|
|
|
Chris Young enjoyed some food and fun at the Andover safety night at the sports park Tuesday night, just hours after announcing that he was resigning his position as Director of Tennis at Wichita State University. He took the tennis coaching job at Oklahoma State University.
He said he was excited for the new opportunity to build another program when he moves down there this month.
"I think the program at WSU is in a very good place, leading the Missouri Valley Conference, and has a good foundation. I am also thankful to all of the people at WSU that have helped us build the program. It is a place I am going to miss a lot,” Young said in a press release Tuesday. “Hopefully, the relationships that I have made there continue as I face the challenges of building a program at Oklahoma State.”
For five seasons, Young brought the WSU tennis program back to prominence. He led the WSU women’s team to a 94-38 mark and three Missouri Valley Conference titles in 2006, 2007 and 2009 to earn the only three NCAA Tournament appearances in school history.
His 2007 squad, led by produced a school-record 27-3 mark and became the first-ever MVC squad to win an NCAA Tournament match after knocking off 25th-ranked South Carolina in the first round. That season, he was named the ITA Central Region Coach of the Year.
Most recently in 2009, the women’s tennis team won its 10th Missouri Valley Conference title, advancing to the NCAA Tournament at Palo Alto, Calif. WSU finished its season 21-6.
Chris Young enjoyed some food and fun at the Andover safety night at the sports park Tuesday night, just hours after announcing that he was resigning his position as Director of Tennis at Wichita State University. He took the tennis coaching job at Oklahoma State University.
He said he was excited for the new opportunity to build another program when he moves down there this month.
"I think the program at WSU is in a very good place, leading the Missouri Valley Conference, and has a good foundation. I am also thankful to all of the people at WSU that have helped us build the program. It is a place I am going to miss a lot,” Young said in a press release Tuesday. “Hopefully, the relationships that I have made there continue as I face the challenges of building a program at Oklahoma State.”
For five seasons, Young brought the WSU tennis program back to prominence. He led the WSU women’s team to a 94-38 mark and three Missouri Valley Conference titles in 2006, 2007 and 2009 to earn the only three NCAA Tournament appearances in school history.
His 2007 squad, led by produced a school-record 27-3 mark and became the first-ever MVC squad to win an NCAA Tournament match after knocking off 25th-ranked South Carolina in the first round. That season, he was named the ITA Central Region Coach of the Year.
Most recently in 2009, the women’s tennis team won its 10th Missouri Valley Conference title, advancing to the NCAA Tournament at Palo Alto, Calif. WSU finished its season 21-6.
