Clayton Young
Clayton Young is an elite college distance runner. As a senior at Brigham Young University, he won the men’s 10,000-meter title at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin, Texas. He also placed sixth in the 5K. He is one of many athletes mentored by Ed Eyestone and his team. Young is the first BYU track and field national champion in the 10,000-meter race since Eyestone won the event in 1985.
On October 8, 2018, the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) named Young National Athlete of the Week.
Young began distance running in elementary school in Yakima, Washington, after joining a mileage club. After his family moved to Utah, he competed for American Fork High School in its elite cross-country program. He was all-state three times in cross country and ten times in track. He was a member of three Utah state championship cross country teams.
He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as a missionary in the North Carolina Raleigh Mission.
Young and his wife, Ashley, are the parents of one child, Lucy. His plans include graduate school and becoming an Olympic runner.
