Cody first came to hurling prominence as a student at St. Kieran's College in Kilkenny. After lining out in different grades throughout the years, he eventually joined the college's senior team. In his first big game at college's level, Cody scored eight points from placed balls in a 1–14 to 1–11 defeat by Dublin North in the 2018 Leinster final.[1] He was dropped from the starting fifteen for the subsequent All-Ireland final against Presentation College, Athenry, but collected a winners' medal after coming on as a substitute in the 5–19 to 3-16 extra-time victory.[2]
Cody was once again eligible for the college's senior team the following year and claimed a Leinster Colleges Championship title after a 1–17 to 2–07 defeat of Coláiste Eoin.[3] The subsequent All-Ireland final was a repeat of the previous year, with Cody scoring eight points and collecting a second successive winners' medal after the 1–15 to 1–12 win over Presentation College, Athenry.[4]
Cody won a second successive Kilkenny County Championship title after scoring 1-02 from play in the 2–21 to 1–15 win over James Stephens in the 2019 final.[9] His undefeated championship run continued when he subsequently won a second successive Leinster CLub Championship medal after a 1–21 to 0–15 victory over St. Mullin's in the 2019 Leinster final.[10] On 18 January 2020, Cody was again selected at left corner-forward when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced Borris-Ileigh in the 2020 All-Ireland final. He was held scoreless over the course of the game but claimed a second successive All-Ireland Club Championship medal after the 0–18 to 0–15 victory.[11]
Kilkenny
Cody first played for Kilkenny as a 16-year-old when he was drafted onto the minor team for the 2017 Leinster Minor Championship. He claimed a Leinster Minor Championship title that season after coming on as a substitute in the 3–15 to 1–17 defeat of Dublin in the Leinster final.[12] After being overage for the minor grade the following year, Cody was added to the Kilkenny under-20 team in 2019. He won a Leinster Under-20 Championship medal that season after scoring two points from play in the 1–17 to 0–18 win over Wexford in the final.[13]