SUNY Cortland Athletics

2024-25: Niko registered personal-best times in three events during the SUNYAC-AMCC Championships...Recorded a personal-best time of 24.50 seconds in the 50 free...Posted a personal-best time of 53.46 seconds in the 100 free...Touched the wall with a personal-best time of 1:03.34 in the 100 back...Competed in 11 meets during the season for the Red Dragons.

High School: 2024 graduate of Ravena Coeymans Selkirk...High Honor Roll for all four years of high school...Four-year member of the swim team...Two-year member of the baseball team.

Other: Favorite sports memory was breaking the 400 free relay school record in high school...Son of Sarah and Peter Plakas...Has two siblings, Kayla and Alekzander.