Bucknell University Athletics
2026 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
John Young
- Position:
- Long-Stick Midfield
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 187
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Houston Christian
2026 (Senior): Team captain ... played in all 15 games as a top long-stick defensive midfielder ... picked up 39 ground balls and caused 18 turnovers ... season-high five GBs against Lehigh and four CTs against Lafayette ... tallied an assist against Hobart ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2025 (Junior): Played in all 14 games on defense ... collected 43 ground balls and caused 16 turnovers ... collected career-high eight ground balls against Merrimack ... caused three turnovers against Le Moyne ... caused two turnovers against Bryant and Navy ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2024 (Sophomore): Impressive sophomore season, playing in all 14 games as a defensive middie ... second on the team and first among non-FOGOs in ground balls with 42 ... caused 16 turnovers ... also chipped in two goals and two assists at the offensive end ... goals came against Marist and Army; assists against Dartmouth and Colgate ... multiple ground balls in all but two games, with a high of six against Colgate ... four GBs on six occasions … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2023 (Freshman): Appeared in all 13 games as a long-stick defensive midfielder … one of four freshmen to play in every game … finished fourth on the team in ground balls (29) and caused turnovers (9) … scored one goal … tallied multiple ground balls in eight outings … recorded a season-high four ground balls in season-opening win over Mercer (2/4) … filled the stat sheet with three ground balls, a caused turnover and a goal in season finale against Navy (4/28) … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Lettered in lacrosse and football at Houston Christian … two-time Team MVP and two-time team captain … two-time All-State selection … 2022 Team Defensive Player of the Year … 2022 All-Southwest Preparatory Conference … 2022 Houston Christian All-Academic Team … registered school-record 189 ground balls (10.5/game) senior year … also played for Team 91 Maryland Fire club program.
Personal: John Ryan Young … born Sept. 9, 2003 in Richmond, Va. … son of Lorie and Wes Young … has one sister: Sydney … sister competed in cheer at Wofford ... majoring in political science.
