All-America Game midfielder commits to Columbia
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The versatile Yuxuan Yang Yuxuan Yang M Pennington School | 2022 NJ , who goes by Ryan Yang, recently committed to Columbia, his high school coach confirmed to PrepSoccer.net. Yang, who attends Pennington School (N.J.) and plays club for PDA…
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Continue ReadingThe versatile Yuxuan Yang Yuxuan Yang M Pennington School | 2022 NJ , who goes by Ryan Yang, recently committed to Columbia, his high school coach confirmed to PrepSoccer.net.
Yang, who attends Pennington School (N.J.) and plays club for PDA in MLS NXT, was among the High School All-American Game standouts this past December in Knoxville, Tenn.
The senior is listed as a defender, but usually plays midfield or forward with Pennington School. He scored 16 goals and added nine assists while helping Pennington to a 14-2-2 season and a No. 12 final Fall FAB 50 ranking in 2021. Pennington’s only two losses in a state runner-up season were a pair of one-goal setbacks to FAB 50 No. 2 St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.).
Yang was a Trentonian All-Prep first-team selection as a forward and a Trentonian All-Area first-teamer as a midfielder.
Yang is the fifth Pennington senior starter to commit to a college program, and the third to commit to an NCAA Division I program this season, joining keeper Rafa Ponce de Leon Rafa Ponce de Leon GK Pennington School | 2022 NJ (Villanova) and Lukas Gessner Lukas Gessner D Pennington | 2022 NJ (Xavier).
He joins a Columbia incoming class that includes Carmine Falco, Alessandro Franciosa Alessandro Franciosa M Masconomet | 2022 MA , Jesse Greissman, Dean Kelliher Dean Kelliher GK State MD , and Cy Sokolowski.