The 6-foot, 145-pound junior raced to victory at the Class 4A state meet with a time of 15:58.6 this past season, leading the Raiders to the team title. Young won six meets on the season before finishing second at the Nike Cross Southeast Regionals as the state’s fastest runner at the event, qualifying for nationals in the process. His time of 15:05.7 at regionals was a personal-best.
Young has maintained an unweighted 4.41 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.
Young has volunteered locally on behalf of his church youth group and he has also donated his time with Iron Sharpens Iron running club and the Greenville Hurricanes running club.