CJ Licata

Career Honors and Recognition
2x Outdoor Second Team All-American (2024, 2022)
2024 Outdoor All-SEC Second Team
2024 Spring SEC Honor Roll
2023 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 Indoor First Team All-American
2022 Outdoor First Team All-Ivy League
3x Indoor First Team All-Ivy League (2022, 2020, 2019)

Season and Career Results
2024
Indoor
Missed the indoor season while recovering from offseason surgery.

Outdoor
Threw the shot put in six meets during the outdoor season … Finished as a Second Team All-American at the NCAA Outdoor Championship … Made his way to the national meet after finishing third overall at the NCAA East Regional, throwing 19.89m (65-3.25) … Finished runner-up at the SEC Championship in the shot put, earning Second Team All-SEC after throwing 20.41m (66-11.5) … Opened his season with a win at the Florida Relays, throwing 20 meters even … Finished runner-up at both the Tom Jones Invitational and the USC Outdoor Open … At the Tom Jones, he threw a then personal best distance of 20.40m (66-11.25) but then bested that mark the following week when he tied Brad Snyder for the second longest throw in program history at 20.51m (67-3.5).

2023

Indoor

Missed the entire indoor season due to a lingering injury.

Outdoor

Threw the shot put in one meet, winning the USC Open on April 22 with a throw of 18.27m (59-11.25) … Missed the rest of the season after reaggravating the preseason injury.

Previous School(s)
Princeton
2022
Indoor

Earned First Team All-American in shot put as well as First Team All-Ivy League … Competed in eight meets during the indoor season in the shot put and the weight throw … Began the season winning four consecutive shot-put titles, including the Dr. Sander Invitational in Columbia with a mark of 19.31m (63-4.25) … Set his indoor shot put personal-best in the Princeton Indoor Invitational with a mark of 19.77m (64-10.25), finishing first overall … Won the Ivy League shot put title with a mark of 19.23m (63-1.25) … Finished eighth at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the shot put, setting a mark of 19.75m (64-9.75) to capture All-American honors.

Outdoor

Appeared in 11 outdoor meets for the Tigers … Earned Second Team All-American honors as well as First Team All-Ivy League … Finished second in the Penn Challenge discus (55.78m/183-0) and the Sam Howell Invitational (53.35m/175-0) … Earned his first outdoor win in the shot put at the Mason Spring Invitational when he threw for 18.94m (62-1.75) … Set his outdoor shot put personal-record at the Virginia Challenge when he claimed the podium with a distance of 19.41m (63-8.25) … Captured the podium at the Ivy League Outdoor Championship in the shot put (19.26m/63-2.25), while also setting a PR in the discus with a mark of 56.95m (186-10) to finish fourth … Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championship in shot put, finishing 13^th with a distance of 19.31m (63-4.25) to earn Second Team All-America honors.

2021
Indoor

Did not compete due to COVID-19

Outdoor

Did not compete due to COVID-19

2020
Indoor

Competed at six indoor meets, earning the Ivy League Championship title in the shot put as he also earned First Team All-Ivy League following a throw of 18.55m (60-10.5) … Finished first in the shot put in all six meets during the indoor season with a season-best throw of 18.97m (62-3) at the Princeton New Year’s Invitational.

Outdoor

Cancelled.

2019
Indoor

Competed in four indoor competitions, including capturing the Ivy League crown in the Shot Put en route to First Team All-Ivy League … Threw for a distance of 18.27m (59-11.25) to claim the title in the conference championship.

Outdoor

Appeared in one regular season meet before missing the remainder of the year with an injury.

Personal Records
Indoor

Outdoor