Academy of Art University Athletics

2021 (T&F): 2021 USTFCCCCA Outdoor National Champion & All-America First Team (1500m) ... 2020-21 USTFCCCCA Indoor National Champion & All-America First Team (Mile) ... 2020-21 USTFCCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team (DMR) ... 2021 PacWest Male Athlete of the Year ... 2021 USTFCCCA West Region Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year ... 2021 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region (1500m, 5000m) ... 2020-21 USTFCCCA West Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year ... 2020-21 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region (Mile, DMR) ... 2021 PacWest Track Athlete of the Year ... 2021 All-PacWest First Team (1500m, 5000m) ... 2021 USTFCCCA DII National Athlete of the Week (Apr. 20) ... 2020-21 Academic All-PacWest ... 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... 2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual ... 2021 PacWest Track Athlete of the Week (Apr. 19) ... broke the program record in the indoor mile with a time of 4:00.40 (second in championship meet history) at Indoor Nationals ... broke the program record in the outdoor 1500m with a time of 3:37.72 (second in NCAA DII history) at the Bryan Clay Invite then added the third-fastest time in NCAA DII history with a 3:37.72 at the Track Meet ... posted a season-best 14:09.50 in the outdoor 5000m at the APU Invite.

2020 (XC): Did not compete.

2020 (T&F): 2020 USTFCCCA Indoor All-America (Mile, DMR) ... 2020 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region (Mile, 800m, DMR) ... 2020 PacWest Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... 2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual ... 2019-20 Academic All-PacWest ... broke the program record with a 4:04.14 in the indoor mile at the GVSU Big Meet ... ran a personal-best 8:26.42 in the indoor 3000m at the GVSU Holiday Open ... offered a personal-best 1:53.57 in the indoor 800m at the UW Invite ... contributed to the DMR program record with a 9:50.24 at the Boston Last Chance Meet.

2019 (XC): 2019 PacWest Newcomer of the Year ... 2019 All-PacWest First Team ... 2019-20 Academic All-PacWest ... competed in four meets ... ran an 8k season-best 25:39.1 and had his highest placement (sixth) at the PacWest Championship ... ran a 10k lifetime-best 31:02.8 at NCAA West Regionals.

Previous Experience: Young is a graduate student transfer from Lancaster University ... holds personal records of 1:50.80 (800m), 3:44.47 (1500m), 4:19.5 (mile), 8:32.54 (3000m), and 34:20 (10k) ... competed for his club team, the Morpeth Harriers.

Personal: James Young was born in Ashington, England ... parents are Catherine and George Young ... has two siblings ... hopes to become a copywriter ... favorite food is steak ... favorite music is Bastille, Catfish & the Bottlemen ... favorite professional team is Newcastle Vid ... Advertising major.