SUNY Cortland Athletics

2025: James was selected as the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year...Second team All-SUNYAC honoree...Played in all 22 games with 21 starts for the Red Dragons...Member of the Cortland defense that was first in the nation in caused turnovers per game (14.23) and sixth in the nation in scoring defense (7.68 goals allowed per game)...Recorded 34 ground balls, 17 caused turnovers, and contributed one assist...Registered at least one ground ball in 16-of-22 contests...Had three caused turnovers and five ground balls in a home victory over Potsdam...Finished with two caused turnovers and three ground balls in a home win over Brockport...Provided an assist and added two ground balls in a win over York (PA) in the third round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Caused three turnovers in a home victory over Oneonta in the SUNYAC Finals...Finished with two ground balls and two caused turnovers against RIT...Collected three ground balls in a home win over Ithaca...Provided one caused turnover and three ground balls in a road win at Oswego...Finished with one caused turnover and three ground balls in a home win over Oneonta.

High School: James is a 2024 graduate of South Side...Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and NYS Science Honor Society...Named to the High Honor Roll...Recipient of the South Side High School Annual Laurel Award...Four-year member of the lacrosse team...Team claimed NYS Class B title in 2024...Served as team captain...Received the Long Island Metro Lacrosse Foundation Unsung Hero Award and the Rockville Centre Lacrosse Clude Delaney Award...Two-year member of the football team...Was honored with the Joe Hunter Memorial Award...Team won Nassau County title.

Other: Parents are Suzanne and James Sullivan...Has two siblings, Megan and Tara...Father James and uncle Kevin Sullivan both played football at Boston College...Cousin Paige Michels was a member of the Dance Team at Wake Forest...Grandfather flew on Air Force One with President Ronald Reagan.