2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Jake Young
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mason, Ohio
- High School:
- King Mills High School
2024-25 (Senior)
- Part of the 400-yard medley relay team that swam the third fastest time in program history (3:09.06) at the Big 12 Championships
- Swam the eighth fastest time in program history in the 200-yard individual medley (1:47.65) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Placed sixth in the B final of the 100-yard breaststroke (54.48) at the U.S. Open Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina
- Finished seventh in the C final of the 200-yard individual medley (1:51.50) at the U.S. Open Championships
- Won the 100-yard breaststroke (54.82) against Villanova
- Placed second in the 200 breast (2:02.07) against Villanova
- Part of the relay team that won the 200-yard medley relay (1:28.36) against Villanova
- Placed second in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:05.74) and third in the 100 breast (57.00) against Kentucky
- Placed third in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:09.23) at the WV State Games
- Named to the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Team
- 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team
2023-24 (Junior)
- Placed sixth in the B final of the 200-yard IM (1:48.26) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Finished in eighth place in the B final of the 100-yard breaststroke (55.74) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Competed in the C final of the 100-yard butterfly (49.82) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Placed second in two individual events against Villanova (200-yard breaststroke (2:03.23) and the 100-yard butterfly (50.04))
- Finished in third place in the 100-yard breaststroke (56.23) against Villanova
- Part of the 200-yard medley relay (1:30.79) team that placed second against Villanova
- Part of the relay team that won the 400-yard medley (3:18.16) event against Cincinnati
- Part of the 400-yard medley relay team that placed second against Penn State
- Finished in first place at the WV State Games (100-yard butterfly)
- Named to the College Sports Communicators 2023-24 Academic All-District Team
- 2024 Winter Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2022-23 (Sophomore)
- Finished in eighth place in the men’s 100-yard butterfly at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship
- Finished in 19th place in the men’s 100-yard individual medley at the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) National Invitational Championships
- Second Team All-Big 12
- Named to the 2023 Winter Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2021-22 (Freshman)
- Second Team All-Big 12
- CSCAA Qualifier
- Swam a 1:49.98 in the B final of the 200 IM at the CSCAA National Invitational
- Touched eighth in the 200 back at the Big 12 Championships, with a time of 1:48.00; additionally, appeared in the consolation final of the 100 fly (49.10)
- Against Villanova, finished third in the 100 breast (59.66), fifth in the 200 breast (2:09.97) and the 200 IM (1:58.34), and helped the 200 medley relay take fourth (1:36.01)
- Earned a pair of third-place finishes at the WVU Invitational, including the 200 IM (1:50.61) and the 100 breast (57.02); also took fourth in the 100 fly (49.08), sixth in the 200 breast (2:06.39) and seventh in the 200 back (1:48.78)
- Took third against PSU in the 200 IM (1:56.21) and eighth in the 100 back (52.60)
- Won the 200 IM at the WV State Games with a time of 1:54.40; also swam in the 100 back (4th – 53.20), the 100 breast (9th – 1:00.96) and the 200 breast (5th – 2:13.07)
- Was a member of the 200 medley relay (3rd – 1:37.13) and the 400 medley relay (3rd – 3:32.90) at the State Games
High School
- Attended King Mills High School and swam under coach Sam Mizener
- Swam club at Mason Manta Rays for coach Ken Heis
- 2020-21 Kings Swimming Captain
- Four-time All-County ECC Team
- ECC Swimmer of the Year
- Three-time All-American
- Two-time Individual Top 8 finishes at Ohio State Tournament
Personal
- Son of Ed and Kathy Hart Young
- Father, Ed Young, played basketball at the University of Dayton
- Brother, Noah Young, currently swims at Florida State University
- Has one brother
- Birthday is July 8
- Majoring in Computer Science
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
2025-26 WVU Swimming and Diving Hype Video
Thursday, September 25
Behind-the-Scenes at Swimming and Diving's Media Day
Monday, September 08
WVU Swim and Dive 2025-26 Schedule Release Video
Thursday, August 21
S&D: What it Means to Represent West Virginia
Thursday, June 19
