Ronald Yuan

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Sabre
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Birmingham, Ala.
High School:
Hoover

2019-20: Earned First Team All-NFC Men’s Sabre honors … Came in 19^th place at the NCAA Northeast Regional (Mar. 8) … Went 13-2 at NFC No. 1 (Nov. 17) … Tallied eight wins at the Sacred Heart Invitational (Dec. 8) … Posted a 13-4 mark at NFC No. 2 (Jan. 25) … Notched a 10-5 record at the Eric Sollee Invitational (Feb. 1).

Before Brown: Earned a ranking of No. 2 in the Regional Division 1A Sabre Rankings in 2018 … Won the Crescent City Open on the Regional Open Circuit (ROC) in Division 1A in 2017 … Captured a Division 1A title at the Fencing Center of Chicago ROC in 2017 … Took third place in Division 1A at the Yellow Jacket Open in 2016 … Gained a U.S. Cadet Sabre Ranking as high as No. 23 in 2016 … Competed at the Cadet Euro Cup in Eslingen, Germany in 2015 … Placed 18^th in the October North American Cup in 2015 … Fenced for the Birmingham Fencing Club and head coach Yuanjing Wang … National Merit Scholar and National Honor Society student.

Personal: Ronald is the son of Cindy and Allen Yuan … Has one younger sister, Rachel … Born on November 3, 2000 … Plans to concentrate in Economics and History.

Why Brown? “There is an attitude and philosophy toward higher education that matches what I find most ideal in a college experience. I know I will be able to grow as a student, an athlete, and a person in my four years at Brown with an opportunity of a lifetime.”