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Wichman hired as JCCC women’s assistant soccer coach

The photo shows soccer coach Jason Wichman standing between two players on what appears to be an outdoor soccer field. The coach is facing the camera and wearing a bright yellow polo shirt with a logo that reads “JC Men’s Soccer.” His expression is focused and serious, suggesting he is giving instructions or having a conversation with the players. On either side of him are two players seen from behind, both wearing white soccer jerseys with “Cavaliers” printed across the upper back. One player wears number 14, and the other wears number 28. The player on the right also has a pink bandana or neck gaiter around his neck. The background is softly blurred, showing trees and goal structures, indicating the photo was taken during practice or a match in daylight. The overall mood suggests a coaching moment, possibly a discussion or strategy talk during a break in play.
Coach Wichman meets with Cavaliers on the field
Posted: Apr 07, 2026

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Johnson County Community College head women's soccer coach Jim Schwab did not have look far for his new assistant coach. Jason Wichman will take over after serving the same capacity the last four years with the Cavaliers men's soccer program.

Wichman joins a women's program that has ranks among the top programs in NJCAA Division II. The past three seasons the Cavaliers have averaged 19 wins (58-6-7) won three KJCCC D-II and Region 6 championships, one District title, three berths to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament with back-to-back national runner-up finishes in 2023 and 2024.

In his four seasons with the JCCC men's soccer  program, Wichman helped lead the Cavaliers to four consecutive winning seasons with an overall record of 52-21-7 with two KJCCC championships, two conference runner-up finishes, one Region 6 title, with all four teams finishing the season ranked nationally.

Wichman also helped coach one NJCAA and two United Soccer Coaches All-American, 24 All-Region 6 performers and 28 All-Kansas Jayhawk Conference selections, including one Defensive Player or the Year and two United Soccer Coached West Region selections. Off the pitch, there have been 26 student-athletes earn NJCAA All-Academic distinction, one named USC Scholar Athlete of the Year, four USC Men's Scholar All-American, one named College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America® At-Large and four CSC Academic All-District® At-Large recipients.

Wichman came to JCCC after serving as a women's assistant at the University of Missouri Kansas City since August 2020. Prior to UMKC, he spent the previous eight seasons at Iowa State (2012-19) working as the goalkeepers' coach.

A Council Bluffs, Neb., native, Wichman helped develop some of the finest goalkeepers in Iowa State school history. His coaching of Lindsey Hendon was instrumental in the 2016 campaign, when Hendon set a school-record with 10 shutouts and had a 0.89 goals-against average. In his second season at Iowa State in 2013, Wichman helped guide the Cyclones to one of the best defensive seasons in school history recording  seven total shutouts and finishing fourth in the Big 12 with 93 saves.

Prior to ISU, Wichman helped guide Texas State to the 2011 Southland Conference tournament title, a program-record-tying 14 wins and a berth in the NCAA Championship tournament.  The 2011 Bobcats had a streak of 14-straight matches without allowing multiple goals and in the process, recorded nine shutouts.

Prior to his one season at Texas State, Wichman coached for three years (2008-10) at Drake University. He saw Drake have its first 10-win season in four years in 2010 and a program-record-tying nine shutouts.  Wichman coached Drake goalkeeper Kalena Litch to a program-record nine shutouts during the 2010 campaign.

Wichman has extensive experience training goalkeepers, a role he served at his stops at Texas State, Drake, Simpson College (2006-07), Waukee High School (2007-08) and Iowa City West High School (2006).

Wichman played collegiately for four years and graduated from Simpson College in 2004. He earned his NSCAA National Goalkeeping Diploma and NSCAA National Diploma.