Teammate Aaron Sahlman dominated the boys 800m in 1:50.25 to open up his outdoor season, which was three seconds ahead of runner-up Ambodai Ligons of Cathedral (CA). In theory, Young's performance at the TEN would smash those PR marks, considering converting up.īut Young wasn't the only high schooler to make headlines at the TEN on Saturday evening. Young currently holds recorded bests of 3:59.32 in the outdoor 1,600m and 4:00.77 for the full mile. The Stanford signee finished second only to Under Armour's Casey Comber, who took the win in 3:39.50. Similar to Young's killer final kilometer to surge for the win recently at the USATF U20 XC Championships, Young's final quarter-mile proved deadly at the TEN, splitting 57.56 over the final 400 meters to secure his runner-up finish. That also converts up to a 3:58.52 full mile, which would hypothetically make Young the sixth-best American high school miler in the record books. Not only would Young finish second ahead of international competitors, but he would go on to clock the fifth-best 1,500m mark in U.S. On Saturday evening at the TEN, hosted by Sound Running, Young took to the line in the men's elite 1,500m field and had one of the best performances in high school distance history. Now, just add 1,500m all-timer to his stellar resume. It's been quite the start to 2023 for Newbury Park (CA) sensation Leo Young, having won the USATF U20 XC Championships in January and leading Team USA to a team bronze at World U20s just weeks ago. high schooler at 1,500m on Saturday at Sound Running's the TEN. * Leo Young became the sixth-fastest U.S.
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