Amber Young

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Senior
High School:
Orange
Hometown:
Pepper Pike, Ohio

Outdoor Track & Field

2014-2015 (Senior)
• Placed third in the 400 hurdles at the Tribe Invitational
• Finished ninth out of collegiate runners in the 400 hurdles at the Fred Hardy Invitational
• Earned seventh as part of the 4x100 relay team at the George Mason Invitational
• Achieved fifth in the 400 hurdles at the James Madison Invitational
• Finished third in a season-best 47.16 seconds as part of the 4x100 relay team at the A-10 Championships

2013-2014 (Junior)
· Finished sixth in the 200m dash at the Tribe Open with a time of 25.96
· Was a part of the 4x200m school record breaking relay team at the Penn Relays (1:38.87)
· Earned fifth in the 400m hurdles (1:03.22) at the Fred Hardy Invitational
· Clocked a time 1:02.70 in the 400m hurdles to finish second at the James Madison Invite
· Recorded a seventh-place finished at the Atlantic 10 Championships in the 400m hurdles

2012-2013 (Sophomore)
· Broke the school record three times in the 400m hurdles with her final record being set at the Atlantic 10 Championships (1:02.17)
· Anchored the school record breaking Sprint Medley Relay (3:57.00) at the Penn Relays
· Earned 10^th in the 100m hurdles (16.55) and fourth in the 400m hurdles (1:05.56) at the Tribe Invitational
· Clocked a time 25.92 in the 200m and earned seventh in the 400m hurdles (1:03.32) at the Fred Hardy Invitational
· Anchored the third place winning 4x400m relay (3:48.71) and helped the 1600 Sprint Medley Relay earn second (3:58.49) at the Colonial Relays
· Anchored the seventh place 4x100m relay (47.88) and took sixth in the 400m hurdles (1:02.67) at the Larry Ellis Invitational

2011-2012 (Freshman)
· Secured 10th in the 400m at the VCU Rams Invitational with a time of 1:01.49
· Finished 20th in the 100m (12.86) and seventh in the 400m hurdles (1:05.30) at the Mason Spring Invitational
· Placed 19th in the 100m (12.76) and 17th in the 400m hurdles (1:06.52) at the A-10 Outdoor Championships
· Season bests include 1:01.49 in the 400m, 1:05.30 in the 400m hurdles, and 3:58.85 as part of the season best 4x400m relay

Indoor Track & Field

2014-2015 (Senior)
· Placed 16^th in the 60m hurdles at the CNU Holiday Open (9.65)

2013-2014 (Junior)
· Placed 15^th in the 400m dash at the Christopher Newport Holiday Open (1:01.16)
· Finished 15^th in the 300m dash at the Maryland Invitational (42.92)

2012-2013 (Sophomore)
· Competed in the 60m (8.24) at the CNU Holiday Open

2011-2012 (Freshman)
· Competed in the 60m (8.17) and the 200m (27.12) at the CNU Holiday Open
· Clocked a time of 8.28 in the qualifiers of the 60m at the Dick Taylor Invitational
· Ran the 200m in a time of 27.20 and the 60m hurdles in a time of 9.50 at the Dick Taylor Invitational
· Competed in the 60m hurdles (10.02) and the 300m (42.14) at the Hokie Invitational
· Placed 4th in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.82 and 4th in the 400m with a time of 1:01.03 at the Navy Classic

High School
· Graduated from Orange High School outside of Cleveland
· Comes to Richmond as a talented hurdler who took sixth in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 44.75 at the OHSAA State Championship as a senior after clocking a 44.23 in her semifinal heat
· Posted a personal-best time of 43.89 to capture third in the 300 meter hurdles at the OHSAA