2024 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Cenek, Nick

Jersey Number 16
Nick Cenek
Bio
2023 (Freshman at Creighton)
Cenek appeared in 13 matches, earning the start in contests against Grand Canyon (Sept. 1) and at Denver (Sept. 4) ... He played a just over 381 minutes, highlights by 68 minutes on the pitch against Grand Canyon ... Cenek fired a season-high two shots against the Lopers (Sept. 1).
Club/Prep Career
Cenek was a two-sport athlete for Dunlap High School, leading the soccer team to the IHSA Regionals in 2018 and 2019 as well as serving as the kicker for the football team ... Cenek was the Central Illinois High School Soccer Player of the Year in 2021, earned Illinois All Region (2021) and IHSSCA All State Team in both 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 ... He also was an IHSSCA All-Sectional Selection in 2018 and collected Mid-Illini First Team All-Conference nod three times (2018, 2019 and 2021).
Personal
The son of Heather and Peter Cenek, Nick has two siblings: Samantha and Sierra ... Soccer runs in the Cenek family as his father, Peter, played at Bradley, his sister, Sierra, played at University of Illinois Springfield and his sister, Samantha, is a sophomore on the Illinois State soccer team ... He has not yet decided on an area of study.
Getting to Know Nick
If you didn’t play Soccer, what sport would you play: Basketball
Favorite Omaha Restaurant: Shahi Indian Restaurant
Favorite TV Show: The Outer Banks
Favorite Book: Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant
Sports Heroes: Kobe Bryant and Renaldo
Favorite Soccer Team: Real Madrid
Cenek appeared in 13 matches, earning the start in contests against Grand Canyon (Sept. 1) and at Denver (Sept. 4) ... He played a just over 381 minutes, highlights by 68 minutes on the pitch against Grand Canyon ... Cenek fired a season-high two shots against the Lopers (Sept. 1).
Club/Prep Career
Cenek was a two-sport athlete for Dunlap High School, leading the soccer team to the IHSA Regionals in 2018 and 2019 as well as serving as the kicker for the football team ... Cenek was the Central Illinois High School Soccer Player of the Year in 2021, earned Illinois All Region (2021) and IHSSCA All State Team in both 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 ... He also was an IHSSCA All-Sectional Selection in 2018 and collected Mid-Illini First Team All-Conference nod three times (2018, 2019 and 2021).
Personal
The son of Heather and Peter Cenek, Nick has two siblings: Samantha and Sierra ... Soccer runs in the Cenek family as his father, Peter, played at Bradley, his sister, Sierra, played at University of Illinois Springfield and his sister, Samantha, is a sophomore on the Illinois State soccer team ... He has not yet decided on an area of study.
Getting to Know Nick
If you didn’t play Soccer, what sport would you play: Basketball
Favorite Omaha Restaurant: Shahi Indian Restaurant
Favorite TV Show: The Outer Banks
Favorite Book: Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant
Sports Heroes: Kobe Bryant and Renaldo
Favorite Soccer Team: Real Madrid
Creighton Men's Soccer Highlights & Postgame vs Denver 9-5-25
Saturday, September 06
Creighton Media Availability 9.3.25 - Men's Soccer
Wednesday, September 03
Men's Soccer - Meet the Jays - Edward Morales
Tuesday, September 02
Men's Soccer - Meet the Jays - Omar Ramadan
Tuesday, September 02