Hamilton College Men's Soccer

Nizzi is in his 19th year as head men's soccer coach at Hamilton College. Nizzi's teams have reached double figures in wins seven times and his overall record at Hamilton stands at 149-95-28 (.599 win pct.). The Continentals have advanced to the postseason 10 times, including four trips to the NCAA Division III championship and the 2013 NESCAC championship quarterfinals, under Nizzi. In 2015 Nizzi's team recorded a three-game win streak in mid-September, including a 2-1 win at Trinity in double overtime. Later that season, the Hamilton men knocked off 2014 national champion Tufts in double OT, and the Continentals capped the year by shutting out Colby on Senior Day.  Nizzi led the team to the semifinals of the 2010 Liberty League Championship after the team finished fourth in the league's regular season standings. He guided Hamilton to six straight wins from late September to late October, a 4-1-1 record on the road and a 9-3-3 overall mark. The Continentals won their second league tournament title, advanced to the second round of the NCAA championship and finished with a record of 10-5-3 under Nizzi in 2007. The 2006 squad won the league's regular season title, played in the NCAA championship and finished with 11 victories. In 2004 Hamilton won its first league tournament crown, made an NCAA appearance and ended the season ranked 23rd in Division III. Nizzi guided the Continentals to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2000 after Hamilton won the league's regular season title. Nizzi's 2001 team finished 12-2 and tied the program record for most wins in a season. Nizzi mentored Greg Rogan '07, who became the third all-American in program history in 2006 when he was voted to the third team by Division III coaches. Nizzi has coached 15 all-region selections and dozens of all-conference team honorees including Jacob Frost '15, who was all-NESCAC in 2014. Ten men's soccer student-athletes made the 2015 NESCAC Fall All-Academic Team and the Continentals received the 2014-15 National Soccer Coaches Association of America College Team Academic Award. Nizzi also achieved a great deal of success at Herkimer County Community College where his record was 291-56-11. He guided the Generals to three National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III championships from 1994 to 1996. HCCC established a national collegiate record for the longest winning streak in any sport with 97 consecutive victories. As a result of those amazing accomplishments, Nizzi was inducted into the NJCAA Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006. Nizzi received the National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association's award for outstanding contributions in the field of intercollegiate soccer in 1999. He was inducted into the Rome Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. A native of Rome, Nizzi graduated from Rome Free Academy where he earned high school all-America honors. Nizzi enjoyed an all-America playing career at Mohawk Valley Community College and continued his education at SUNY Cortland. He was an all-state soccer player for the Red Dragons before he received his degree in 1977 and went on to earn his master's in 1980. He was one of eight inducted into Cortland's C-Club Hall of Fame in 2009.

Ujvary is in his second year as an assistant coach for the Hamilton College men's soccer program. He was an assistant with the Utica College men's team in 2013 and 2014. Ujvary helped guide the Pioneers to a pair of Empire 8 playoff appearances, including the program's first trip to the championship game in 2013. Utica players received eight all-conference team honors and one Empire 8 rookie of the year award during his time at the school. Ujvary recently obtained his National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National Diploma. Prior to Utica, Ujvary coached youth soccer from the Hudson Valley to Long Island. His time spent with Coerver Soccer Coaching and the Long Island Rough Riders ages U10 to U13 was a great experience. Ujvary played college soccer at SUNY New Paltz. The defender appeared in 53 games with 41 starts over the course of three seasons. As a senior, he helped lead the Hawks to the SUNYAC quarterfinals in 2011. Ujvary was a member of the Dean's List all four years, made the NSCAA all-academic team and represented the soccer program on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Ujvary graduated with a degree in adolescent education with a specialization in social studies and a geography minor. He also has a master's degree in special education from Utica. He is from Kings Park, N.Y., and played soccer at Kings Park High School.