SUNY Cortland Athletics

2025-26: Named to the Div. III Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-District team by College Sports Communicators...Garnered second team All-SUNYAC honors in one event at the conference championship meets...Was second in the 400 hurdles at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Finished fourth in the 400 hurdles at the Cortland Red Dragon Open...Registered a fifth-place finish in the 400 hurdles at the Paul Kaiser Classic...Posted a personal-best time of 11.69 seconds in the 100 meters at the Cortland Classic...Raced in five meets during the outdoor season for Cortland.

2024-25: Declan was the SUNYAC champion and garnered first team All-SUNYAC honors in one event, earned second team All-SUNYAC honors in one event, and third team All-SUNYAC honors in one event at the conference championship meets...Finished first in the 400 hurdles (personal-best time of 55.00 seconds in the prelims) at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Member of the distance medley relay (DMR) team that placed second at the SUNYAC Indoor Championships...Part of the 4x400 relay that finished in third place at the conference outdoor meet...Raced on the 4x400 relay that was fourth at the conference indoor meet...Registered a personal-best mark 0f 11.77 seconds in the 100 meters at the Cortland Classic...Posted personal-best marks in both the 200 meters and the 400 meters at the Big Apple Invitational...Competed in 14 meets during the indoor and outdoor seasons for the Red Dragons.

High School: Declan graduated from Southwestern in 2024...Student Body President for two years...Member of the National Honor Society...Four-year member of the student council...Three-year starter on the football team as a wide receiver and cornerback...Played two seasons on the basketball team...Four-year member of the track and field team...Three-time county champion...Four-time Class C champion...Placed fourth in NYPHSSA D2 in the 400-meter hurdles...Finished fourth in the 400 hurdles at the NYS Federation meet.

Other: Son of Patrick and Amee Kennedy...Has three siblings, Aidan, Brendan, and Collin...Brother Aidan played football at Pace from 2021 to 2024.