JordanYoung

Jordan Young joined UK Athletics in the fall of 2026, becoming the primary communications contact for women’s soccer, gymnastics and men’s tennis. In her role as an assistant for Kentucky’s Athletics Communications and Public Relations Office, she manages all social media platforms for assigned sports, covers day-to-day media relations and creates and updates all match notes, record books, press releases and bios.

A native of Indianapolis, Ind., Young spent the 2025-26 athletic year as a graduate assistant at SMU, serving as the primary contact for men’s swimming & diving and equestrian as well as the secondary contact for football. While there, she obtained her master’s degree in sport management. Prior to SMU, Young held the role of communication coordinator for Indy Ignite Pro Volleyball, a Major League Volleyball team, in its inaugural season.

Young graduated with her undergraduate degree in public relations and strategic communications at Purdue University in December of 2024. While a student, she spent three years as an intern for Purdue Athletics’ Strategic Communications Office. Young primarily worked for tennis, football and volleyball. In the summer of 2024, she was a communications intern for Indy Eleven, Indianapolis’ USL Championship team.