Analyzing Nico Young's Career Best Performances

It's not often that fans of high school track and field and cross country get to see a talent like Nico Young.

The Newbury Park graduate, a legitimate superstar since the 2019 track and field season, has put together some legendary performances over the last year and a half, despite not having a senior outdoor track season.

He has posted some of the fastest high school times and greatest performances in United States history.

But with Young's high school career nearing the end and his historic 5,000 meter run now etched on the all-time list, we have opted to take a look back at his best races and analyze where they fit on the all-time pecking order. 

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2019 Arcadia Invitationa, 3200m: 8:40

Young has been a nationally competitive name, really, since the 2018 cross country season, but his incredible battle with Cole Sprout at the 2019 Arcadia Invitational -- which resulted in a new PR of 8:40.00 -- was the first race that vault...