2013 Track:
Indoor: Took sixth in the 3,000 meters (11:08.12) at the Orange& Purple Winter Classic … Improved that time to a PR 10:53.00 at the Rod McCravy Invite … Set a career-best 5,000 meters time of 18:33.82 at the Meyo Invite. Outdoor: Placed 12th in the 5,000 meters (19:03.67) at the Yellow Jacket Invite … Took ninth with a time of 12:17.20 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Georgia Tech Invite.
2012 Cross Country:
Ran a season-best 5K time of 20:12 at the UGA Invitational … Completed the VT Invitational in 24:43.
2011 Cross Country:
Raced to a season-best time of 19:19.72 at the Charlotte Invitational … Had her best 6K of the season at the Clemson Invite with a time of 23:43.72 … Crossed the line at the ACC Championships in 23:47.40 … Ran to a time of 23:53.10 at the NCAA South Regionals.
2010 Cross Country:
In a time of 19:42, finished 40th at the UGA Invitational … Finished 24th at the UGA vs. GT Dual Meet with a time of 19:54 … Crossed the line at a mark of 19:09 at the Royal Cross Country Challenge.
2009 Cross Country:
Participated in two races for the Yellow Jackets … placed 12th in the Georgia Tech/Georgia Dual Meet with a time 20:28 … recorded a season-best time of 20:09 in the 5K Crimson Classic.
High School:
Three-time all conference in both track and field and cross country (2006-08) … Went to state finals in 2006 and 2007 …Set school record for 5K … Member of National Honor Society and made Honor Roll every semester … Invited to the International Science Fair and won the UC bridge building competition.
Personal:
Full name is Lauren Paige Young … Born Sept. 20, 1991 in Cincinnati, Ohio … Daughter of James and Karen Young. … Has one brother Cameron. … Played the upright bass for nine years … Chose Georgia Tech because of its industrial design program, the desire to get far away from home and the academic reputation …Majors in industrial design.
