SUNY Cortland Athletics

2024-25: Aidan garnered second team All-SUNYAC honors in one event and third team All-SUNYAC honors in one event at the conference championship meets...Member of the 4x100 relay team that placed second and part of the 4x400 relay team that was third at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Finished 12th individually in the 400 meters at the conference outdoor meet...Posted a personal-best time of 49.86 seconds in the 400 meters at the Cortland Classic...Registered a personal-best time of 7.11 seconds in the 60 meters at the Ithaca Bomber Invitational...Competed in 10 meets during the indoor and outdoor seasons for the Red Dragons.

2023-24: Aidan earned first team All-SUNYAC and second team All-SUNYAC honors as a member of the 4x100 relay that finished first, and as a member of the 4x400 relay that finished second, at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Qualified for the AARTFC Outdoor Championships, finishing 28th in the 400 meters with a time of 50.02 seconds...Placed 11th in the 400 meters (50.08 seconds) and 13th in the 200 meters (23.01 seconds) at the outdoor conference meet...Garnered third team All-SUNYAC honors as a member of the distance medley relay (DMR) team that finished third at the indoor conference meet...Finished 13th in the 400 meters at the SUNYAC Indoor Championships...Competed at 14 meets for the Red Dragons during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

2022-23: Aidan competed in seven events during the indoor season...Posted a personal-best 7.48 in the 60 meters at the Greg Page Relays...Competed in six events during the outdoor season...Posted a personal-best 11.73 in the 100 meters at the Hamilton Invitational...Recorded personal bests in the 200 meters (23.57) and the 400 meters (51.97) at the CNY College Challange.

High School: Graduated from Bayport-Blue Point in 2022...Member of the National Honor Society and the honor roll...Four-year member of the indoor and outdoor track and field teams...Member of outdoor state qualifying 4 x 400 and 4 x 800 relay teams...Outdoor team went undefeated and won a county championship...Two-year starter in soccer.

Other: Son of Maria and Joseph Garafola...Has two siblings, Olivia and Amelia.