Lafaver, Svoboda earn E8 honors
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Nazareth junior Jake Lafaver and Ithaca senior Alec Svoboda have been honored as Empire 8 Conference Athletes of the Week.
Lafaver, of Syracuse and a graduate of West Genesee High School, captured the state title in the 800-meter run at last weekend's NYSCTC Championships at Ithaca's Glazer Arena. In the process, Lafaver broke a facility record with a career-best time of 1:55.72.
Svoboda won the heptathlon with a school-record 4,695-point performance on Saturday to help the Bombers to an NYSCTC Indoor Championship title. Svoboda, who also set the NYSCTC Indoor Championships meet record, finished in the top three in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:46.25, the 60 hurdles in 8.95, the pole vault with a 4.05-meter clear and the shot put with a 10.89-meter heave.