SUNY Cortland Athletics

2024: Nicholas played in nine games with two starts during the season for the Red Dragons...Part of the offensive unit that ranked seventh in the nation in total offense (496.1 yards per game), eighth in scoring offense (45.8 points per game), and 13th in rushing offense (216.8 yards per game)...Made one tackle in a home win over Hartwick...Member of the offensive line that earned D3football.com National Team of the Week honors on Sep. 17 and Oct. 22.

2023: Appeared in six games...Started at right guard in Cortland’s NCAA first two games at Endicott and home versus Grove City...Also played in NCAA quarterfinals at Alma as well as regular-season games against Morrisville, Alfred and Hartwick...Empire 8 President’s List in both fall and spring semesters.

High School: Graduated from Bethpage in 2023...Member of the National Honor Society, the Science Honor Society and the Gold Honor Roll for four years...Senior class president...Three-year member of the football team, two as a starter...Team MVP and earned all-county honors as a junior and senior...Golden XI Award recipient and finalist for the Martone Award given to Nassau County’s top lineman as a senior...Named Offensive MVP of the Nassau County Senior Bowl.

Parents: Margaret and Ali El Chami...Siblings: Andrew, Nicole.