2024 - 5th-Year Senior Season - Put a fitting punctuation mark on his award-winning career with another All-American campaign ... Secured national awards from all three major organizations ... Garnered first-team All-American accolades from USA Lacrosse Magazine ... Also was a second-team IMLCA selection and third-team USILA honoree ... Hauled in first-team All-Conference, All-State, and All-Region accolades as well ... Started all 22 games on the back line ... Forced 41 turnovers, which ranked third in the league and marked the eighth-most by a Captain in program history ... Had at least one takeaway in 19 straight games from February 17 - May 11 ... Notched two or more on 12 occasions, including seven consecutive outings from February 25 - March 27 ... Starred against top-flight competition throughout the year, including five caused turnovers in bouts against No. 3 Tufts on March 6 and No. 20 Williams on March 27 ... Had three strips and five ground balls in a win over No. 10 Washington & Lee on April 27 ... Came through with two takeaways in a pair of postseason games ... Starred in the Coastal Lacrosse Conference Championship with two caused turnovers and a season-high six ground balls at No. 1 Salisbury on May 5 ...Honored with a spot on the CLC All-Tournament Team for his performance in the playoffs ... Also forced a pair of miscues in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against Cabrini on May 11 ... Continued his postseason domination with three ground balls in a win over No. 15 Stevens on May 12 before notching a pair of rollers in the national quarterfinals at No. 2 RIT on May 18 ... Matched his career-high with 57 ground balls during the season, which also equaled the third-most by a defenseman in program history ... Corralled at least one roller in 21 of his 22 appearances and snatched two or more on 18 occasions ... Collected multiple ground balls in each of his first eight appearances, including three in back-to-back games during the Mustang Classic against No. 4 Dickinson on March 15 and No. 10 St. Lawrence on March 16 ... Added three more in the league opener at Montclair State on March 30 ... Honored as the CLC Defensive Player of the Week on April 1 for that performance ... Had at least two ground balls in the final seven games of the year, including all six postseason bouts ... Snatched four in the semifinals of the league tournament against Stockton on May 1 ... Also helped out on the offensive end with a goal against No. 13 Lynchburg on March 23 ... Finished the year with five shots, including three on-target attempts ... Served as a team captain and was named a USILA Scholar All-American for his academic endeavors ... Concluded his tenure ranked 24th in NCAA Division III history with 154 caused turnovers ... His 221 ground balls also placed him fourth in program history and marked the most by a defenseman.
2023 - Senior Season - Honored as the USILA National Defenseman of the Year after piecing together an award-winning campaign ... Was a consensus first-team All-American after collecting top plaudits from USA Lacrosse Magazine as well as the IMLCA and USILA ... Also was named the VaSID All-State and Coastal Lacrosse Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... Brought home first-team All-Conference, All-State, and All-Region accolades as well ... Ranked 16th in the NCAA with 47 caused turnovers ... Forced at least one miscue in 21 of his 22 appearances and registered five strips in victories over Catholic on March 4 and Williams on March 29 ... Also had four in back-to-back appearances at No. 20 Stevenson on February 25 and against Randolph-Macon on March 1 ... Honored as the Coastal Lacrosse Conference Defensive Player of the Week on March 6 for his early-season run ... Tormented nationally-ranked competition throughout the year, including four takeaways and a season-high six ground balls at No. 11 Lynchburg on April 1 ... Added three more caused turnovers and five rollers in his next outing at No. 4 Salisbury on April 8 ... Finished the year with 57 ground balls, which placed him third in the conference among defensemen ... Secured at least one roller in 21 of his appearances and collected two or more on 15 occasions ... Starred in the postseason while leading the Captains to the NCAA Final Four for the second time in school history ... Forced 10 turnovers in the playoffs, including two in the Elite Eight against No. 6 Dickinson on May 20 ... Kicked off the postseason with three strips and five ground balls in the league semifinals against Kean on May 5 ... Landed his lone goal of the year in the Final Four with a game-tying dagger at No. 2 Salisbury on May 21 ... Also registered assists in the regular season against Catholic on March 4 and Stockton on April 15 ... Excelled in the classroom as well and secured CSC Academic All-District and USILA Scholar All-American plaudits for his scholarly endeavors.
2022 - Junior Season - Continued earning recognition for his standout work on the defensive unit … Secured honorable mention All-Conference accolades … Finished the year with 34 caused turnovers, which marked the seventh-highest total in program history and ranked fourth in the league … Also secured 50 ground balls, which was the ninth-highest total in the conference and the second-most by a defenseman … Pieced together an award-winning showcase at Randolph-Macon on February 19 … Collected eight caused turnovers against the Yellow Jackets, which tied the single-game school record and marked the most in a road tilt … Also picked up eight ground balls during the contest … Named the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week on February 21 and was selected to the USILA National Team of the Week on February 22 … Had at least one takeaway in 15 of his 17 appearances, including his final 12 outings of the year … Forced five turnovers, secured nine ground balls, and scored a goal during a fantastic showcase against No. 14 Wesleyan during the NCAA Sweet 16 on May 15 … Came back with three caused turnovers and six rollers against No. 6 York (Pa.) in the Elite Eight on May 21 … Had four takeaways and four ground balls during a win over Whittier on March 27 … Opened the year with three caused turnovers and an assist against Roanoke on February 12 … Scooped up a ground ball in 15 games during the year and had two or more on 10 occasions … Picked up five in a win over No. 16 Williams on March 30 … Helped anchor a unit that ranked ninth in the NCAA in scoring defense while leading the country in ground balls- and takeaways-per-game … Also helped out on the offensive end with five points, including three assists … Recorded two points in a win over Colorado College on April 24 … Added an assist in a victory over No. 1 Salisbury on April 16.
2021 - Sophomore Season - Secured second-team All-Conference and All-State accolades while putting together an incredible debut campaign at Christopher Newport … Helped anchor the defensive unit while ranking 18th in the NCAA with 32 caused turnovers … That total also placed him second in the conference and fifth on the program’s all-time single-season list … Led all defensemen in the league with 57 ground balls as well … Registered four takeaways in a masterful performance during the squad’s victory over No. 2 Lynchburg on March 20 … Honored as the Coast-to-Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Week on March 22 for that performance … Also had four caused turnovers and scored his first career goal in a league bout at Southern Virginia on April 24 … Excelled in the postseason, including six ground balls in the conference championship at No. 3 Salisbury on May 8 … Came back with six more rollers and three takeaways in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at No. 12 Stevenson on May 16 … Had two more caused turnovers in the Quarterfinals against No. 4 Lynchburg on May 22 before adding his last one in the Final Four at No. 2 Salisbury on May 23 … Came through with at least one caused turnover in 15 of his 19 appearances … Collected multiple ground balls in 13 of his outings and had at least two in each of the team’s first 10 games ... Had six rollers in early-season victories against Hampden-Sydney on February 26, Roanoke on March 6, and Randolph-Macon on March 17 … Also posted assists in top-25 battles against No. 2 Salisbury on April 3 and No. 12 Stevenson on May 16.
2020 - Freshman Season (at UMBC) - Saw action in three games during his first collegiate campaign ... Took part as a long-stick specialist on the man-down unit ... Made his debut in a bout against Georgetown on February 15 ... Also helped lead UMBC to victories over Mount St. Mary's on February 22 and Scared Heart on February 29.
At Briar Woods - Named a 2019 United States Lacrosse All-American ... Honored as the 5A Player of the Year and was a Washington Post All-Metro first-team selection during his senior campaign ... Also was the 5A Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and earned a spot on the 2017 Under Armour All-American squad ... Served as a team captain while leading the Falcons to three state championships in four seasons ... Competed in basketball as well.
Personal - Ryan Young is the son of Gwendolyn and Martin Young ... Has a younger brother, Tate, and a younger sister, Campbell.
