SUNY Cortland Athletics

2025: Joe was chosen to the Div. III Football Academic All-District team by College Sports Communicators...Played in all 11 games during the season for the Red Dragons...Finished with 17 total tackles, eight solo, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, and one pass breakup...Had 1.5 tackles for loss, including one sack, among his three tackles in a home win over Alfred University...Tallied two total tackles, 0.5 for loss, in a home win over Brockport...Finished with a season-high four tackles, three solo, in the first round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs at Springfield...Recorded three total tackles and one pass breakup against Grove City...Chipped in two tackles in a road victory at Hartwick...Made one solo tackle in a home win over Utica.

2024: Joe appeared in three games during the season for the Red Dragons...Recorded four total tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss...Had three tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss, in a road win at Hilbert...Provided one tackle in a home victory over Hartwick...Appeared in a win at Utica.

Prior to Cortland: Played at Springfield College in the fall of 2023 and also attended Mercy College in 2022-23.

High School: Graduated from John Jay-Cross River in 2022...Played two years of varsity football and as a senior earned all-section honors and was a Lohud all-star...Two-year lacrosse defenseman and played one season of basketball.

Other: Son of Lucy and Craig Galea...Has three siblings, Craig, Luke and Nickole...Father, Craig, played football at Pace University from 1976-79...Brother Craig is also a member of Cortland's football team.