SUNY Cortland Athletics

2025: Eli appeared in all 11 games during the season for the Red Dragons...Part of the Cortland secondary that ranked eighth nationally in passing yards allowed (140.2 pass yards allowed per game)...Finished with 13 total tackles, including eight solo tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and two pass breakups...Had two tackles and a forced fumble in a road win at Alfred State...Registered two solo tackles, recovered a fumble, and had a pass breakup in a home win over Alfred University...Finished with three tackles in a home win over Union...Posted three tackles, including 0.5 for loss, in a road win at Morrisville...Had a solo tackle in a road win at Hartwick...Made one solo tackle against Ithaca in the 66th Cortaca Jug Game...Saw action against Springfield in the first round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs.

2024: Member of the team but did not see game action.

2023: Played in four games, including NCAA first two rounds versus Endicott and Grove City...Finished season with nine tackles, two solo - all of which came versus Grove City in the NCAA second round.

High School: Eli graduated cum laude from St. John the Baptist in 2023...Member of the honor roll...Named Athlete of the Year as a senior...Three-year starter in football...Team captain...Named all-league and to the USA National Team as a junior...Earned all-league and all-state honors as a senior...Competed on the indoor track and field team for one year...Earned all-league honors...Two-year member of the outdoor track and field team...Team MVP...Garnered all-league honors...Three-time league champion with the 4x100 relay team.

Other: Parents are Stacey Alvarez and Marcus Dacis...Has one sibling, Marcus Dacis Jr.