Nico Young shows he’s the future of USA track at the Olympics by racing his way into the record books
A post shared by Nico Young (@nico__young__)A post shared by Nico Young (@nico__young__)An elite distance runner, Young qualified for the Olympics when he finished third in the men’s 10,000 meters at the U.S.
Olympic track and field trials. He wrote down his name on a replica of the Eiffel Tour at midfield, savoring the moment. “I mean, it is amazing,” he said on NBC. “Yeah, just I feel like this is where I kind of saw my season going and to execute it today is like surreal.”Nico Young is just a couple of weeks from taking his talents to Team USA.
Young finished his college career with a bang, winning two NCAA Division 1 National Championships for Northern Arizona University.
Back in January, he set the NCAA record in the 5,000-meter with a time of 12:57.17. He’s the only college runner in history to break the 13-minute threshold.A couple of months later, Young followed up his triumph with two wins at the NCAA Division 1 National Championships in Boston.
