The 5-foot-9, 160-pound senior midfielder scored nine goals and passed for seven assists this past season, leading the Bruins (18-2) to the Class 4 State Tournament quarterfinals. The 2022 River Ridge District Player of the Year and a two-time All-Region 4D selection, Zhang was invited to train with the U.S. Soccer Under-14, Under-15 and Under-16 national teams in three consecutive summers. Having previously only played club soccer, he concluded his two-year prep soccer career with 12 goals and 17 assists.
Zhang has maintained a weighted 4.66 GPA in the classroom. He will attend Princeton University, where he will play soccer, beginning this fall.
In the summer of 2022, Zhang was selected to participate in the Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars Summer Camp fully funded by NASA. A research intern in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, he has volunteered locally as the manager of the Blacksburg High school store. He has also donated his time on behalf of a food pantry and as a youth soccer coach.
