Clayton Young
Ht
6'
0"
Class
Senior
Hometown
American Fork, 
Utah
Last School
American Fork High School
Roster Years
2015-2018


Personal

  • Parents are Kyle and Kelly
  • Has five sibllings (Kendy, Eva, Austin, Autumn and Ty)
  • Served an LDS mission in Raleigh, North Carolina, Spanish-speaking
  • Married to Ashley Bybee
  • Enjoys motorcycling, skiing, water skiing and quartet singing
  • Pre-race ritual is to sleep
  • Got started in running after joining a mileage club in elementary school
  • Favorite quote from Coach Eyestone is to "hunker down."
  • Chose BYU for its running and mechanical engineering programs and the positive atmosphere 
  • Also recruited by Colorado and Weber State

Before BYU

  • Member of three Utah state championship cross country teams
  • Three time Nike Cross Southwest nationals qualifier and championship team member
  • Two time Utah Gatorade Player of the Year
  • Won a Utah individual state cross country title
  • Three time all-state in cross county 
  • Ten time all-state in track
  • Academic all-region and all-state
  • Had a 4.0 GPA in high school
  • High school coach is Timo Mostert

Stats

2018: Senior
Place Event Time Distance
1 Steve T. Reeder 21:04.6 7k
12 Pre-Nationals Invitational (White Race) 24:03.7 8k
11 West Coast Conference Championships 24:05.9 8k
72 NCAA National Championships 30:25.2 10k
2017: Junior
Place Event Time Distance
3 BYU Autumn Classic 19:28.2 4 miles
1 Bill Dellinger Invitational 23:42.4 8k
12th Pre-Nationals Invitational 23:25.0 8k
5 WCC Championships 23:29.1 8k
27 NCAA Mountain Region Championships 31:03.3 10k
105 NCAA National Championships 30:47.36 10k
2016: Sophomore
Place Event Time Distance
2 BYU Autumn Classic 20:17.7 4 miles
5 Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational 23:55.8 8k
94 Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational 24:58.6 8k
7 WCC Championships 24:42.2 8k
23 Mountain Region Championships 31:21.70 10k
77 NCAA Championships 30:43.9 10k
2015: Freshman
Place Event Time Distance
4 BYU Autumn Classic 20:03.5 4 miles
5 WCC Preview 24:27.9 8k
30 Washington Invitational 23:52.5 8k
145 Wisconsin Adidas Invitational 24:43.6 8k
26 WCC Championships 26:04.2 8k
68 NCAA Mountain Region Championships 32:30.9 10k

Men's Track and Field Profile

Mission

  • Raleigh
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2015

Sophmore Year 2016

Junior Year 2017

  • Finished first at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (23:42.4)
  • Helped BYU to its perfect score at the West Coast Conference Championships with his fifth place finish (23:29.1)
  • Finished 12th at the Pre-Nationals Invitational (23:25.0)
  • Named to the WCC All-Academic Team
Senior Year 2018

  • Named to the WCC All-Academic Team 
  • Named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week on Oct. 8
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year