Cornell University Athletics

2023 l SENIOR SEASON
Appeared in four of the Big Red’s games, tallying one groundball on the season.

2022 l JUNIOR SEASON
Made an appearance in 15 games for Cornell ... recovered 18 groundballs, good for 13th highest on the team ... made an appearance in the national semi-final game against Rutgers.

2021 l SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 l FRESHMAN SEASON
Appeared in all five of the Big Red’s games as a freshman before the season was ended due to COVID-19 ... finished the year with four ground balls and a caused turnover ... picked up a ground ball in four of Cornell’s five contests, including against UAlbany, Towson, High Point, and Penn State ... forced a caused turnover against Ohio State.

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Two-time all-state and all-county selection, also earning a spot on the All-Long Island second team in 2017 ... helped guide Garden City HS to a state championship in 2018 and captained the squad in 2019 ... his team was also two-time Long Island and three-time county champions during his tenure ... recipient of the Jay Gallagher Award in 2017 and the Thomas B. Nolan Award in 2019 ... also played three years of football, earning all-county and all-state accolades in 2018.

PERSONAL
Daniel Thomas Boccafola is the son of Thomas and Kelly Boccafola and has two younger siblings, one brother and one sister ... his father, Thomas Boccafola, and uncle, Michael Boccafola, both attended Columbia University, where his father was a member of the football team from 1989-92 and his uncle was a member of the baseball team from 1987-90 ... he is enrolled in the College of Industrial and Labor Relations.