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CJ Sullivan

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Milton, Mass.
  • Highschool Catholic Memorial
  • INFLCR cj-sullivan

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

One of the rising top performers in the Villanova distance group who has the potential to make a national impact ... His strongest events are the longer distances but he became the 51st member of the Wildcats sub-four-minute mile club in February 2026 when he ran 3:57.19 in Boston near his hometown of Milton, Mass. ... Ranks eighth on the Wildats all-time indoor list in the mile ... Tallied personal bests of 7:54.07 in the 3000 meters and 13:41.28 in the 5000 meters in 2026, with his 5K time ranking him ninth on the program's all-time performance list ... Earned second team All-America honors for the 2026 indoor season as the anchor leg of the team's distance medley relay at the NCAA Championships ... Four-time All-BIG EAST performer, including twice in cross country ... Runner-up in the 5K at the indoor conference meet in 2026 and anchored the silver medal 4x800 meter relay outdoors ... Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary meet in 2025 and finished eighth in his national semifinal heat of the 5K after moving up six spots in the final mile and passing three runners in his last lap ... Has been a scoring member of the team's cross country lineup in all 12 of his career starts ... Part of the team that won BIG EAST and NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional titles in 2024 en route to a 15th place finish at the NCAA Championsihps ... Individual qualifier for the NCAA meet in 2025 and is a two-time Mid-Atlantic All-Region honoree ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team in both cross country and track & field in 2024-25 ... Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and has been named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in all four of his semesters on campus.
 
 
SUB-FOUR MINUTE MILE
First Career 3:57.19 February 13, 2026
Fastest Mile 3:57.19 February 13, 2026
 
 
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)
1600 Meters (Relay) 4:08.28 NCAA Championships (3.13.2026)
Mile 3:57.19 David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2.13.2026)
3000 Meters 7:54.07 John Thomas Terrier Classic (1.31.2026)
5000 Meters 13:41.28 Duke Invitational (4.10.2026)
10000 Meters 29:20.65 Penn Relays (4.23.2026)
6000 Meters (XC) 18:11.1 Lehigh Invitational (8.29.2025)
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) 29:47.1 NCAA Championships (11.22.2025)
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2026 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST 4x800 Meter Relay (Anchor)
2026 INDOOR
All-American (Second Team) Distance Medley Relay (1600 Meters)
2025 CROSS COUNTRY
Mid-Atlantic All-Region
All-BIG EAST (Second Team)
2025 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST 5000 Meters
2024 CROSS COUNTRY
Mid-Atlantic All-Region
All-BIG EAST (Second Team)
ACADEMIC HONORS
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Cross Country) 2024-25
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Track) 2024-25
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2023-24, 2024-25
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
 
 
CAREER NCAA RESULTS
2026 INDOOR (FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. | LANCE HARTER TRACK AT THE RANDAL TYSON TRACK CENTER)
Date Event Time Place
March 13 Distance Medley Relay (1600 Meters) 9:40.36 11th
2025 CROSS COUNTRY (COLUMBIA, MO. | GANS CREEK CROSS COUNTRY COURSE)
Date Distance Time Place
November 22 10000 Meters 29:47.1 126th
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
2026 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date Event Time Place
May 15 5000 Meters 13:50.52 4th
May 16 4x800 Meter Relay (Anchor) 7:30.50 2nd
2025 CROSS COUNTRY (ASHLAND, NEB. | OLSSON CROSS COUNTRY COURSE AT MAHONEY STATE PARK)
Date Distance Time Place
October 31 10000 Meters 23:10.1 13th
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

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