1994 Tie 8th-place NJCAA Division I
JCCC qualified for the NJCAA National Soccer Championship for the first time in school history in 1994, and finished in a tie for eighth in the tournament. The Cavaliers opened tournament play with a tough 2-0 loss to Massasoit Community College. They followed with 2-1 loss to Essex County College, ending their season with a 17-7-0 record. The leader on that team was midfielder Carlos Olivas, who became just the second player in team history to earn NJCAA first-team All-America honors. The offensive point leaders were Jeremy McClain and Jason Siqueiros, each finishing with 34 total points. Jason Mittendorf was the team’s No. 1 goalkeeper. He won 11 games in 1994, six by shutout, and finished with a goals against average of 0.81.
2001 3rd-place NJCAA Division I
JCCC’s soccer team focused on one game at a time during its 2001 playoff run, and along the way, managed to overcome deficits, survive a thrilling shootout, knock off the defending national champion and in the end, finish third in the country. Playing in just its second national tournament, JCCC finished 2-1 and recorded the program’s best finish. Offensively, the Cavaliers were led by Pat Geraghty, who had two goals and two assists in the tournament. JCCC’s defensive leader was Adam Blinzler. Both players were named to the All-Tournament Team. JCCC opened with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Meridian, the defending national champion. JCCC followed with a 3-0 loss to Bryant Stratton, the eventual national champion. JCCC’s offensive struggled, firing only four shots. The Cavaliers rebounded with a 3-0 over College of DuPage. Goalie Billy Muzquiz posted the shutout, his sixth of the season. Geraghty scored the first and third goals in the match. JCCC finished the year 19-4-3.
2004 5th-place NJCAA Division I
JCCC capped an amazing turnaround to its 2004 season by placing fifth at the NJCAA Tournament. Once at 3-10-1, JCCC got hot in October and November, finishing the year 14-12-1. The Cavaliers opened the tournament with a 2-0 victory over No. 5 ranked South Suburban, extending the team’s winning streak to 11 straight games. JCCC advanced to the semifinals against No. 3 Georgia Perimeter, who knocked off defending national champion Yavapai. JCCC jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, but shortly after Georgia Perimeter knotted the game at 1-1. They would scored two more and send JCCC to the third-place game against San Jacinto, a team the Cavaliers had lost to earlier in the season, 5-1. This match was a battle. The Coyotes got on the board first just eight minutes into the match, but JCCC tied the game with 16:05 left in the half. Both teams kept either in check for most of the second half, then San Jacinto took the lead with 18:08 remaining. But JCCC proved in thier run to get the national tournament, there was no quit in this team, Cole Copeland fired a pass to Serkan Sener who headed a shot past the Coyotes keeper to tie the game. The match appeared headed to overtime when San Jacinto forward Dane Richards fired a scoring shot with just 30 second left to win the match. Two JCCC players earned All-Tournament, forward Cole Copeland and goalkeeper Duane Kahler. Copeland had a goal and an assist, and Kahler had a shutout and stopped 37 shots.