MAVING MAKES ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
Junior leads Golden Flyers to 23-7 record in men's volleyball

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (April 9, 2007) -- Tom Maving, a junior outside hitter on the Nazareth men's volleyball team, has been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association's Division III All-American team.

The selections were made by the AVCA Division III Men's Volleyball All-America Committee: chairperson Charlie Sullivan (Springfield); Tim Byram (Endicott); Keith Koch (Medaille); LJ Marx (Carthage); and Patrick Dorywalski (Stevens).

A native of Tonawanda, N.Y. and a graduate of Canisius High School, the 6-foot-1 Maving was a second-team selection after leading the Golden Flyers in kills with 369 (3.65 per game). He also finished with an excellent .341 hitting percentage. He also finished the season with 29 service aces, 125 digs and 56 blocks.

Twice during the 2007 season, Maving was recognized as the Division III National Player of the Week. He helped Nazareth to a 23-7 overall record in just the Golden Flyers' third season of intercollegiate play. Nazareth reached the semifinals of the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association tournament.

Other honors for Maving in '07 included selection as Most Valuable Player at the Nazareth Tournament and the Endicott March Mania Tournament. He was an all-tournament team selection for the Stevens Invitational and the NECVA championship.

A first-team NECVA West Division all-star, Maving is Nazareth's first men's volleyball All-American.

2007 AVCA Division III First-Team All-AmericaSM

Player Institution Pos Yr Ht Hometown
Jeremy Barndt Juniata College MB Sr. 6-5 Souderton, Pennsylvania
TJ Bellei Carthage College MB Jr. 6-8 Lake Forrest, Illinois
John Colosi D'Youville College RS/Opp Sr. 6-2 Grand Island, New York
Chris Flierl D'Youville College DS/Lib Sr. 6-1 Cheektowaga, New York
Matt Fritz Juniata College OH Jr. 6-4 Churchville, Maryland
Nate Ocasio Juniata College RS/Opp Sr. 6-4 Manchester, Pennsylvania
Michael Schulte Stevens Institute of Technology S Sr. 6-2 San Bernardino, California
Andy Sipe Springfield College MB So. 6-6 New Oxford, Pennsylvania
Matt Ulmer Carthage College S Sr. 6-8 Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Matt Werle Juniata College S So. 6-5 Meadville, Pennsylvania

2007 AVCA Division III Second-Team All-AmericaSM

Player Institution Pos Yr Ht Hometown
Ryan Baumgartner Carthage College DS/Lib Sr. 6-0 Naperville, Illinois
Jake Beiter Medaille College OH Sr. 6-1 Eden, New York
Tomas Bochicchio Stevens Institute of Technology OH So. 6-2 St. James, New York
Ryan Fredrickson Springfield College RS/Opp So. 6-4 Manahawkin, New Jersey
Rob Koehler Carthage College MB Jr. 6-8 Waukesha, Wisconsin
Tom Maving Nazareth College OH Jr. 6-1 Tonawanda, New York
AJ Nally Springfield College OH Fr. 6-4 Rochester, New York
Bryan Shires University of California Santa Cruz OH Jr. 6-3 San Diego, California
Macnair Sillick New York University RS/Opp Sr. 6-1 Fairport, New York
Jonathan Wintermeyer New York University MB Jr. 6-6 San Luis Obispo, California