2026 All-KJCCC/NJCAA Region 6 Division 1 Men’s Soccer Selections
Full All-KJCCC/Region VI Selections
COLBY, Kan. – Garden City Community College defender Daniel Hidalgo has been named Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Division 1 Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Year of the Year, while Barton Community College forward Masaki Tsuji and head coach Rafael Simmons have been named KJCCC Division 1 Men’s Soccer Offensive Player and Coach of the Year.
In addition to the announcement of the major awards, the KJCCC has released its 2026 All-KJCCC D1 Men’s Soccer teams, which honor 33 players as All-Conference selections. Of the 33 players honored this season, nine have been honored as two-time All-KJCCC selections.
Daniel Hidalgo – Garden City (KJCCC Division 1 Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Year)
A sophomore midfielder for the Broncbusters this season, Hidalgo helped keep the Broncbuster defense in position as GCCC posted seven shutouts and went 13-4-3 this season while being ranked as high as number five this year. After entering the Week 1 poll at number 13, the Broncbusters were ranked no worse than 11th in any of the remaining seven polls, with Hidalgo and the GCCC leading the way. This season, Hidalgo appeared in 14 games and started 13 for the Broncbusters, including all nine conference matches.
Masaki Tsuji – Barton (KJCCC Division 1 Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Year)
Barton’s career record holder in goals scored, Masaki Tsuji led KJCCC Division 1 men’s soccer in goals scored this season as the lone player in the conference to eclipse the 20-goal mark. Scoring 10 of his 20 goals in conference matches, Tsuji also led the KJCCC in assists (10), points (50), and shots (65), while recording six multi-goal performances this season. Nationally, Tsuji ranks second in NJCAA Division 1 men’s soccer in goals and eighth in assists, while being named the NJCAA D1 Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week on October 28th this season.
Rafael Simmons – Barton (KJCCC Division 1 Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year)
Simmons led the Cougars to their 13th KJCCC men’s soccer title in program history and the first since 2023 for his third KJCCC D1 Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year award. Barton went 16-1-0 in the regular season with an 8-1-0 record in KJCCC matches, with their lone loss in the regular season coming in their KJCCC opener against Garden City on September 12th. Following the loss, BCC rattled off a 10-match winning streak that was snapped in their KJCCC finale as part of a 3-3 draw with Cowley. Barton enters the 2026 NJCAA D1 Men’s Soccer Plains District Title match on Saturday with a 19-1-1 record, as the Cougars will take on NJCAA Region 16 Champion Jefferson College in a rematch of a game that was played on September 7th and resulted in a 4-2 Barton win.
