Outlook

David Hernandez is a former Sporting KC Academy player and is a walk-on to the JCCC program this fall ... Left-footed left back who will add depth to the position ... Athletic player who hows flashes.

Freshman Year 2024

Helped JCCC to a runner-up finish 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 … Played in four matches … Credited with one assist on the Cavaliers seventh goal in a 10-1 victory over State Fair (9-2-24).

High School

Was a  four-year starter for coach Jose Vital at Garden City High School, Garden City, Kan. … Graduated 2024 … Was a three-time All-Western Athletic Conference selection, earning second-team as a freshman and junior and first-team as a senior … Was the team’s top scorer his junior and senior seasons … Tallied 14 goals and 10 assists for 38 points as junior and finished with 28 goals and five assists for 61 points his senior season … His 28 goals tied a team second record … Tallied 51 goals and 27 assists for 129 points over his four varsity seasons … Opened this senior year with a hat trick in a 3-1 victory at Hays then  followed by netting all four goals in the Buffaloes 4-1 rout of Buhler in the quarterfinals of the Goddard Tournament his senior year … Played club soccer for Sporting Kay Valley in 2017, Sports KC Academy from 2017-19 and Sporting Blue Valley in 2019.

Personal

Born David Hernandez Moreno on January 27, 2005, in Garden City, Kan. … Son of Ramiro and Maria Hernandez … Has a sister Elizabeth, and two brothers Ismael and Rene … Majoring in business … Also recruited by MidAmerica Nazarene University, Rockhurst University and William Jewell College … Favorite foods are sushi, steak and chicken teriyaki … Favorite fast food restaurant is Raising Cane’s … Favorite restaurant is Cheesecake Factory … Favorite TV shows are Suits and White Collar … Favorite Movie is The Dark Knight … Favorite sports movie is Goal … Favorite actor is Tom Cruise … Favorite music entertainer is Kanye West … Favorite cartoon character is Sonic … Favorite athletes are Messi and Leroy Sane … Favorite sports teams are FC Barcelona and Manchester United … Greatest sport moment was scoring a bicycle kick in his last game with Sporting KC Academy  … Best player he has played against is Austin FC midfielder Micah Burton … Notable alumni from his school are 1981 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Thurman “Fum” McGraw, Canadian Football Hall of Fame receiver Hal Patterson and MLB umpire Todd Tichenor.