Men's Soccer
Under the leadership of fourth-year head coach Manuel “Pato” Hurtado, the College of the Desert men’s soccer team wrapped up the 2025 season with a 5-11-5 overall record and a 4-5-1 mark in Inland Empire Athletic Conference (IEAC) play, finishing fifth in the conference standings.
The College of the Desert men’s soccer team grabbed a hard-fought upset victory over Chaffey College on Tuesday, defeating the Panthers of Rancho Cucamonga, 4-3.
The College of the Desert Men’s Soccer team (1-5-3) traveled to the South Bay and delivered one of their most resilient performances of the season, earning a hard-fought 2–2 draw against the Long Beach City Vikings (2-4-3) — a result that feels much like an upset against a perennial playoff contender.
The College of the Desert Men’s Soccer team (1-5-2) finally broke through in emphatic fashion, unleashing a season’s worth of frustration in an 11-1 rout over the Imperial Valley Desert Warriors (2-5) at Xavier College Preparatory in Palm Desert.
Still searching for their first win of the season, the College of the Desert men’s soccer team (0–4–2) earned their second draw of the year, playing the San Diego Mesa Olympians (0–2–1) to a 0–0 stalemate on the road.
The Roadrunners (0-2-1) earned their first result of the season, playing to a hard-fought 2-2 draw against the San Diego City Knights (0-1-1) in their second home match of the year at Shadow Hills High School in Indio.
College of the Desert Women's Soccer and Men’s Soccer has hired Manuel “Pato” Hurtado to helm both Roadrunners programs.
Under the tutelage of first-year head coach Luis Gastelum, the #24 seeded Roadrunners Men's Soccer team ended the 2024 season claiming a 4th place finish in the Inland Empire Athletic Conference (IEAC).
COD Men's Soccer has claimed the #24 seed and after a one-year hiatus, is back in the SoCal Regional playoffs.
COD (6-6-2; 1-1) ramped up the offense and it paid huge dividends as the Roadrunners scored 3 goals to start the game then clamped down on defense to hold off a late surge by the Victor Valley Rams of Victorville (4-8-1; 0-2), 3-2.
COD (4-5-2) looked to get anything going and when they found themselves down 2-0 midway through the second half they responded in a big way, finding the back of the net twice in the second half and grabbing a tie with Los Angeles Mission Eagles of Sylmar (4-2-2), 2-2.
COD (2-2-1) grabbed their second clean sheet of the season on a solid defensive effort, as the Roadrunners remain undefeated against the Bakersfield Renegades (2-3), 2-0.
COD (1-2) grabbed their first win of 2024 in a clean sheet victory on the road at the Santa Ana Dons (0-2), 3-0.
Under the tutelage of third-year head coach Manuel "Pato" Hurtado, Desert finished the regular season with a record 8-9-3 overall and 3-5 in conference. The Roadrunners placed 4th in the Inland Empire Athletic Conference (IEAC).
COD (7-6-3; 2-2) grabbed their third clean sheet of the season, finishing the final 26 minutes with only 10-men, as the Roadrunners rolled to an easy win over the Victor Valley Rams of Victorville (2-11-2; 0-4), 4-0.
COD (6-4-3; 1-0) grabbed and early lead then had to play the final 63 minutes down a player after the starting keeper was sent off, but the Roadrunners prevailed on a game winning goal in the 74th minute, opening up Conference play with a win over the Chaffey Panthers of Rancho Cucamonga (4-7-2; 0-1), 2-1.
