Outlook

Caden Hoehns possesses a high soccer IQ … Extremely smart player ... Signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Truman University next year.

Freshman Year 2022

Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a GPA of between 3.60-3.79 ... Played in 21 matches, 16 as a starter in the midfield … Finished with two goals, four assists for eight points … Tied for fifth on the team in points, tied for third in assists and tied for second with two game winning assists … Had one game winning goal … Fired 16 shots, seven on goal, for a shots on goal percentage of .438 … Registered his first point with an assist on JCCC’s third goal in a 5-nil win over Lewis & Clark (9-2-22) … Followed with his first goal in a 7-0 blowout over Southwestern Illinois (9-3-22) … His unassisted goal in the 20^th minute proved to be the game winner in a 4-0 victory over Central (9-7-22) … Provided the game winning assist in a 1-0 win at Coffeyville (9-28-22) … Notched his second game winning assist in a 1-0 double overtime win over No. 5 Barton in the semifinals of the Region 6/Plains District Tournament (11-3-22) … In a 2-1 overtime loss to Cowley in the Region 6/Plains District Championship, provided the assist to tie Cowley 1-1 in the 80^th minute … Was part of JCCC’s defensive unit that posted a goals against average of 1.06 which ranked second in the conference and ninth in the NJCAA.

High School

Was a four-year starter for coach Michael Palermo at Blue Springs High School, Blue Springs, Mo. … Graduated 2022 … Ranked the No. 24 player in the State of Missouri by MaxPreps.com … Named first-team Missouri Class 4 All-State as a senior … Selected the All-Class 4 Region 3 Player of the Year in 2021 … Was a three-time Greater Kansas City Suburban Gold selection … Earned honorable mention as a sophomore, second-team as a junior and first-team his senior year … Also was a three-time All-District performer and earned first-team All-Region his junior and senior years … Also garnered All-Midwest Region first-team as a senior … Netted two first half goals to lead the Wildcats to a 3-0 win in the Class 4 District 6 Championship his senior year … Earned two varsity letters in football serving as the team’s kicker … Made 52-of-55 extra point attempts over his career, and three field goals with a long of 42 years during his senior year … Tallied 14 goals and 10 assists as a senior … Finished with 10 goals and eight assists as a junior and two goals with six assists as a sophomore … Helped Wildcats to back-to-back District Championships in 2020 and 2021, and a fourth-place finish at Class 4 Missouri State Tournament in 2021 … Played three seasons of club soccer with Kansas City Scott Gallagher (KCSG) Academy 03 coached by Kris Pluhhoff, and won two regional titles and a Kansas State Championship … Played one year KCSG Elite Clubs National League 03/04 coached by Rich Wolf, and helped the team finish 11^th in the Nation … Was a two-year starter in football and earned honorable mention all-conference both seasons … Also earned a varsity letter in golf … National Honor Society member.

Personal

Born Caden Christopher Hoehns on October 18, 2003, in Shawnee Mission, Kan. … Nicknames are Caden and Hanesy … Son of Chris and Christen Hoehns … Has two sisters … Majoring in business … Also recruited by Creighton University, Graceland University, Maryville University and Truman State University … Favorite food is chicken alfredo … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Olive Garden … Favorite movie is Ford vs. Ferrari … Favorite sports movie is Miracle … Favorite actor is Kevin Hurt … Favorite book is Shoe Dog … Favorite music entertainer is Drake … Favorite cartoon character is Bugs Bunney … Favorite athletes are Connor McGregor, LeBron James and Kevin De Bruyne … Favorite sports team is Manchester City … His greatest sport moment was providing an assist in the State semifinal … Best player he has played against is Jayvin Van Deventer who plays for MLS Nex Pro Club Sporting Kansas City II … Notable alumni from his school are former NBA and Missouri All-America guard Jon Sundvold and former NFL players Brandon Lloyd, Donald Stevenson, former MLB pitchers Nick Tepesch and Kris Johnson.