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Tarleton State University Athletics

2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

Grant Cohen
Grant Cohen

Kellen Young

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Midland, TX

Biography

CSC Academic All-District (2025-26) 

Sophomore (2025-26): 

Competed in all 13 events for Tarleton State ... Ended the season as Tarleton State's No. 2 golfer in the lineup, shooting an even par 216 in both the WAC Championship and the NCAA Marana Regional ... Came up with two top 10 finishes and placed in the top 20 three times ... Shot under par in nine rounds ... Shot a 4-under-par 68 in the second round of the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate ... Started the Mark Simpson Invitational with a 4-under-par 68 and 2-under-par 70, finishing with a 3-under-par 213 score to tie for fourth as an individual ... Shot an even par in both rounds of the FAU Invitational, helping Tarleton State to its first team title in program history ... Best round of the season came at the Golden Nugget Invitational, shooting a 6-under-par 66 in the second round ... Finished with a 7-under-par 209 score to tie for 12th at the Golden Nugget Invitational ... Shot under par in the last two rounds of the WAC Championship to tie for fourth on the player leaderboard while helping the Texans to its first conference title in program history ... Finished the season with a 1-under-par 71 in the third round of the NCAA Marana Regional ... Named CSC Academic All-District. 

Freshman (2024-25): 
Only freshman on the roster to compete in every tournament for the Texans … Shot under par in two rounds … Made his collegiate debut at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational … Collected a 4-under-par 68 in the first round of the Mark Simpson Invitational … His 68 first round score matched the lowest score for a round by a Tarleton State freshman in the Division I Era … Recorded a 3-under-par 69 in the third round at the Desert Intercollegiate … Shot an even par in the third round of the Bandon Dunes Invitational … Compiled his best placement of the season at the WAC Championship, finishing 31st on the player leaderboard.

High School: 
Teammates with fellow Tarleton State teammate, Drew Ironside, at Midland Legacy … Ranked No. 16 in Texas among his class and No. 316 in the nation by Junior Golf Scoreboard … , Won the South Plains Shoot in Hobbs, New Mexico and took third twice, once at the Abilene High Invitational and another at the Ector Country Invitational … Won the 2023 Midland Men's City Championship by seven strokes, shooting 14-under-par (67-68-64) … Capped off his senior season by qualifying for the Texas 6A state championship.  

Personal: 
Signed with Tarleton State during November signing Day in 2023 … Son of Haley and Brett Young … Both parents are graduates of Tarleton State University … Mother’s first cousin, Kevin Kolb, was a seven-year veteran in the National Football League, playing quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills … Nickname is K-Roll … Has played golf since he was 3-years-old … Intends to major in Construction and Management. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

  • 2025-26Sophomore