Young joins CU volleyball staff
Aug. 13—Cumberland women's volleyball coach Hannah Vadakin has named Samantha Young to the Phoenix coaching staff.
Young graduated with a dual major — a bachelor of science in business administration and accounting — while participating as a member of Spalding University's volleyball program. The Kentucky native went on to become an assistant coach for the team from 2019-2020.
Young also brings two years of experience from Thomas More College where she participated in two national tournament championships — once as a player and once as the team's manager.
For three years, Young worked as the head coach of the junior varsity volleyball team at her alma mater, Ballard High School in Louisville.
Between 2014 and 2018, she successfully ran the JV volleyball programs at three different high schools throughout Kentucky while also assisting with the varsity teams.
Upon moving to Tennessee last year, Young led the K2 Volleyball Club's 16-2 travel team to a 52-18 season.
Prior to joining Vadakin's coaching staff, Young most recently assisted with the Tennessee Wesleyan University volleyball program.
She will earn her master's of coaching from the University of the Cumberlands in December.
