19 Facts About Nico Young

Nicolas Young was born on July 27,2002 and is an American long-distance runner.

Nico Young is a two-time NCAA champion having won both the 3000 m and 5000 m at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships while competing for Northern Arizona University.

Nico Young holds the collegiate records in the 5000 m and 10,000 m, both set in 2024.

Nico Young broke the 3 mile cross country American high school record at the 2019 Woodbridge Invitational, running a time of 13:39.7, and lowered the American high school indoor 3000m record, running a time of 7:56.91.

At the 2019 Nike Cross Nationals, Nico Young won the race and set the course record with a time of 14:52 and led Newbury Park to the team victory.

Nico Young was the first to sweep both awards in the same season.

Nico Young's season amounted to time trials with his brothers and teammates.

Nico Young set an American junior record in the 5000m at the 2021 Drake Relays with a time of 13:24.26.

Later that year, Nico Young placed 11th at the 2021 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships with a time of 28:57.5, but he 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, Nico Young placed 3rd in the 5000m and 7th in the 3000m at the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.

At the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Nico Young placed 8th in the 5000m, running a time of 13:19.15.

Two weeks later, Nico 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.

Nico 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, Nico 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.

On March 8, Nico Young won his first NCAA individual title at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships over 5000m.

Nico Young followed up the victory the next day with an NCAA title at 3000m in 7:41.01.

Just one week after his double-gold performance at The Track at New Balance in Boston, Nico 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.

Two weeks after the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where he placed second in the 5000m to Parker Wolfe, Nico Young competed in the 10,000m at the Olympic trials.

Nico Young out-kicked Drew Hunter to place third and qualify for the Olympic Games.