2024 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
John Young
- Position:
- Long-Stick Midfield
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Houston Christian
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.
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.
