SUNY Cortland Athletics

2024: Joe played in all 12 games for the Red Dragons and started one game...Registered 24 total tackles, one tackle for loss, and one quarterback hurry...Started and made a season-high eight tackles against Springfield in the third round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Recorded two tackles and a quarterback hurry in a home win over Hartwick...Chipped in three tackles in a road win over Utica...Had one tackle for loss in a road victory over Hilbert...Made two tackles in a win over Ithaca in the 65th Cortaca Jug Game. 

2023: Played in the final 14 games of the season...Started in the NCAA first round at Endicott and recorded four solo tackles with one sack...Finished the season with 31 tackles, 17 solo, including one sack and two total tackles for loss, along with a pass breakup...Season-high five tackles each in games at Morrisville and St. John Fisher...Three tackles versus Grove City in NCAA second round and versus Utica in regular season.

2022: Saw the field in 10 games with three starts...Totaled 42 tackles, 19 solo, and 4.5 tackles for loss...Had one pass break up and recovered two fumbles...Recorded 10 tackles with two tackles for loss in a home win versus St. John Fisher...Made eight stops, including 1.5 tackles for loss, at Randolph-Macon in the first round of the NCAA playoffs...Registered eight tackles with a tackle for loss against Ithaca at Yankee Stadium...Had five tackles and two fumble recoveries in a win at Buffalo State...Made three solo stops in a victory at Alfred...Recorded four tackles in a home win versus The College of New Jersey.

2021: Played in five games...Registered five tackles, two solo...Made three tackles, two solo, in a home win versus Alfred...Recorded two stops in a home victory versus Utica.

2020: Member of the program but the season was canceled.

High School: Graduated from Oceanside in 2020...Three-year starter in football...Team captain...Earned all-county honors...Three-year member of the hockey team...Three-year starter in lacrosse.

Parents: Joanne and Vinny Ruggieri...Siblings: Vincent, Trevor...Vincent is a Cortland graduate.