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Jake Lazore ’91
Mike McGwin ’93
Jaime Snyder ’03
Jon Zatyko ’85
Linda Downey
Nazareth Inducts Five into Sports Hall of Fame
our former standout athletes and one standout coach were the inductees at Nazareth’s 18th annual Sports Hall of Fame dinner last September. Former men’s lacrosse standout Jake Lazore ’91; former men’s basketball standout Mike McGwin ’93; former women’s soccer standout Jaime Snyder ’03, and former men’s soccer standout Jon Zatyko ’85 are the athletes enshrined. In addition, former women’s volleyball coach Linda Downey (1999-2002) was inducted in the distinguished service category. Lazore, of Nedrow, N.Y., played three lacrosse seasons for the Golden Flyers and earned first-team All-American honors and was named Division III Midfielder of the Year in 1991. He helped Nazareth to an NCAA Tournament berth in ’91 as well as the ECAC Upstate championship in 1990. McGwin, of Rochester, N.Y., was a four-year member of the men’s basketball team who amassed 1,104 points and 561 rebounds for his
career. He was the team’s leading scorer (17.6 ppg.) and rebounder (7.5 rpg.) for the 1992-93 season. Snyder, of Allegany, N.Y., excelled for four seasons as a women’s soccer player and was named Empire 8 Conference Player of the Year and third-team All-American in 2001. She was a four-time E8 all-star who helped Nazareth to four straight NCAA Tournament berths. Zatyko, of Pittsford, N.Y., played soccer for four seasons at Nazareth and was a member of the first team in 1980. He still ranks second all-time in career scoring with 72 points, including 27 goals, and was captain of a 1983 team that finished 12-2-1. Downey, a Fairport resident, coached the Golden Flyers’ women’s volleyball team to four of the most successful seasons in its history from 1999 through 2002. She posted an overall record of 126-35 (.783) and helped the Golden Flyers to regional titles and national quarterfinal appearances in 2001 and 2002. She was named New York Region Coach of the Year three straight times.
Ryan McCormick Makes First Team Ryan McCormick ’13, a junior on the Nazareth College men’s tennis team, was honored last spring as a first-team Empire 8 Conference all-star for the third year in a row. The allconference teams were selected through voting by the league’s head coaches. A native of Rochester and a graduate of Irondequoit High School, McCormick posted an overall record of 18-4 as Nazareth’s first singles player in 2011-12, including a 6-1 mark in Empire 8 Conference matches. His 42 career singles wins ranks among the top 10 all-time at Nazareth. In addition to McCormick, Nazareth’s second doubles tandem of Jeremy Mancus ’13 and Erik Manske ’14 made first team, while the first doubles combination of McCormick and Bret Beaver ’13 was named to the second team. Mancus also made second team in singles, while Manske was honorable mention in singles. Mancus and Manske had a 14-7 record in doubles, including a 6-1 mark in conference matches. Beaver and McCormick went 4-2 in conference play and finished 9-13 overall. For singles, Mancus was 14-8 overall, playing third singles and Manske finished 13-7 at fourth singles.
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Ryan McCormick ’13
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