It’s not often you hear that someone’s childhood dream is to become a professional athlete. It’s even more rare that those childhood aspirations become reality.
When it comes to former Marquette men’s lacrosse faceoff specialist Zach Melillo, that dream came true. It all started with a realization during his first season as a Golden Eagle back in 2016.
“It has always been a dream. I guess when I really thought that I had the potential to be professional in anything was (my) sophomore year in college,” Melillo said. “After some of our seniors got picked up to play professionally I said, ‘I’ll see you guys in the league’ and sure enough, I was able to play professionally and then play against some of my former Marquette teammates, which was a really special moment.