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Lex Young
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| Full name | Alexio Randolph Young[1] | ||||||||
| Born | February 28, 2005 | ||||||||
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| Country | US | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
Event | Long-distance Running | ||||||||
| Team | Stanford | ||||||||
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Alexio "Lex" Young (born February 28, 2005)[2] is an American long distance runner who competes for Stanford University.
At the age of 18, running for Newbury Park High School, he broke the national high school 5000m record with a time of 13:34.96 at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix.[3][4] While at Newbury Park he won four California cross-country state team titles. In 2022, Lex was the individual D2 State Champion.[5]
He is the twin brother of Leo Young and younger brother of Nico Young, who competed at Northern Arizona University and is an Olympian in the 10,000 meters.[6][7][8]
High school
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Lex Young ran for Newbury Park all four years of high school. While he was on the team, they won four California cross-country state team titles. The team set multiple high school records with Lex individually breaking the USA national high school 5,000m record at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix.[7][9][10]
During Young's junior year, the Nike Cross Nationals was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Garmin RunningLane race in Huntsville, Alabama became the de facto National Championships. Lex finished third with a time of 14:05.59, behind his brother Leo and teammate Colin Sahlman, who won in a new high school record of 14:03.29. All three were under Dathan Ritzenhein's previous cross country 5 kilometer record of 14:10.[11] Two other Newbury Park athletes finished 6th and 42nd, with the five-man average at 14:14. Newbury Park is often referred to as the greatest high school cross-country team of all time.[12]
Three months later, Lex was part of a Newbury Park relay team that set a new high school national 4x1 mile record. Their time of 16:29.31 took 32+1⁄2 seconds off the previous mark.[13] In May 2022, Lex ran 13:43.95 in the 5000 meter at the Sound Running Track Meet, setting a national junior class record.[14]
In August 2022, Lex and his brother Leo announced via their YouTube channel that they would be committing to Stanford University.[15]
During the 2022 cross-country season, Newbury Park repeated as national champions at the 2022 Nike Cross Nationals, with the team scoring 66 points.[citation needed] Lex later broke the national high school 5000 meter record, running a time of 13:34.96 at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix.[16] In February, he ran 7:57.06 to run the second fastest 3000 meters ever by a high schooler, only behind his older brother Nico Young.[17][18] Lex also ran an 8:43.93 3200 meters for the ninth-fastest high school time ever.[19]
Collegiate career
[edit]As a freshman at Stanford, Young advanced to the NCAA West Prelims and was highest placing American true-freshman at the meeting.[7] He ran personal bests in the 10,000 meters and the 3000 meters during his freshman year.
| Year | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| Cross Country Championships | ||||
| 2023 Pac-12 Conference Cross Country Championship | University Place, Washington | 12th | 8 km | 23:17.5 |
| 2023 NCAA Division I cross country championships | Charlottesville, Virginia | 74th | 10 km | 30:19.5 |
| 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Cross Country Championship | Cary, North Carolina | 11th | 8 km | 22:49.4 |
| 2024 NCAA Division I cross country championships | Madison, Wisconsin | 63rd | 10 km | 29:38.7 |
| Indoor Track and Field Championships | ||||
| 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Louisville, Kentucky | 7th | 3000 m | 7:53.06 |
| 6th | 5000 m | 13:40.31 | ||
| Outdoor Track and Field Championships | ||||
| 2024 Pac-12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Boulder, Colorado | 10th | 5000 m | 14:42.97 |
| 6th | 10,000 m | 29:51.99 | ||
| 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 2nd | 10,000 m | 28:55.29 |
Personal life
[edit]Young and his twin brother Leo are YouTube vloggers, under the handle L&L.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ Alexio Young, Stanford University
- ^ "Lex YOUNG | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
- ^ "Lex Young Breaks U.S. High School 5,000-Meter Record". Runner's World. 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ^ https://www.milesplit.com/articles/334904/lex-young-takes-down-national-hs-record-in-133496-in-5k
- ^ "Young brothers lead Newbury Park to fourth straight state cross country title".
- ^ Ekpone, Olivia. "Lex Young Takes Down National HS Record In 13:34.96 In 5K". MileSplit United States. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ a b c "Lex Young - Cross Country 2024". Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ^ "Lex Young Breaks Connor Burns' High School 5K Record In 13:34.96". CITIUS MAG. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "Lex Young - Stats". California MileSplit. Archived from the original on 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "Newbury Park's Lex and Leo Young aim for prep records at Los Angeles Grand Prix". Los Angeles Times. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ Mull, Cory. "Throwback: Newbury Park Showed Us What Greatness Looks Like". MileSplit United States.
- ^ Brazeil, Kyle. "How Saratoga & Newbury Park Are Rewriting the All-Time Lists". MileSplit New York.
- ^ Mull, Cory. "Behind Newbury Park's Record Relay, History Achieved". MileSplit United States.
- ^ "DyeStat.com - Videos - Lex Young 5th Place Men's 5000m Section 2 - National Junior Class Record 13:43.95 - Sound Running Track Meet 2022". www.runnerspace.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ Zatlin), Admin (Garrett (2022-08-07). "BREAKING: Lex & Leo Young Commit to Stanford". The Stride Report. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "Lex Young Breaks Connor Burns' High School 5K Record In 13:34.96". CITIUS MAG. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ Patro, Nandini (2022-02-14). "NPHS Track continues to make history » Panther Prowler: the official newspaper of Newbury Park High School". Panther Prowler: the official newspaper of Newbury Park High School. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ CITIUS MAG (2022-02-05). Lex Young Runs 7:57.06 For 3,000m (2nd Fastest HS Boys Time Ever). Retrieved 2025-01-15 – via YouTube.
- ^ "News - Colin Sahlman, Leo Young and Lex Young Shine in 3,200 Meters, Sadie Engelhardt Sets Freshman Mile Record at Sundown Track Series". www.runnerspace.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ Lex Young Stanford University results TFRRS
- ^ "L&L - YouTube". YouTube.
