Outlook
Jarrett Pechar (Pee-CHAR) comes from a winning program that produced a record of 55-6-2 over his prep career and played in three Kansas 5A State Championship matches … Was also a national playoffs participate with KC Athletics … Good size and frame to play on the back line as a center back and will provide much needed depth to the position … Great in the air and technique to play through the line during our build up.

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 18 matches, 13 as a starter … Was part of a defensive unit that produced eight shutouts, which led the conference and ranked 13^th nationally … The defense also had the second-best goals against average in the conference at 1.36 … That GAA also tied for 26^th in the country … Helped the offense with two assists, both coming in a 2-2 tie with Southeast (9-24-25).

High School
Was a three-starter for coach Erik Jones at Blue Valley Southwest High School, Overland Park, Kan.  …Selected All-State 5A first-team by the Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association and was named the 5A Defender of the Year his senior season … Also earned All-Eastern Kansas League first-team and was named the EKL Defender of the Year as a senior … Earned All-EKL honorable mention as a junior … Produced six goals and eight assists for 20 points his senior season while helping the Timberwolves to perfect 21-0-0 record and a 5A Kansas State Championship … Helped Southwest 5A State runner-up finishes his sophomore and junior seasons, posting back-to-back marks of 17-3-1 … Also helped the Wolves win three straight EKL Championships … Tallied five goals with nine assists for 19 points as a junior, and three goals and three assists for nine points as a sophomore … Played club soccer for KC Athletics ECNL from 2023-25 coached by Louis Gallagher, and for Toca FC MSL/E64 from 2014-23 coached by Jon Collett … Earned ECNL Heartland All-Conference U17 first-team in 2024, and  was an ECNL Continental Tire Selection Game participant … Twice the team was an ECNL Conference champion and ECNL National Playoff participant … Won a USYS Midwest Region Championship and a USYS Kansas State Championship with Toca FC in 2021 … Academic letterwinner … Principal’s Honor Roll.

Personal
Born Jarrett Calvin Pechar on March 3, 2007, in Nashville, Tenn. … Nicknames are J, JP, Peach and Peachy … Son of John and Kristal Pechar … Has a brother, Jensen and sister, Raegan … His father played soccer at Westchester University, and his brother plays soccer at Hendrix College … Majoring in business and marketing … Career ambition is to work in sports marketing or professional soccer … Also recruited by the University of Evansville, Fort Lewis College, Gardner-Webb University, Goldey-Beacom College, Lipscomb University, University of Missouri-Kansas City, University of Portland, Queens University of Charlotte and Rockhurst University … Favorite foods are chicken and macaroni and cheese … Favorite fast food restaurants are Chipotle and Raising Cane’s … Favorite restaurant is K Machos … Favorite TV show is The Rookie … Favorite movie is Cars 2 … Favorite sports movie is The Sandlot … Favorite actor is Adam Sandler … Favorite music entertainer is SZA … Favorite cartoon character is Jerry from Tom and Jerry … Favorite athlete is Paulo Dybala … Favorite sports team is Arsenal FC … Best athletic moments were the tackles he made to keep his team alive in a close game at state.