Dominick Mesdjian is in his first season as a student-assistant coach with the Badgers.
Player Bio:
High School: Mesdjian did not travel far from home to play collegiate soccer, as the Madison native and James Madison Memorial High School athlete joins the Badgers in the fall. Mesdjian also competed for the Madison 56ers soccer club from U-11 through U-18. He played for Wisconsin Fire U16-U18. A four-year varsity starter at Madison Memorial for head coach Ben Voss, Mesdjian was a team captain and named Team MVP as a senior. An NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region honoree, he was also named first team all-conference, first team all-area and first team all-state as a senior. His junior season, he was first team all-conference, first team all-city, first team all-area and all-state honorable mention after leading the team in goals and assists and guiding Memorial to a Big 8 Conference title and sectional-semifinalist run. An all-conference honorable mention selection as a sophomore, he led the team in assists and helped Madison Memorial capture the Big 8 Conference title and finish sectional semifinalists. Mesdjian helped his team become sectional finalists as a freshman. Mesdjian helped his U-13 Madison 56ers team finish as state cup finalists and helped his U-14, U-15 and U-18 teams to semifinalist finishes. He played for the ODP Region II pool in 2014. Mesdjian earned National Honor Society distinction for his academics as a junior and senior and has held high honors all four years at James Madison Memorial High School.
Head Coach John Trask: "Dominick is a Madison Memorial graduate who has soccer in his blood. He decided to enroll in the spring to get a jump start on his collegiate career here at Wisconsin. Dom is a great student and a very talented soccer player. He grew up representing the Madison 56ers and has had many of the top coaches in Madison guide him along the way. It's always exciting to add a player from Dane County who we feel can compete at this level."
Head Coach Keith Tiemeyer: "Another spring semester addition to the roster, Dominick has made great strides already in his limited time in the program. He is a soccer player that has excellent technique and a feel for the game. He has already started adjusting to the physicality of college soccer."
