2025-26 Men's Soccer News
The Cowley College men’s soccer program is proud to celebrate the transfer of 10 sophomores to four-year universities. This group has left a lasting legacy in Cowley soccer history, helping lead the program to two Plains District titles, two Region VI titles, two conference championships, and a national runner-up finish.
Members of the nationally ranked Cowley College men's and women's soccer teams hosted a free soccer clinic for area school children over the weekend at the Travis Hafner Training Center in Arkansas City, KS. A total of 115 children took part in the two sessions.
After two seasons as an integral member of the Cowley College men’s soccer team and another season as a volunteer assistant, Andre Ecker will be reunited with his former head coach, Ruy Vaz, as he recently signed a letter of intent to play soccer at NCAA Division I Eastern Illinois University.
After a stellar two-year career as a member of the Cowley College men’s soccer team, sophomore Renan Syrio will take his talents to the NCAA Division 1 level as he recently signed a letter of intent with the University of Memphis.
After having three teams qualify for the NJCAA Men’s Soccer National Tournaments, the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference has seen six players etch their names onto the NJCAA All-America lists, which includes two players becoming the league’s ninth and 10th two-time All-Americans.
So close. Advancing to the semifinals of the national tournament for the second straight year, the No. 3-seed Cowley College Tigers had its season come to an end with a 2-0 loss to No. 8-seed Indian Hills (IA) Community College on Thursday at the NJCAA Division I Soccer National Championships held in Daytona Beach, FL.
With its season hanging in the balance, the No. 3-seed Cowley College men’s soccer team rallied to force overtime at 1-1 against No. 6-seed Eastern Florida State College on Tuesday at the NJCAA Division I National Championships held in Daytona Beach, FL, and sent the Titans packing when the Tigers’ Alberto de Miguel scored the game-winner one minute and 18 seconds into overtime.
Getting goals from three players, the No. 3-seed Cowley College men’s soccer team never trailed in a 3-1 win over No. 10-seed Murray State College (OK) on Sunday in the First Round of the NJCAA Division I National Championships held in Daytona Beach, FL.
Following their matchup in the 2025 NJCAA D1 Men’s Soccer Plains District title match, both the Cowley College and Barton Community College men’s soccer teams have earned spots in the upcoming 2025 NJCAA Division 1 Men’s Soccer National Tournament in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The No. 5-ranked Cowley College men’s soccer team continued its dominance in the Jayhawk Conference by defeating fourth-ranked Barton Community College 3-0 in Saturday’s Plains District Tournament Championship game played in Kansas City, KS.
In a back-and-forth contest, the top-seeded Cowley College men’s soccer team got a goal from sophomore Renan Syrio with two minutes remaining in a 4-3 victory over fourth-seeded Garden City in Wednesday’s Plains District Tournament game in Arkansas City, KS.
Dodge City Community College Head Men’s Soccer Coach Juan Espinal has been named Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division 1 Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year, while Cowley College players Kanta Ishii and Jin Tokishi have been named KJCCC Division 1 Men’s Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year.
Trailing the sixth-seeded Seward County Saints 1-0 at halftime of its First Round District Tournament game on Saturday in Arkansas City, the top-seeded Cowley College men’s soccer team responded with three second-half goals to defeat the Saints 3-1.
Helping the Cowley College men’s soccer team clinch at least a share of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference D1 Men’s Soccer regular season title, Tiger players Kanta Ishii and Lukas Lowry have each earned the final KJCCC D1 Men’s Soccer Player of the Week awards for the 2025 season.
Leading the Cowley College soccer teams to wins that clinched Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference D1 soccer regular season titles, Tiger players Saki Sanno and Kanta Ishii have each earned NJCAA D1 Soccer Week 9 Player of the Week honors.
Inching closer to a second straight conference title, the No. 5-ranked Cowley College men’s soccer team bounced back from its first loss of the season to defeat No. 12-ranked Dodge City 3-1 on Wednesday in Dodge City.
