Ryan Young

Height:
6-2
Weight:
172
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Conyers, Ga.
High School:
Rockdale County HS

2010:

A versatile talent for Coach Ruzzo that split time betweenforward and center back … One of only five Bears to appearin all 17 games in 2010, making 16 starts … Finished tiedfor third on the team with three goals … Attempted 27 shots,ranking third on the team in that category, while compiling sevenmulti-shot performances … Scored his first goal of theseason in a 3-0 shutout over Winthrop (Sept. 5) … Scored thegame-winning goal in the 87^th minute to propelMercer to a 2-1 regular-season finale win over Belmont (Oct. 30)… Stepped up in postseason play, scoring the Bears lone goalin a 2-1 defeat in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Championshipagainst Jacksonville (Nov. 6).

2009:
Appeared and started in 17 games last season … wasthe backbone of the Mercer defense from his center back position,while also providing support on corner kicks and set pieces ...finished tied for third on the squad with six points on two goalsand two assists … fired 12 shots, with seven of them on goalfor a .583 shots on goal percentage … collected both of hisassists in a huge 2-1 win over Jacksonville (Oct. 29) that clincheda spot in the A-Sun Championship for Mercer … put on anincredible individual performance by scoring two goals in the Bears3-0 shutout win over UNF (Nov. 7) in the first round of the A-SunChampionship … Young’s play in the Bears win againstUNF earned him a TopDrawerSoccer.com Men’s Teamof the Week selection, the first such honor everreceived by a Mercer men’s soccer player.

2008:
Played in nine games and started eight … three of eighttotal shots were on goal.

High School:
Three-year letterwinner in soccer, football, and swimming …played for coach Brian Travis ... named the team’s Attackerof the Year … landed a spots on the all-area and all-regionteams … team’s leading goal-scorer and winner of theDon Jenkings Award … tallied 48 goals and 33 assiststhroughout career.

Personal:
Son of Randy and Trish Young … born 10/20/89 … hastwo siblings, Paul and Nicole, who is a freshman on the Mercerwomen's soccer team … chemistry major.