Colgate University Athletics

Awards
Patriot League All-Academic Team (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)

Senior (2024-25)
Fall: While at the Colgate Invitational, picked up two doubles wins and two singles victories... Made a run to the semifinals at the Patriot League Individual Tournament, starting singles play with a three set win over Loyola, going on to defeat Lafayette and Holy Cross, 6-2, 6-4 and 6-3, 6-4 respectively. 
Spring: Contributed a singles win to Colgate's victory over Stonehill... Tallied a win in singles play against Marist... Secured a singles victory in Colgate's win over Mercyhurst... Recorded wins in doubles and singles play in Colgate's defeat of Siena... Won in doubles and singles action when Colgate beat Rochester... Picked up a singles win in a team victory over Wagner... Tallied a victory in doubles play over Navy.
 
Junior (2023-24)
Fall: Placed fourth in the highest flight at the Villanova Invitational... Upset the top-ranked player at the Binghamton Invitational, finished fourth in the Singles A Flight and won a doubles match... Won in singles play against Marist at the ITA Regional.
Spring: Logged a 7-14 singles mark to go with a team-best 11-9 doubles record... Went 2-0 in first doubles when Colgate played Le Moyne and Villanova... Recorded wins in both singles and doubles play against Rochester... Scored doubles and singles wins against Rider... Contributed singles and doubles victories to Colgate's 5-2 win against Holy Cross... Helped the Raiders to a win against Loyola with doubles and singles victories... Added wins in doubles and singles play against Stonehill. 

Sophomore (2022-23)
Appeared in 12 matches with a doubles record of 3-9…secured a conference doubles record of 2-5…played in one singles match but did not score.

Freshman (2021-22)
Appeared in 15 matches… Went 3-4 in singles on the year with a league record of 1-0… Went 8-5 in doubles matches.

Before Colgate
A 2021 graduate of Daniel Hand High School ... lettered in tennis ... also served as president of the Model UN... Went 60-4 in his career ... also finished with an undefeated 10-0 record his senior year... Served as team captain as a senior ... was a three-time SCC conference champion in 2018, 2019, and 2021 ... became the Connecticut State Champions with his team in 2018 ... a three-time First Team All-SCC selection (2018, 2019, 2021) ... a three-time First Team All-State player (2018, 2019, 2021) ... named SCC Division I Player of the Year in 2019 and 2021 ... also honored as the New Haven Register All-Area Player of the Year in 2019 ... named the 2019 SCC Tournament MVP. 

Personal
Born: Joshua Andrew Israel in New York, New York. 
Family: Son of Gary and Ami Israel ... has one brother, Rob ... brother Rob is the club tennis president as a member of Colgate's Class of 2022.