Cornell University Athletics

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Four-year goalkeeper at Whitefield Academy, leading the Warriors to the 2026 GHSA 1-3A state championship while going undefeated across all 20 matches ... posted a 0.3 goals-against average on the season, the lowest in the state, allowing just six goals all year and recording a clean sheet through both the region and state playoffs ... named 2026 co-State Player of the Year and Region Player of the Year ... earned goalkeeper MVP honors at the 2026 GACA All-Star Game ... two-time All-Cobb County selection (2025, 2026) and three-time first-team all-region honoree (2023, 2024, 2025) ... also earned 2026 Region championship ... played club soccer for Concorde Fire ECNL Platinum and Atlanta United II, making his professional debut against New York Red Bulls II on May 30, 2025 ... three-time ECNL Southeast All-Region selection, earning first-team honors in 2024 and 2025 and second-team recognition in 2023 ... helped Concorde Fire claim the ECNL Super Cup East U18/19 championship and the Southeast Conference U18/19 title ... named a standout player at the 2026 ECNL National Selection Game ... posted the fewest goals conceded in the Southeast Conference U18/19 division in 2026.

PERSONAL
Reuben Earl Clarson is the son of Kelly Hairston and Reuben Clarson, and has a younger brother, Nate, and younger sisters Thea, Harper, and Zoe ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.