McKenna Young
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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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- Year:
- So.
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- Previous School:
- Stewarts Creek HS
Bio
High School: Young was a four-year letterwinner as a libero for head coach Mary Dayton at Stewarts Creek High School in Smyrna, Tenn.… named All-District Defensive MVP as a senior… collected All-Conference and All-Region accolades as a junior, leading her team to its first-ever Region Tournament appearance… earned All-Tournament Team honors twice… took home All-Region Honorable Mention honors in 2016… finished her career as a member of the 2,000-dig club, racking up 2,147 in four seasons… as a senior, tallied 477 digs and 57 service aces with a 91.2 serve percentage… produced a career-high 676 digs as a junior… ripped off 506 digs and 82 aces as a sophomore and 488 digs and 32 aces as a freshman… honored as Rutherford County Athlete of the Week as a senior.
Personal: Daughter of William and Kelly Young... born in Nashville, Tenn. on May 15, 2002… full name is McKenna Shea Young... mother, Kelly, played volleyball at Green Bay for one season… father, William, played baseball at Lipscomb for two seasons.
Academic: Majoring in psychology… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll four times and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll twice… received the OVC Academic Medal of Honor twice.
News mentions
MARTIN, Tenn. – An remarkable run at the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament and incredible inaugural campaign officially came to a close for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team Friday in Martin, Tenn.
MARTIN, Tenn. – It was a historic day on the sand for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team Thursday, as the Golden Eagles picked up their first-ever Ohio Valley Conference Tournament victory to open the league’s postseason event.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team will make the trip west for its first-ever postseason action, competing at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships at the Skyhawk Beach Volleyball Complex in Martin, Tenn. starting Thursday afternoon.
MOREHEAD, Ky. – It was a strong finish for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team Saturday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles completed another 1-1 split on the second and final day of the second Ohio Valley Conference weekend in Morehead, Ky.
MOREHEAD, Ky. – Continued success found the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team Friday, as the Golden Eagles split its opening day of the second Ohio Valley Conference weekend in Morehead, Ky.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team wraps up its inaugural regular season Friday and Saturday, making the trip to Morehead, Ky. for the second Ohio Valley Conference weekend with four duals on the docket.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It was a successful day in Cookeville for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball, as the Golden Eagles claimed a split in a pair of duals with Ohio Valley Conference rival Morehead State while competing at the Tech Beach Volleyball Courts for the first time in program history.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team could not hand in-state foe Carson-Newman its first loss of the season Wednesday afternoon, falling in a pair of matches in Jefferson City to a still-unbeaten Eagle squad on its home courts.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team will close out its non-conference slate for the 2023 season with an in-state trip to Jefferson City and a doubleheader against Carson-Newman Wednesday morning.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – A pair of losses underscored a solid day of work for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team Saturday, as the Golden Eagles showed more growth and positives on their second day of Ohio Valley Conference action in Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – It was a highly successful first day of Ohio Valley Conference competition for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team, as the Golden Eagles picked up their first-ever league win Friday while competing in Chattanooga.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team will get its first taste of Ohio Valley Conference action Friday and Saturday, competing in league play for the first time ever at the first of two OVC weekends.
MOUNT BERRY, Ga. – It was another successful day for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team Saturday, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up their inaugural weekend with a 1-1 day and 2-2 start to the season at the Berry College Tournament.
MOUNT BERRY, Ga. – It was a historic day for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team Friday, as the Golden Eagles not only kicked off its inaugural campaign, but also claimed victory in its first-ever match.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The long wait is finally over for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team, as the Golden Eagles will kick off their inaugural campaign Friday, Feb. 24 at Berry College’s Tournament in Mount Berry, Ga.