LORMAN, Miss. - Alcorn State has appointed Roderick Alexander Young as its new head athletic trainer. Young comes to Alcorn after serving five years at King's Daughters Medical Center in Brookhaven, Mississippi.
"We are excited to have Roderick back at Alcorn," said
Derek Horne, director of intercollegiate athletics. "We are well aware of his dedication and loyalty to his profession and the athletes he serves. I've reached out to several professionals in his field and they spoke very highly of him and the great skills and qualities he portrayed during his time with their athletic departments."
This will be Young's second stint with Alcorn State Athletics. He served as head athletic trainer for the Braves from 2014-2016 before heading to King's Daughters Medical Center.
"Roderick has kept in close contact with several of our coaches and staff over the years and I know he has always had a special place in his heart for Alcorn," said Horne. "We are happy to welcome him back."
"I am excited to return to Alcorn State to work with the administration, coaches, and fellow athletic trainers to continue to provide a safe and healthy experience for the student-athletes," Young said. "I have always been fond of Alcorn since my previous stint as head athletic trainer and look forward to the opportunity in front of me. I want to thank
Derek Horne for bringing me back to work with the Braves."
Young was an athletic trainer for Mississippi Sports Medicine from 2003-2014 and worked with hundreds of athletes across numerous sports in Central Mississippi, including men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis, and volleyball.
He received a Master of Arts in Sports Management from Jackson State University in 2016. The Jackson, Mississippi native received his undergraduate degree from Delta State University in 2009 after transferring from Hinds Community College where he received "HCC Trainer of the Year" honors.
Young, a Jim Hill High School graduate, is a certified and licensed athletic trainer, registered orthopedic technologists, American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED instructor trainer, and a member of National Athletic Trainers' Association.
