Clayton Young - M Track & Field

Clayton Young

Distance

Class

Senior

Hometown

American Fork,

Utah

Last School

American Fork High School

Roster Years

2015-2019

Parents are Kyle and Kelly
Has five sibllings (Kendy, Eva, Austin, Autumn and Ty)
Served an LDS mission in Raleigh, North Carolina, Spanish-speaking
Married to Ashley Bybee
Enjoys motorcycling, skiing, water skiing and quartet singing
Pre-race ritual is to sleep
Got started in running after joining a mileage club in elementary school
Favorite quote from Coach Eyestone is to "hunker down."
Chose BYU for its running and mechanical engineering programs and the positive atmosphere
Also recruited by Colorado and Weber State

Member of three Utah state championship cross country teams
Three-time Nike Cross Southwest nationals qualifier and championship team members
Two-time Utah Gatorade Player of the Year
Three-time all-state in cross country
Ten-time all-state in track
Academic all-region and all-state
Had a 4.0 GPA in high school
High school coach is Timo Mostert

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BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2016

Outdoor

Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Took second place at the Trojan Invitational in the 3000m and finished with a time of 8:17.27
At the Stanford Invitational, placed 26th overall in the 10,000m with a time of 29:34.00
Placed seventh overall at the Oxy Invitational in the 5000m with a 14:04.16 time
Competed in the NCAA Division 1 West Preliminaries and took 33rd overall with a time of 30:45.53

Sophmore Year 2017

Indoor

Earned All-America Second Team honors by taking 9th in the 3,000m (8:02.11) at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Placed fourth at the UW Invitational in the 3000 meters and set a new personal record of 7:49.76, claiming the fourth place on BYU's all-time list
At the Iowa State Classic, took fourth in the 500 meters and set a new personal best of 13:45.25
Was part of the DMR squad that took fourth place at the MSPF Indoor Championships with a total time of 9:50.53

Outdoor

Earned All-America Second Team honors by taking 10th in the 5,000m (14:38.45) at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Earned All-America honorable mention by taking 17th in the 10,000m (29:39.80) at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
At the Stanford Invitational, ran the second-fast time in the country in the 10,000 meters with a time of 28:45.36
Ran a personal best in the mile at the Robison Invitational with a 4:06.91 time

Junior Year 2018

Indoor

Outdoor

Received second-team All-America honors after taking 12th in the 5000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (14:02.17) while also receiving honorable mention All-America honors in the 10,000m after finishing 23rd (31:37.54)
Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Competed in the 5000m and 10,000m at the NCAA West Preliminary Round finishing eighth (13:51.19) and ninth (29:16.08), respectively, advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championships
Ran the No. 5 time in school history with a career-best 28:27.48 in the 10,000m to take fourth at the Stanford Invitational
Set a personal record in the 5000m with a time of 13:37.60 at the Payton Jordan Invitational and moved up to No. 7 all-time at BYU in the outdoor 5000m (18th place)

Senior Year 2019

Indoor

Received All-America First Team honors in the 5000m (3rd - 13:45.35) and 3000m (6th - 7:55.86) at the NCAA Indoor Championships
Broke the school record in the indoor 5000m with a time of 13:34.46 at the Iowa State Classic
Ran the seventh-fastest mile in school history (4:00.77) to take fourth place at the MPSF Indoor Championships
Competed in five meets during the 2019 indoor season

Outdoor

National Champion in the 10,000m with a time of 29:16.60 - also received All-America First Team honors
After winning the National Title in the 10,000m, took sixth in the 5000m (14:09.00) to be named a first-team All-American in that event as well
Named the USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete of the Year
Earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Named the Male Athlete of the Year at the Y Awards
Finished eighth in the 10,000m (29:00.77) and 10th in the 5000m (14:07.98) at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds to advance to Nationals
Ran the No. 3 outdoor 5000m time in BYU history (13:31.79) at the Payton Jordan Invitational
Earned a personal record and the seventh-fastest 10,000m time in school history at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 2818.50
Competed in five meets during the 2019 outdoor season