| Height: | 5-4 |
| Year: | Jr. |
| Hometown: | Murfreesboro, Tenn. |
| Previous School: | Stewarts Creek HS |
2023 (Sophomore): Young took part in all 20 matches of Tech’s inaugural beach campaign, finishing with team-best records of 10-10 overall and 6-4 in OVC play… ended the year 0-1 at No. 3, 9-9 at the No. 4 position, and 1-0 as the No. 5… teamed with Morgan Gish (6-7, 4-3), Bella Powell (2-1, 2-1 OVC), and Brooke Amann (2-2) during the year… competed for Tech in the No. 4 slot with Gish over the final 13 matches of the year, including all four match-ups in the OVC Tournament… made her collegiate debut in the No. 3 position with Amann against Spartanburg Methodist (Feb. 24)… picked up her first career win with Amann in the No. 4 spot with a 2-0 decision at Berry College (Feb. 25)… won the longest marathon set in program history with Gish at the No. 4 slot to help Tech capture its first-ever win in the OVC Tournament, defeating Lindenwood (Apr. 27) 30-28 in the first set before clinching a 2-0 victory with a 21-16 decision in set two.
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 seven times and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll three times… received the OVC Academic Medal of Honor three times.
Honors & Awards:
- 2023 President’s Award
