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Farrah Young joined the Cougars’ staff as an academic advisor for men’s and women’s basketball and baseball in July 2020. Along with Gabrielle Blevins, she also oversees the SIUE Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). 

She comes to SIUE after spending the last year at Florida State as an Academic Advising Intern. Young worked with baseball, women’s soccer and women tennis student-athletes for the Seminoles. She was responsible for certifying student-athletes with regards to academic progress through coordination with the University registrar and compliance office. Young also monitored NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference requirements to assure that student-athletes met requirements for academic progress and graduation. Additionally, she served as a teaching assistant for a first-year seminar class for freshman student-athletes.

Prior to her time at Florida State, the native of Hickory, North Carolina, served as an Academic Advising Intern at Kent State, while pursuing her master’s degree. Young also spent two years as a graduate assistant with Kent State women’s basketball, assisting in recruiting, academics, team travel and video exchange.

Young earned her master’s in Sport and Recreation from Kent State in 2019. She received her bachelor’s in Sports Management from Lenoir-Rhyne University in 2017.  She was a two-sport athlete at Lenoir-Rhyne. She spent all four years on the women’s basketball and track and field teams. She was a two-year captain in both sports.