Amherst College Athletics

Welze O. Young

Welze Young was a long-time supporter and volunteer at Virginia Wesleyan College who passed away in June of 2008. He recruited hundreds of young women from Hampton Roads to softball and basketball careers at VWC. The three female athletes inducted into the charter class of the Athletic Hall of Fame were Welze Young recruits. For many years, he volunteered at the Cunningham Gymnasium, taking tickets and handing out treats to students coming for the games. Welze served in the U.S. Navy for 22 years, working with the Seabees aboard ships and as athletic director at several military installations. He then worked with Norfolk Public Schools for 20 years. He loved coaching and worked as a volunteer coach at the Azalea Athletic Association, St. Pius X School, Norfolk Catholic High School, and of course, Virginia Wesleyan.