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NAME: Faith Young
SCHOOL: Harrison High
School
SPORT(S): Volleyball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2024
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT:
Being
given the opportunity to play college volleyball for a nationally
ranked
program.
BIRTHDATE: 2/3/2006
HEIGHT & WEIGHT:
6’1”-170
lbs.
PARENTS: Shawn & Jill
BIGGEST INFLUENCE:
“My
sister Grace.”
FUTURE GOAL: Help WKU win
an
NCAA national championship and go to medical school.
A look back at a Cincinnati spring sports’ elite player from
this past season…Harrison High School senior Faith Young is a
volleyball All-American for the Wildcats, who played varsity since her
freshman year and twice served as team captain.
Faith helped lead her team to the SWOC championship this past season,
going 20-5 overall, and an undefeated 6-0 in league play. It was the
Wildcats’ fourth straight SWOC title. Faith was named SWOC
Player of the Year for the third time, first-team all-SWO District and
second-team all-state. Her junior season, she was a finalist for the
Cincinnati Volleyball Player of the Year award by the Cincinnati High
School Sports Awards.
Earlier this season, in a winning match vs. Fairfield, Faith recorded
her 1,000th kill of her career. For her senior campaign, she had a
league record-setting 426 kills to go along with 218 digs and 22
blocks.
In her career, she had 1,403 kills, 680 digs, 120 aces, 86 blocks and
82 assists. Volleyball skills run in the family; her older sister
Grace was a volleyball star now playing at Mount St. Joseph. Faith is
also a star in sand volleyball.
An honor student who is active in community service, Faith will
continue her sterling volleyball play next season at Western Kentucky
University. She also plays volleyball for the Tri-State Elite club
team. Her favorite athlete is Kerri Walsh-Jennings, favorite
entertainer is Kevin Hart, favorite book is Never Never by Colleen
Hoover and Tarryn Fisher, favorite movie is Stuber and
most-like-to-meet is Karch Kiraly.
COACH'S QUOTE – “Enthusiasm — This drives her to be
great. It is one of the reasons she works so hard, is a great teammate
and a strong leader.”
— Philip Deak, Varsity Volleyball Coach.
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