Matt Young Season 2017-18

Height5-7
ClassFr
HometownJenks, Okla.
Matt Young
Matt Young
Senior (2020)
Competed in a fourth consecutive NCAA Cross Country Championship, placing 164th (32:22.24) as sixth Razorback finisher while Arkansas earned a fourth-place podium finish … In his fourth consecutive SEC Championship, placed ninth to earn second team All-SEC honor and was fifth scorer for Razorbacks with a time of 24:03.9 on 5 mile course at Baton Rouge … Part of 5-6-7-8-9 finish by Arkansas as they totaled 35 points for the conference victory … Fifth Razorback on team victory in SEC Preview over Mississippi (29-37), placed ninth among field with 17:52.8 on 6k course to open season ... Placed 10th in UAB Blazer Classic with a time of 23:40.6 over 8k course to finish as sixth runner for Razorbacks.

Junior (2019)
USTFCCCA All-Academic … Led team in SEC Championships, placing seventh in 23:09.3 on 8k course to earn All-SEC first team honors … Finished third in NCAA South Central Region, covering 10k course in 29:56.7, to earn All-South Central Region honor … Raced in NCAA Championships, placed 147th with a time of 32:19.1 … Opened season with fourth place at Chile Pepper Festival (23:51.2) and finished 30th in Pre-National Invitational (24:08.2).

Sophomore (2018)
Competed in five meets ... Finished 26th at the Penn State National ... Placed 16th at the South Central Regional Championships earning All-Region honors.

Freshman (2017)
Made his collegiate debut for Arkansas at the SEC Championships (Oct. 27) finishing 11th overall and fourth for the Razorbacks with a time of 24:10.80 … His performance earned him the SEC Freshman Runner of the Year award and All-SEC second-team recognition also being named to the SEC All-Freshman team … In his second meet, he competed in the NCAA South-Central Regional finishing 16th overall earning All-Region honors … He closed out his first cross country season at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 18), finishing fifth for the Razorbacks helping bring the team to a fifth-place finish.

High School
Multiple-time state champion ... 2016 5,000m New Balance Nationals All-American ... Finished 11th at the Foot Locker South Region XC meet his senior year at Jenks.

Personal
Born on Sept. 16, 1998 ... Son of John and Nicole Young ... Has an older brother; Jack and a younger sister; Heidi ... Majoring in accounting.
Matt Young

Sr
2020-21

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Matt Young

Jr
2019-20

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Matt Young

So
2018-19

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