Colorado University Athletics
2020 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 12
Roo Yarnell-Williams
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, Calif.
- High School:
- SAEL
Sophomore (2020): Started in two matches and played in 14...Had a season-high three shots against Northern Colorado (2/11/21)...Finished with seven shots, landing three on net...Played a season-high 59 minutes in CU’s opener against Denver.
Freshman (2019): Yarnell-Williams had an impressive rookie season, finishing fourth on the team with eight points (4 G) in just 11 matches…She started nine matches on the season, including the first four games…Yarnell-Williams scored her first career goal in just her second game against Boston U. …Two of her four goals were game-winners against Austin Peay and Baylor…She scored her final goal of the season in CU’s 6-0 win over Northern Colorado in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...Yarnell-Williams was slowed by injury in her first year, limited to just 526 minutes played…She totaled 16 shots with nine of them landing on target (.563).
Club: Played with San Juan SC…traveled to tournaments in Japan and Sweden…won the Gothia Cup in Sweden her freshman season and picked up a second-place finish her sophomore year.
ODP: Participated in three ID2 camps and played in one ID2 ECNL National Training Camp in 2017.
In the Classroom: She intends to major in sociology.
Personal: Daughter of Ty Yarnell and Chris Williams…has four older sisters, Chelsea, Madisun, Annsley and Makenna…Makenna played soccer at Northern Arizona and Chelsea was a diver at Pepperdine…her mother was a three-sport athlete (soccer, basketball and softball) at Sacramento State…enjoys listening to music.
Freshman (2019): Yarnell-Williams had an impressive rookie season, finishing fourth on the team with eight points (4 G) in just 11 matches…She started nine matches on the season, including the first four games…Yarnell-Williams scored her first career goal in just her second game against Boston U. …Two of her four goals were game-winners against Austin Peay and Baylor…She scored her final goal of the season in CU’s 6-0 win over Northern Colorado in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...Yarnell-Williams was slowed by injury in her first year, limited to just 526 minutes played…She totaled 16 shots with nine of them landing on target (.563).
Club: Played with San Juan SC…traveled to tournaments in Japan and Sweden…won the Gothia Cup in Sweden her freshman season and picked up a second-place finish her sophomore year.
ODP: Participated in three ID2 camps and played in one ID2 ECNL National Training Camp in 2017.
In the Classroom: She intends to major in sociology.
Personal: Daughter of Ty Yarnell and Chris Williams…has four older sisters, Chelsea, Madisun, Annsley and Makenna…Makenna played soccer at Northern Arizona and Chelsea was a diver at Pepperdine…her mother was a three-sport athlete (soccer, basketball and softball) at Sacramento State…enjoys listening to music.
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