| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 28, 2005 |
| Sport | |
| Country | US |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long-distance Running |
| Team | Stanford |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Alexio "Lex" Young (born February 28, 2005) [1] 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. [2] [3] While at Newbury Park he won four California cross-country state team titles. In 2022, Lex was the individual D2 State Champion. [4]
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. [5] [6] [7]
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 national high school 5,000m record at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix. [6] [8] [9]
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. [10] 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. [11]
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. [12] In May 2022, Lex ran 13:43.95 in the 5000 meter at the Sound Running Track Meet, setting a national junior class record. [13]
In August 2022, Lex and his brother Leo announced via their YouTube channel that they would be committing to Stanford University. [14]
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. [15] 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. [16] [17] Lex also ran an 8:43.93 3200 meters for the ninth-fastest high school time ever. [18]
As a freshman at Stanford, Young advanced to the NCAA West Prelims and was highest placing American true-freshman at the meeting. [6] He ran personal bests in the 10,000 meters and the 3000 meters during his freshman year.[ citation needed ]
Young and his twin brother Leo are YouTube vloggers, under the handle L&L. [19]