 Young at the2023 Chicago Marathon | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | (1993-09-14)September 14, 1993 (age 31) Clovis, California |
| Home town | American Fork, Utah |
| Education | Brigham Young University '19 MS in Engineering |
| Employer | Engineer atStryker Corporation |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Spouse | Ashley Young[1] |
| Residence | Springville, Utah |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Track and Field, Road running Cross country running |
| Event(s) | 1500m,5000m,10,000m,Half marathon,Marathon |
| University team | BYU Cougars |
| Club | Asics |
| Turned pro | June 2019 |
| Coached by | Ed Eyestone |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbests | |
Clayton Young (born September 14, 1993) is an Americanlong-distance runner, who competes forAsics. He ran collegiately forBrigham Young University, and won the10,000 metres at the2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He set a personal best of 2:08:00 at the2023 Chicago Marathon, finishing seventh. Young finished second at the2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, qualifying him for the2024 Paris Olympics.
Young attendedAmerican Fork High School inAmerican Fork, Utah. He is a 2011 All-American at theNike Cross Nationals.[3] He won the 2010Utah High School Activities Association 5A Cross Country Championship individual title.[4]
While competing for Brigham Young University, he set personal bests of 13:31 for 5000m and 28:18 for 10000m. In 2019, he secured a national title in the 10000m, finishing with a time of 29:16.60.[5]
After completing his collegiate eligibility at BYU in June 2019, Young turned professional, signing withAsics.
He debuted in the marathon at the 2020 U.S. Olympic marathon trials in Atlanta in a time of 2:29:46.[6]
In his second marathon at the2021 Chicago Marathon, he set out at 2:12 pace, splitting a time of 1:06:11 through halfway.[7] However over the final few kilometers he faded slightly, still managing a 13 minute personal best finishing in a time of 2:16:07.
Returning Young finished 18th at the2022 Chicago Marathon in 2:11:51 as the fifth American finisher.[8]
In 2023, he secured national titles in both the 8 km and 20 km US Road Running Championships.[9][10] At the2023 Chicago Marathon, Young earned seventh place overall and second American with a time of 2:08:00, a time that met the Olympicqualifying standard of 2:08:10.[11][12]
Young entered the2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with the second fasted seed time with his 2:08 mark from the2023 Chicago Marathon. Young was able to stay with the lead pack as several pre-race favourites fell off the pace and by mile 19, the lead pack consisted of just three men:Zach Panning, Young, and his training partnerConner Mantz. Around mile 22, Panning fell off the pace leaving Young and Mantz as the two leaders. The two celebrated their all but certain qualification for the Olympics through the last few miles. At the finish line, Young allowed Mantz to take the win as both men earned a spot to represent the United States at the2024 Paris Olympics with Young finishing in his second best marathon time ever of 2:09:06 to Mantz's 2:09:05.[13]
Young took a two-year hiatus from competitive running after high school to serve as a missionary forthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints inRaleigh, North Carolina. Upon returning in 2015, Young redshirted his first year at Brigham Young University (BYU).[3] He and his wife, Ashley Young, have two daughters: Lucy (b. 2019) and Jenna (b. 2021).[14]
Ahead of the 2024 Olympic and New York City marathons, Young created aYouTube page documenting his marathon training for Paris. The video series documents his day to day life as a pro athlete training for an international event. He has amassed over 25,000 followers since he started posting.[15][16]
Information from athlete's profile on World Athletics, unless otherwise noted.[2]
| Year | Competition | Performance | Position | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials | 2:29:46 | 136th | Atlanta, Georgia | February 29, 2020 |
| 2021 | 2021 Chicago Marathon | 2:16:07 | 13th | Chicago, Illinois | October 10, 2021 |
| 2022 | 2022 Chicago Marathon | 2:11:51 | 18th | Chicago, Illinois | October 9, 2022 |
| 2023 | 2023 Chicago Marathon | 2:08:00 | 7th | Chicago, Illinois | October 8, 2023 |
| 2024 | 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials | 2:09:06 | 2nd | Orlando, Florida | February 3, 2024 |
| 2024 | 2024 Olympic Marathon | 2:08:44 | 9th | Paris, France | August 10, 2024 |
| 2024 | 2024 New York City Marathon | 2:09:21 | 7th | New York City, New York | November 3, 2024 |
Results sourced from athlete's profile on the Track & Field Results Reporting Service (TFRRS).[17]
| RepresentingBYU Cougars | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Year | West Coast Conference Cross Country Championships | NCAA Cross Country Championships | MPSF Indoor Track Championships | NCAA Indoor Track Championship | NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track Championships | |
| 2018–19 Senior | 11th 24:05.9 | 72nd 30:25.2 | 4th 4:00.77 Mile | 3rd 7:55.86 3000 m | 1st 29:16.60 10,000m | |
| 6th 13:45.35 5000 m | 6th 14:09.00 5000m | |||||
| 2017–18 Junior | 5th 23:29.1 | 105th 30:47.4 | 20th 8:09.24 3000 m | 23rd 31:37.54 10,000m | ||
| 12th 14:02.17 5000m | ||||||
| 2016–17 Sophomore | 7th 24:42.2 | 23rd 30:43.9 | 4th 9:50.53 DMR | 9th 8:02.11 3000 m | 17th 29:39.80 10,000m | |
| 10th 14:38.45 5000m | ||||||
Results sourced from athlete's profile on Athletic.net.[18]
| Year | Nike Cross Nationals | Great Southwest T&F Classic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24th 15:50.0 | |||||
| 2010 | 96th 17:44.7 | 3200 m 9:22.92 1st | ||||
| 2009 | 61st 16:00.1 | |||||
| RepresentingAmerican Fork High School at Utah High School Activities Association | ||||||
| Year | Cross Country class 5A state championship | UHSTCA Indoor Championships | Outdoor Track and Field class 5A state championship | |||
| 2011–12 | 15:31.2 3rd place | 3200 m 9:40.47 13th | ||||
| 1600 m 4:26.3 8th | ||||||
| 2010–11 | 15:23.9 1st place | 3200 m 9:22.92 2nd | 3200 m 9:19.09 3rd | |||
| 1600 m 4:16.21 3rd | ||||||
| 800 m 1:56.30 5th | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 15:43.6 4th place | 3200 m 9:13.02 2nd | ||||
| 1600 m 4:22.43 3rd | ||||||
| 800 m 1:55.87 5th | ||||||
| 2008–09 | 16:56.4 45th place | 3200 m 10:03.44 12th | ||||
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