University of Maryland, Baltimore County

HONORS & ACCOLADES:

• NCAA East First Round Qualifier
• 2026 America East Outdoor Track Outstanding Rookie
• 2026 America East Indoor Track Outstanding Rookie
• America East Champion - 100 Hurdles - 2026 America East Championships
• America East Champion - 60 Hurdles - 2026 America East Indoor Championship
• Silver Medalist - 60 Dash - 2026 America East Indoor Championship
• Silver Medalist - 4x100 - 2026 America East Outdoor Championships 
• 3x America East Track Performer of the Week: (1/13/26, 4/7/26, 5/5/26)
• 8x America East Rookie of the Week: (12/9/25, 1/13/26, 1/20/26, 2/3/26, 2/17/26, 4/7/26, 4/28/26, 5/5/26)

• 1st - Outdoor - 100 Hurdles - 13.30
• 1st - Indoor - 60 Hurdles - 8.31
• 3rd - Indoor - 60 - 7.51
• T3rd - Outdoor - 100 - 11.74

• Placed 27th in the 100 hurdles, breaking the program record w/ a time of 13.30 at the NCAA East First Round
• Won gold in the 100 hurdles at the America East Championship w/ a time of 13.35
• Earned silver as a member of the 4x100 at the America East Championship w/ a time of 45.88
• Finished sixth in the 100 at the America East Championship w/ a PR time of 11.74
• Won the 100 hurdles at the Kehoe Twilight Meet w/ a time of 13.59
• Competed in the 100 hurdles (13.45) and the 4x100 (46.32) at the Penn Relays
• Won the 100 hurdles at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational w/ a time of 13.44
• Won the 100 hurdles at the Dan Stimson Memorial Invitational w/ a time of 13.60

• 2026 America East Indoor Outstanding Rookie
• Won gold in the 60 hurdles at the America East Championships with a UMBC record time of 8.31
• Took silver in the 60 (7.51) at America East Championships
• Also won the 60 hurdles at the Youree Spence Garcia Invitational, VCU Rams Indoor Invitational, Nittany Lion Challenge, and the Penn State National Open

• 2025 Maryland State Champion in the 55m Hurdles
• 2025 Maryland State Champion in the 100m Hurdles 
• 2025 Maryland State Runner-Up in the 55m 
• 2022 Maryland State Qualifier in the 100m
• Ran for the Eastern Shore Stallions - won the 60m Hurdles at the AAU National Championships
• Started competing in track & field at age 15
• Also played softball - First Team All-Bayside SS in 2022
• National Honor Society
• Next-Gen Scholars Certificate of Achievement
• Majoring in Political Science w/ ambitions to be a Criminal Psychologist
• Daughter of Elmer Young & Lakia Elliott
• Has five siblings: Brycen Young & Shamar Young, Wakeira Outlaw, JaMaija Munford, and Zakiya Collins
• Lists favorite musical artist as Mariah the Scientist