Chase Yager

TIFFANY ON YAGER
2024 – “Chase has been a startling addition to our program. We needed a tenacious on-ball short-stick defender and voila, he appeared. He is one tough competitor, and getting past him is an achievement. The speed Chase possesses creates scoring chances, furthering the value he adds to our team. Have you seen this guy in the weight room? Astounding is one of the words that comes to mind. The amount of weight he is driving does not seem possible. Chase has smoothly adapted to our locker room and is already an integral part of our defense.”

2024

• USILA Second Team All-American
• Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American
• USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
• Appeared in all 18 of UVA’s games as a defensive midfielder
• Ranked 2nd in the ACC in caused turnovers (29) and caused turnovers per game (1.61)
• Recorded one turnover in each overtime period in UVA’s 11-10 double-overtime win over No. 3 Johns Hopkins (May 19) in the NCAA Quarterfinals
• Claimed four caused turnovers at Towson (March 9), at No. 5 Maryland (March 16) and against North Carolina (April 6)
• Picked up a season-high five ground balls in two contests: versus Robert Morris (March 5) and at No. 5 Maryland (March 16)

AT HARVARD (2022-23)
2023

• All-Ivy Honorable Mention
• Totaled 27 ground balls in all 12 possible games as a senior
• Helped the Crimson clear the ball at an Ivy League second-best .891 percent clip
• Finished second on the team with 14 caused turnovers, recording at least one in 10 games
• Chipped in three goals and two assists on offense
• Key contributor to the Crimson ride which finished third nationally after holding opponents to a .789 clearing percentage
• Contributed to a defensive unit that caused the fourth-most turnovers in the nation at a 10.5-per-game clip
• Recorded three ground balls and two caused turnovers in the season opener at No. 1 Virginia (Feb. 18)
• Sealed the win for the Crimson in its upset over No. 4 Cornell, scoring a late goal to round out a 10-8 victory
• Added two caused turnovers and three ground balls in the effort
• Academic All-Ivy

2022

• All-Ivy Honorable Mention
• Appeared in all possible 13 games
• Finished the season with 23 ground balls, 13 caused turnovers and two assists
• His 13 caused turnovers was good for third on the team, while his 23 ground balls were good for fourth
• Collected a career-high six ground balls and one caused turnover at Rutgers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (May 15)

AT AMHERST (2019-20)

• Named to the 2020 NESCAC All-Academic Team at Amherst College
• National runner-up in the Division III Championship at Amherst College in 2019
• Two-year letterwinner at Amherst College

HIGH SCHOOL

• Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Norfolk Academy where he graduated from in 2018
• Served as captain senior year at Norfolk
• Named a U.S. Lacrosse All-American senior year
• Received All-State First Team honors senior year
• Bob Scott Award recipient senior year
• Named to the All-TCIS (Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools) First Team junior and senior year
• Named to the All-Prep League Team junior and senior year
• Received All-State Second Team honors junior year
• Led Norfolk to four conference championship titles and two Virginia Prep League championships
• Also a three-year letterwinner and two-time captain in soccer and two-year letterwinner and one-year captain in basketball at Norfolk

PERSONAL

• Played club lacrosse for Amped Lacrosse
• Cum Laude society member at Norfolk Academy
• Senior class president
• International Relations Fellow
• Recipient of English and Political Science awards at Norfolk Academy
• Pursuing a master’s degree in Commerce