Nico Young’s Nationality

Long-distance runner, Nicolas "Nico" Young, who was born on July 27, 2002, most recently won the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships in 3000 and 5000 meters. He also set college records in 5000 and 10,000 meters with 12:57.14 and 26:52.72, respectively.

In June 2024, he qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, through the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. He finished third, clocking 27:52.40 in the 10,000 meters. Together with Nike runners Woody Kincaid (27:50.74) and Grant Fisher (27:49.47), Young also qualified for the quadrennial event.

Young went to Northern Arizona University (2021-2024) and majored in exercise science. Before that, he studied at Newbury Park High School in California. He won the titles of National Gatorade Player of the Year in both track and field and cross-country in 2019–20. Furthermore, he has several accomplishments and honors from high school to college.

Nico Young’s Nationality

Nico Young’s nationality is American. He was born in Camarillo, California, in the United States.

Andrew and Lynne Young are Nico's parents. They also have two other boys, Lex and Leo, who run at Stanford University. Track and field was first introduced to Nico when he was five years old. The thought occurred to Lynne, as she recalled, while they watched the children and their friends run around the backyard together.

A local youth track team was a part of Young's upbringing in Camarillo, a town located approximately one hour north of Los Angeles. He was a water polo and soccer player as well.

In 2016, as he prepared to enter his first year of high school, he decided to concentrate on long-distance running. Young's younger twin brothers, Leo and Lex, as well as his parents, were encouraged to take up running as he got more involved in athletics.

Sean Brosnan took over as head coach of the cross-country and track programs the same year that Young started at Newbury Park High School. The 5-foot-1, shy boy who could run a respectable middle school mile in 5:05 was how Brosnan first saw Young. It didn't take long for Brosnan to see the very competitive teenager as what he refers to as "a generational talent."

Nico Young’s Hometown

Nico Young’s hometown is Camarillo, California. He was the Arcadia 3200m Champion and the 2019 NXN Championship winner during his high school years. He is the 2019 California 3200m State Champion as well as the two-time XC State Champion of California (2018) and 2019. In addition to the national XC 3-mile record, he holds the national high school marks in the 2K and 3K indoor events and holds the record for the NXN course as well.