Nazareth College Athletics

Biology major. . . son of Ed and Eileen Epstein, Moravia, N.Y. . . returning for his fourth track and field season, Epstein has been a standout for the Golden Flyers. . . enjoyed an honor-laden cross country season in the fall as he captured the Empire 8 Conference championship and finished 10th at the NCAA Atlantic Regional. . . represented the Golden Flyers at the NCAA Division III championships in Minnesota and placed 39th. . . holds school records in 3,000-meter (8:51.40) and 5,000-meter (15:43.99) events for indoor track and 5,000-meter record for outdoor track season (15:18.26)...received Coaches' Award for the indoor track and field season and named team MVP during the outdoor season...  2005: was selected team MVP and was a first-team Empire 8 Conference all-star and a third-team NYSCTC all-star. . . named to the 2005 All-Academic team with the 11th highest GPA in Division III. . .  placed third at Nazareth's Short Course Invitational, seventh place at the LeMoyne Invitational, 18th at the NYSCTC Championships, 20th at Penn State Behrend and 45th at the NCAA Atlantic Regional. . . 2004: had several strong performances, including first at Nazareth’s Short Course Invitational, 23rd at the NYSCTC Championships and 49th at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals. . . earned team MVP and first-team Empire 8 Conference all-star honors and was league’s Rookie of the Year for ’04. . . Scholastic: a graduate of Moravia High School, Epstein was a four-year standout in cross country there. . . qualfied for the New York state meet three times and the NY Federation meet once. . . was Interscholastic Athletic Conference and Section Four champion in 2003. . . also competed in track. . . was member of National Honor Society and valedictorian for Moravia Class of 2004.