Farrah Young joined the Monarch staff as an academic advisor for Men's Soccer, Men's and Women's Tennis and Men's and Women's Sailing in May 2022.
She comes to ODU after spending the last two years at Southern Illinois Edwardsville as an academic advisor. Young worked with men's and women's basketball and baseball for the Cougars. She was responsible for certifying student-athletes with regards to academic progress through coordination with the University registrar and compliance office. Young also monitored the NCAA and Ohio Valley Conference requirements to assure that student-athletes met requirements for academic progress and graduation. Additionally, she oversaw the SIUE Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Prior to her time at SIUE, the native of Hickory, North Carolina, served as an Academic Advising Intern at Florida State where she worked with women's soccer and baseball. Additionally, she served as a teaching assistant for a first-year seminar class for freshman student-athletes
Young also spent two years as a graduate assistant with Kent State women’s basketball, assisting in recruiting, academics, team travel and video exchange. She also served as an Academic Advising Intern during her time at Kent State as well.
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 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.