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Cortland Red Dragons

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2025 Football Roster

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23 Ethan Gallo

  • Position Running Back
  • Yr. Junior
  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 225
  • Hometown Minisink
  • High School Minisink Valley
  • Major Sport Management

Biography

2025: Ethan garnered second team All-Empire 8 honors...Played in and started 10 games during the season for Cortland...Rushed 139 times for 625 yards (4.5 YPA) and 11 touchdowns, and caught 10 passes for 57 yards (5.7 YPR) and two scores...Also recorded one tackle...Scored at least one touchdown in 8-of-10 games...Carried 22 times for a season-high 145 yards and two touchdowns in a road victory at St. John Fisher...Rushed 14 times for 87 yards and a touchdown in a road victory at Morrisville...Finished with 83 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries, and added two catches for 13 yards, in a home win over Union...Ran 11 times for 68 yards and three touchdowns and made three catches for 20 yards in a road win at Hartwick...Tallied 59 rushing yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, and scored a 6-yard receiving touchdown for one of his two catches for nine yards, in a home victory over Alfred University...Made one catch for a 12-yard touchdown and carried 14 times for 50 yards in a home victory over Brockport...Recorded 49 yards on 14 carries in a home win over Utica...Had a rushing touchdown in the 66th Cortaca Jug Game at Ithaca...Ran 10 times for 35 yards and a score in the first round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs at Springfield...Chosen as the Empire 8 Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 27. 

2024: Ethan was a second team D3football.com All-Region 2 honoree...First team All-Empire 8 selection...Tied the single-season school records for touchdowns (22), rushing touchdowns (22), and points (132)...Played in all 12 games with 11 starts during the season...Rushed 226 times for 1,159 yards (5.1 YPA) and 22 touchdowns, and caught 14 passes for 112 yards...Had four 100-yard rushing games during the season...Scored at least one touchdown in 11-of-12 games...Carried 23 times for 173 yards and four touchdowns in a road victory over Alfred...Rushed 28 times for 165 yards and three scores in a road victory over Susquehanna...Registered a season-high 183 yards on 32 attempts with one touchdown in a win over Ithaca in the 65th Cortaca Jug Game...Rushed for 126 yards on 22 carries and caught four passes for 40 yards in a home win over Morrisville...Scored three touchdowns and had 73 rushing yards in a home win over Lycoming...Ran for 90 yards on 16 carries with two touchdowns in a road win at Utica...Carried 28 times for 97 yards and a touchdown in a win over Endicott in the second round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Scored twice and ran for 46 yards on seven attempts in a home win over Hartwick...Ran 15 times for 48 yards and a touchdown, and added three catches for 26 yards, against Springfield in the third round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Was selected as the Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Week two times during the season, on Oct. 21 and Nov. 19. 

2023: Appeared in two games...Ran three times for 72 yards, including a 67-yard run and a 3-yard TD, at Hartwick...Rushed three times for 15 yards against Alfred.

High School: A 2023 graduate of Minisink Valley...Received multiple scholarships...Four-year starter in football...Team captain and MVP...Earned first team all-state honors...Team won a sectional title...Five-year member of the wrestling team...Team captain...Won two individual state titles...Team won two state championships...Three-year starter in baseball...Team captain and MVP.

Other: Also a member of Cortland's baseball and wrestling teams...Son of Jamie and Dan Gallo...Has two siblings, Kristen and Macie...Father Dan is a Cortland graduate.

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Historical Player Information

  • 39

    2023Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 220 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2024Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'11" 220 lbs
    39
  • 23

    2025Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 225 lbs
    23