DYOUNG JR

Women's Cross Country

Northwestern Hires Young to be Assistant Track and Field / Assistant Cross Country Coach

ALVA, OKLA- Northwestern Oklahoma State and head coach Jill Lancaster announce the hiring of Derrick Young Jr to the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Track and Field staff. This will be his first season with the Rangers as he is set to begin immediately for the upcoming and current season.

"Coach Derrick Young Jr. brings a tremendous amount of experience in the sport of Women's track & field and Cross Country.  He definitely has the enthusiasm, knowledge and skills to help us push toward a GAC championship.  He is a tremendous person, exceptional recruiter with a great coaching resume.  Coach Young has a winning attitude with high standards both in the classroom and in competition.  The future looks bright for our programs." stated Coach Lancaster.
Young Jr comes to NWOSU after spending four seasons at NCAA Division II Bemidji State University where he made an immediate impact in recruiting and coaching sprinters. Young Jr recruited 51 athletes over that four year span and the sprinters ranked top 13 in America from 2018-2020 USTFCCCA  event squad rankings. Young Jr coached Sprinter Venice Stewart to NSIC All Conference Status in 2018 the first Bemidji athlete to do so since 2012 and also NCAA Division II Indoor National championships the first athlete from Bemidji since 2011. Young Jr coached six NCAA Provisional mark athletes in sprints (100m, 200m, 4x100 meter relay) and oversaw 14 school records and 80 personal records set. BSU improved in team standings from 15th place to 7th from 2017 to 2019 and had their highest finish of 6th place in 2021 at the Northern Sun Conference Indoor Championships. Prior to BSU, Young Jr was the Head Cross Country Track and Field Coach at Salem International University. Young Jr increased the team roster from 3 athletes to 15 in five months. During his tenure, he completed sponsorship for the cross country season after starting the program up. Three athletes achieved 3 personal records. Young Jr spent two seasons at Notre Dame College of Ohio where he was the recruiting coordinator sprints, hurdles, jumps, and in charge of fundraising and academics. Young Jr recruited 74  athletes in 8 months increasing the roster from 26 athletes to 100 athletes. That recruiting class saw one of the most decorated athletes in school history Toure MCCully. MCCully was a 2x Division II All-American (60 meter hurdles and 110 meter hurdles and  Mountain East Conference Athlete of the Year in 2016. Young Jr coached seven NCAA provisional mark athletes four Mountain East Conference Champions (2) High Jump, (2) 400 hurdles and one Mountain East Conference Cross Country Champion. 85 Athletes set personal records. Also 15 school records were broken. Young Jr spent one year at Tiffin University as a graduate assistant for facilities,intramural sports, and recruiting for the track and field team. The men finished 5th at the 2014 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships and saw the schools first National Champion. That season saw 10 All-Americans and 20 conference champions. Young Jr is USATF Level One certified in Sprints, Hurdles, and Jumps. Young Jr graduated with a BBA in 2013 from Tiffin University. In 2014 he graduated with his MBA in Sports Management from Tiffin University.

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