SUNY Cortland Athletics

2025: Sam earned honorable mention United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-America honors...Second team Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) All-Region 2 selection...Was a first team All-SUNYAC honoree...Named to the SUNYAC All-Tournament Team...Played in and started all 22 games during the season for the Red Dragons...Recorded 84 points on 57 goals and 27 assists...Led the team in goals and points, and posted the second-most goals in a single season in program history...Added 36 ground balls and six caused turnovers...Scored at least one goal in 21-of-22 contests...Finished with eight points on four goals and four assists in a road win at Plattsburgh...Had four goals and three assists in a home victory over Potsdam...Netted five goals and added one assist in a home victory over Brockport...Tallied four goals and one assist in a road win at Nazareth...Had three goals and two assists in a home victory over Potsdam in the SUNYAC Semifinals...Finished with four goals and one assist in a road win at Oswego...Provided three goals and an assist against RIT...Chipped in two goals and two assists in a road win at Muhlenberg...Added two goals and two assists in a victory over Illinois Wesleyan in the second round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Scored three times in a home win over St. Lawrence...Registered three goals in a home win over Oneonta...Finished with two goals and an assist in a win over York (PA) in the third round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Provided two goals and an assist in a win over Oneonta in the SUNYAC Finals...Had two goals and an assist in a home win over Morrisville...Scored two goals and an assist in a home win over Ithaca...Tallied two goals and an assist in a home win over New Paltz...Chosen as the SUNYAC Offensive Athlete of the Week two times during the season, on Mar. 24 and Apr. 22.

2024: Sam earned second team All-SUNYAC honors...Played in 16 games with 14 starts...Registered 65 points on 48 goals and 17 assists...Recorded 25 ground balls and four caused turnovers...Scored three game-winning goals and tallied at least one goal in 15-of-16 games...Netted five goals, and added three assists and three ground balls in a 25-9 home victory over Plattsburgh...Scored a season-high six goals, and contributed one assist and three ground balls in a 17-6 home win over Oneonta...Had five goals, one assist, and two caused turnovers in a 12-9 win over Illinois Wesleyan...Tallied five goals, one assist, and two ground balls in a 14-7 home win over Scranton...Had four goals and two assists in a road victory at St. John Fisher...Scored four times, added two assists, one ground ball, and one caused turnover in a 20-6 road win at Oswego...Scored three goals and provided one assist against Cabrini...Netted three goals each against Muhlenberg and at R.I.T...Recorded two goals and an assist in a home victory over Nazareth...Registered two goals and four ground balls in a home win over New Paltz...Provided three assists and picked up four ground balls in a road win at Potsdam.

2023: Sam played in 16 games and registered six goals, seven assists and six ground balls...Scored a goal in six different games...Two assists each in road games at New Paltz and Nazareth.

2022: Missed most of the season due to injury...Started the season-opening game at home in a win versus Skidmore.

High School: Graduated from Half Hollow Hills East in 2021...Member of the high honor roll...Four-year starter in lacrosse...Received the James Metzger Most Outstanding Player Award as a senior...Team won a Suffolk County championship.

Other: Uncle Evan Haymes played lacrosse at Albany...Grandmother Leslie Padron is a Cortland graduate.