STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford’s placed three onto the men’s track and field/cross country Academic All-America team as selected by College Sports Communicators -- senior pole vaulter Garrett Brown and sophomore twin distance runners Leo and Lex Young.
Brown was named to the second team and the Youngs received third-team recognition. This was the second Academic All-America honor for Brown and the first for Leo and Lex.
The selections were based on academic performance combined with athletic performance in either cross country, or indoor or outdoor track and field.
Brown, from Carlsbad, California, co-termed in aeronautics and astronautics. Brown is a two-time All-American is a repeat second-team Academic All-American. Brown earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference second-team indoors and was an NCAA West Prelims qualifier outdoors.
Leo Young, a management science and engineering major, earned his first All-America honor by placing 13th in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He was first-team All-ACC outdoors, placing third at the conference championships.
Lex Young, a sustainable architecture and engineering major, was a two-time All-ACC selection, earning second-team honors outdoors in the 10,000 and second-team indoors in the 5,000. He was an NCAA West Prelims qualifier at both distances outdoors and was the top American underclassman in each race.
Stanford’s men’s cross country and track and field program has earned 32 Academic All-America honors all-time by 25 individuals.
CoSIDA Academic All-America team
Division I Track and Field/Cross Country
Men
Second team
Garrett Brown, Sr., Carlsbad, Calif., 3.72 (undergrad)/3.69 (grad), Aeronautics & Astronautics (U and G)
Third team
Leo Young, So., Camarillo, Calif., 3.70, Management Science and Engineering.
Lex Young, So., Camarillo, Calif., 3.63, Sustainable Architecture and Engineering.
Brown and Leo and Lex Young were selected from those who were named to the CSC Academic All-District teams.
Here is the list of Stanford’s All-District honorees:
Thomas Boyden, Grad.
Garrett Brown, Sr.
Leo Young, So.
Lex Young, So.
Nolan Topper, Sr.
Here is an all-time list of Stanford’s men’s cross country and track and field Academic All-Americans:
Men
Year, Name, Category, Team
1999: Adam Connolly, At Large, first team
2002: Donald Sage, XC/TF, third team
2004: Adam Tenforde, XC/TF, first team
2007: Russell Brown, XC/TF, third team
2009: Garrett Heath, XC/TF, first team
2011: Chris Derrick, XC/TF, first team
2011: Elliott Heath, XC/TF, first team
2011: Miles Unterreiner, XC/TF, first team
2012: Chris Derrick, XC/TF, first team
2012: Elliott Heath, XC/TF, first team
2012: Miles Unterreiner, XC/TF, first team
2015: Marco Bertolotti, XC/TF, first team
2015: Luke Lefebure, XC/TF, first team
2016: Justin Brinkley, XC/TF, second team
2016: Sean McGorty, XC/TF, second team
2016: Harrison Williams, XC/TF, third team
2018: Tai Dinger, XC/TF, second team
2019: Steven Fahy, XC/TF, second team
2019: Harrison Williams, XC/TF, second team
2022: Charles Hicks, XC/TF, third team
2022: Keyshawn King, XC/TF, third team
2023: Max McKhann, XC/TF, first team
2023: Ky Robinson, XC/TF, first team
2023: Kevin Yang, XC/TF, first team
2023: Udodi Onwuzurike, XC/TF, second team
2024: Ky Robinson, XC/TF, first team
2024: Kevin Yang, XC/TF, first team
2024: Garrett Brown, XC/TF, second team
2024: Cole Sprout, XC/TF, third team
2025: Garrett Brown, XC/TF, second team
2025: Leo Young, XC/TF, third team
2025: Lex Young, XC/TF, third team