#OVCExtra PODCAST: TAKEEM YOUNG
2/16/2022 9:00:00 AM | Football
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The latest episode of the OVCExtra Podcast is now available, so make sure to subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast outlet.
Episode 37 features Takeem Young, a football student-athlete at UT Martin.
In November he was announced as one of six winners of the prestigious OVC Scholar Athlete Award. The award is the highest individual honor that can be earned by OVC student-athletes and is given annually to three men and three women student-athletes for their accomplishments in both the classroom and athletic arena, and because of their leadership qualities.
This past year Young helped the Skyhawks football team to its first OVC Championship and FCS Playoff appearance since 2006. He tallied 44 tackles and had an interception during the season, as UTM topped Missouri State in the First Round of the Playoffs before falling to eventual national runner-up Montana State.
In the classroom he gradudated with a degree in exercise science and wellness and is now working on a Master's degree. He has earned the OVC Academic Medal of Honor in addition to multiple selections to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll, the UTM Chancellor's Honor Roll and the UTM Athletic Director's Honor Roll. He is a member of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society and volunteered with Special Olympics and Shape Club in addition to helping with voter registration on campus and collecting food items for Captain's Pantry.
Check out our Podcasts with our other OVC Scholar-Athlete Award Winners for 2021-22:
• Seth Carlisle, Tennessee Tech
• Conley Chinn, Belmont
• Riley Baker, Eastern Illinois
• Amber Schifano, Morehead State
• Megan Burton, Eastern Illinois
About the OVC Extra Podcast
The OVC Extra Podcast is the official podcast of the Ohio Valley Conference and is currently available at OVCSports.com, Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Amazon and Google Podcasts. Fans are encouraged to subscribe to follow the podcast and be alerted when new episodes are available.
Podcast Music
Open: "the lips of God" - urmymuse ((c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license)
Guest Intro: "a story" - Gizzard ((c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license)
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The latest episode of the OVCExtra Podcast is now available, so make sure to subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast outlet.
Episode 37 features Takeem Young, a football student-athlete at UT Martin.
In November he was announced as one of six winners of the prestigious OVC Scholar Athlete Award. The award is the highest individual honor that can be earned by OVC student-athletes and is given annually to three men and three women student-athletes for their accomplishments in both the classroom and athletic arena, and because of their leadership qualities.
This past year Young helped the Skyhawks football team to its first OVC Championship and FCS Playoff appearance since 2006. He tallied 44 tackles and had an interception during the season, as UTM topped Missouri State in the First Round of the Playoffs before falling to eventual national runner-up Montana State.
In the classroom he gradudated with a degree in exercise science and wellness and is now working on a Master's degree. He has earned the OVC Academic Medal of Honor in addition to multiple selections to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll, the UTM Chancellor's Honor Roll and the UTM Athletic Director's Honor Roll. He is a member of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society and volunteered with Special Olympics and Shape Club in addition to helping with voter registration on campus and collecting food items for Captain's Pantry.
Check out our Podcasts with our other OVC Scholar-Athlete Award Winners for 2021-22:
• Seth Carlisle, Tennessee Tech
• Conley Chinn, Belmont
• Riley Baker, Eastern Illinois
• Amber Schifano, Morehead State
• Megan Burton, Eastern Illinois
About the OVC Extra Podcast
The OVC Extra Podcast is the official podcast of the Ohio Valley Conference and is currently available at OVCSports.com, Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Amazon and Google Podcasts. Fans are encouraged to subscribe to follow the podcast and be alerted when new episodes are available.
Podcast Music
Open: "the lips of God" - urmymuse ((c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license)
Guest Intro: "a story" - Gizzard ((c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license)
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