Outlook
Cooper Burandt is a former Sporting Academy player who adds depth to the goalkeeper room at JCCC … Expected to develop into a prominent goalkeeper moving forward … Originally committed to Oklahoma Christian University.

Freshman Year 2025
Helped JCCC to a 13-5-4 record, a Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II runner-up finish, a Region 6 Division II Championship – the first since 2005 - a Plains District Division II Runner-up finish and a No. 15 ranking in the NJCAA D-II Poll … Played in and started seven matches … Finished with a record of 4-1-2 with three shutouts and 1.38 goals against average with 586 minutes in the nets … Allowed just nine goals, stopping 37 shots, for a save percentage of 804 … Ranked fourth in the conference in victories, third in shutouts, fifth in minutes, fourth in saves and third in save percentage … Allowed three goals, saved five shots, in a 3-0 loss at No. 8 Pearl River (8-24-25) … Followed with a 3-0 shutout at Metropolitan, saving all three shots faced (9-3-25) … Preserved a second straight 3-0 against Allen in the conference opener, saving all seven shots fired by the Red Devils (9-10-25) … Saved 5-of-7 shots to preserve a 2-2 tie against Southeast (9-24-25) … Stopped a season-high nine of 10 shots to earn a 2-1 victory at St. Charles (10-1-25) … Earned his 2-0 shutout at Pratt in his final appearance on the season, stopping all five shots faces (10-15-25).

High School
Was a three-year starter for coach Brian Pollack at Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park Kan. … Graduated 2025 … Named All-Eastern Kansas League first-team as a senior and honorable mention as a junior … Had four clean sheets and allowed only seven goals over nine games his junior year, helping the Huskies to a 7-10-0 record … Played seven seasons of club soccer for Toca FC coached by Jon Collet, Nasko Karagyaurov and Matt Gow … Helped the team win a National Championship in 2024, State Championships in  2022, 2023 and 2024, E64 Championships in 2022 and 2023 and a Regional Championship in 2021 … Was also a Sporting KC Academy Player.

Personal
Born Cooper Jace Burandt on March 9, 2007, in Overland Park, Kan. … Nickname is Coop … Son of Chad and Debbie Burandt … Has an older brother Ryan … His father played football at Missouri Western State University … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Drake University, Oklahoma Christian University and Oral Roberts University … Favorite food is Italian … Favorite fast food restaurant is Culvers … Favorite restaurant is Cheesecake Factory … Favorite TV show is Ted Lasso … Favorite movie is Sinners … Favorite sports movie is Remember the Titans … Favorite actor is Denzel Washington … Favorite music entertainer is Zac Brown Band … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Greatest athletic moment was winning national with his club team … Best player he has played against is Zavier Gozo, a forward for Real Salt Lake … A notable alumnus from his school is former Kansas Jayhawks and current Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun.