By Chris Chavez
November 29, 2023
Stanford freshmen Lex and Leo Young have signed a Name Image Likeness deal with On.
Here’s what you need to know:
– The Young brothers join their Stanford teammates Ky Robinson, Juliette Whittaker, Amy Bunnage and Cole Sprout as NIL athletes with the Swiss sportswear company. Because Stanford is a Nike-sponsored school, the Cardinal athletes are not able to wear On at practice or Stanford-organized events but can wear the apparel and footwear on their own time.
– The Young brothers rose to prominence at Newbury Park High School (CA) as part of arguably the greatest U.S. high school cross-country team of all time in 2022. Their YouTube channel, L&L Productions, boasts more than 47,000 subscribers. They have more than 108,000 Instagram followers combined.
Lex Young
– This spring, Lex Young broke the U.S. high school record in the 5000m with a 13:34.96 at the Los Angeles Grand Prix. He just wrapped up his freshman cross country season and finished 74th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
– Leo Young owns a personal best of 3:39.39 for 1500m. He represented Team USA at the World U20 Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia in February. He finished 185th at the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Leo Young
Here’s a running list of some of the top NCAA track and field stars and their respective NIL deals with major sportswear brands:
– NC State’s Katelyn Tuohy with Adidas
– Florida’s Parker Valby with Nike
– Notre Dame’s Olivia Markezich with On
– Stanford’s Roisin Willis with New Balance
– Stanford’s Ky Robinson with On
– Stanford’s Juliette Whittaker with On
– Stanford’s Cole Sprout with On
– Harvard’s Maia Ramsden with On
– NAU’s Drew Bosley with Adidas
– Arkansas’ Jaydon Hibbert with PUMA
Chris Chavez
Chris Chavez launched CITIUS MAG in 2016 as a passion project while working full-time for Sports Illustrated. He covered the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and grew his humble blog into a multi-pronged media company. He completed all six World Marathon Majors and on Feb. 15th, 2025 finally broke five minutes for the mile.
