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Cortland Red Dragons

SUNY Cortland Athletics

2025-26 Wrestling Roster

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Cade Sands

  • Wt. Class 133 pounds
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Addison
  • High School Addison Central
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

2025-26: Competed 24 times during the year for Cortland...Posted a 16-8 record, including eight pins and six technical falls...Went 4-1 with one pin and three technical falls at the St. John Fisher Cardinal Invite...Finished 4-2 with two pins and two technical falls at the New York State Collegiate Championships...Was 3-2 with two pins at the SUNYAC Championship...Recorded two pins and a technical fall at the King's McGinley Invite...Registered one pin at the Luther College Open...Posted one pin at the Cortland Quad Meet.

2024-25: Cade wrestled 21 times during the season for the Red Dragons...Posted a 16-5 record, including 13 pins...Was 5-0 with three pins in duals...Went 4-0 with three pins at the Lycoming Invitational...Went 2-0 with two pins at the Cortland Red Dragon Duals...Finished fourth at 125 pounds with a 3-2 record and three pins at the SUNYAC Championship...Placed fourth with a 3-2 record and three pins at the St. John Fisher Cardinal Invite...Went 1-1 with one pin at the TCNJ Duals...Had a victory by pin in a dual against Utica.

High School: Graduated from Addison Central in 2024...Five-year starter on the wrestling team...Three-time sectional champion...Two-time Super Sectional champion...Placed fifth and sixth at New York State championship meet...Two-time All-Greater Rochester team selection...Had over 100 pins for his career...Two-year starter on the soccer team.

Other: MAWA National Champion...Son of Jennifer and Paul Sands...Has two siblings, Quay and Carly...Father Paul played soccer and lacrosse at Corning Community College.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    125 pounds
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    133 pounds