Peter Yang

Position:
Saber
Weight:
0
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Portland, Ore.
High School:
Sunset

Honors: NCAA Regional Participant (Saber - 2015, 2016, 2017) ... ACC Male Fencer of the Week (2/3/16) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)

2018: Competed in just one meet during the 2017-18 campaign … Compiled a perfect 4-0 season record at the annual Duke Meet in front of a home crowd … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the fourth time.

2017: Rounded out his junior campaign as a Blue Devil with a 43-13 compiled overall ledger … logged the second-best total victories on the men’s saber squad … won over 75% of his bouts … posted a season-best 10 victories at both the Philadelphia Invitational and at the Eric Sollee Invitational … led the saberists with eight victories and one loss during the team portion of the ACC Championships … placed 20th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional … qualified for the regional competition for the third straight year … named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the second time.

2016: Finished his sophomore year with a ledger of 52-32 in men’s saber … one of six Blue Devils to surpass the 50-win threshold in 2016 … advanced to the semifinals of the individual men’s saber tournament at the ACC Championships, ultimately placing fourth … also went 4-5 during the team portion of the ACC meet … placed 12^th in men’s saber at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional … was named the ACC Male Fencer of the Week after a 25-5 showing at the Northwestern Duals … also posted double-digit victories with an 11-4 performance at the Philadelphia Invitational … captured seven bout wins at the Duke Meet and five at the season-opening Penn State Duals.

2015: Placed 19th in men’s saber at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional during his rookie season … placed eighth at the ACC Championships … finished the year with a 29-23 record … kicked off his college career with a season-best nine wins at the Western Invitational … went 8-4 at the Philadelphia Invitational … earned a 7-5 ledger at the Eric Sollee Invitational … finished the Duke meet with a 3-3 mark … went 2-5 during the team portion of the ACC Championships ... earned a spot on the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Division II champion of the 2012 North American Cup in Milwaukee, Wis. … member of the 2014 Portland Junior Olympic gold medal team … Sunset High School class of 2014 Salutatorian … member of the Spanish Honor Society … 2011 Piano Romantic Festival winner.

Personal: The son of Simon and Kolih Yang … born April 8, 1996 in Portland, Ore. … has one brother, Vincent, and one sister, Vivian.

CAREER STATS

YEAR	RECORD	WIN %	ACC	REGIONAL	NCAA
2015	29-23	.558	8th	19th	--
2016	52-32	.619	4th	12th	--
2017	43-13	.767	DNF	20th	--
2018	4-0	1.000	--	--	--
TOTAL	128-68	.653