Less than two seasons after he was hired to get UW back to the NCAA men's soccer tournament, coach Jamie Clark has his rugged, eclectic, believing Huskies hosting Air Force in round one Thursday at 7 p.m.
Washington 2012 (Freshman): Made his Husky debut coming off the bench vs. Gonzaga ... took a team-high five shots ... scored his first collegiate goal, the game-winning goal in the 97th minute of the first overtime period on a corner kick from James Moberg ... earned the start vs. Cal Poly ... played 32 minutes vs. Wisconsin ... played 62 minutes vs. CSUB ... started at No. 4/1 UCONN and took two shots, one on goal ... played 79 minutes off the bench vs. Memphis at UAB taking two shots, one on goal ... played 35 minutes in the upset at No. 8 UCLA ... earned time off the bench in the 2-0 win vs. Stanford ... took one shot off the bench at Cal ... logged some minutes off the bench at Stanford ... saw time off the bench in the 2-0 win vs. SDSU ... played minutes off the bench vs. No. 7 UCLA ... took one shot off the bench at OSU ... had to sit out the NCAA First Round game due to his number of yellow cards ... earned minutes off the bench in the NCAA Second Round game at No. 8/12th-seeded Creighton.
High School/Club Three-year letterwinner Kennedy HS in Burien, Wash. ... Earned SPSL South Honorable Mention in 2009 and SPSL 2nd Team All-League in 2010 ... Played Club Soccer with Norpoint FC Piranhas, Mt. Rainier FC Piranhas '93 and Washington Premier FC '93 Black ... Won the WSYSA Washington State Cup in 2008 and made it to the quarterfinals of the Region IV Championships in Honolulu ... Won the WSYSA Washington State Cup again in 2009 and reached the semifinals of the Region IV Championships in Lancaster, Calif. ... ODP Washington State Travel Team member in 2008 and 2009 ... 2009 ODP All-Star selection ... Plays on Seattle Sounders FC U18 Team ... played significant time off the bench vs. Cal in the 1-0 shutout.
Personal Parents are Chris and Sue Lange ... Favorite athlete is Lance Armstrong ... Also recruited by Oregon State, Western Washington, University of North Florida, West Virginia, Santa Clara, University of San Francisco, Cal Poly, Gonzaga, and University of New Mexico.
Coach Clark on Lange: "Ian is a powerful defender that has already played with the Seattle Sounders reserve team. His ability to attack balls in the air is unmatched by any youth player I have seen this year. His toughness and intensity makes him a tough defender, but he also has a great range of passing and can help start the attack. His improvement over the last year has been incredible and if it continues, he has a huge playing future ahead."
