SUNY Cortland Athletics

2024-25: Zion was a national champion as a member of the winning indoor 4x400 relay at the NCAA Div. III Indoor Championships...Garnered first team All-America honors in one event and second team All-America honors in one event at the national championship meets...AARTFC champion and earned All-AARTFC honors in one event at the regional championship meets...Named to the USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region for top-5 performances in the region in the indoor 4x400 relay, outdoor 4x100 relay, and outdoor 4x400 relay...Earned second team All-SUNYAC honors in one event at the conference championship meets...Helped set the school record in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:12.59 in the finals to claim the national title at the indoor national championship meet...Member of the 4x100 relay team that finished 10th at the NCAA Div. III Outdoor Championships...Helped the 4x200 relay team break the school record with a time of 1:27.00 to win the event, and placed ninth individually in the 200 meters, at the AARTFC Indoor Championships...Part of the 4x100 relay that set a school record with a time of 40.49 in the prelims, and placed 15th individually in the 400 meters with a personal-best time of 48.43 seconds, at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships...Was second in the 400 meters and fifth in the 200 meters at the conference indoor meet...Placed fourth in the 200 meters and fifth in the 400 meters at the conference outdoor meet...Member of the outdoor 4x400 meter relay team that set the school record with a time of 3:10.32 at the Cortland Classic...Posted a personal-best time of 10.99 seconds in the 100 meters to finish second at the Cortland Red Dragon Open...Competed in 19 meets during the indoor and outdoor seasons for the Red Dragons.

2023-24: Zion was a second team All-American as a member of the 4x400 relay team that finished 12th at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships...Finished 11th at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships in the 400 meters with a season-best mark of 48.81 seconds...Finished fifth in the 400 meters (49.81 seconds) and sixth in the 200 meters (22.09 seconds) at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Earned second team All-America honors as a member of the 4x400 relay team that finished 11th at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships...Helped 4x400 relay team win the AARTFC Indoor title...Finished fourth in the 400 meters (49.94 seconds), and ninth in the 200 meters, and earned first team All-SUNYAC honors as a member of the 4x400 relay that finished first place, at the conference indoor meet...Earned USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region honors in the indoor 4x400 relay, outdoor 4x100 relay, and outdoor 4x400 relay for top-5 performances in the region. 

High School: Zion graduated from Lockport in 2023...Scholar Athlete...Member of the National Honor Society and Delta Sigma...Received the Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship and the PTSA Scholarship...Three-year member of the track and field team...Team captain...Named Most Valuable Runner...League and sectional champion and three-time state qualifier...Two-year member of the basketball team...Named Most Improved...Team won a league title.

Other: Son of Ronald and Renee Cheatham...Has five siblings, Kiki, LaToya, LaDrea, Blake, and Alexis...Sister LaDrea competed in track and field at Seton Hall...Sister Alexis played basketball at Fredonia.