Nazareth Golden Flyers Mens Volleyball

Nazareth Golden Flyers Mens Volleyball
University	Nazareth College (New York)
Conference	UVC
Location	Pittsford, NY
Head coach	Cal Wickens (11th year)
Arena	Kidera Gymnasium (Capacity: 1,200)
Nickname	Golden Flyers
Colors	Purple and Yellow
NCAA Tournament Champions
2011
NCAA Tournament Runner Up
2013
NCAA Tournament Final Four
2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
Conference Tournament Champions
NECVA: 2010, 2011 UVC: 2012, 2013

The Nazareth College Golden Flyers Mens Volleyball team are the NCAA division III volleyball team of Nazareth College. Naz is one of the most successful Volleyball teams in all of division III. The Golden Flyers won the Molten Division III Men's Invitational Volleyball Championship Tournament in 2011.^[1] The Golden Flyers lost in the finals of the NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship in 2013^[2] and both matches were against Springfield College.

Year	Head Coach	Overall Record	Postseason
2005	Cal Wickens	10-13
2006	Cal Wickens	20-9
2007	Cal Wickens	23-7
2008	Cal Wickens	28-7
2009	Cal Wickens	28-5
2010	Cal Wickens	19-16	Molten Division III Men's Invitational Volleyball Championship Tournament Semi-Final
2011	Cal Wickens	31-3	Molten Division III Men's Invitational Volleyball Championship Tournament Champions
2012	Cal Wickens	27-9	NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship Opening-Round
2013	Cal Wickens	36-2	NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship Runner-Up
2014	Cal Wickens	15-10
2015	Cal Wickens	28-7	NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship Semi-Final
2016	Cal Wickens	26-9
Total		286-95	1 National Championship (2011)

All-Americans

In 5 of the last 6 seasons under Wickens, there has been at least one First Team All-American named from his team. Naz has had 10 First Team selections, 11 Second Team selections, 1 Player of the Year and 1 Newcomer of the Year. Coach Wickens is a two time Coach of the Year (2011 & 2013) and his assistant Kyle Salisbury was the 2011 Assistant Coach of the Year.

Year	1st Team All-Americans
2009	Frank Leahy
2011	Ellis Walsh; Hans Schroeder
2012	Ellis Walsh
2013	EJ Wells-Spicer(POY); Luke Lawatsch; Robert Kraft
2015	Luke Lawatsch; Tim Zyburt
2016	Tim Zyburt

References

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