Milan Young Season 2024
2021 SEC Champion – 60m Hurdles
2021 All-SEC First Team (Indoors)
2x Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
2x All-SEC Second Team (Outdoors 2019, Outdoors 2021)
LSU Top 10 Marks
No. 3 – 4x400m Relay (indoors) – 3:29.69
No. 9 – 60m Hurdles – 8.03
No. 9 – 400m Hurdles – 56.23
2021 Outdoor (JUNIOR)
Clocked the ninth fastest time in LSU history at the NCAA Championships in the 400 meter hurdles (56.23) to place fifth … scored in three events at the SEC Championships … took second in the 400 meter hurdles with a readout of 56.54 at the conference meet … placed eighth in the 100 meter hurdles and fifth in the 4×400 meter relay at the SEC Championships as well … won gold in the 100 meter hurdles at the Boots Garland Invitational with a personal best of 12.95 … claimed the top spot in the 400 meter hurdles at the Louisiana Classics with a readout of 58.98 … finished second in the finals of the 400 meter hurdles at the Texas Relays (56.94) … also took fourth in the 100 meter hurdles at the Texas Relays with a final time of 13.06 … helped the 4×400 meter relay team to gold at the Boots Garland Invitational (3:42.19) … secured bronze with the 4×400 meter relay at the Texas Relays with a time of 3:32.28.
2021 Indoor (SENIOR)
Won SEC title in the 60 meter hurdles with a career best time of 8.03 seconds … took fifth in the 60 meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships with a readout of 8.06 seconds … helped the 4×400 meter relay to fourth place showings at the NCAA Championships (3:29.69) and SEC Championships (3:31.82) … won titles in the 60 meter hurdles at thee Purple Tiger Invitational (8.17) and Louisiana Invite (8.18) … finished third at the Wooo Pig Classic with a time of 8.21 in the 60 meter hurdles … captured silver with a time of 8.14 in the 60 meter hurdles at the Charlie Thomas Invitational.
2020 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
Placed second in the 60 meter hurdles at the LSU Twilight with a personal best of 8.21 … took third in the 60 meter hurdles at the Purple Tiger Invitational (8.28) … represented LSU at the SEC Championships in the 60 meter hurdles with a 14th-place finish (8.28).
2019 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Represented LSU at the NCAA Championships in the 100 hurdles and 400 hurdles … registered a third-place finish for LSU in the 400 meter hurdles at the SEC Championships with a time of 57.62 … took eighth in the 100 meter hurdles with a readout of 13.20 at the SEC Championships … member of the 4×400 meter relay squad that placed eighth at the SEC Championships (3:38.20) … won the 400 meter hurdle title at the Battle on the Bayou with a readout of 59.77 … took second in the 100 meter hurdles at the LSU Invitational with a wind-aided time of 13.12 … garnered bronze in the 400 meter hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold with a clocking of 58.41 … ran a 13.30 to take third in the 100 meter hurdles at the Miami Hurricane Invitational … helped the sprint medley relay to a third-place finish at the Texas Relays with a time of 3:50.41.
2019 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Member of the 4×400 meter relay that finished 12th at the NCAA Championships … helped the 4×400 meter relay to a seventh place showing at the SEC Championships (3:33.72) … took second in the 60 meter hurdles at the LSU Twilight (8.23), New Mexico Classic (8.22), and UAB Invitational (8.32) … ran on the 4×400 meter relay that placed second at the Red Raider Invite with a time of 3:44.40 … took eighth in the 200 meter dash at the New Mexico Classic with a clocking of 24.05.
2018 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Registered a personal best of 58.54 in the 400 meter hurdles at the SEC Championships to take sixth place … took second in the 400 meter hurdles at the Miami Hurricane Invitational with a time of 58.59 … earned a third-place finish in the 100 meter hurdles at the Battle on the Bayou with a time of 13.43 … finished fourth in the 100 meter hurdles at the Pac-12/Big Ten Invitational with a time of 13.48 … placed fourth in the 400 meter hurdles at the Battle on the Bayou with a time of 1:00.14 … registered a sixth-place finish in the 100 meter hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold with a personal best time of 13.27 … took seventh at the LSU Invitational in the 100 meter hurdles (13.53).
2018 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Finished second in the 60 meter hurdles at the LSU Twilight with a time of 8.27 … claimed gold in the 200 meter dash at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a time of 24.40 … picked up fourth-place finishes in the 60 meter hurdles at the Purple Tiger Invitational (8.34) and Corky Classic (8.30) … clocked a 60 meter hurdle time of 8.33 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational to finish fifth … finished sixth at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.35.
PRIOR TO LSU
A highly-recruited hurdle prospect from Lamar High School in Houston, Texas … The top dual hurdler in the state of Texas during her senior season in 2017 … Crowned the Texas Class 6A State Champion in the 300-meter hurdles for the first time while running a personal best of 40.97 seconds at the 2017 University Interscholastic League Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin … Time set a new UIL championship record … Ranked No. 5 nationally among all classifications and No. 4 among hurdlers in the Class of 2017 with her PR of 40.97 in the 300 hurdles … Also scored the Class 6A silver medal in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal best of 13.44 (+1.3) in the 2017 state final … PR of 13.44 ranked No. 9 nationally in the Class of 2017 in her senior season … Was a finalist in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2017 New Balance Indoor Nationals where she placed sixth at The Armory in New York … Ran a pesonal best of 8.43 in the 60 hurdles during her senior season in 2017 … Was the Class 6A Silver Medalist in the 300 hurdles and Class 6A Bronze Medalist in the 100 hurdles as a junior in 2016 … Scored the state silver medal in the intermediate hurdles with a time of 42.69 at the state meet … Clocked 13.76 (+1.2) to win the bronze medal in the 100 hurdles at the 2017 state meet … Swept District 20-6A and Region 3-6A titles in both hurdle events en route to the state meet … Also won both District 20-6A (11.77) and Region 3-6A (11.73) titles in the 100-meter dash to earn a state championship berth in the event … Placed fifth in the Class 6A final of the 100 meters in 2016 … Captured the event title in the 300-meter hurdles at the prestigious Great Southwest Classic in 2016 with a seasonal-best time of 41.87 in Albuquerque, New Mexico … Cracked the Top 5 of the final national rankings for the 2016 outdoor season among members of the Class of 2017 while tying as the No. 5-ranked performer in the class with her 41.87 … Also tied for No. 15 nationally among all high school classifications in the event … Added a second-place finish in the 100 hurdles at the Great Southwest Classic with a time of 13.81 (-1.4) … Crowned the AAU Junior Olympic Champion in the 100 hurdles (13.85) and AAU Junior Olympic Silver Medalist in the 400 hurdles (1:00.30) in the 2016 summer season … Ran her personal-best time of 13.74 in the 100-meter hurdles at the AAU Region 17 Qualifier in 2016 … Placed ninth in the sprint hurdles at the 2016 New Balance Outdoor Nationals while running a time of 13.75 (-0.6) … Also ran the 200 meters (24.32) and 400 hurdles (1:02.41) at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals as a high school junior … Also lined up in the 60 hurdles at the 2016 New Balance Indoor Nationals … Competed on the national level for the first time as a freshman in 2014 while placing fourth in her age group in the 100-meter hurdles at the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Outdoor Championships … Was also a Texas Class 5A state finalist running the sprint hurdles as a freshman in 2014, placing eighth … Swept district and regional titles in both the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles for the first time during her freshman season.
PERSONAL
Full name is Milan Marie Young … Born on June 22, 1999 … Parents are Michael Young, Sr., and Tina Young … The youngest of five children … Has three older brothers, Michael, Jr., Joseph and Jacob … Also has one older sister, Mayorca … Father was a member of Houston’s “Phi Slama Jama” that appeared in two NCAA Final Fours in the 1980s … Father was also the No. 24 pick in the first round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics and played three NBA seasons … Brother, Joseph, played college basketball at the University of Oregon before being drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the 2015 NBA Draft … Brother, Jacob, currently plays college basketball at Rutgers University … Brother, Michael, Jr., played college football at the University of Houston … Sister, Mayorca, also ran track at the University of Houston … An outstanding student at Lamar High School with a 3.4 cumulative grade-point average for her prep career … majoring in Mass Communication at LSU.