Justin Clickett Event: Throws
Class: r-Senior
High School: University of Pittsburgh
Hometown: Union City, Pa.
 
photo 2007 Outdoor: Earned All-American distinction by placing sixth in the shot put at the NCAA Championships, with an outdoor personal best of 19.11m (62'8.5") ... Qualified for the national meet in the shot put at the NCAA East regional with a 19.02m (62'5") effort ... Earned All-ACC honors by placing third in the shot put at the ACC Championships with a throw of 18.79m (61'7.75") ... Took second place at the UNC Elite Meet with a put of 18.53m (60'9.5").

2007 Indoor: Ninth-place finisher in the shot put at the NCAA Championships with an 18.88m (61'11.5") effort which earned All-America status ... Earned All-ACC honors in both the shot put and the weight throw ... Finished second in the shot put with 18.91m (62'0.5") and also earned runner-up honors with a then-personal record of 19.57m (64'2.5") in the weight throw at the ACC Championships ... Took the shot put crowns with marks of 19.03m (62'5.25") at the McCravy Invitational, 18.44m (60'6") at the Sykes-Sabok Challenge Cup and 19.18m (62'11.25") at the Liberty Kickoff Invitational.

Prior to Tech: Threw for three years at the University of Pittsburgh, earning Indoor All-American honors in the shot put in 2005 ... Also was the 2005 IC4A champion in the shot put ... Twice captured the BIG EAST Conference indoor shot put title, in both 2005 and 2006 ... Was named the 2006 BIG EAST Indoor Most Valuable Field Performer ... Was a Junior All-American in 2004 ... Member of the USA Junior Team ... National junior runner-up and a world junior finalist ... Owns Pittsburgh school records in the indoor and outdoor shot put and weight throw.

High School: Was the 2003 Pennsylvania Male Track Athlete of the Year ... A two-time Pennsylvania state champion (once in the shot put and once in the discus) ... Set the PIAA AA state record in the shot put with an effort of 64'5.75" ... Was a two-time District 10 champion ... Was a two-time Erie County League champion and record holder ... A member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born April 12, 1985 ... Son of Thomas and Cindy Clickett ... Majoring in business management.