Academy of Art University Athletics

2023: 2023-24 Academic All-PacWest Team ... Competed in 16 matches this season with five starts ... recorded one assist ... tallied 527 minutes played.

2022: Yao competed in 13 matches this season with four of those being a start as a Midfielder ... Scored one goal on three shots with two being on target logging a .667 Shot On Goal Percentage ... Tallied 321 minutes played ... Season highs: Minutes – 47 (8/27 vs. Claremont-M-S) ... Goals – 1 (11/05 vs. CUI)

2021: Appeared in eight matches, starting six of those contests and logging 460 minutes played … Ended the campaign with one goal for two points … Was the first goal of his collegiate career … Totaled four shots, three of which were on goal (.750) … Season highs: Minutes – 90 (10/10 vs. HNU) … Goals – 1 (10/10 vs. HNU) … Points – 2 (10/10 vs. HNU) … Shots – 3 (10/10 vs. HNU) … Shots on goal – 2 (10/10 vs. HNU)

Previous Experience: Yao competed in Far West Regionals in Boise in 2019 ... finished second in California Regional ... represented Chinese Taipei U19 in the Asian Cup Qualifiers ... competed for his club team, Santa Clara Sporting.

Personal: Ping Yao was born in Taipei, Taiwan ... parents are Yung Yeh and JK Yao ... has one sister, Ann ... hopes to become a soccer team manager and an agent for professional soccer players ... favorite food is hot pot ... favorite music is rap/R&B ... life heroes is Son Heung Min from the Tottenham Hotspurs and Hee Chan from the Wolverhampton Wanderers ... favorite professional teams are the Tottenham Hotspurs ... Advertising major.