Denison University

Pronunciation: Liam  Pick-OH-zee

Awards:

• 23-time NCAA Division III All-American (four times in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 free relay)
• 10-time NCAC Champion (three times in the 400 free relay)
• 17-time All-NCAC (three times in the 50 free, 100 back, 200 free relay and 400 free relay)
• National Team Member in 2019, 2020 & 2022
• 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 & 2021-22 CSCAA First-Team Scholar All-American
• 2019-20, 2020-21 & 2021-22 NCAC Academic Honor Roll recipient
• 2019-20, 2020-21 & 2021-22 Denison Top-50 Scholar-Athlete (2022 NCAC Scholar-Athlete Award)
• 2020-21 Denison Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee
• 2022 CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American®
• 2021 CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-American®
• 2021 & 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District®
• Named NCAC Athlete of the Week on 12/6/21
• 2022 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Award Winner

All-American Performances (Top-16 at Nationals):

2022 NCAA D-III Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana

• 100 Back (16th - 48.42)
• 200 Back (T-13th - 1:47.29)
• 200 Medley Relay (4th - 1:27.73)
• 200 Free Relay (4th - 1:19.70)
• 400 Medley Relay (6th - 3:13.27)
• 400 Free Relay (3rd - 2:56.97)
• 800 Free Relay (8th - 6:35.42)

2021 CSCAA All-America Events

• 50 Free
• 100 Back
• 200 Back
• 200 Free Relay
• 200 Medley Relay
• 400 Free Relay
• 400 Medley Relay

2020 CSCAA All-America Events

• 50 Free
• 100 Back
• 200 Back
• 200 Free Relay
• 200 Medley Relay
• 400 Free Relay

2019 NCAA D-III Championship in Greensboro, N.C.

• 100 Back (7th - 48.95)
• 200 Back (5th - 1:46.93)
• 200 Free Relay (4th - 1:20.73)

All-North Coast Athletic Conference Performances (Top-3 at NCAC Championship):

2022 NCAC Championship in Granville, Ohio

• 50 Free (2nd - 20.26)
• 100 Back (1st - 48.56)
• 200 Back (3rd - 1:47.59)
• 200 Free Relay (1st - 1:19.73)
• 200 Medley Relay (1st - 1:28.01)
• 400 Medley Relay (1st - 3:13.73)
• 400 Free Relay (1st - 2:56.23)

2020 NCAC Championship in Granville, Ohio

• 50 Free (2nd - 20.21)
• 100 Back (1st - 48.39)
• 200 Back (1st - 1:45.80)
• 200 Free Relay (1st - 1:18.78)
• 200 Medley Relay (2nd - 1:27.90)
• 400 Free Relay (1st - 2:56.49)

2019 NCAC Championship in Granville, Ohio

• 50 Free (3rd - 20.49)
• 100 Back (3rd - 49.06)
• 200 Free Relay (2nd - 1:21.42)
• 400 Free Relay (1st - 2:59.05)

Personal:

• Health, exercise, and sport studies (HESS) major
• Son of Poppy and Orlando Picozzi
• Named an All-American in swimming at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake School
• Recognized at Denison's Top-50 Student-Athlete Celebration in 2020, 2021 & 2022
• At Denison's 2021-22 James T. Glerum '82 Top-50 Scholar-Athlete Honors Celebration, Picozzi was honored as a recipient of the NCAC Scholar-Athlete Award
• Member of Denison's Chi Alpha Sigma chapter (2020-21)
• Five-time Dean's List honoree at Denison
• Works in the athletic training room and helps to recruit athletes from Denison's men's swimming & diving team to participate in Special Olympics events
• HESS Fellow whose research study is "Focus of Attention in Elite Level Breaststrokers"