SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- The Notre Dame College Athletic Department hosted its fourth annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday night in the Performing Arts Center on NDC's campus.
Two individuals and one team were inducted in front of a capacity crowd in the PAC. Amanda Blazetic, Michael Mannozzi and the
2009-2010 Wrestling Team rounded out the fourth class of the NDC Athletic Hall of Fame.
Amanda Blazetic, a 2005 graduate, was the leading scorer in NDC Women's Basketball history from the time she graduated, until the 2015-2016 season when Martha Nagbe broke her record. Blazetic still holds top-10 marks in many categories, including being first in rebounds-per-game (7.4), first in shooting percentage (59.9), first in scoring average-per-game (17.4), third in steals-per-game (2.3) and tenth in blocked shots (34).
Michael Mannozzi, who graduated in 2010, was the first Track and Field athlete to win a National Championship in Notre Dame College history. He won the 2010 NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championship in the 3,000-meter race walk, with a time of 13:19.50. Mannozzi earned All-American status in the 5,000-meter race walk in outdoor Track and Field with a time of 23:04.50.
The 2009-2010 Wrestling Team won the NAIA National Championship, the National NAIA Dual Meet and were NAIA Regional Champions. They had three individual champions, a National runner-up and 10 All-Americans. The team finished the season 4-0 vs. D II opponents, 2-0 vs. D III schools, 3-0 vs. NAIA competition and 1-1 vs. D I opponents, including a 42-3 victory over Cleveland State. At the National Duals, Notre Dame took down three NAIA top-10 ranked teams by a combined score of, 97-15.
"It was a very exciting night on so many levels," said Director of AthleticsÂ
Scott Swain. "To bring back these fine student-athletes and honor them was a very special occasion for the Falcon Athletics community. These two individuals and team inductees laid the foundation for the athletic successes we are experiencing today at Notre Dame College."
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