Outlook

Caleb Brueckner is a prolific central midfielder that spent time with Sporting Academy …  Has the ability to set the tone for a game … Able to beat players one-on-one … Smooth and quick on the ball and always has a plan on what he is doing next … An unselfish player who has great field vision …  Has a knack for scoring goals and discipline to be box-to-box type player.

Sophomore Year 2024

Helped JCCC to a runner-up finishes in the Division II Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, a runner-up finish in the Region 6 Tournament, a No. 8 ranking in the final NJCAA Division II Poll with an overall record of 14-4-0 … Selected All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II and All-Region 6 Division II second-team … Ranked fourth on the team in points 19, tied for fourth in goals scored with seven and tied for second in assists with five … Ranked 11^th in the conference in points and tied for 11^th in goals and assists … Fired 32 shots, 15 on goal for a shots on goal percentage of .469 … Played in 18 matches, 15 as a starter … Finished with seven goals and five assists for 19 points … Ranked tied for fourth in goals scored and fourth in total points … Produced one game winning goal and one game winning assist … Tied for the team lead with a pair of multile-goal matches … Fired 32 shots, 15 on goal for a shots on goal percentage of .469 … Began the season on a tear, netting five goals in the first four marches … Scored the second and fourth goals in a 4-0 win at Cape Fear (8-23-24) … Followed with a goal in a 3-1 win over Wake Technical the following day (8-24-24) … Netted two goals, including the game winner, in a 10-1 victory over State Fair (9-2-24) … Scored the fourth goal and assisted on the fifth in a 5-1 win at Hesston (9-18-24) … Credited with an assist in three straight victories in October beginning with one on the second score in an 4-3 victory at Allen (10-9-24) … Got the game winning assist in an 8-0 win against Hesston (10-12-24) … Picked up a second consecutive game winning assist in an 8-1 win at Pratt (10-16-24) … Picked up an assist on JCCC’s final score in a 3-1 win over Central in the semifinals of the Region 6 Tournament (10-31-24).

Freshman Year 2023

Played 19 matches, 11 in the starting lineup … Finished with four goals and one assist for nine points … Fired 12 shots on goal for a shots on goal percentage of .571 … Netted his first two collegiate goals in the first home weekend series of the season, helping the Cavaliers to a 1-1 tie against Indian Hills (8-25-23) and a 4-0 win over Hawkeye (8-27-23) … Those performances earned him the Kansas Jayhawk Conference D-II Player of the Week for week two … Netted the first goal and assisted on the game winning second goal in a 4-1 win over Marshalltown (8-30-23) … Found the back of the net with JCCC’s second goal in a 3-3 tie at Central (9-27-23).

High School

Was a three-year starter for coach Erik Swartz at Spring Hill High School, Spring Hill, Kan. … Graduated 2023 … Listed as a Class 5A player to watch in 2023 by the Kansas State High School Athletic Association (KSHAA) … Earned Kansas 5A All-State first-team and All-Frontier League first-team honors as a senior  … Led the league in goals scored with 14, assists with 14 and points with 42 helping the Broncos to a 12-5-0 mark  … Was the Tri-County Offensive Player of the Year and first-team Tri-County Spotlight … Earned Kansas 5A All-State second-team and All-Frontier League first-team honors as a junior  … Tallied 10 goals and seven assists for 27 points  while helping Spring Hill finish with a 12-4-0 record his junior season … Had two hat tricks, the first in a 5-1 in over Bonner Springs (9-11-21) and in a 10-0 win at Paola (10-14-21) … As a sophomore earned All-Frontier League second-team after finishing with three goals and seven assists for 16 points and 11-3-0 record … Tallied 27 goals, 28 assists for 82 points over his three-year career … Played club soccer for SKC Academy from 2017-19 coached by Declan Jogi and Toca FC since 2019 … Helped SKC Academy to a LA Galaxy Cup championship … Earned one varsity letter in cross country.

Personal

Born Caleb Michael Brueckner on September 7, 2005, in Omaha, Neb. … Son of Andrew and Laurie Brueckner … Has two brothers: Jacob and Zachary, and a sister: Morgan … His brother Jacob is a twin and also a member of the JCCC soccer team … His father and brother Zachary played soccer at Doane College … Major is undecided … Career ambition is to be a psychologist … Also recruited by the University of Denver, Drake University, Missouri State University, Baker University, Cedarville University and William Jewell College … Favorite food is pasta … Favorite fast food restaurant is Culver’s … Favorite restaurant is Maggianos … Favorite TV show is The Office … Favorite movie is Olympus Has Fallen … Favorite sports movie is McFarland USA … Favorite actor is Tom Hanks … Favorite book is Genesis … Favorite music entertainer is Zach Bryan … Favorite cartoon character is Bugs Bunny … Favorite athlete is Tyler Adams … Favorite sports team is Sporting KC … Greatest sports moment was his senior year of high school soccer