Amanda Young

Photo by: Tomas Redondo

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Gretna, Neb.
Position:
Defensive Specialist
High School:
Gretna HS
Major:
Food Science and Human Nutrition

Awards & Honors

Mountain West Academic All-Conference (2016, 2017)
Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2016, 2017, 2018)

2018 (Junior) [Match-by-Match]: Appeared in 16 matches mainly as the libero ... Suffered an injury five matches into the season ... Returned half way through the conference season ... Recorded a season-high 22 digs at Oakland on Sept. 7.

2017 (Sophomore) [Match-by-Match]: Played in 32 matches, all as the libero ... Finished with 432 digs for a 3.82 digs per set ... Had a season and career best 26 digs against Michigan on Dec. 1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Began the season with a nine-match double-figure-dig streak ... had 22 matches with double-digit digs, including five matches with 20-plus digs ... Finished second on the team with 31 service aces, averaging 0.27 a set.

2016 (Freshman) [Match-by-Match]: Played in 29 matches, making 15 starts ... Provided 1.31 digs per set, and had a season-best 13 digs against Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Reached double-digit dig totals three times ... Made six consecutive starts from Sept. 3-17 ... Also posted a team-best .962 reception percentage (min. 100 serve-receive attempts).

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner in both volleyball and track and field ... Was awarded In the Game Magazine’s Athlete of the Year for 2013 and 2014, and in both 2014 and 2015 she was named to the all-conference first team ... In 2015, she was named a member of the European Global Challenge Team ... Led her high school to the state semifinals in 2014 ... Also played for the Nebraska Juniors Volleyball Club, placing fifth in nationals in 2015 ... Was also the state champion in the 200-meter dash in 2014 ... She has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout high school, and since 2014 has earned Academic Excellence Letters, has been named academic all-conference, and has been a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Oct. 5, 1997, Greeley, Colo ... Grew up in Gretna, Neb ... Parents are Jill and Mark Young ... Majoring in Food Science and Human Nutrition.