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Men's Soccer Overview

Keenan Whyte: Two-time team captain, NSCAA All-American, First Team All Conference, Scholar-Athlete, and 2013 Big 8 Player of the Year. Whyte has received a full scholarship to the University of the Pacific (DI) and was nominated for the 2013 NSCAA Male Athlete of the Year.
Keenan Whyte: Two-time team captain, NSCAA All-American, First Team All Conference, Scholar-Athlete, and 2013 Big 8 Player of the Year. Whyte has received a full scholarship to the University of the Pacific (DI) and was nominated for the 2013 NSCAA Male Athlete of the Year.
Posted: Jul 21, 2014

2013-2014 Season Highlights

  • 4th Place at the CCCAA State Championships (North)
  • Big 8 Conference Champions
  • 4th California State Ranking
  • 11th NSCAA National Ranking

The SRJC Men's Soccer Team opened up the 2013 season with a trip to Hawaii. The Bear Cubs played BYU and HPU both Division II schools and played both very competitively. The trips value was in the cohesiveness the team felt on returning to the mainland. While expensive, time consuming, and an arduous task to plan the trip; the intrinsic value for the players and coaches carried us throughout the season.

SRJC has had more talented teams, but never in Coach Kinahan's 16 years at Santa Rosa, have they had a group of young men who listened better, trained harder, and played for each other with such a relentless spirit. The schedule for the 2013 was possibly the toughest in California playing the 1-2-3-7-8-15-18 final ranked teams in the state. This proved to be a tough schedule, but the learning curve was steep and the players and coaches, while dropping some games, never felt defeated.

The Bear Cubs last loss was September 27th. They did not lose one match in the month of October. The 0-1 loss came in the 88th minute to Foothill in the third round of the playoffs. SRJC compiled a 13-4-6 record, hosted three play-off games, and won the Big 8 Conference Title. They finished the season ranked 4th in California and 11th in the nation. Not bad for a team that was 2-2-2 at one point in the season.

2014-2015 Season Preview

In his 17th season as head coach, Marty Kinahan is excited about the team's potential in 2014. The cubs will have strong sophomore leadership including 2014 All Far West Francisco Garcia (Santa Rosa), 2nd Team All-Conference Victor Caleron (Fairfield), and Dontae Garcia (Santa Rosa). They are looking forward to a successful season with solid returners and great new additions.

Program History

  • CCCAA STATE CHAMPIONS 2001 & 2002
  • NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2001

The SRJC Men's Soccer Team competes for the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) and belongs to the Big Eight Conference, one of the most competitive conferences in California. Since 1998 SRJC has earned two state championships, one national championship, eleven conference titles, and has been ranked nationally in the top 16, thirteen times. During the past 16 seasons, the team has produced 18 All Americans and over 80 All Conference athletes, six Conference Players of the Year, and 20 All Academic Team members.