Outlook 

Brett Harding is a fantastic individual and coachable player ... Slated to be stater in back ... Possesses a high soccer IQ ... Very good at positioning and is deceptively fast ... Good passer and a solid one-on-one defender.

Freshman Year 2021

Played in 17 matches, all as a starting defender … Was part of JCCC’s defensive pool in the back that allowed 34 goals , a goals against average of 1.97 with two shutouts … Helped out on the offensive end with two goals and two assists for six points … Provided the assist on the second goal in ad 5-2 victory at Southeast in the season opener (8-22-21) … Credited with the assist on the Cavaliers second goal in the 77^th minute and scored in the 88^th minute to force overtime at Neosho County (9-22-21) … Netted another game tying score against Coffeyville, which the Ravens eventually won in double overtime (10-6-21) ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic first-team with a grade point average of 4.0.

Freshman Year 2020

Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division first-team and All-Region VI/Mid-Plains District honorable mention ... Played in and started all 12 games … Tied for the team lead with two goals … Also had one assist for five total points … Fired 12 shots, 10 on goal, for a shots-on-goal percentage of .833 … Scored JCCC’s third goal and assisted on the second in a 4-3 loss to Kansas City Kansas (4-14-21) … Netted the fourth goal in a 6-0 win over Garden City (5-5-21) … Was part of JCCC’s defensive pool that allowed 41  goals, a goals against average of 3.40 with one shutout  … Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a grade point average between 3.60 and 3.79.

High School

Was a four-year starter at Gardner-Edgerton High School, Gardner, Kan. …  Played under three coaches, Andy Weber as a freshman, Erik Jones as a sophomore and Derek Wilson his junior and senior seasons …  Graduated 2020 … Was a two-time All-Sunflower League selection, earning second-team honors his junior and senior years … Closed out his career ranked among the top three all-time in school history in points tallied with 53 points with 18 goals and 17 assists … Had a goal and two assists as a freshman, six goals and four assists as sophomore, five goals and six assists as a junior and six goals and five assists his senior year …  Played club soccer for Toca FC coached by David Gonzalez and Trent Remmich … Was a Kansas Scholar, Kansas Scholar Designee and High Honor Roll … Also earned Academic Hall of Fame honors. 

Personal

Born Brett Harding on October 8, 2001, in Merriam, Kan. … Son of Jeff and Patti Harding … Has two siblings, Kiel and Carson … His dad played soccer at Southern Nazarene University, and his brother Carson, is currently a midfielder for the SNU soccer team … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Southern Nazarene University, Dordt University and MidAmerica Nazarene University … Favorite foods are pasta and cereal … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV shows are Shooter and You … Favorite movies are Robin Hood and Lone Survivor … Favorite sports movie is Space Jam … Favorite actor is Jim Carey … Favorite book is Harry Potter … Favorite music entertainer is Tyler, The Creator … Favorite cartoon character is Bugs Bunny … Favorite athletes are LeBron James and Lionel Messi … Favorite sports team is FC Barcelona … His greatest sports moment was being a part of the best club team in Kansas through his high school years … Best player he has played against is 2020 Gatorade Soccer Player of the Year recipient Jony Munoz of Olathe West … Notable alumni from his school are Baltimore Orioles pitcher John Means and Kansas City Royals outfielder Bubba Starling.