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ARCS REPORT
Asian Representation in College Sports Report, or ARCS, is an ongoing content series PacificPine Sports publishes to highlight Asian participation in the collegiate sports rankings in the USA. The inaugural the ARCS Report in 2022 covered Asian representation in NCAA sports amongst 15 leading academic universities, including all Ivy League schools, Stanford, MIT, Caltech, and more. The 2023 edition covered 20 leading US academic NCAA Division III universities.
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The Highlight Series
Kelly Xu, Stanford University
Xu had an extremely successful 2025 season. In addition to being named to the All- American Scholar Team and ranked 19th in the nation, Xu helped her team to the NCAA Championship final round, where she excelled at placing 3 at the National Championship. Throughout the season, Xu hit an average score of 71.25, was named to the 2025 Women’s Golf All-ACC Team, and was named to the WGCA All-American Second Team.
Ashley Yun, Northwestern
In her sophomore season with the Wildcats, Yun participated in all 34 rounds and led the team with a stroke average 71.65. She earned All-Big Ten First Team honors and was recognized as a Golfweek Third Team All-American and WGCA All-American Honorable Mention. Yun achieved her first collegiate victory this season and placed 19th at the NCAA Championship. Her contribution during the Championship round played a significant role in helping Northwestern secure the NCAA Championship title.
Nathan Wang, Stanford University
This year, Wang had a successful junior season. He was recognized on the All-ACC Team and had a scoring average of 70.97 over 30 rounds. Wang was very consistent throughout the year, achieving 16 rounds at par or better and six rounds in the 60s. Wang had one top-10 finish and four top-20 finishes. Notably, Wang recorded a score of 65.
Kyle An, UCLA
In the 2024-2025 season, An achieved a career high scoring average of 71.8 over 39 rounds, earning second team All-Big Ten honors. He also recorded seven top-20 finishes and two top-10 finishes. Notably, he had a sixth-place finish at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate, where he set a personal best score of -16.
Connie Ma, Stanford University
Connie Ma had a remarkable senior year season, where she went 29-5. Connie Ma won the ITA Northwest Regional Senior Player of the Year award, the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America first team, All-ACC Singles first team, All-ACC Doubles second team, and ITA All-American.
Mao Mushika, UC Berkeley
Mushika had a remarkable tennis season, where she finished the year with a No.4 ITA ranking, and earned doubles All-America honors, with a record of (15-4). She was also named All-ACC Second Team, and earned a spot on the All-ACC Third Team, and finished No.32 in national rankings. Mushika earned the Player to Watch award.
Michael Zheng, Columbia University
After his record-breaking freshman and sophomore year, Micheal Zheng continued his dominance within the college tennis world with an overall record of 37-5. Once again he earned All-American honors, becoming the first Columbia men’s tennis player to earn the honor three times. Additionally, he made history by winning the NCAA Individual Tennis Championship in the fall, becoming the first Ivy League player to win a men’s singles title since 1922.
Kyle Kang, Stanford University
As a sophomore in the 2024-2025 season, Kang contributed to Stanford’s success as ACC Champions and earned CSC Academic All-District Honors. He achieved a season- high doubles ranking of No.38 in the nation, and reached a career high-singles ranking of No.66. He finished with a 10-10 singles record, including 3-0 at No.1 singles.
Evelyn Cheng, Columbia University
Cheng earned Second Team All-American honors by placing fifth at the NCAA Championships and was also named a Second Team All-Ivy League honoree. She contributed to the women’s team victory at the Ivy League Team Championship and finished sixth at the NCAA Northeast Regional. Cheng competed in five regular-season meets throughout the season, achieving a 10-2 record at the St. John’s Super Cup and a 13-2 mark at the Western Invitational.
Rachel Koo, Duke University
Koo qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2023 and 2025, earning Second-Team All-American honors in 2025 after placing eighth at the NCAA Championship. Koo achieved a career-best fourth at the regionals and continued Duke's undefeated record at the Beguinet Classic. In 2024, she helped the women’s foil team to a 27-6 record and were named honorable mention All-Region. As a freshman, she earned spots on the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
James Chen, Harvard University
Over three collegiate seasons (2021-24), this Harvard men's foilist achieved elite recognition including All-America honors (First Team in 2021-22, Honorable Mention in 2023-24) and three consecutive First Team All-Ivy selections. Key achievements include winning the 2024 NCAA Team National Championship, earning individual medals at NCAA Regionals (silver in 2021-22; silver in 2022-23), claiming the 2023 Ivy League individual title, and recording top-10 NCAA finishes (T-3rd in 2022, 13th in 2023, 10th in 2024). His consistent performance drove Harvard's 2024 Ivy League title share, highlighted by dominant seasonal records (45-19 in 2021-22; 38-7 in 2022-23; 36-12 in 2023-24) and significant touch differentials (+29 to +49 at championship events).
Daniel Zhang, Harvard University
In his first year at Harvard (2023-2024), Zhang was named to the USFCA All-America First Team and advanced to the semifinals at the NCAA Fencing Championships with a 16-7 record. Zhang was key in helping the Crismons win the Ivy League Championships. Overall, Zhang had a 32-12 record. Before joining Harvard, Zhang stood out on the National Cadet Team, winning a gold medal at the 2021 Cadet World Championships.
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