Where did Nico Young come from?

It's called physically maturing for teenagers.

Q:Where did Nico Young come from?

A: Well, scooter, you see Nico’s mom & dad love each other very much and sometimes when a man & a women love each other in a special way......

fullsend wrote:

Nico Young seemingly appeared on the national level scene last year out of nowhere. His sophomore year, he was somewhere in the 60s at Clovis running 16:20. His team didn’t even make state that year. One year later, he runs 14:59 and wins state and gets 4th in the nation. Yesterday he ran 14:28 on the same course where he was almost 2 minutes slower 2 years ago. Where did he come from and how did he improve so much, so fast?

You’ve given the answer to your question. Perhaps no one else would have been able to lay out his progression as well as you have.

He grew from 5'1 to 5'11 since his freshman year, so that probably helped a lot.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-nico-young-track-star-20190411-story.html%3f_amp=true

Depending on how seriously he took running as a sophomore and his physical development, 2 minute improvement over 2 years doesn't sound crazy at all to me.

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I bet if he lifted weights a little bit and ate more he'd be a much more powerful athlete and faster

Well, you know what people have said about the other big improvements of athletes in the last two weeks. Why would this be any different? Draw your own conclusions.

How a Boomer would explain it.... wrote:

Q:Where did Nico Young come from?

A: Well, scooter, you see Nico’s mom & dad love each other very much and sometimes when a man & a women love each other in a special way......

In the butt?

That young boy is on the Pure Hate Path. I can see it in his eyes. I can see it in his clenched jaws when he runs. Yep, he's gonna Devastate almost everyone he competes against - that is until he races against another Pure Hate runner.

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Cncnn wrote:

He grew from 5'1 to 5'11 since his freshman year, so that probably helped a lot.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-nico-young-track-star-20190411-story.html%3f_amp=true

Grew 10" and gained maybe 5 lbs.

Short answer: he came from the gods, just like his brothers.

Long answer:

9th grade SBs

XC - 16:28.5SR Oct 8 2016 38th Asics Clovis Cross Country Invitational

XC - 15:59.0 Sep 17 36th Annual Skechers Woodbridge Cross Country Classic (Day 2)

Woodbridge was his second meet of the season and he runs 15:59 already. Not many freshman break 16 at Woodbridge. It shows clear promise. His 16:28 at Clovis was what you'd expect of someone who could run about 15:25-30 at Woodbridge.

TF - Did not compete, presumably due to injury.

10th grade SBs

XC - 16:20.5SR Oct 7 2017 39th Asics Clovis Cross Country Invitational

XC - 15:17.9SR Sep 16 37th Annual Woodbridge Cross Country Classic (Day 2)

Despite not competing in track the previous season he goes and runs 15:17 to open up the Invite Season. At Clovis his performance is equivalent running 16:20. I'm sure he was frustrated to only improve 8 seconds at Clovis, but these are talented times for a sophomore all the same.

TF - 9:05.17SR May 12 CIF-SS Division 1 Prelims V P

TF - 9:07.65 May 19 CIF-SS Division 1 Finals V F

TF - 9:07.01 May 26 CIF-SS Masters Meet V F

TF - 9:09.56 Jun 2 CIF State Championship Finals V F

Here is the season someone didn't take notice of if they think Nico Young came out of nowhere his junior XC season. Anyone who goes from 16:20 at Clovis after missing the previous track season and then the following season they run sub 9:10 for 3200 4 times on successive weekends with increasing pressure to perform well. He did exceedingly well. Any sophomore that puts up those performances clearly has the capacity to be a star in XC the coming two seasons.

11th grade SBs

XC - 15:04.7 Dec 1 NXN Nike Cross Nationals

XC - 14:01.1SR Sep 15 Woodbridge HS Cross Country Classic

XC - 14:59.2SR Nov 24 2018 CIF State Cross Country Championships

Cat is officially out of the bag with this season. Nico Young is a national-level talent.

TF - 4:08.82PR Mar 23 APU Distance Meet of Champions (Full Mile)

TF - 8:40.00PR Apr 6 Arcadia Invitational

TF - 8:47.27 May 25 CIF State Championship Finals

There are a handful of very talented boys who have run a few seconds either way of 14:59 at Woodward Park, but 8:40 for 3200 showed Young's fitness had increased since the previous November.

12th grade SBs

XC - 13:39.7PR Sep 21 Woodbridge HS Cross Country Classic

XC - 14:28.9PR Oct 12 Asics Clovis Invitational

Early indicators tell us his fitness is about as expected for someone who has run 8:40.00, but ahead of where he was at in XC as a junior. I'd expect to see Young, Daschbach and Sprout be their own pack near the end of NXN. These guys are not normal.

Might be another big three by the end of this year. Since Fernandez nobody has even broken the old record at Woodward park, and there is no shortage of record attempts. 14:28 and 14:30 in the same race is epic, even if one is out of state.

It does seem like another big three has arrived.

132134 wrote:

Long answer:

TF - 9:05.17SR May 12 CIF-SS Division 1 Prelims V P

TF - 9:07.65 May 19 CIF-SS Division 1 Finals V F

TF - 9:07.01 May 26 CIF-SS Masters Meet V F

TF - 9:09.56 Jun 2 CIF State Championship Finals V F

Here is the season someone didn't take notice of if they think Nico Young came out of nowhere his junior XC season. Anyone who goes from 16:20 at Clovis after missing the previous track season and then the following season they run sub 9:10 for 3200 4 times on successive weekends with increasing pressure to perform well. He did exceedingly well. Any sophomore that puts up those performances clearly has the capacity to be a star in XC the coming two seasons.

Crystal clear progress mapped out right here. He's always had talent, always was improving, but made a meaningful jump (as many do) in a big winter/spring buildup of training and maturity.

OP and chuckleheads of similar ilk - why are you so quick to post ignorant threads without doing a little research to answer your own questions? And how does it feel to post a thread like this and have your question answered as a pie to the face???

**More idiocy from the social media age, where people are dumbed down by the ability to brain farm basic information from the avatars surrounding them. Think for yourself, become self sufficient.**

Regarding his 9th grade year:

it says in this article

vcstar.com

Newbury Park High's Nico Young is built to run, and run fast. Here's why

@vcstar

Newbury Park High's Nico Young is perhaps the No. 1 cross country runner in the nation and one of the greatest runners in county history. Find out why.

Link:www.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-schoo...

“There was something about Nico, as we did workouts,” Brosnan said. “He has an ability to redline and hold it. He can run with that hurt feeling like no one I’ve ever seen.”
Which can be both a blessing and a curse.
“It’s a scary thing to have,” Brosnan said. “You have to be really careful with it. His freshman year, he hurt his hamstring really bad.”
The injury, suffered during his first cross country season, cost Young his freshman track season and slowed his growth as a sophomore, but it taught him a valuable lesson.

“Division II cross-country championship in the fall. Stanford, Michigan, Princeton, Washington and Georgetown are recruiting him.
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He picked NAU?

Yes, he picked NAU. Wow you’re sharp. Thanks for the information

Is Colorado not at altitude as well? It’s a normal, respectable state school.