2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

CJ Sullivan

  • Academic Year Sophomore
  • Position Distance
  • Hometown Milton, Mass.
  • Highschool Catholic Memorial
  • INFLCR cj-sullivan

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

A quickly emerging top prospect both in the Villanova distance group as well as at the regional and national levels ... As a redshirt freshman in 2024-25 he was a key contributor to the team in all three seasons spanning cross country, indoors and outdoors ... Combined with teammate Marco Langon for a 1-2 finish in the 5000 meters at the 2025 outdoor BIG EAST Championships ... His runner-up time of 13:45.02 was a personal best and qualified for the national semifinal heats of the 5K at the NCAA East Preliminary meet ... Tallied an eighth place finish in his section at the East Prelims after moving up six spots in the final mile and passing three runners in the last lap ... His two All-BIG EAST honors for the year included the podium finish outdoors in the 5K and a second team honor in cross country in the Fall ... Scored in both the 3000 meters (5th) and the 5000 meters (6th) at the indoor BIG EAST meet ... Posted PRs in the 1500 meters (3:43.54), the 3000 meters (7:59.46) and 5000 meters (13:45.02) during the year ... Scoring runner for the Wildcats in all six of his starts during the 2024 cross country campiagn ... Led Villanova with a runner-up finish at Temple in his official collegiate debut ... In addition to being a second team All-BIG EAST performer, he also garnered Mid-Atlantic All-Region accolades and was the team's fourth runner across the finish line at the NCAA Championships ... Helped the Wildcats win the BIG EAST and NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional team titles en route to a 15th place finish at the NCAA meet ... Member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in 2023-24 and has been named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in each of his first three semesters on campus.
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
800 Meters (relay) 1:52.45 BIG EAST Championships (5.17.2025)
1000 Meters 2:40.61 High School
1500 Meters 3:43.54 Larry Ellis Invitational (5.2.2025)
Mile 4:19.54 High School
3000 Meters 7:59.46 David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2.14.2025)
5000 Meters 13:45.02 BIG EAST Championships (5.16.2025)
6000 Meters (XC) 19:25.2 Temple Owls Cross Country Invitational (8.30.2024)
4 Miles (XC) 19:43.3 Main Line Invitational (9.15.2023)
8000 Meters (XC) 23:24.3 Princeton Fall Classic (10.18.2024)
10000 Meters (XC) 29:54.8 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11.15.2024)
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2025 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST 5000 Meters
2024 CROSS COUNTRY
Mid-Atlantic All-Region
All-BIG EAST (Second Team)
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2023-24
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
 
 
CAREER NCAA RESULTS
2024 CROSS COUNTRY (MADISON, WIS. | THOMAS ZIMMER CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY COURSE)
Date Distance Time Place
November 23 10000 Meters 30:14.6 150th
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2025 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date Event Time Place
May 16 5000 Meters 13:45.02 2nd
May 17 4x800 Meter Relay (3rd Leg) 7:28.82 4th
2025 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 28 5000 Meters 14:18.17 6th
March 1 3000 Meters 8:07.68 5th
2024 CROSS COUNTRY (LEESBURG, VA. | MORVEN PARK)
Date Distance Time Place
November 1 8000 Meters 24:36.22 18th
 
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

Personal: Exploratory Arts major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Distance

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Distance