Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics

Young became the Lions’ first NCAA Division I track and field national champion after throwing a school and Birmingham CrossPlex record 78 feet, 1 inch on his sixth and final attempt in the weight throw at the Indoor National Championships. Young broke his own mark of 74-1, set at the KMS Invitational on Jan. 31, with a mark of 74-1.75 on both his fourth and fifth attempts, then shattered that standard on his final attempt. The throw also broke the CrossPlex record of 74-9.25 set by Purdue’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi and ranks No. 2 in the nation this year. Young’s win helped Southeastern to a 12^th-place finish, its highest ever in Division I.