Alex Young

World Athletics Championships

• 2017 World Outdoor Championships, Q2 - eighth (hammer)

Other Career Highlights

• 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, bronze (hammer)
• 2020 USATF Indoor Championships, fourth (weight throw)
• 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, sixth (hammer)
• 2019 USATF Indoor Championships, bronze (weight throw)
• 2018 NACAC Championships, silver (hammer)
• 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (hammer)
• 2018 USATF Indoor Championships, silver (hammer)
• 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (hammer)
• 2017 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (weight throw)
• 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships, silver (hammer)
• 2017 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (weight throw)
• 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, 13th (hammer)
• 2016 NACAC U23 Championships, bronze (hammer)
• 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (weight throw)
• 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, 10th (hammer)
• 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships, 15th (weight throw)
• 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, 17th (hammer)
• 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships, 13th (weight throw)
• 2013 Pan American Junior (U20) Championships, 10th (hammer 6kg)
• 2013 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, silver (hammer 6kg)

Personal

Born in Nashville, Tennessee…Son of Stefanie Young…Has one sibling, Avrion…Enjoys fishing, video games and remote-controlled cars, planes and helicopters…Graduated in spring 2016 with a 3.83 GPA in kinesiology with concentration in sports psychology… First Lion selected to compete for the United States in the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, England.