Outlook

Dominic Zuniga (pronounced ZOO-nee-gah) was a huge signee … Gifted center midfielder who can help with scoring opportunities … Good on set pieces to score goals ... Switched from number 12 to number 2 this season.

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 first-team … Also named to the United Soccer Coaches NJCAA Division II All-West Region Team … Played in 16 matches, 14 as a starter … Tied for the team lead in points with 21, tied for second in goals scored with eight and tied for second in assists with five … Tied for fifth in the conference in points and tied for eighth in goals and tied for 11^th in assists … Fired 41 shots, 20 on goal for a shots on goal percentage of .488 … Earned the game winning assist in a 2-1 victory over Wake Technical in the second match of the season (8-25-24) … Scored both goals in a 4-2 loss to No. 1-ranked Iowa Lakes (8-30-24) … Followed with a goal, JCCC’s first, in a 10-1 win over State Fair (9-2-24) … Got JCCC on the board first in the 13^th minute in a 2-1 win at Central (9-7-24) … Assisted on JCCC’s first two scores in a 4-1 win over Allen (9-14-24) … His second assist was a game winner … Got JCCC on the board in a 3-1 loss to No. 6-ranked Neosho County (10-5-24) … Followed with a game winning goal in a 4-3 victory at Allen (10-9-24) … Netted the sixth goal in a 8-0 win against Hesston (10-12-24) … Helped JCCC to a 2-0 win at Southeast assisting on the second goal in the 70^th minute (10-19-24) … Netted the final goal to help JCCC to a 3-1 victory over Central in the semifinals of the Region 6 Tournament (10-31-24).

Freshman Year 2023

Earned All-Region 6 Division II and All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II second team … Played in 18 matches, 16 in the starting lineup … Finished with six goals and one assist for 13 points … Three of his goals were game winners … Fired 17 shots on goal for a shots on goal percentage of .548 … Four times during the season he was named the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week …  His first goal on the season proved to be the game winner a 3-0 win over Hesston (9-13-23) and netted the  first goal in a 2-1 win at Pratt which earned him the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week for week five … Netted the first goal in the 28th minute of the match at Southeast which proved the be the game winner (9-20-23) … That effort earned him the week 6 KJCCC D-II Player of the Week, his second of the season … Scored three goals, two in the second half, to help the No. 13-ranked Johnson County men’s soccer team rally from a 3-1 deficit to a 5-3 victory at Hesston (10-7-23) … Scored the first goal of the match in the sixth minute, but the Larks followed with three goals to take a 3-1 lead … Tied the match in the 59^th minute then completed the hat trick in the 65^th minute which proved to be the game winning goal … It was the 45^th hat trick record in program history … That effort earned him the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week for week eight … Earned his second consecutive Player of the Week honor and fourth of the season after scoring what proved to be the game winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Pratt (10-11-23) … His winning score came in the 75^th minute and was his third game winner of the year.

High School

Was a four-year starter for coach Josh Hansen at Goddard High School, Goddard, Kan. … Graduated 2023 … Earned Kansas Class 5A All-State first-team, Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division II first-team and  Wichita All-Metro first-team as a senior … Was also the AVCTL D-II Player of the Year … Finished his senior season with 19 goals and 14 assists for 52 points … Also earned All-AVCTL first-team his sophomore and junior years and honorable mention as a freshman … Also voted the most outstanding newcomer his freshman year … Three-time team MVP … Tallied seven goals and five assists for 19 points as a freshman, eight goals and 10 assists for 26 points as a sophomore and 11 goals and seven assists for 29 points as a junior … Finished his career with 45 goals and 36 assists for 126 points … Played club soccer for FC Wichita coached by Blake Shumaker from 2015-23 … Also served as the kicker for the Goddard football team … Honor roll student. 

Personal

Born Dominic Santiago Zuniga on November 30, 2004, in Wichita, Kan. … Son of Julio and Andrea Ziniga … Has two sisters and one brother … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Friends University and Maryville University … Favorite food is spaghetti … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Olive Garden … Favorite TV show is The Flash … Favorite movie is White House Down … Favorite sports movie is Coach Carter … Favorite actor is Denzel Washington … Favorite book is The Hunger Games … Favorite music entertainer is Rod Wave … Favorite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite athlete is Neymar … Favorite sports team is FC Barcelona … Greatest sports moment was be selected the AVCTL Player of the Year … Notable alumni from his school are former MLB catcher Derek Norris and Wrestling World Champion and four-time NCAA All-American at Oklahoma State Tyler Caldwell.