By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

Wednesday, on his 18th birthday, Kyler Leiker received a pretty awesome gift. Leiker signed his national letter of intent to play soccer for Northwest Kansas Technical College in Goodland.

Leiker said his senior year was the first time he realized that he would be able to compete in collegiate sports. Leiker was also kicker for the football team in the fall during the soccer season.

Coach Jim Maska said that it wasn’t only Kyler’s skill on the pitch that enabled him to get a scholarship, but also his leadership during a senior season that saw the team riddled with injuries. Leiker will join the Mavericks in the fall.

Kyler Leiker

 

Coach Jim Maska