Elijah Young

Position:
Sprints/Hurdles
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Des Moines, Iowa
High School:
Lincoln

Awards and Honors
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2016, Spring 2018)

Personal Records

60m	7.19	2018 Indoor
60H	8.07	2017 Indoor
110H	14.14	2018 Outdoor
	14.13(w)	2018 Outdoor
400m	49.57	2016 Indoor
200m	22.04	2017 Outdoor
	22.69	2018 Indoor
400H	53.70	2014 Outdoor (HS)

2018-19
Outdoor: Competed in five meets for Iowa State … just missed out on scoring for ISU in the 110m hurdles at the Big 12 Championships, finishing ninth in 14.79 … also did the 110m hurdles at the Drake Relays, War Eagle Invite, Sun Angel Classic and Arkansas Spring Invite … also competed in the 200-meter dash at the War Eagle Invite.

2017-18
Outdoor: Competed in eight meets for Iowa State … qualified for NCAA West Preliminaries in the 110-meter hurdles (42nd, 14.84) … clocked a personal best 14.14 to finish fifth in the 110m hurdles at the Big 12 Championships … also finished eighth as member of 4x100m relay (42.02) … ran a personal best of 53.99 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Sun Angel Classic … also competed at the Tulsa Duels, Florida Relays, Michael Johnson Invitational, Drake Relays and Nebraska Invitational.

Indoor: Ran in seven meets for ISU … finished sixth in 60-meter hurdles at Big 12 Championships … finished third in 60-meter hurdles at Larry Wieczorek Invitational … also ran at the Cyclone Duals, Hawkeye Invitational, Razorback Invitational, Husker Invitational and Iowa State Classic.

2016-17
Outdoor: Competed in seven meets for Iowa State … qualified for finals of 110-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, and finished seventh as member of 4x100-meter relay … was member of winning 4x100-meter relay at the Nebraska Invitational … also picked up win in 110-meter hurdles at Tulsa Duels … was member of third-place 4x400-meter relay at Musco Twilight … ran the 110-meter hurdles at the Stanford Invitational, Sun Angel Classic, Musco Twilight and Drake Relays.

Indoor: Took part in five meets for Iowa State … finished sixth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Indoor Championships … ran a PR 8.08 to finish second in the 60 hurdles at the Iowa State Classic … also ran the 60 hurdles at the Husker Invitational, Larry Wieczorek Invitational and Hawkeye Invitational … was member of winning 4x400 relay in ‘B’ relay section of Wieczorek Invite … also ran 4x4 at Hawkeye Invitational … took part in the 400-meter dash at the Husker Invitational.

2015-16
Outdoor: Competed in five meets for Iowa State … finished sixth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championships … picked up an event win in the 110-meter hurdles at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival, and finished second in the event at Tulsa Duels … also finished second in the 400-meter hurdles at Tulsa Duels, and led off for the third-place 4x400-meter relay squad … ran in the 110 hurdles at the Musco Twilight, and both the 110 and 400 hurdles at the Stanford Invitational.

Indoor: Represented Iowa State in five meets … finished seventh in the 60-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championships … ran in the 60-meter hurdles, 400-meter dash and lead off for the 4x400-meter relay team at the Iowa State Classic … ran in the 400-meter dash and anchored for the 4x400-meter relay team at the Razorback Invitational … finished seventh in the 60-meter hurdles at Big 4 Duals … competed in the 60-meter hurdles, and led off the 4x400 relay team at the Holiday Inn Invitational.

2014-15
Outdoor: Did not compete.

Indoor: Ran second leg of ISU’s distance medley relay team that finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships, the eighth-fastest relay team in program history … recorded a personal best of 49.98 in the 400-meter dash at the Iowa State Classic … also ran in the 400 at the Razorback Invitational.

Before Iowa State
Attended Lincoln High School in Des Moines, Iowa ... competed in the 110m and 400m hurdles, also competing in the sprint relays in high school ... brings in personal records of 8.14 (60H), 14.28 (110H) and 43.70 (400H).

Personal
Born April 19, 1996 ... son of Ramon Christopher and Claudia Young ... majoring in environmental science.