| Mozia's Top Performances |
| Shot put | 68' 2.5" |
| Discus | 206' 0" |
| Hammer | 193' 3" |
| Weight throw | 62' 9.5" |
First-Team All-American, indoor shot put (2014)
First-Team All-American, outdoor shot put (2014)
First-Team All-American, outdoor shot put (2013)
First-Team All-American, outdoor discus (2013)
Second-Team All-American, outdoor discus (2014)
Second-Team All-American, indoor shot put (2013)
Second-Team All-American, indoor shot put (2012)
Honorable Mention All-American, outdoor shot put (2015)
As a Senior (2014-15)Mozia's incredible Cornell career was capped by an honorable mention All-American performance in the shot put at NCAA Championships. He was the winner of both the discus and the shot put at IC4A's and became the first Cornell athlete to be a four-time Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal champion in the shot put. He was named Field MVP at Heps after also claiming second in the discus and hammer throw. Indoors, he was also the Ivy League shot put champion.
As a Junior (2013-14)Mozia had a fantastic junior season, continuing to validate his standing as one of the best throwers in the nation. He dominated the shot put during the indoor season, taking 1
st place at every event he participated in leading up to the Indoor Heps, except for the SPIRE NCAA Indoor Invitational where he finished 2
nd. He saved his best throw for the Indoor Heps, launching a 68’ 2.5” to take 1
st in the shot put. Two weeks later, Mozia launched a 65’ 9.75” to take 2
nd place at the Indoor National Championship, improving on his 11
th place finish the year prior.
Outdoors, Mozia got off to a fantastic start at the Stanford Invitational. He took 1
st place in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw at the event. He a solid showing at the Penn Relays, taking 9
th place in the shot put and 3
rd place in the discus. At the Outdoor Heps, he had a huge performance. He again took 1
st place in the shot put, while also posting a career best hammer throw of 193’ 3”. He finished 3
rd in both the hammer throw and discus at the event. The following week at the IC4A’s he posted another 1
st place finish in the shot put, while adding a 2
nd place mark in the discus. He competed in both the shot put and discus at the NCAA East Prelims, easily qualifying in both events with a career best discus throw of 206’ 0”. It was déjà vu for Mozia at the National Championship, as he again finished 2
nd in the shot put with an outdoor season best 67’ 1.5”. He added a 13
th place finish in the discus.
As a Sophomore (2012-13)Mozia has become one of the top throwers in the country in his second year with the Big Red, competing at both the Indoor and Outdoor National Championship. At the Indoor National Championship, Mozia took 11th place with a throw of 59' 5" in the shot put. Earlier in the indoor season, Mozia was second at the Indoor Heps in the shot put to score eight points, and he scored eight more points in the weight throw by placing second. He also threw the shot at the Indoor IC4As, placing second and scoring eight more points for the Big Red.
Outdoors, he was sixth in the discus at the Penn Relays but won the shot put competition when he threw a school-record 63 feet. At the Outdoor Heps, he was fifth in the hammer throw, first in the shot put and first in the discus to claim the meet's Most Oustanding Field Performer honor from the Ivy League. He once again won the shot put at the Outdoor IC4As and took second in the discus at the same meet to total 18 points for the Big Red. He easily qualified for the NCAA East Regional in Greensboro, N.C., where he took fifth place in the shot put and discus to qualify for the national championship in both events.
He had personal records in all four throwing events during the year.
As a Freshman (2011-12)Mozia was one of the Big Red's breakout stars as a freshman, competing on a national scale in the shot put throughout the year. His stellar Cornell career began at the Indoor Heps, placing seventh in the weight throw and just missing scoring. But in the shot put at the same event, Mozia was excellent, throwing the shot 58' 4 1/2" and tkaing second place. He won the shot put at the Indoor IC4As, and he earned a spot at the Indoor NCAA Championships in Boise, Idaho. There, he took 16th in the country with a shot put of 56' 11 1/4". He now holds the school and freshman record in the shot put with a distance of 62' 8".
Outdoors, Mozia kept up his excellent season and picked up the hammer and discus along with the shot. At the Outdoor Heps, he won the shot put (61' 8 1/2") -- tying the school's freshman record and sitting in second all-time at Cornell -- took second in the discus (174' 6") and was fourth in the hammer (177' 5"). He then followed that terrific three-event performance with a second-place effort in the IC4A Outdoor Championships shot put and a second-place effort in the discus as well. His multi-event prowess earned him two spots at the NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville, Fla., where he took 19th in the discus and 21st in the shot put, just missing the NCAA Championship qualification in both. His discus best of 174' 7" is now third-best in school history. At the end-of-year banquet, Mozia was named the Marc Deneault Award winner as the team's outstanding freshman and the Dr. George Ladas Award winner as the team's best thrower. After the college season, Mozia won the US Junior National Championship in the shot put, earning a spot at the Junior World Championship in Barcelona.
Before CornellAs a freshman in high school, Mozia started as a slow, uncoordinated sprinter, yet he became a thrower. He capped off his senior year with being a two-time All America in the shot put and had a dominant season at discus as well.
