Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers

For 20 years, Northwest soccer has remained a competitive force in the MACCC and it's all thanks to coach Peter Jarjoura.

Jarjoura left his home in Lebanon in 1976 to attend college in the United States. He attended both Northwest and the University of Mississippi and later became a U.S. citizen in 1984. He began his career at the college as a student worker at Northwest Farms and concluded it as the "Father of Northwest Soccer".
 
Jarjoura was working at the physical plant, when Dr. David Haraway and athletic director Donny Castle tasked him with building the program from the ground up. Jarjoura assumed the role as coach of the newly formed men's and women's teams in 2002 and promptly made Northwest soccer into a contender in the MACJC. His first squads each finished as the north division runner-up, the men finishing with a 12-6-1 record and the women at 7-4-2. 
 
Jarjoura went on to win a North Division championship with the women in 2006, finishing with a 14-5 record that stood as a school record for wins until 2021. His teams also claimed two MACJC and Region XXIII runner-up finishes, as well as six North Division runner-up finishes between the two programs. Jarjoura's teams won 139 matches during his 11 seasons, finishing with a 77-67-7 record in division play. 

Throughout his tenure, Jarjoura coached 49 All-Conference performers, 17 All-Region XXIII selections and five All-Americans. His teams also excelled in the classroom, boasting 19 players who earned NJCAA Academic awards. Sportsmanship was also a key value of Jarjoura's teams, as Northwest was awarded the Tom Shepherd Sportsmanship Award four times on the women's side and three times for the men. Additionally, he was named the MACJC Women's Soccer Coach of the Year in 2006.
 
Jarjoura and his wife Jody, moved to Austin, Texas, upon his retirement in 2013. He has three children: Zachary, a former Northwest soccer player, and twin daughters Marlena and Lydia, who also reside in Austin. The family has an endowed scholarship at Northwest in memory of their son Jordan, who died in 1988 at age seven.