Adam Hunter
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- Title:
- Head Soccer Coach
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- Phone:
- (316) 323-6916
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- Email:
- ahunter3@butlercc.edu
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- Hometown:
- Augusta, KS
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- Twitter:
- @CoachAHunter
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- Alma Mater:
- Newman University ('98)
Bio
Adam Hunter begins his 19th season as the head women's soccer coach at Butler in 2025. In 18 seasons at the helm of Butler Soccer, Hunter has compiled an overall record of 293-87-22. Hunter has guided the Grizzlies to 10 appearances in the NJCAA National Championships including FINAL FOUR appearances in 2013 and 2015. Under Hunter, the Grizzlies have also captured 10 KJCCC Conference Championships, winning five of them in undefeated fashion. While at the helm, Hunter has led the program to five 20+ win seasons. During Hunter's tenure the program has been ranked No. 1 in the country by the United Soccer Coaches in 2012 and 2016. Hunter is an alumnus of Butler and has served the entirety of his college coaching career in the KJCCC, winning over 300 collegiate games with a stop at Dodge City kicking off his head coaching career from 2001-04.
| 2023 Season: | Overall Record | 10-6-5 | |
| KJCCC Record | 8-5-3 | 5th Place | |
| Highest National Ranking | NJCAA | 7 | |
| USC | 7 | ||
| All-Americans | USC | Sakiko Manabe | |
| 2023 Notes - Butler Soccer finished 10-6-5 overall in 2023, the first year the NJCAA implemented draws at the end of regulation. The Grizzlies played 11 games vs. nationally ranked opponents and advanced to the Region VI semi-finals. Butler had five earn All-KJCCC honors and one, Sakiko Manabe, named a USC All-American. | |||
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| 2022 Season: | Overall Record | 18-4-2 | |
| KJCCC Record | 12-0-1 | 1st Place | |
| Highest National Ranking | NJCAA | 4 | |
| USC | 2 | ||
| All-Americans | NJCAA | Brooklyn Hunter | |
| USC | Brooklyn Hunter | ||
| 2022 Notes - Butler Soccer was able to capture their 13th KJCCC Conference Championship and make a 10th trip to the NJCAA National Tournament. The team was selected as an at-large invitee to the tournament and were awarded the #3 seed. The team also captured the program's 11th KJCCC Academic Conference Championship with the league's highest GPA. | |||
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| 2021 Season: | Overall Record | 17-5-2 | |
| KJCCC Record | 12-1-0 | 1st Place | |
| Highest National Ranking: | NJCAA | 9 | |
| USC | 5 | ||
| All-Americans | NJCAA | Brooklyn Hunter | |
| USC | Brooklyn Hunter | ||
| 2021 Notes - Grizzlies won their 12th KJCCC Conference Championship and advanced to their 9th NJCAA National Tournament. Team played 12 games against nationally ranked opponents, including three that advanced to the NJCAA Final Four. | |||
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| 2020 Season: | Overall Record | 8-10-0 | |
| COVID Spring | KJCCC Record | 5-8-0 | 7th Place |
| Highest National Ranking: | NJCAA | 12 | |
| 2021 Spring notes - Grizzlies won three straight games in the playoffs to claim the Region VI title and advanced to the program's eighth NJCAA National Tournament. Played a condensed schedule due to COVID-19. | |||
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| 2019 Season: | Overall Record | 12-6-1 | |
| KJCCC Record | 7-4-1 | 3rd Place | |
| Highest National Ranking: | NJCAA | 5 | |
| USC | 4 | ||
| All-Americans | NJCAA | Sandra Thiman | |
| 2019 Notes - Grizzlies earned wins against seven nationally ranked opponents, including a three wins against teams in the NJCAA National Tournament. | |||
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| 2018 Season: | Overall Record | 18-6-1 | |
| KJCCC Record | 11-1-0 | Conference Champions | |
| Highest National Ranking | NJCAA | 9 | |
| USC | 6 | ||
| All-Americans | NJCAA | Elise Leidersten | |
| USC | Elise Leidersten, Sandra Thiman | ||
| 2018 Notes - Grizzlies win their 11th KJCCC Conference Championship and advance to their 7th NJCAA National Tournament after defeating Hill College in district final. Grizzlies fall at national tournament, in overtime, to eventual National Champions, Monroe College. | |||
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| 2017 Season: | Overall Record | 15-5-0 | |
| KJCCC Record | 11-1-0 | Conference Champions | |
| Highest National Ranking | NJCAA | 7 | |
| USC | 5 | ||
| 2017 Notes - Grizzlies win their 10th KJCCC Conference Championship before falling in the Region Vi semi-finals to Cloud County. | |||
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| 2016 Season: | Overall Record | 21-3-0 | |
| KJCCC Record | 12-0-0 | Conference Champions | |
| Highest National Ranking | NJCAA | 2 | |
| USC | 1 | ||
| All-Americans | NJCAA | Colleen Howland | |
| USC | Colleen Howland | ||
| 2016 Notes - Grizzlies win 21 consecutive games on the way to their 9th KJCCC Conference Championship and advance to their sixth NJCAA National Tournament as the #2 seed. The 21 wins marks the fifth time the Grizzlies have won 20+ games in a season. Team is ranked #1 in the country for a second time by the USC. Grizzlies win an unprecedented 10th KJCCC Academic Conference Championship for finishing year with highest GPA in the conference. | |||
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| 2015 Season: | Overall Record | 21-3-0 | |
| KJCCC Record | 11-0-0 | Conference Champions | |
| Highest National Ranking | NJCAA | 4 | |
| USC | 3 | ||
| All-Americans | NJCAA | Paige Achey | |
| USC | Jaclyn Means, Amy Strath | ||
| 2015 Notes - Grizzlies completed season with a fifth consecutive trip to the NJCAA National Tournament and second appearance in the FINAL FOUR. Season ends at the hands of eventual National Champions, Iowa Central. Team broke the program mark by recording 18 shutouts on the season with a 0.45 GAA. Fourth season the program finishes with 20+ wins in a single season. | |||
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| 2014 Season: | Overall Record | 16-5-3 | |
| KJCCC Record | 9-1-1 | 2nd Place | |
| Highest National Ranking | NJCAA | 3 | |
| USC | 3 | ||
| All-Americans | USC | Kelsi Langley, Brittney Lawrence, Madison Wedekind | |
| 2014 Notes - Season marked the Grizzlies fourth trip to the NJCAA National Tournament after facing ten teams that appeared in the national rankings and four that advanced to the national tournament. For the ninth time the team is name the KJCCC Academic Conference Champions for having the highest GPA in the league. | |||
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| 2013 Season: | Overall Record | 21-3-2 | |
| KJCCC Record | 13-0-0 | Conference Champions | |
| Highest National Ranking | NJCAA | 5 | |
| USC | 4 | ||
| All-Americans | NJCAA | Morgan Foster | |
| USC | Morgan Foster, Madison Wedekind | ||
| 2013 Notes - Grizzlies reach their third consecutive NJCAA National Tournament where they advance to face Navarro College in the NJCAA Final Four. Team records its third season of 20+ victories in a year. Team finishes with highest GPA in the conference for an eighth time to be named the KJCCC Academic Conference Champions. | |||
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| 2012 Season: | Overall Record | 22-3-0 | |
| KJCCC Record | 13-0-0 | Conference Champions | |
| Highest National Ranking | NJCAA | 4 | |
| USC | 1 | ||
| All-Americans | NJCAA | Teresa Offerman | |
| USC | Teresa Offerman, Megan Snyder | ||
| 2012 Notes - Grizzlies set a new school record for single season wins with 22, their second straight season with 20+ wins. Team is ranked as high as #1 in the country by the USC. The Grizzlies make a return trip to Melbourne, FL where they compete in the NJCAA National Championships and again bring home the Lea Plarski Sportsmanship Award. The Grizzlies also won the NJCAA Academic Team of the Year by leading the country with a 3.47 GPA, as well as the KJCCC Academic Conference Champoins for a seventh time. | |||
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| 2011 Season: | Overall Record | 21-4-1 | |
| KJCCC Record | 11-1-0 | Conference Champions | |
| Highest National Ranking | NJCAA | 5 | |
| USC | 3 | ||
| All-Americans | USC | Megan Snyder | |
| 2011 Notes - Butler Soccer reaches a new pinnacle, with their first trip to the NJCAA National Tournament. Team is named the Lea Plarski Sportsmanship Team of the Tournament. First time in program history for the Grizzlies to win 20+ games in a single season. | |||
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| 2010 Season: | Overall Record | 15-5-0 | |
| KJCCC Record | 10-2-0 | 3rd Place | |
| Highest National Ranking | USC | 11 | |
| All-Americans | NJCAA | Cindy Benitez | |
| USC | Cindy Benitez | ||
| 2010 Notes - Grizzlies capture a 15-5-0 record and a final USC National Ranking of #11. Team advanced to the NJCAA Region VI championship match before falling in overtime. Led the conference with a 3.23 GPA to capture program's sixth KJCCC Academic Conference Championship. | |||
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| 2009 Season: | Overall Record | 15-6-1 | |
| KJCCC Record | 10-2-0 | 3rd Place | |
| Highest National Ranking | NJCAA | 11 | |
| USC | 9 | ||
| All-Americans | NJCAA | Cindy Benitez | |
| USC | Cindy Benitez | ||
| 2009 Notes - Grizzlies finish 15-6-1 with a final NSCAA National Ranking of #12. Team reaches region semi-finals for an eighth consecutive year. Team win's fifth KJCCC Academic Conference Championship (first under Hunter) for the league's highest GPA. | |||
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| 2008 Season: | Overall Record | 16-5-0 | |
| KJCCC Record | 10-2-0 | 4th Place | |
| Highest National Ranking | NJCAA | 13 | |
| USC | 11 | ||
| 2008 Notes - Team continues to be one of the top community college programs in the country, finishing the year with a final record of 16-5-0 and an NJCAA National Ranking as high as #12. | |||
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| 2007 Season: | Overall Record | 14-5-1 | |
| KJCCC Record | 9-1-0 | 2nd Place | |
| All-Americans | NJCAA | Katy Rodriguez | |
| 2007 Notes - Team finishes with a record of 14-5-1. This was good enough for second place in the ever improving KJCCC Conference. For a sixth consecutive year the Grizzlies were able to advance to the region semi-finals, an accomplishment that Hunter has never failed to achieve. | |||
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Prior to Hunter’s arrival at Butler, he was the men’s and women’s soccer coach at Dodge City High School (1998-2007). His 2000 men's team was the first to capture a Western Athletic Conference Championship for DCHS Soccer. His women’s teams won a stretch of four consecutive WAC Championships from 2001-2004.
From 2001-04 Hunter was the first men’s and women’s soccer coach at Dodge City Community College (DCCC). He was able to lift the women’s program to an immediate contender in the KJCCC. In just four years, Hunter led the Lady Conquistadors to the region championship match twice. He also produced Dodge City’s first NJCAA All-American and Academic All-American. In 2004 Hunter was named the Conference Coach of the Year, along with former Butler coach Amy Estes.
Coach Hunter holds his USSF National C License, NSCAA Premier Diploma, NSCAA GKIII Diploma, and NSCAA DOC Diploma. Hunter is the Technical Director for Kansas Rush Wichita (KRW). Coach Hunter and his wife Mica have three daughters: Brooklyn, London, and Milan. Brooklyn will be a freshman for Butler Soccer in the Fall of 2021.
| THE HUNTER FILE: | |||||||
| Season | Conf. | Final | Highest | Final | Highest | ||
| Year | College | W-L-T | Finish | NJCAA Rank |
NJCAA Rank |
USC Rank |
USC Rank |
| 2024 | Butler Grizzlies | 13-3-4 | T-1st | 11 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
| 2023 | Butler Grizzlies | 10-6-5 | 5th | 18 | 7 | 17 | 7 |
| 2022 | Butler Grizzlies ^ + | 18-4-2 | 1st | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | Butler Grizzlies ^ + | 17-5-2 | 1st | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | Butler Grizzlies ^ | 8-10-0 | 4th | - | |||
| 2019 | Butler Grizzlies | 12-6-1 | 3rd | - | 5 | 14 | 4 |
| 2018 | Butler Grizzlies ^ + # | 18-6-0 | 1st | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | Butler Grizzlies | 15-5-0 | 1st | 19 | 7 | 14 | 5 |
| 2016 | Butler Grizzlies ^ + # | 21-3-0 | 1st | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2015 | Butler Grizzlies ^ * + # | 21-3-0 | 1st | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | Butler Grizzlies ^ # | 16-5-3 | 2nd | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 2013 | Butler Grizzlies ^ * + | 21-3-2 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | Butler Grizzlies ^ | 22-3-0 | 1st | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 2011 | Butler Grizzlies ^ # | 21-4-1 | 1st | RV | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010 | Butler Grizzlies | 15-5-0 | 3rd | - | - | 11 | 11 |
| 2009 | Butler Grizzlies | 15-6-1 | 3rd | - | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| 2008 | Butler Grizzlies | 16-5-0 | 4th | - | 13 | RV | 11 |
| 2007 | Butler Grizzlies | 14-5-1 | 2nd | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | Dodge City Conqs + | 13-7-1 | 3rd | ||||
| 2003 | Dodge City Conqs | 8-11-1 | 4th | ||||
| 2002 | Dodge City Conqs | 12-6-0 | 2nd | ||||
| 2001 | Dodge City Conqs | 6-8-1 | 3rd | ||||
| Total | 20 seasons | 332-119-25 | 0.723 | ||||
| At Butler | 18 seasons | 293-87-22 | 0.756 | ||||
| ^NJCAA National Tournament Appearance |
| *NJCAA FINAL FOUR |
| +KJCCC Coach of the Year |
| #United Soccer Coaches - National Finalist for Coach of the Year |