- 2024 All-RMAC second-team selection
- 2023 D2CCA All-South Central Region second team
- 2023 All-RMAC second team
- 2023 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, Oct. 24
- 2023 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, Oct. 17
2024: Named a second team All-RMAC selection…appeared and started in all 19 games for the Roadrunners…recorded a career-high 1719 minutes on the season, the most on the team for a non-goalkeeper…played the full 90 minutes in 18 of the 19 games, including all 110 minutes in the final game against Fort Lewis…scored two goals, one assist, and five total points…20 shots overall and eight shots on goal.
2023: D2CCA All-South Central Region second team and All-RMAC second team selection. ... Played in all 19 games, starting 11. ... Led all non-goalkeepers on the team with 1,349 minutes played. ... Scored two goals, tied for fifth on the team, and had one game-winner. ... Took 10 shots, putting six on goal. ... Center back played the full 90 minutes in eight of the last nine games, including the last four in a row. ... Got a goal in a second straight game, finishing Parker Landy's service to the back (right) post with a header at 64:58 for the final tally in a 4-0 win at Adams State on Oct. 20. ... Scored on a header off Luke Bone's corner kick at 23:02 to give the Roadrunners a 1-0 lead in an eventual 2-1 win over Regis on Oct. 15. Named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 17 as team was 2-0 with one goal allowed. ... Has played all 90 minutes in each of the last four games as MSU Denver has allowed just four goals. ... Put a career-high two shots on goal while playing the full 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Fort Lewis on Sept. 24. ... Played 61 minutes off the bench in a season-opening 3-1 loss at Fort Hays State (Kan.) on Aug. 31.
2022: Steady center back led all field players on team with 1,419 minutes played and was a starter in all 17 games he played. ... Took eight shots, putting five on goal and scoring once. ... Gained redemption after his attempted header turned into a deflected goal that tied the game 3-3 in the 63rd minute, and scored the game-winner at 88:06 for a 4-3 win over Fort Lewis on Oct. 14. Vander Van took a header in the box by Tanner Stevenson right in front of the goal, played it off his hip to the left side of his body, then flicked it into the goal with the outside of his right foot while falling backwards, touching off a wild celebration. ... Played 89 minutes and put a shot on goal in impressive 3-0 win at Regis on Sept. 14. ... On the field for all 90 minutes in each of MSU Denver’s first two games of the season, a 2-2 tie with San Francisco State and 4-0 win over Cal State Monterey Bay, respectively, helping hold the two teams to a combined seven shots on goal.
Before MSU Denver: Played two seasons at Division I North Florida. ... Played in 10 games, starting seven, for a total of 689 minutes in 2021. ... Played seven games from start to finish. ... Key factor for defense that held five teams to one goal of less. ... During the 2020 season, played in the spring of 2021, played in nine games, starting four, and helped North Florida to four shutouts and the 24th-best goals-against average in the country. ... Dean's List student.
Club: Played DA soccer for Real Colorado. ... Helped team to quarterfinals of playoffs team in 2019, helping the backline and netting six goals. … Team was a two-time State Cup Champion. … Also played on the U.S. West Alliance Team in Europe.
Personal: Born Jackson Cole Vander Ven in Denver. ... Birthday is Jan. 2. ... Son of Matthew and Sheri Vander Ven. ... Has a twin sister, Avery. ... Matthew Vander Ven played soccer at Wisconsin, and Avery Vander Ven plays soccer at Texas.
