Alex Young (athlete)
Alex Young (born September 1, 1994) is an American athlete who competes predominantly in the hammer throw.[1]
A native of Nashville, Tennessee, he competed collegiately for Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU). In 2016 he became the first SLU athlete in any sport to win a national championship at the Division I level when he won the NCAA weight throw national title.[2] He followed that by finishing second in the 2017 NCAA hammer throw behind Cornell's Rudy Winkler.[3]
Young has represented his country competing in the 2013 Under-19 Pan American Championships in Colombia and at the 2016 NACAC U23 Championships in El Salvador. He also competed at the 2016 Olympic Trials prior to competing in the 2017 World Championships in which he finished 8th in his heat.[2]
He has qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Alex Young". Team USA. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ a b Gegenheimer, Mike (August 7, 2017). "Southeastern's first athlete to win a national title, Alex Young introduces himself on the international stage this week at the world championships". The Advocate. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "Alex Young - Track & Field". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics.
- ^ "Former Lion Alex Young Qualifies for Olympics in Hammer Throw - Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
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