About Us

Truman Club Soccer was founded in 2007 to give men at Truman State University an opportunity to play competitive soccer without the time commitment required by varsity sports. We play our league season in the fall, and play friendlies and tournaments in the spring. We hold tryouts in the fall, but if you are interested in playing, we have open practices in both the fall and the spring. Check posts below for updates. Any questions can be directed to our president, Curt Ooton, at ceo8213@truman.edu.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Spring '11 Marks Best Season



After beating Truman's Varsity team 1-0 last week, the club team placed 3rd in the Kansas State Ed Chartrand Tournament.

Truman FC started the tournament by winning 2 games and drawing 1 going into the semi-final match. Although holding Kansas University to a shutout in the semi-final match, they lost in penalty kicks 5-3. However, taking 3rd place in the tournament doesn't quite tell the real story to Truman FC's spring 2011 season.

After 5 games this spring, Truman FC outscored its opponents 4-1 and held a record of 3-1-1. What seemed to be a disappointing end to a great season turned out to be a successful test for Truman FC at the Ed Chartrand Tournament. With only 2 subs at the tournament and a couple injuries, taking 3rd place was a solid finish and has now set the bar for Truman soccer.

I want to thank Thomas McIntyre for his 5 year run on Truman FC and his great contributions in the defense that will definitely be missed, Jez McGowan for attending Truman this year as a foreign exchange student and his great passion for soccer which kept us in many games, and Martin Klapperich for his short but awesome performance in the game vs. varsity this season! Great work guys.

Truman FC will start back up again around September 5th for fall tryouts. Get in shape this summer and be prepared for a great fall in the Kansas-Missouri conference!

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Truman FC defeats Truman Varsity 1-0

In a grueling match-up between an on-campus rivalry, Truman FC was able to to defeat Truman's Varsity squad for the first time in their fifth annual match.

The Truman varsity squad came out strong and seemed to dominate with ball possession, but could not convert for a goal. As things started to settle down for Truman FC, they were able control more of the ball and connect solid passes through the midfield. The game went into the half tied 0-0 and that's when Truman FC made a move.

Truman FC came into the second half with more confidence on the ball and in the 70th minute, exchange student Martin Klapperich played a ball that split the defense and Brock Mashburn beat the goalie to the ball to tap it in for a goal. For the last 20 minutes, the varsity threw everything they had at Truman FC, but nothing seemed to work. Frustration and anger started to show on the faces of the varsity squad as time winded down and as the clock struck 00:00, the score remained 1-0 in favor of Truman FC.

Strong defense lead by Thomas McIntyre and Mike Manougian paid off in the end for Truman FC. They were able to convert the opportunities they had on offense and a special goal by Brock Mashburn will be remembered for years to come.

Truman FC looks to use the confidence they gained from defeating Truman's Varsity squad and direct it towards their upcoming games in Kansas State University's Ed Chartrand Tournament this weekend.

From left to right, Curt Ooton, Tyler Roper, and Brock Mashburn celebrate after Mashburn scores the game winning goal during the 70th minute vs. Truman's Varsity squad.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Spring '11

It's been a very productive spring so far and we're on a great track in preparation for our first match. We will be playing the Truman Varsity team on April 13th (time TBD) for the 5th straight year. This is a huge test to see how we match up against one of the top DII teams in the nation.

After our match vs. the varsity squad, we will be driving over to Kansas on April 16th to play in our annual K-State tournament to play some of the best teams in our region. Until then, we will be practicing every Tuesday and Thursday from 8-10PM under the lights of Stokes Stadium. Also, I would like to congratulate Ryan Mosby and Evan Laudel for becoming the new members of our club team. We look forward to seeing what they have to offer.


Sophomore Mike Pierro shows off his foot skills during a cold March practice. His dedication this spring has paid off so far and he looks to contribute strongly in the midfield.

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