Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
Recently retired Logan High School track and volleyball coach Robert Young received notice Monday he’s a finalist for the National High School Athletic Coaches Association’s National Coach of the Year as a girls track coach nominee.
Young is one of eight finalists for the honor, which are nominated by their respective state associations.
The winner will be announced this week at the association’s annual coaches convention awards banquet in Des Moines, Iowa.
Young retired last month after 38 years in coaching, including the last 10 at Logan.
His Lady Longhorns track teams won three state championships, and the Logan boys track squads won two. In all, Logan won 50 individual state titles in track and field.
In volleyball, Young guided his Lady Longhorns to three straight state championships at one point, including the state semifinals last season. He amassed more than 400 victories on the volleyball court during coaching stints that included included Tucumcari, San Jon, Jal and Amherst, Texas.