Outlook

Evan Jensen is a versatile back-line player … Big, strong kid who understands the game and possesses a high soccer IQ … Solid worth ethic. 

Freshman Year 2021

Played in seven matches … Was part of JCCC’s defensive pool in the back that allowed 34 goals, a goals against average of 1.97 with two shutouts ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a grade point average between 3-60-3.79.

High School

Was a four-year starter for coach Dylan Fiegel at Wichita Heights High School, Wichita, Kan. … Graduated 2021 … Was a three-time Greater Wichita Athletic League selection … Earned second-team as a sophomore and junior and first-team as a senior … Helped Heights to  a 13-4-1 mark and a Regional championship his junior year … Finished his senior season with eight goals and seven assists for 23 points … Tallied two multiple-goal games, including a hat trick in a 10-0 win over Wichita West, and three multiple-assist games … Scored the game winning goal in the first round of the playoffs in 2021 … Played club soccer in 2017-18 for Kansas Rush coached by Scott Dyer and played from 2018-21 for Sporting Wichita coach by Dallas Fiszel … Also earned varsity letters in swimming and golf … Was a three-times second-team All-GWAL performer in swimming … Helped Falcon’s win the 2019 Kansas 5-1A State Championship … Qualified for the Kansas 5A State Golf Tournament as a sophomore … Earned All-City honorable mention as a senior … Valedictorian … Kansas Governor Scholar and Kansas Honor Scholar. 

Personal

Born Evan Lee Jensen on January 23, 2003, in Wichita, Kan. … Nickname is Ev … Son of James and Dayla Jensen … Has two brothers, Dylan and Ethan, and one sister, Madison … His father played football at the University of Kansas … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Bethel College and Manhattan Christian College … Favorite foods are chicken and cheeseburgers … Favorite fast food restaurants are Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s … Favorite restaurant is Olive Garden … Favorite TV shows are American Dad and Dave … Favorite movies are Spiderman and Scott Pilgrim … Favorite sports movies are Friday Night Lights and Moneyball … Enjoys reading Harry Potter … Favorite music entertainers are Kanye West and Mac Miller … Favorite cartoon character is Roger from American Dad … Favorite athletes are Cristian Ronaldo, LeBron James, Memphis DePay, Paul Pogba and Patrick Mahomes … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas City Chiefs and Manchester United … His greatest sports moments were being on the last relay to help his team win state and scoring the game winner to go to the Regional Championship … The best player he has played against is Wichita East standout forward Ivan Quezada … Notable alumni are NBA players Darnell Valentine and Antoine Carr, former Kansas basketball player Perry Ellis, and former MLB pitchers Darren Dreifort and Mike Pelfrey.