Asia Young Season 2020-21

PositionJUMPS
YearSenior
HometownPleasantville, N.J.

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

  • Is No. 7 in Purdue history in the outdoor long jump with a mark of 6.25 meters (April 6, 2019)
  • Ranks No. 10 in school history in the indoor long jump with a mark of 5.95 meters (Feb. 22, 2020)
 

2019-20

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Senior
  • 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic
Indoor Track & Field / As a Senior
  • Competed in six meets in the long jump and 60
  • Finished fifth in the long jump with a mark of 5.88 meters at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 28
  • Earned a long jump mark of 5.95, which ranks No. 10 in Purdue history, to win the Alex Wilson Invite on Feb. 22
  • Registered a 5.92 in the long jump at the Razorback Invite on Jan. 31
  • Won the long jump in 5.80 and added a 7.88 in the 60 at the Fred Wilt Open on Dec. 7
 

2018-19

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Junior
  • Participated in six meets and competed in the long jump, 100, 200 and 4x100
  • Earned a long jump mark of 6.00 to finish 15th at the NCAA Regionals on May 23
  • Notched a jump of 5.81 in the long jump to finish 13th at the Big Ten Championships on May 10
  • Recorded the seventh-best long jump in team history with a 6.25 to finish third and added a personal-best 100 time of 12.13 at the Jim Click Shootout on April 6
  • Finished as the runner-up in the long jump (5.80) and added a fourth-place 4x100 (47.56) and a 200 time of 25.79 at the UTSA Invite on March 15
Indoor Track & Field / As a Junior
  • Competed in seven meets in the long jump and 60
  • Placed seventh in the long jump with a then-personal-best mark of 5.91 meters at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 22
  • Was the long jump runner-up with a jump of 5.82 and was third in the 60 finals after a personal-best time of 7.75 in the prelims at the Fred Wilt Open on Feb. 1
  • Posted a long jump mark of 5.80 to place sixth at the Larry Wieczorek Invite on Jan. 18
  • Opened Purdue career with a 5.67 in the long jump at the Hoosier Open on Dec. 7
 

PRIOR TO PURDUE / AT RIDER FROM 2016-18

2018 Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore
  • MAAC Champion: Long Jump
  • Won the MAAC title in the long jump with a 5.94 and added a bronze medal in the triple jump (11.61) and 4x100 (47.89)
  • Finished second in the long jump in back-to-back meets, at the Rider Invite on April 14 (5.58) and at the Georgia Tech Invite on April 20 (5.62)
  • Won the 4x100 in 48.59, was second in the long jump in 5.68 and fourth in the triple jump in 11.19 at the Rider 5-Way on March 31
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore
  • MAAC Champion: Long Jump
  • Finished second in the long jump at the ECAC Championships with a mark of 5.76 on March 2
  • Won the long jump with a mark of 6.01 meters and was third in the triple jump with a then-personal-best 11.64 at the MAAC Championships on Feb. 17
  • Won the long jump with a mark of 5.64 and the 4x200 in 1:47.92 at the TCNJ vs Rider Dual on Feb. 2
  • Tallied a long jump in 5.40 meters and was second in the triple jump with a 10.88 at the Spartan Invite on Jan. 12
  • Picked up the long jump win with a 5.88 at the Lehigh Season Opener on Dec. 1
 
2017 Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • MAAC Champion: Long Jump
  • Placed fifth in the long jump in 5.73 meters at the ECAC Championships
  • Won the long jump title with a jump of 5.98 at the MAAC Championships on May 6
  • Finished second in the 4x400 in 4:04.21 and third in the long jump in 5.86 at the Rider Invite on April 8
  • Earned the long jump win in 5.64 at the Penn Challenge on March 25
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • MAAC Champion: Long Jump
  • Placed 10th in the long jump with a 5.44 at the ECAC Championships on March 3
  • Won the MAAC title in the long jump with a 6.01 at the MAAC Championships on Feb. 18
  • Picked up two wins, in the long jump (5.31) and 4x200 (1:47.94) at the TCNJ vs Rider Dual on Feb. 3
  • Won the long jump with a mark of 5.43 and the 4x400 in 4:06.50 at the Spartan Regional Invite on Jan. 13
  • Won the Monmouth Season Opener long jump title in 5.88 on Dec. 1
 

PERSONAL

  • Parents are Daravena and Sonny
  • Has one sibling, Amir
  • Earned undergraduate degree in law and society in 2020
  • Pursuing graduate degree in African American studies
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Senior
2019-20

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Junior
2018-19