Alexio Randolph Young (born February 28, 2005) 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.https://www.milesplit.com/articles/334904/lex-young-takes-down-national-hs-record-in-133496-in-5k While at Newbury Park he won four California cross-country state team titles. In 2022, Lex was the individual D2 State Champion.
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.
High school
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.
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. 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.
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 seconds off the previous mark. In May 2022, Lex ran 13:43.95 in the 5000 meter at the Sound Running Track Meet, setting a national junior class record.
In August 2022, Lex and his brother Leo announced via their YouTube channel that they would be committing to Stanford University.
During the 2022 cross-country season, Newbury Park repeated as national champions at the 2022 Nike Cross Nationals, with the team scoring 66 points. Lex later broke the national high school 5000 meter record, running a time of 13:34.96 at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix. 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. Lex also ran an 8:43.93 3200 meters for the ninth-fastest high school time ever.
Collegiate career As a freshman at Stanford, Young advanced to the NCAA West Prelims and was highest placing American true-freshman at the meeting. He ran personal bests in the 10,000 meters and the 3000 meters during his freshman year.
+Representing Stanford University '23-'27YearVenuePositionEventTimeCross Country Championships2023 Pac-12 Conference Cross Country ChampionshipUniversity Place, Washington12th8 km23:17.52023 NCAA Division I cross country championshipsCharlottesville, Virginia74th10 km30:19.52024 Atlantic Coast Conference Cross Country ChampionshipCary, North Carolina11th8 km22:49.42024 NCAA Division I cross country championshipsMadison, Wisconsin63rd10 km29:38.7Indoor Track and Field Championships2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsLouisville, Kentucky7th3000 m7:53.066th5000 m13:40.31Outdoor Track and Field Championships2024 Pac-12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsBoulder, Colorado10th5000 m14:42.976th10,000 m29:51.992025 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsWinston-Salem, North Carolina2nd10,000 m28:55.29 Lex Young Stanford University results TFRRS
Personal life Young and his twin brother Leo are YouTube vloggers, under the handle L&L.
References
External links
L&L Productions