached double digits in digs 12 times, including a season- named an all-Western New York scholar-athlete during high of 16 at East Stroudsburg 1/25/08 . . . 2007: led the volleyball and basketball . Golden Flyers with 223 digs (2 .53 per game) while adding 63 7 kills and 12 aces in 88 games . . . reached double figures in digs in 13 matches with a season-best of 16 vs . Rivier 3/3/07 . . . missed last six matches due to appendicitis . . . 2006: appeared in 104 games and leading the team with 295 digs (2 .84 per game) . . . also had 33 kills and a .382 hitting percentage . . . named team’s Defensive Player of the Year and selected to all-tournament team for Nazareth Invitational . . . reached double figures in digs 16 times, including a career-best 20 digs vs . Newbury 2/25/06 . . . Scholastic: a graduate of Churchville-Chili High School, DeHority played two years of varsity volleyball there . . . served as team captain and was named team MVP . . . garnered first team Monroe County league all-star honors and was named to the Section Five all-tournament team . . . 2004 team finished 18-4 overall and reached the sectional semifinals . . . in 2003, C-C won Section Five and state titles and finished 27- 0 . . . a member of 2004 BRIAN BUNCH Western Region team that captured a gold medal at Empire junior I outside hitter State Games . . . played club volleyball for the Pace Bootlegger Volleyball Club . . . served as team captain . . . also played four 6' 2" I 165 lbs I liverpool, ny years of varsity tennis . . . served as co-captain during junior and senior years . . . placed third at sectionals during his History major . . . son of Terry and Kelly Bunch, LIVERPOOL, senior year and was named first team all-county . . . member NY . . . returning for his second season with the Golden of National Honor Society as well as Foreign Language Honor Flyers, Bunch played in 58 games in 2008 and contributed Society . 49 kills and 20 service aces . . . had 10 kills each in victories over SUNYIT 2/13/08 and Eastern Mennonite 3/29/08 . . . SCHOLASTIC: a graduate of Cicero-North Syracuse High School, Bunch transferred to Nazareth from Onondaga Community College in 2007 . . . was a member of the high school varsity volleyball team for two seasons . . . received first-team all-league honors and helped team to League and Section Three Championships . . . also played on the Empire State Game’s Central volleyball team for two seasons at the scholastic level and for one season at the open level .

Senior Chris DeHority was a first-team NECVA Western Division all-star for the Golden Flyers in 2008.

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HANS SCHROEDER KELVIN ROLLE FRANK LEAHY sophomore I OUtside hitter senior I middle blocker senior I setter 6' 3" I 185 lbs I kenmore, ny 6' 4" I 205 lbs I henrietta, ny 6' 0" I 145 lbs I smithtown, ny

Business Administration major . . . son of John and Erin Sociology major . . . son of Jarrod and Kelly Oakley, Henrietta, Physical Therapy major . . . son of Frank and Mary Ellen Leahy, Schroeder, Kenmore, NY . . . returning for his second season, NY . . . returning for his fourth season, Rolle enjoyed another SMITHTOWN, NY . . . returning for his fourth season, Leahy Schroeder enjoyed a productive freshman season for the productive season for the Golden Flyers in 2008 as he was spectacular for the Golden Flyers in 2008 as he earned Golden Flyers as he appeared in 96 games and compiled 125 appeared in 96 games and racked up 149 kills as a middle second-team All-America honors from the American Volleyball kills and a .337 hitting percentage with 34 blocks . . . was a blocker . . . also had a .308 hitting percentage and was third Coaches Association . . . also a first-team NECVA Western perfect 10 for 10 in kills in a match vs . SUNYIT 2/13/08 . . . on the team with 82 total blocks . . . had a season-high 12 kills Division all-star . . . named MVP of the Nazareth Invitational also had 10 kills vs . D’Youville 1/13/08 and a career-best at Mercyhurst 1/17/08 . . . had eight blocks against Eastern and named to all-tournament team for Endicott March Mania 16 kills at Hilbert 3/13/08 . . . Scholastic: a graduate of Mennonite 3/29/08 . . . 2007: had a strong sophomore . . . named Sports Imports/AVCA Division III Player of the Week Kenmore West High School, Schroeder played three seasons of season as he recorded 148 kills, 27 digs, and ranked second for 2/10/08 after leading Nazareth to the championship of its varsity volleyball as well as two seasons of varsity baseball . . . on the team with 75 total blocks . . . also posted a hitting own invitational . . . ranked among the Division III leaders in earned first-team all-Niagara-Frontier League honors twice in percentage of .360 . . . honored as a NECVA second-team assists with 1,304 (11 .54 per game) . . . also posted 44 kills, volleyball and was selected team MVP . . . also received the all-star . . . had a season-best 12 kills in Nazareth’s victory 26 service aces, 150 digs and 64 blocks . . . had a school- High Academic Achievement Award during his sophomore over D’Youville (2/10/07) . . . 2006: Rolle played in 66 games record 69 assists in a five-set win at Mercyhurst 1/17/08 . . . and junior years . and amassed 130 kills for a solid .376 hitting percentage . . . had 60 assists or more in three other matches . . . 2007: was also finished second on the team with 61 blocks (0 .92 per Nazareth’s top setter as he compiled 958 assists (11 .27 per game) . . . had a career-best 13 kills in 18 attempts for a .722 game) in 85 games . . . also added 15 aces, 100 digs, and percentage against Medaille on 3/25/06 . . . Scholastic: 33 blocks . . . recorded 64 assists in Nazareth’s five-game a graduate of Rush-Henrietta High School, Rolle played two victory over Rivier (3/4/07), 63 assists in a victory over MIT seasons of varsity volleyball there for coach Joe Bellanca . . . (3/4/07) and 62 assists in the Golden Flyers’ win over Eastern earned Monroe County League all-star honors . . . named an Mennonite (2/9/07) . . . earned second-team NECVA all-star Urban League Black Scholar . honors . . . 2006: Leahy played in 100 games for the Golden Flyers and amassed 1,094 assists as the team’s top setter . . . also had 30 kills, 113 digs and 47 blocks . . . selected team MVP and earned NECVA’s Western Division Rookie of the Week for 3/6/06 . . . named to all-tournament team for Endicott Tournament as Nazareth placed second . . . had 60 assists or better three times, including 68 assists vs . D’Youville 2/28/06 . . . Scholastic: a graduate of Smithtown High School, Leahy earned Suffolk County MVP and all-county honors . . . served as team captain . . . team won the county championship in 2003 and 2004 . . . won a silver medal at the Empire State Games . . . received all-tournament team honors at the 2005 Junior Olympics . . . member of National Honor Society as well as the Spanish Honor Society .

Senior setter Frank Leahy earned All- Senior Kelvin Rolle had 149 kills for the America honors as he ranked among Golden Flyers in 2008. the national leaders with 1,304 assists.

8 men’s Volleyball 2009 Newcomers

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BILLY GIMELLO CHRIS MENDEZ DAN MIRANDA SAM GUBA freshman I OUtside hitter sophomore I OUtside hitter freshman I middle blocker freshman I libero 6' 4" i 195 lbs I hauppauge, ny 6' 4" i 175 lbs I lackawanna, ny 6' 4" I 174 lbs I amherst, ny 5' 9" I 174 lbs I ballstonlake, ny

Business Education major . . . born 3/16/90 Business Administration major . . . born Business Administration major . . . born Physical Therapy major . . . born 4/12/90 . . . son . . . son of Bill and Maryann Gimello, 4/16/89 . . . son of Tom and Pam Mendez, 11/17/90 . . . son of Margarita Miranda, of Chris and Susan Guba, BALLSTON LAKE, NY . . . HAUPPAUGE, NY . . . a graduate of Hauppauge LACKAWANNA, NY . . . a graduate of Canisius AMHERST, NY . . . a graduate of Sweet Home a graduate of Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High High School, Gimello played four seasons High School, Mendez was a member of the High School, Miranda competed in volleyball School, Guba played four seasons of volleyball of volleyball there and was a three-time varsity volleyball team for three seasons . . . as well as indoor and outdoor track . . . earned there and helped team to four straight Section Suffolk County all-star as an outside hitter . . . received MVP and Best Attacker awards while team MVP honors and second-team Erie County Two titles . . . was named MVP as team captured helped team to Section 11 championship helping team to three league championships . . . Interscholastic Conference all-star honors in the New York State Regional championship in . . . competed in Empire State Games and Mendez also participated on the varsity track volleyball for 2008 . . . served as team captain 2007 . . . competed in track and field and was a captured gold and silver medals . . . member of and field team at Canisius for two seasons as in all three sports . . . helped Western New 10-time sectional champion . high school honor roll for four years . a high jumper and triple jumper . . . an honor York Team to a gold medal in the Empire State roll student . Games in 2008 . . . competed for five seasons on the Power Station Volleyball Club .

18 CAREER LEADERS Kills Services Aces Tom Maving, 2005-08 1306 Tom Maving, 2005-08 118 Joe Petzoldt, 2006- 980 Adam DiCicco, 2005-08 101 Kellen Gambeski, 2005-08 719 Joe Petzoldt, 2006- 90 Adam DiCicco, 2005-08 580 Kellen Gambeski, 2005-08 65 Shaun Tyszka, 2005-07 525 Frank Leahy, 2006- 53

Attack Attempts Total Blocks Tom Maving, 2005-08 2661 Shaun Tyszka, 2005-07 282 CHRISTOPHER MOWERY Joe Petzoldt, 2006- 2028 Kellen Gambeski, 2005-08 262 Kelvin Rolle, 2006- 218 junior I right side Kellen Gambeski, 2005-08 1500 6' 1" i 185 lbs I phelps, ny Adam DiCicco, 2005-08 1460 Tom Maving, 2005-08 172 Shaun Tyszka, 2005-07 1019 Ryan Johnsen, 2006- 168 Business Administration major . . . born 11/23/86 . . . son of Douglas and JoAnn Attack PCT . (minimum 50 kills) Mowery, PHELPS, NY . . . a 2005 graduate of Ryan Johnsen, 2006- .372 (274-75-535) Midlakes High School, Mowery is a transfer to Nazareth from Finger Lakes Community Chris DeHority, 2006- .370 (194-46-400) College . . . played volleyball at Midlakes and Shaun Tyszka, 2005-07 .352 (525-166-1019) helped team to Finger Lakes League titles in Kelvin Rolle, 2006- .345 (427-166-843) 2003 and 2004 . . . earned first-team all-league Patrick Ribec, 2008- .340 (52-17-109) honors in ‘04 . assists Frank Leahy, 2006- 3356 Geoff O’Connor, 2005-07 1009 Kevin Kirchhoff, 2007- 679

digs Chris DeHority, 2006- 804 Tom Maving, 2005-08 549 Adam DiCicco, 2005-08 413 Frank Leahy, 2006- 363 Joe Petzoldt, 2006- 359

Two-time All-American Tom Maving amassed 1,306 kills in four seasons for the Golden Flyers.

9 NAZARETH COLLEGE history & information

Campus Expansion: Nazareth’s 2004 campus expansion included 2,200-seat Golden Flyer Stadium, an all-weather track and a softball diamond .

Nazareth College is a private, co-educational college with a liberal arts and sciences tradition. Founded in 1924 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Nazareth has been independent for more than 30 years.

Nazareth’s athletic mission Enrollment Community service and philosophy Full-time undergraduate enrollment for the fall of Ninety-one percent of Nazareth undergraduates The Nazareth College Athletic Department will 2008 will be approximately 2,000 . That number participate in community service projects while they strive to empower its student-athletes to grow as increases to about 3,200 with the inclusion of part- are students . people and make a positive impact on society, with time and graduate students . There are more than In addition, Nazareth offers an on-campus Center life-skills development, mentoring, and leadership 1,350 students living on campus . for Service Learning, which serves as a resource opportunities through competitive and cooperative The 2008-09 freshman class had an average SAT for students seeking volunteer placements and for experiences . score of 1155 . One quarter of incoming freshmen faculty who want to incorporate service into the The Athletic Department is committed to assisting in finished in the top 10 percent of their high school curriculum . the college’s mission of educating students with a graduating class; two-thirds ranked in the top 25 goal of fostering lifelong commitment to intellectual, percent . Alumni Seventy-five percent of Nazareth’s 26,000 alumni ethical and aesthetic values . The Athletic Department Expenses will operate under firm institutional control of the reside in New York state . Nearly 70 percent are college and will always place the health and welfare 2008-09 TUITION $23,050 employed in service professions including education, of the student-athletes, coaches and staff first in Room and board health care, child care, social work, and counseling . decisions regarding the athletics program . (various plans available) $9,800 Athletic highlights The department will operate under the NCAA Division Fees $1,000 The average grade-point average of student- III philosophy, through which academics are the athletes for the spring 2007-08 semester was student’s first priority and sportsmanship, fair play, Total $33,850 3 20,. a number that includes academic records diversity and ethical conduct are constantly taught for more than 400 student-athletes . and promoted . Academic highlights During the past 10 years, 18 Nazareth students A member of the National Collegiate Athletic Campus expansion and four faculty have won Fulbright grants Association, Nazareth has 23 intercollegiate teams 2004 marked the completion of Nazareth’s largest to carry out research, teach, and study in 13 that compete at the Division III level . Nazareth capital campaign in history . The college raised $25 countries around the world . Few colleges and competes in the Empire 8 Conference with Alfred, million to support the recent campus expansion universities in the nation can match Nazareth’s Elmira, Hartwick, Ithaca, RIT, St . John Fisher, through the purchase of 73 acres of adjoining record of preparing students for success in the Stevens Institute of Technology and Utica . land and buildings . Today’s campus features 148 Fulbright competition—the u .S . government’s acres and includes the five-story Golisano Academic most prestigious scholarship program . Nazareth finished 93rd among more than 300 Center, the 2,200-seat Golden Flyer Stadium, the colleges in the NACDA (National Association of spacious Elizabeth George and Portka residence Nazareth has a distinguished history of teacher Collegiate Directors of Athletics) standings for halls and a softball diamond . preparation with nearly 1,700 graduates currently Division III in 2007-08 . The Golden Flyers were teaching in Monroe County classrooms . represented in NCAA Tournaments in men’s Students now have twice as many classrooms and cross country, women’s cross country, women’s computer labs; more undergraduate and graduate Nazareth features an array of health professions volleyball, men’s basketball, men’s indoor track programs; opportunities to compete on intercollegiate programs, including a Bachelor of Science in and field, women’s swimming and diving, and teams in equestrian, cross country, track and field, Nursing, Music Therapy, Art Therapy, Speech- men’s outdoor track and field . Nazareth also men’s volleyball, and women’s softball; and a choice Language Pathology, and Physical Therapy . claimed Empire 8 Conference titles in men’s of living options that includes suites, cafes and free The Nazareth College Arts Center, which houses basketball and women’s lacrosse and ECAC laundry service . the departments of Theatre Arts, Music, and Art, Upstate championships in women’s soccer Faculty has welcomed more than two million people to and men’s lacrosse . performances since it opened in 1967 . Full-time 152 Admission Part-time 78 Contact the Nazareth Admissions Office at (585) 389- 2860 or toll-free at (800) 462-3944 to find out more Student/Faculty Ratio 12:1 about the admission process, including financial aid Ninety-four percent of full-time faculty have received opportunities, to attend an open house, or to arrange the highest professional degree in their field . for a campus tour . 10 2009 nazareth men’s Volleyball team

Front Row (left to right) -- Brian Amorese, Ryan Johnsen, Mike Houlihan, Chris DeHority, Joe Petzoldt. MIDDLE ROW -- Kyle Salisbury (assistant coach), Sandy Kleinberg (assistant coach), Sam Guba, Brian Bunch, Kevin Kirchhoff, Frank Leahy, Adam Krahmer (manager), Cal Wickens (head coach). BACK ROW -- Chris Mowery, Billy Gimello, Patrick Ribec, Hans Schroeder, Will Siwy, Chris Mendez, Dan Miranda, Kelvin Rolle.

Follow the Golden Flyers on the Nazareth College Sports Hotline at 585-389-2095, or on the web at www.nazathletics.com

date day opponent Time Date day opponent Time Jan. 10 Sat St. Francis, PA 7 pm Feb. 21 Sat Vasar Invitational TBA Jan. 20 Tue SUNYIT 7 pm Feb. 25 wED D’Youville 7 pm

Jan. 23 Fri Stevens Invitational TBA mar. 4 Wed Hilbert 7 pm

Jan. 24 Sat Stevens Invitational TBA mar. 6 Fri Golden Flyer Tournament TBA

Jan. 29 Thu D’Youville 7 pm mar. 7 Sat Golden Flyer Tournament TBA

Feb. 3 Tue Medaille 7 pm Mar. 13 Fri Philadelphia Biblical 5 pm

Feb. 4 wED Hilbert 7 pm Mar. 13 Fri Milwaukee SOE 7 pm

Feb. 10 tue SUNYIT 7 pm Mar. 14 Sat New York University 1 pm

Feb. 13 Fri New Paltz 2 pm Mar. 14 Sat Carthage 3 pm

Feb. 13 Fri UC Santa Cruz 8 pm Mar. 27 Fri NECVA West Tournament tBA

Feb. 14 Sat Eastern Mennonite 10 am Mar. 28 Sat NECVA West Tournament tBA

Feb. 14 Sat Carthage 2 pm Apr. 3 Fri NECVA Championship TBA

Feb. 17 tue Medaille 7 pm Apr. 4 Sat NECVA Championship TBA

Feb. 20 Fri Vasar Invitational TBA

Home games in bold

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