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Justin Young to lead Boys' Lacrosse program

By Athletic Department, 11/30/17, 8:15AM CST

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11/29/17

 

Blake Boys’ Lacrosse Community,

 

The Blake Athletic Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Justin Young as our new Boys’ Head Lacrosse Coach.  


Justin Young is a proven top assistant coach who is excited, eager, and enthusiastic about becoming the Head Coach at Blake. Coach Young leads by creating a culture and environment that provides a meaningful experience for student-athletes both on and off the field. He brings a decade of coaching experience having worked at high school programs in Minnesota such as Holy Family and Eden Prairie.  As a player, Young was a multi-sport athlete at Hopkins High School. He started his lacrosse career at the University of Minnesota where he was selected USLIA/MDIA All-American.   

 

Justin Young has a passionate focus on developing student athletes into successful adults. His experience as a former collegiate athlete as well as over 10 years of experience in coaching gives us the confidence he will elevate our program and the overall experience of our student athletes. The search committee found one of Coach Young’s greatest strengths to be his ability to develop strong relationships grounded in respect and openness with players, parents, coaching staff and the lacrosse community. He aligns well with our athletic department’s overall vision and roadmap for success. Immediately, Coach Young will work to build a strong foundation from our youth program up to the varsity level.  

 

Currently, Justin Young is a Senior Strategic Account Director at BI WORLDWIDE in Edina. He is a dedicated family man and lives in Hopkins with his wife, Jamie, and two children, Isaak (7) and Parker (5).  

 

“I am excited to become part of the Blake Lacrosse family and am looking forward to working with the players on not only their lacrosse skills, but on developing the skills that will help them be successful in the next phases of their lives. We’re going to have a lot of fun accomplishing both.” explained Coach Young.    

 

Coach Young is currently working to assemble a full coaching staff that equally share his passion. An invitation to welcome Justin Young to the Blake Community will follow in the coming week.    

 

Go Bears!

 

 

 

 

Nick Rathmann

Director of Athletics