David Young

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Sprints
Hometown:
Pewaukee, Wis.
High School:
Pewaukee

Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Redshirt Freshman/Sophomore

2019 Season

2019 Outdoor: At the Big Ten Championship (5/10-12) competed in the preliminary 200 and 400 meters and finished 22nd and 25th respectively and raced with the 4x100 and 4x400 relays... finished runner-up in the 200 meters with a time of 22.03, placed third in the 400 meters in 48.93 and competed as a member of the 4x400 relay that finished runner-up with an overall time of 3:14.20 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/3) ... in his collegiate outdoor debut, competed as a member of the 4x100 relay team that placed 23rd with an overall time of 42.00 at the Penn Relays (4/26)

2019 Indoor: Competing unattached, took fourth in the 200 meters with a time of 22.84 and finished sixth in the 400 meters, crossing the line in 49.93 at the Red & White Classic (2/15)

High School

Four-year state meet qualifier … named Pewaukee Boys’ Track Rookie of the Year as a freshman … helped the 4x400 to a runner-up finish at the state meet his freshman year … named Pewaukee Boys’ Most Dedicated as a sophomore … took ninth in the 400 meters at the state meet his sophomore year … named Pewaukee Boys’ Most Valuable Athlete his junior year … took sixth in the 400 meters and 12^th in the 200 meters at the state meet his junior year … as a senior, was the runner-up in the 400 meters at the state meet … was a member of the Wisconsin All-State Team and was also a Badger Boys’ State Attendee … also participated in football and basketball … was a two-time All-Conference defensive back … named defensive MVP and All-Conference wide receiver in 2017 … was a member of the high honor roll … high school coach was Abby Varela

Personal

Parents are Paula and Bob Young … has two siblings, Key (37) and Cassie (30) … intended major is astronomy

Why Wisconsin?

“I chose Wisconsin because of its strong academics and incredible sports atmosphere.”

Honors and Accolades

At the Big Ten Championship
2019 - Outdoor
200 Meters: 22nd P (21.97)
400 Meters: 25th P (49.40)
4x100 Relay: 11th (41.44)
4x400 Relay: 9th (3:11.39)

Mick Byrne Media Conference || Wisconsin Track & Field || April 15, 2024

Monday, April 15

Mick Byrne Media Conference || Wisconsin Track & Field || Feb. 20, 2022

Monday, February 20

Mick Byrne Media Conference || Wisconsin Track & Field || February 22, 2021

Monday, February 22

UW Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2020: Jeff Braun

Saturday, November 14

Wisconsin track and field earn USTFCCCA All-Academic honors for the 2025 season

Monday, July 21

The Wisconsin men's cross country and track and field program places fifth in the USTFCCCA POY standings

Wisconsin men’s program places fifth in USTFCCCA POY standings

Wednesday, June 18

Adam Spencer at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships

Spencer takes fourth in 1500-meter final at NCAA's

Friday, June 13

Jason Swarens celebrates after being crowned a champion at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Spectacular Swarens: Senior wins shot put at 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships

Wednesday, June 11

University of Wisconsin Athletics

2019 Men's Track & Field Roster

Roster

Paul Afflitto

Shuaib Aljabaly

Cade Amborn

Connor Barfknecht

Liam Belson

Zack Benning

Evan Blumer

Stacey Boyd II

Eric Brown

Jon Burt

Ryan Clevenger

Rashid Coulibaly

Ryan Dundun

Zachary Dybul

Benjamin Eidenschink

Corbin Ellis

Colin Enz

Ansel Fellman

Kavanaugh FitzPatrick

Peyton Frankenreider

Nicholas Fraser

George Ghafari

Austin Glynn

Olin Hacker

Robby Hatch

Seth Hirsch

Olli Hoare

Caden Hofacker

Cole Hooper

Noah Jacobs

Alex Jansen

Nikhil Jogal

Rhys Koch

Nick Krawczyk

Hudson Kugel

Zach Lorbeck

Jamar Manning

Morgan McDonald

Sam McHone

Canon Melstrand

Tyson Miehe

Trent Nytes

Conor Perreault

Derick Peters

Maguire Petersen

Jack Rader

Sam Radtke

Austin Rendon

Andrew Schilling

Zack Snider

Andrew Stone

Dan Ufearo

Tannor Wagner

Tucker Wedig