Young made his official debut at the 2001 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Ghent, Belgium, where he earned a silver medal for the U.S. gymnastics team in the men's team competition with a total score of 166.845. He however did not contribute to the team score in the team final. While continuing to train at the Olympic level, Young accepted a position as an assistant coach for the University of Oklahoma gymnastics team, reuniting with his junior coach, Mark Williams. Young helped the Sooners to three NCAA team titles before leaving for another position in Northern California in 2005.