ITHACA, N.Y. -- James H. "Jaime" McManamon, 19, a freshman at Cornell University who was a defensive lineman on the varsity football team and a shot-putter on the men's track and field team, was killed in a car accident May 13 on Interstate 86 in Chautauqua County, N.Y.

McManamon was traveling with his mother, Kerry McManamon, 41, and Kelly Smith, 41, to his home in Westlake, Ohio. According to police reports, his 2000 Chevrolet Suburban left the road and rolled over several times. He was airlifted to the Hamot Medical Center in Erie, Pa., and pronounced dead upon arrival. Kerry McManamon, who was in the rear seat, was ejected from the vehicle and suffered injuries. She remains hospitalized at Hamot Medical Center. Kelly Smith, in the front passenger seat, suffered minor injuries.

A 2003 graduate of St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio, Jaime McManamon was an applied economics and management major in Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

"The Cornell community is heartbroken at the news of Jaime's death," said Andy Noel, director of athletics and physical education. "I initially met him during a recruiting visit to campus last spring and he was fine young man and player this past year. He will be missed, very much, by his teammates and friends here at Cornell."

Jim Knowles, Cornell head football coach, also lamented McManamon's death. "Jaime was a very positive player who always had a smile on his face," Knowles said. "He was the strongest player on the team as a freshman, and we were expecting him to play for us in the fall on the defensive line. He was a good player, worked hard, was outgoing and easy to like. He was everything you wanted in a player."

In high school, McManamon played on both the offensive and defensive lines as a junior and senior football player. A three-year letter winner, he was the team's co-captain as a senior. He was also a member of the St. Edward's track team and was a four-year letter winner. He was the team's most valuable player as a senior and also set a school record in the shot put.

He is survived by his father, James McManamon, his mother, a sister and two brothers.