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Nailah Young led Spelman College's soccer team with 3 assists and was second on the team with 3 goals and 9 total points. She made the Great South Athletic Conference All-Conference team in 2007, 2009 and 2010 and has been part of the conference's All-Academic team since 2008. The economics major holds a 3.65 GPA and is a three-time member of the Dean's List.

School: Spelman College
Year: 2011
Major: Economics

A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics
American sport has always served as a platform for resistance and has been measured and critiqued by how it responds in critical moments of racial and social crises.
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A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics