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.
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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 2001. 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]
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.
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]
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Nico Young born July 27 2002 is an American distance runner competing as a senior for Northern Arizona University He grew up in Camarillo California and attended Newbury Park High School He competed in the United States Olympics Trials in 2021 1 2 Nico YoungPersonal informationNationalityAmericanBorn 2002 07 27 July 27 2002 age 21 Home townCamarillo CaliforniaSportCountry United StatesSportTrack and FieldEvents5000 metres10000 metresUniversity teamNorthern Arizona LumberjacksCoached bySean Brosnan 2016 2020 Michael Smith 2020 Present Medal record Men s athleticsRepresenting the United StatesRepresenting Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Big Sky ConferenceNCAA Cross Country Championships2020 Stillwater Team Gold2021 Tallahassee Team Gold2022 Stillwater Team Gold2023 Charlottesville Team Silver2022 Stillwater 10 kmNCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships2022 Birmingham Team 4th place2022 Birmingham 5000 metersNCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships2022 Eugene 5000 meters Contents 1 Athletic career 1 1 High School Career 1 2 Collegiate career 2 Personal Achievements 2 1 High School Personal Bests 2 2 College Personal Bests 3 References 4 External linksAthletic career editHigh 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 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 2001 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 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 The next year Young placed 3rd in the 5000m and 7th in the 3000m at the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 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 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 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 Personal Achievements editHigh School Personal Bests edit Event Time Date Location NotesOutdoor 800 m 2 06 8h April 23 2018 Newbury Park California1600 m 4 07 33 March 23 2019 Azusa CaliforniaMile 4 08 82 March 23 2019 Azusa California3000 m 8 11 02 April 6 2019 Arcadia California3200 m 8 40 00 April 6 2019 Arcadia California5000 m 13 50 55 June 23 2020 Portland OregonIndoor 1500 m 3 58 64 January 29 2019 Boston MassachusettsMile 4 14 92 January 26 2019 Boston Massachusetts3000 m 7 56 97 February 8 2020 New York City New York High School RecordXC 3 miles 13 39 7 September 20 21 2019 Norco California Former High School Record5 km 14 28 5 November 30 2019 Fresno CaliforniaCollege Personal Bests edit Event Time Date Location NotesOutdoor 1500 m 3 37 75 April 15 2022 Azusa California5000 m 13 11 30 May 6 2022 San Juan Capistrano CaliforniaIndoor 800 m 1 54 21A January 21 2022 Flagstaff ArizonaMile 3 56 00 January 29 2022 Seattle Washington5000 m 12 57 14 January 26 2024 Boston MassachusettsXC 8 km 22 30 8 February 9 2021 North Las Vegas Nevada10 km 28 01 8 November 20 2021 Albuquerque New MexicoReferences edit a b c Nico Young Track amp Field Northern Arizona University Athletics Retrieved September 26 2021 College Runner Nico Young Comes Out As Gay in Emotional Instagram Post www out com September 1 2022 Retrieved September 1 2022 Ochsner Steve Best All Time Boys Individual SilverLakes course Woodbridge Cross Country Classic Retrieved September 26 2021 S Rich s High School 3000 Record Falls To Nico Young Track amp Field News Retrieved September 26 2021 Nike Cross Nationals Wikipedia September 24 2021 retrieved September 26 2021 Curley Joe Nico Young to complete memorable freshman collegiate year at Olympic Trials Ventura County Star Retrieved September 26 2021 Nico Young Posts Breakthrough Performance at Drake Relays Northern Arizona University Athletics April 23 2021 Retrieved September 26 2021 Newman Eric Northern Arizona runner Nico Young reflects on freshman season Arizona Daily Sun Retrieved September 26 2021 Mull Cory May 7 2022 Lex Young Colin Sahlman Generate Historic 5K 1 500 Efforts MileSplit United States Retrieved May 14 2022 Athletics track amp combined events at Paris 2024 The entry standards Track Scoreboard live lancertiming com Retrieved January 27 2024 Men s Indoor Collegiate Records Track amp Field News Retrieved January 27 2024 External links editNico Young at World Athletics nbsp Nico Young at World Athletics Nico Young profile Milesplit com Nico Young profile Northern Arizona Lumberjacks track and field Nico Young profile Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Nico Young profile TFRRS Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nico Young amp oldid 1199675715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
