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Nico Young
Young at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2002-07-27) July 27, 2002 (age 21)
Home townCamarillo, California
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and Field
Events
University teamNorthern Arizona Lumberjacks
Coached bySean Brosnan
(2016-2020)
Michael Smith
(2020-Present)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Representing
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks/
Big Sky Conference
NCAA Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Stillwater Team Gold
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallahassee Team Gold
Gold medal – first place 2022 Stillwater Team Gold
Silver medal – second place 2023 Charlottesville Team Silver
Silver medal – second place 2022 Stillwater 10 km
NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Team 4th place
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 5000 meters
Gold medal – first place 2024 Boston 5000 meters
Gold medal – first place 2024 Boston 3000 meters
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene 5000 meters

Nicolas Young (born July 27, 2002) is an American Long-distance runner who competes for Northern Arizona University. He is a two-time NCAA champion having won both the 3000 m and 5000 m at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships. He also holds the collegiate records in the 5000 m (12:57.14) and 10,000 m (26:52.72), both set in 2024.[1][2]

Athletic career[edit]

High school career[edit]

Young ran for Newbury Park High School in Newbury Park, California. He broke the 3 mile cross country American high school record at the 2019 Woodbridge Invitational, running a time of 13:39.7,[3] and lowered the American high school indoor 3000m record (previously held by Drew Hunter), running a time of 7:56.91.[4] At the 2019 Nike Cross Nationals, Young won the race and set the course record with a time of 14:52[5] and led Newbury Park to the team victory. Young was named the 2019-20 XC National Gatorade Player of the Year[1] and the 2019-20 Track and Field National Gatorade Player of the Year.[1] He was the first to sweep both awards in the same season. His brother Leo picked up the California version of the Cross Country award in 2022.

Collegiate career[edit]

2020–2021[edit]

During the 2020 cross country season, Young placed 4th place at the 2020 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships with a time of 29:58.3[6] at the 10 km distance, the highest a true freshman has placed since 2013. He set an American junior record in the 5000m at the 2021 Drake Relays with a time of 13:24.26.[7] With this time he qualified for the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, where he ran 13:35.94 and finished 9th.[8]

2021–2022[edit]

Later that year, Young placed 11th at the 2021 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships with a time of 28:57.5, but he also would lower the American junior record in the indoor 5000m with a time of 13:22.59 at the BU Season Opener on December 4, 2021.

In 2022, Young placed 3rd in the 5000m and 7th in the 3000m at the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.

On May 6, Young ran 13:11.30 at the Sound Running Track Meet in San Juan Capistrano, which is the fastest 5000m ever run by an American teenager and the 3rd fastest outdoor 5000m in collegiate history.[9] He would end up placing 3rd in the 5000m at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. At the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Young placed 8th in the 5000m, running a time of 13:19.15.

2022–2023[edit]

During the 2022 cross country season, Young would set a 10 km personal best of 28:01 at the NCAA Division I Mountain Region Cross Country Championships on November 11, 2022, before placing 2nd at the 2022 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships with a time of 28:44.5. Two weeks later, Young lowered his indoor 5000m personal best to 13:15.25 at the BU Season Opener on December 3, 2022, finishing 5th in a field of collegiate and professional runners.

2023-2024[edit]

Young placed 6th at the 2023 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships with a time of 29:04.2.

On January 26, 2024, at Boston University's John Thomas Terrier Classic, Young placed 2nd to Adrian Wildschutt's 12:56.76 in the men's 5000m White Heat, with a new personal best time of 12:57.14, defeating the 13:00.00 barrier, setting a new NCAA record, and hitting the Paris 2024 Olympics' qualifying standard of 13:05.00.[10][11][12]

On March 8, Young won his first NCAA individual title at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships over 5000m. His last three 200m laps were recorded at 28.47, 27.10, and 27.29 seconds, respectively.[13] He followed up the victory the next day with a NCAA title at 3000m in 7:41.01. North Carolina's Parker Wolfe finished second in both events, but was not within a second of Young in either.

Just one week after his double-gold performance at The Track at New Balance in Boston, Young made his debut in the 10,000 m on the track, competing at The TEN in San Juan Capistrano with the goal of achieving the Olympic qualifying standard of 27:00.00.[14] Finishing in second place behind American-record holder Grant Fisher, Young broke the collegiate record[15] of 27:08.49 set by Sam Chelanga, and hit the Olympic standard, running a time of 26:52.72.[16][17]Later that month, on March 25, Young announced he had signed an NIL deal with adidas.[18]

Personal achievements[edit]

High school personal bests[edit]

Event Time Date Location Notes
Outdoor 800 m 2:06.8h April 23, 2018 Newbury Park, California
1600 m 4:07.33+ March 23, 2019 Azusa, California
Mile 4:08.82 March 23, 2019 Azusa, California
3000 m 8:11.02+ April 6, 2019 Arcadia, California
3200 m 8:40.00 April 6, 2019 Arcadia, California
5000 m 13:50.55 June 23, 2020 Portland, Oregon
Indoor 1500 m 3:58.64+ January 29, 2019 Boston, Massachusetts
Mile 4:14.92 January 26, 2019 Boston, Massachusetts
3000 m 7:56.97 February 8, 2020 New York City, New York High School Record
XC 3 miles 13:39.7 September 20–21, 2019 Norco, California Former High School Record
5 km 14:28.5 November 30, 2019 Fresno, California

College personal bests[edit]

Event Time Date Location Notes
Outdoor 800 m 1:47.65 April 27, 2024 Tucson, Arizona
1500 m 3:37.75 April 15, 2022 Azusa, California
5000 m 13:11.30 May 6, 2022 San Juan Capistrano, California
10,000 metres 26:52.72 March 16, 2024 San Juan Capistrano, California Collegiate record
Indoor 800 m 1:54.21A January 21, 2022 Flagstaff, Arizona
Mile 3:56.00 January 29, 2022 Seattle, Washington
5000 m 12:57.14 January 26, 2024 Boston, Massachusetts Collegiate record
XC 8 km 22:30.8 February 9, 2021 North Las Vegas, Nevada
10 km 28:01.8 November 20, 2021 Albuquerque, New Mexico

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Nico Young - Track & Field". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "College Runner Nico Young Comes Out As Gay in Emotional Instagram Post". www.out.com. September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Ochsner, Steve. "Best All-Time Boys Individual (SilverLakes course)". Woodbridge Cross Country Classic. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  4. ^ S, Rich; s. "High School 3000 Record Falls To Nico Young". Track & Field News. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Nike Cross Nationals", Wikipedia, September 24, 2021, retrieved September 26, 2021
  6. ^ Curley, Joe. "Nico Young to complete memorable freshman collegiate year at Olympic Trials". Ventura County Star. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Nico Young Posts Breakthrough Performance at Drake Relays". Northern Arizona University Athletics. April 23, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  8. ^ Newman, Eric. "Northern Arizona runner Nico Young reflects on freshman season". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  9. ^ Mull, Cory (May 7, 2022). "Lex Young, Colin Sahlman Generate Historic 5K, 1,500 Efforts". MileSplit United States. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "Athletics track & combined events at Paris 2024: The entry standards".
  11. ^ "Track Scoreboard". live.lancertiming.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  12. ^ "Men's Indoor Collegiate Records". Track & Field News. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  13. ^ https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Indoor/2024/007-1-01.htm
  14. ^ Sound Running’s The TEN Sees Fastest 10,000m On U.S. Soil And 12 Runners Under Olympic Standard - Nico Young, Northern Arizona University - 26:52.72
  15. ^ Nico Young Breaks Collegiate 10,000-Meter Record to Begin Outdoor Season Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
  16. ^ - Gebreselama and Fisher Highlight The TEN Sound Running with Record Breaking Performances - Nico Young - Northern Arizona University 26:52.72
  17. ^ Grant Fisher, Nico Young lead eight under Olympic 10,000 standard Daily Breeze
  18. ^ "Excited to Announce". Instagram. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

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