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Cortland Red Dragons

SUNY Cortland Athletics

2024-25 Track and Field Roster

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Nick Kaires

  • Events Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown St. James
  • High School Smithtown East
  • Major Graphic Design and Digital Media

Biography

2024-25: Nick garnered All-AARTFC honors in two events at the regional championship meets...Named to the USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region for a top-5 performance in the region in the outdoor discus...Third team All-SUNYAC honoree in two events at the conference championship meets...Finished second in the discus with a personal-best mark of 50.58 meters, and seventh in the hammer throw (53.72 meters) at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships...Was third in the discus (47.04 meters) and third in the hammer throw (53.90 meters) at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Posted a personal-best mark of 54.57 meters in the hammer throw at the Cardinal Last Chance Qualifier...Competed in eight meets during the indoor and outdoor seasons for the Red Dragons.

2023-24: Nick qualified for the AARTFC Outdoor Championships in the discus and hammer throw, finishing eighth in the discus (48.16 meters and 11th in the hammer throw (season-best 52.98 meters)...Earned USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region honors in the outdoor discus for a top-5 performance during the season...Earned first team All-SUNYAC honors by winning the discus at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships with a season-best mark of 49.38 meters...Placed fourth in the hammer throw at the conference outdoor meet (52.30 meters)...Finished fourth in the weight throw with a mark of 15.60 meters at the SUNYAC Indoor Championships...Competed at 16 meets for Cortland during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

2022-23: Nick finished 13th in the weight throw (41' 8") and 16th in the shot put (33' 11") at the SUNYAC Indoor Championships...Finished ninth in the discus (personal-best 144' 8") at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships...Competed in the discus and the hammer at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Posted a personal-best 152' 0" in the hammer at the Cortland Classic.

2021-22: Competed in the shot put and weight throw during the indoor season...Posted a personal-best 38' 2.25" in the weight throw at the Nazareth Conference Tune-Up...Competed in the shot put, hammer and discus during the outdoor season...Recorded personal bests in the shot put (37' 2.5"), the hammer (137' 11") and the discus (127' 8") at the Cortland Classic.

High School: A 2021 graduate of Smithtown East...Member of the National Honor Society, the Leadership Club and Volunteers for Community Support...Four-year member of the track and field team as a thrower...Earned all-county and all-division honors three straight years...Three-year member of the football team, two as a starter...Named Rookie of the Year, team MVP and received the Work Horse Award...Earned All-Division Section Eleven and all-county honors...Member of the wrestling team.

Other: Red Letter Award winner in 2024-25 for men's outdoor track & field at the C-Club Athletic Awards Ceremony...Was a member of Cortland's football team...Brother Matt is a member of the football program at Utica.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

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  • 2022-23Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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