2022-23 / AS A SENIOR
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (4.0 GPA)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
• Competed primarily in freestyle events
• Posted season-best times in the 50 (23.92) and 100 free (51.75) at the Big Ten Championships
• Season best in the 200 free (1:52.01) was at the Purdue Invitational, good for No. 5 on the team for the season
• Scored in the B final of the 200 free at the Purdue Invite
• At the Purdue Invite, also raced as part of the Boilermakers' top-scoring 800 free relay team and qualified for the D final of the 50 free
• Finished fifth in the 200 free at the Indiana Intercollegiates
2021-22 / AS A JUNIOR
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (4.0 GPA)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the 100 and 200 freestyle as well as the 500 free at multi-day meets
• Raced as part of the 800 free relay on the opening night of the Big Ten Championships
• Posted a lifetime best in the 200 free (1:50.58) in the Michigan-Mizzou Triple dual
• Recorded another lifetime best in the 500 free at the Purdue Invitational (5:01.95), dropping ten seconds from her previous best time
• Earned a season-best in the 100 free at the Michigan-Mizzou triple dual (51.46), as well as another season-best in the 50 free at the Purdue Invite (23.90)
• Ranked among the top five on the team for the season in the 200 (4th), 500 (4th),100 (5th)
• Scored in the B Finals of the 200 and 500 free at the Purdue Invite while also swimming the anchor leg on the team's top 800 free relay quartet
• Anchored Purdue's 400 free relay team to victory in the dual meet win vs. Illinois, out-touching her Illini counterpart by .06 hundredths
• Placed third in both the 100 and 200 free at the season-opening Indiana Intercollegiates
• Swept the 100 and 150 free to help the Gold Team win the October intrasquad
2020-2021 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the 100 and 200 freestyle as well as the 200 individual medley
• Posted a career-best time in the 100 free (1:51.88) at the intrasquad time trials in November
• Registered her season-best time in the 100 free (52.23) at the triple dual with Minnesota and Wisconsin in Madison
• Season best in the 200 IM (2:05.53) was at the Big Ten Championships, where she also raced in the 100 (52.71) and 200 free (1:52.58)
• Ranked No. 4 on the team in 200 IM
• Won her heat of the 100 free at the Senior Day meet vs. Indiana, Ohio State and Rutgers
• Represented Boilermaker Aquatics in four relays at the Indiana Senior State Championships in July, helping Purdue sweep the medleys and finish as the runner-up in both freestyle relays
2019-2020 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints
• Registered season-best times in the 100 free (52.04) and 100 fly (59.45) at the Boiler-Make-It NCAA last chance meet
• Season best in the 50 free (24.02) was at the Ohio State Winter Invite, where she also posted a time of 52.29 in the 100
• Raced in the 50, 100 and 200 at the Purdue Invitational, recording her season best in the 200 (1:52.37)
• Advanced to three different finals at the Purdue Invite, including the C final in the 200
• A finalist in the 100 and B finalist in the 50 at the Ohio State Winter Invite
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Chris Plumb at Carmel High School in suburban Indianapolis
• IHSAA state champion in the 200 freestyle relay as a sophomore
• Helped CHS win four consecutive state titles, extending its national record to 33 consecutive championships
• Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-America as an upperclassman
• Three-year consolation finalist in the 100 free at state
• Also a consolation finalist at state in the 50 free as a sophomore and 200 IM as a junior
• Junior Nationals qualifier with the Carmel Swim Club
• Helped her 200, 400 and 800 free relay teams all finish among the top 7 at the 2017 Winter Junior Nationals
• Four-year CHS Scholar Athlete graduated with a 4.23 cumulative weighted GPA
• National Honor Society
PERSONAL
• Major: Business Communication
• Full name is Rachel Joy Young
• Born in Indianapolis, Indiana
• Parents are Bruce and Jill Young
• Family also includes older sister Hannah
• Father is a Purdue alumnus and also swam for the Boilermakers
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (4.0 GPA)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
• Competed primarily in freestyle events
• Posted season-best times in the 50 (23.92) and 100 free (51.75) at the Big Ten Championships
• Season best in the 200 free (1:52.01) was at the Purdue Invitational, good for No. 5 on the team for the season
• Scored in the B final of the 200 free at the Purdue Invite
• At the Purdue Invite, also raced as part of the Boilermakers' top-scoring 800 free relay team and qualified for the D final of the 50 free
• Finished fifth in the 200 free at the Indiana Intercollegiates
2021-22 / AS A JUNIOR
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (4.0 GPA)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the 100 and 200 freestyle as well as the 500 free at multi-day meets
• Raced as part of the 800 free relay on the opening night of the Big Ten Championships
• Posted a lifetime best in the 200 free (1:50.58) in the Michigan-Mizzou Triple dual
• Recorded another lifetime best in the 500 free at the Purdue Invitational (5:01.95), dropping ten seconds from her previous best time
• Earned a season-best in the 100 free at the Michigan-Mizzou triple dual (51.46), as well as another season-best in the 50 free at the Purdue Invite (23.90)
• Ranked among the top five on the team for the season in the 200 (4th), 500 (4th),100 (5th)
• Scored in the B Finals of the 200 and 500 free at the Purdue Invite while also swimming the anchor leg on the team's top 800 free relay quartet
• Anchored Purdue's 400 free relay team to victory in the dual meet win vs. Illinois, out-touching her Illini counterpart by .06 hundredths
• Placed third in both the 100 and 200 free at the season-opening Indiana Intercollegiates
• Swept the 100 and 150 free to help the Gold Team win the October intrasquad
2020-2021 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the 100 and 200 freestyle as well as the 200 individual medley
• Posted a career-best time in the 100 free (1:51.88) at the intrasquad time trials in November
• Registered her season-best time in the 100 free (52.23) at the triple dual with Minnesota and Wisconsin in Madison
• Season best in the 200 IM (2:05.53) was at the Big Ten Championships, where she also raced in the 100 (52.71) and 200 free (1:52.58)
• Ranked No. 4 on the team in 200 IM
• Won her heat of the 100 free at the Senior Day meet vs. Indiana, Ohio State and Rutgers
• Represented Boilermaker Aquatics in four relays at the Indiana Senior State Championships in July, helping Purdue sweep the medleys and finish as the runner-up in both freestyle relays
2019-2020 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints
• Registered season-best times in the 100 free (52.04) and 100 fly (59.45) at the Boiler-Make-It NCAA last chance meet
• Season best in the 50 free (24.02) was at the Ohio State Winter Invite, where she also posted a time of 52.29 in the 100
• Raced in the 50, 100 and 200 at the Purdue Invitational, recording her season best in the 200 (1:52.37)
• Advanced to three different finals at the Purdue Invite, including the C final in the 200
• A finalist in the 100 and B finalist in the 50 at the Ohio State Winter Invite
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Chris Plumb at Carmel High School in suburban Indianapolis
• IHSAA state champion in the 200 freestyle relay as a sophomore
• Helped CHS win four consecutive state titles, extending its national record to 33 consecutive championships
• Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-America as an upperclassman
• Three-year consolation finalist in the 100 free at state
• Also a consolation finalist at state in the 50 free as a sophomore and 200 IM as a junior
• Junior Nationals qualifier with the Carmel Swim Club
• Helped her 200, 400 and 800 free relay teams all finish among the top 7 at the 2017 Winter Junior Nationals
• Four-year CHS Scholar Athlete graduated with a 4.23 cumulative weighted GPA
• National Honor Society
PERSONAL
• Major: Business Communication
• Full name is Rachel Joy Young
• Born in Indianapolis, Indiana
• Parents are Bruce and Jill Young
• Family also includes older sister Hannah
• Father is a Purdue alumnus and also swam for the Boilermakers