By Jonathan Caudle, TTU Sports Information

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech volleyball and head coach Jeannette Waldo announced the addition of freshman libero McKenna Young to its 2020 signing class on Friday.

"McKenna is such a great addition to our 2020 class," expressed Waldo. We are so lucky that she found the perfect fit in Tech and we believe she will enhance our back court immediately. She is effortlessly talented and adds another competitive spirit to our gym. Her serve receive is on point and she is a tenacious defender. We cannot wait to see her meld with the rest of our team when we can get back on the court."

McKenna Young
L | 5'4 | Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Stewarts Creek High School)

A native of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Young comes to Tech following her career as a four-year letterwinner at Stewarts Creek High School. As a Red Hawk, Young finished her career as a member of the 2,000-dig club, collecting a career 2,147 digs. During her senior year, Young was named Defensive MVP after finishing the season with 477 digs and 57 aces. She produced a career-high 676 digs during her junior campaign in which she helped lead the Red Hawks to their first-ever region tournament appearance, in addition to earning district All-Conference and All-Region nods, as well as an All-Tournament nod. As a sophomore, Young tallied 506 digs, 82 aces and produced a 94 percent service reception percentage on the season and earned her first All-Tournament team nod. During her freshman season, Young was named honorable mention and recorded 488 digs and 32 service aces with the Red Hawks. Young has also competed with the MidTN Volleyball Club (MidTN), in addition to playing with the Red Hawks during her prep career.

In the classroom, Young was named Valedictorian and was honored a three-time Student-Athlete Award of Merit.

Young joins Madolyn Isringhausen (Edwardsville, Ill.), Katie DiRaimondo (Manitowoc, Wis.) and Olivia Taylor (Rockton, Ill.) in Tech's 2020 signing class.

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