Nico Young On Qualifying For His First Olympics + Turning Pro And Signing With Adidas

“I definitely feel like having that success indoors with the two titles helped me gain confidence in my ability to close down a race and win a race in any way. Whether it’s a fast race, slow race, I'm equally as confident. For the rest of the outdoor season, it definitely helped me be not as concerned as the gun went off that I was going to be able to close well off of any kind of race.”
Newly-minted Olympian Nico Young joins the show after qualifying for his first Olympic team in the 10,000m at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials. He also just announced signing a professional contract with adidas. Nico unpacks his third-place finish in the 10,000m, recaps his incredible NCAA season, shares about his excitement for Paris, breaks down his Mount Rushmore of NAU distance running legends, and lots more. Hear more from Nico in this episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast.
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Hosts: Hosts: Chris Chavez | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chris_j_chavez on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + Eric Jenkins | @_ericjenkins on Instagram
Guest: Nico Young | @nico__young__ on Instagram
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[@wcdcsgo8278]

So excited for Nico and seeing his career from start to finish

[@jsb937]

Cheering for you at Paris.

[@candiceverpaelst-ud3kk]

Great interviewers! 👍

[@Jon-dp9pw]

My highschool xc team will not stop talking about you. You guys scare me lol, my coach wants me at 7 min 5k splits but I'm at maybe a 8 minute 5k

[@thomasanderson9460]

Awesome 🎉❤😅

[@kenghoe94]

He's the subtle version of Cooper Teare

[@christiansantana4869]

He’s better than Cooper fs

[@kenghoe94]

@@christiansantana4869 noeay