“I don’t know when I will ever see another athlete with Nico’s talent or ability to push himself beyond his limits along with the curiosity to see how truly great he can be. He’s a once-in-a-lifetime athlete who has broken the three-mile cross country national record, and he’s preparing to set more records throughout the track season.”

Sean Brosnan

Head Coach - Newbury Park coach

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 135-pound senior raced to the national championship this past season, breaking the tape at the Nike Cross Nationals Final with a course-record time of 14:52.3 and leading the Panthers to the national title as a team. Young also won the Division 2 CIF state championship in 14:26.5. He also set a U.S. prep three-mile record of 13:39.7 last fall in winning the Woodbridge Classic, and he broke the tape at the Southern Section finals, the Marmonte League finals and the Clovis Invitational.

Academic Achievement

Young has maintained a weighted 4.68 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in cross country and track and field on scholarship at Northern Arizona University this fall.

Exemplary Character

Young has volunteered locally for three summers in a row as a camp assistant at Many Mansions for underprivileged youth.