Jason Cole
Jason Cole
Player Profile
Hometown:
Kansas City, Mo.

High School:
Kansas City Rockhurst

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 170

Position:
B

Birthdate:
09/26/1980

2002 – Was C-USA’s Player of the Year and was named to the C-USA All-Tournament team … moved into a forward’s role after three years as a defender and is C-USA’s leading scorer with 42 points (18G, 6A) and was tied for ninth nationally at 2.21 ppg through Nov. 25 … has career highs in all offensive categories … netted the winner in the C-USA final and was named to Soccer America’s Team of the Week for the period ending Nov. 17 … scored the first goal and assisted on Nick Walls’ game-winner vs. Louisville in the C-USA semifinal … collected two goals and an assist vs. East Carolina … netted his fifth game winner at Memphis … scored and assisted on a goal vs. DePaul … collected his first career hat trick while firing a career-high 10 shots at TCU … scored back-to-back game winners at Louisville and vs. Charlotte and was named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week … had his second five-point night with two goals and an assist vs. Air Force … had his first career two-goal game vs. Eastern Illinois and added an assist … was named to the SLU Nike Classic All-Tournament team … scored in back-to-back games by netting an insurance goal vs. James Madison and scoring the dramatic game winner vs. SMS with nine seconds left … a C-USA preseason All-Conference choice … College Soccer News preseason second-team All-America.

2001 – Was an NSCAA third-team All-Midwest Region selection … C-USA first-team All-Conference … led the Bills backliners with 18 shots … had a season-high four shots and scored his first goal of the year vs. Loyola … picked up his first point of the year with an assist on Mike Kirchhoff’s game-tying goal vs. UMKC … was selected by C-USA coaches to the preseason All-Conference squad … tabbed by collegesoccer.com as an honorable mention preseason All-America … played with Under-20 Busch Soccer Club national champs during the summer.

2000 – Was named second-team All-Conference … was the club’s sixth-leading scorer with eight points … returned against Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament after missing the C-USA tournament with a knee injury … assisted on Brad Davis’ game-tying goal at UL … for his efforts in helping win the Rutgers adidas Classic, he was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 8 … made his first career start at forward vs. UAB and was dangerous throughout the match with four shots … assisted on Jack Jewsbury’s game-tying goal vs. SMS … assisted on Jewsbury’s insurance goal vs. Cornell … was named to the SLU Nike Classic All-Tournament team … scored two goals on two shots vs. Vandy … was selected preseason All-Conference by C-USA coaches.

1999 – Was named NSCAA first-team All-Midwest Region … earned C-USA second-team All-Conference honors and was on the C-USA All-Freshman team … joined Jack Jewsbury as the only freshmen to start every match … his first career goal was the game winner vs. UIC in the NCAA first round … did a nice job marking Memphis striker Sean Fraser and was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending Sept. 26 … contributed mightily to the shutout of Butler by collaring Bulldogs All-American Stephen Armstrong … earned his first career start as a defender vs. Westminster and registered a shot.

Prep – 1998 Missouri Player of the Year, first-team Midwest Region and first-team All-State … only player to be named Kansas City All-Metro first team as an attacking defender (’97) and as a forward (’98) … scored 30 goals in his senior season to tie the school record … led Hawklets (27-0-1) to 1998 Missouri Class 4A title … first frosh to start for the Hawklets in the 83-year history of the school … holds three state triple jump records … coach Chris Lawson.

COLE'S CAREER STATS
Year G/GS Shots Goals Assists Points GWG
1999 23/23 4 1 2 4 1
2000 16/15 15 2 4 8 0
2001 20/20 18 1 1 3 0
2002 21/21 86 18 6 42 6
Total 80/79 123 22 13 57 7

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