Episode 49: Gavin Young - Michigan Tennis

04/05/24 • 55 min

Singles Record: 27-11 duals, 55-24 overall
Highest Singles Ranking: No. 18 (Feb. 21, 2023)
Doubles Record: 30-10 duals, 53-20 overall
Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 4 (Final 2023)
Honors
• Doubles All-American (2023)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2022)
• Second-Team All-Big Ten (2023)
• ITA Midwest Freshman of the Year (2022)
• Second-Team All-Big Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten (2023)
• ITA Scholar-Athlete Award (2022)
• Qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championship (2022, 2023)
• NCAA Singles Championship (2023)
• Big Ten Fall Singles Champion (2021)
Senior Year (2023-24)
• ITA All-America Championships semifinalist
• Qualified for ITA Fall Nationals in singles
Junior Year (2022-23)
Match-by-Match Statistics
• All-American in doubles
• Second-Team All-B1G
• Competed in both the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships
• Had a 13-8 dual singles mark (2-3 at No. 3, 7-3 at No. 4, 4-2 at No. 5) and was 4-3 in the B1G
• Strung together a seven-match win streak in the spring, matching a career best
• Posted a 24-14 overall singles record
• Went 1-1 in the NCAA Singles Championship, after orginally being an alternate, defeating Ozolins (Illinois) in the Round of 64 before falling to Zheng (Columbia) in the Round of 32
• Ranked in the ITA singles rankings 8 of 12 weeks, reaching a career high of No. 35 on March 7)
• Ranked all season in doubles with partner Andrew Fenty as they put together a 26-7 record
• Posted a dual doubles mark of 18-3, going a perfect 7-0 in the B1G
• Went 9-2 against ranked pairs and was 30-9 in dual/individual doubles combined
• Reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship, defeating a pair from Presbyterian and UCF in straight sets before falling to Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals
• Finished No. 5 in the ITA doubles rankings, the highest ranking in school history for a doubles team
Sophomore Year (2021-22)
• Posted a 14-3 dual singles mark (2-0 at No. 3, 4-2 at No. 4, 8-1 at No. 5) and was 7-1 in the B1G
• Had an 11-3 fall record for a 25-6 overall record and ended the season on a two-match win streak
• Big Ten Fall Singles Champion
• Had a seven-match win streak during the season
• Recorded a 12-7 dual doubles record (1-1 at No. 1, 6-3 at No. 2, 5-3 at No. 3)
• Posted a 4-2 fall doubles mark for a 16-9 overall record
• Qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championship with Ondrej Styler but did not compete due to an injury
• The pair picked up wins over the both the No. 3 and 5 duos
• Final ITA rankings of No. 117 in singles and No. 40 in doubles
At Minnesota
• Attended University of Minnesota in 2020-21
Before Michigan
• Captain at Eastview High School
• Four-time all-state qualifier and all-conference selection
• The Lightning were runners-up at states in 2019
• Won the 2021 USTA L1 Spring Nationals and the 2019 USTA L2
• Finished as runner up at the 2021 Atlanta PTT UTR and was a three-time ITA circuit winner
Personal
• Born September 17, 2002
• Son of Geoff (Northwestern '94) and Dana Young (Minnesota '96)
• Has a younger sister Karin (Oregon '25) and younger brother Alexander
• Father is the head coach of the men's tennis team at Purdue
• Major is economics with a minor in entrepreneurship

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Episode 50: Grace Harbaugh - Michigan Water Polo / Sports

At Michigan
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• ACWPC All-Academic team (2020)
• CWPA Scholar Athlete (2020)
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• 2x Academic All-Big Ten
Senior (2023)
• Appeared in 21 out of 33 games this season
• Had a career-high 4-point game against Salem University (3/04/23)
• Had a career-high 3 steals against St. Francis (3/05/23)
Junior (2022)
• NCAA Quarterfinals
• CWPA Champions
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Had a career-high two-goal game against Mount St. Mary's (3/20/22)
• Played in 20 games
Sophomore (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Tied her career-best for points with two against Mount St. Mary's in the opening game of the CWPA Championship
• Set a new career-high for assists with two against No. 25 St. Francis (Pa.)
• Also registered her first career steal in the game against St. Francis
• Saw action in two games of the 2021 Michigan Invitational
Freshman (2020)
• ACWPC All-Academic team
• CWPA Scholar Athlete
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• Scored her first collegiate goal against Iona in the Wolverine Invitational
• Played in three games during the Wolverine Invitational
• Made her collegiate debut against No. 21 Wagner in the Michigan Invitational, the first of three games played in the tournament
• End of the season was canceled prior to conference play due to the COVID-19 illness
Prep
• Graduated from Coronado High School in 2019
• Competed for Coronado Aquatics Club
• Placed 3rd in CIF as a senior
• Team captain
• Received the Islander Sports Foundation Award for integrity, sportsmanship and friendship in 2017
• Also a member of the swim team
Personal
• Full name is Jessica Grace Harbaugh
• Born in San Diego, Calif.
• Birthday: June 27, 2000
• Parents are Jim Harbaugh and Miah Harbaugh
• Has two brothers, Jay and James
• Father, Jim, is the head coach of the University of Michigan football team
• Brother, Jay, is an assistant football coach at the University of Michigan
• Brother, James, also attends U-M
Why Michigan
"Growing up in a family that was passionate about Michigan, the love for the University was instilled in me at a young age. I grew up singing the fight song and watching football games. I fell in love with the traditions, academics, athletics, and opportunities Michigan has to offer."
Why Water Polo
"I started playing when I was fourteen years old. I was a swimmer all my life, and while I loved it, I missed certain aspects of a team sport. I found water polo and it was a combination of everything I loved about sports. I've been hooked ever since."