Cole Missimo

Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera

Photo by: John Konstantaras

Height:
6-1
Weight:
170
Position:
M
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
High School:
Prestonwood Christian Academy

2015: Second Team All-Big Ten for the second year in the row ... Appeared in all 18 games and recorded a goal and two assists ... Played 50 minutes off the bench in season opener against Colgate ... Assisted on both goals in the 2-1 win over Ohio State ... Scored in the 4-2 loss against Rutgers ... Started and took one shot against Loyola ... Has played in every game so far this season ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2014: Second Team All-Big Ten ... Tied for the team lead with 14 points, scoring five goals and tallying four assists in his junior season ... Four of his five goals were game winners, ranking third in the Big Ten and 24th in the country ... Scored his first goal of the season in a 3-0 win over Hofstra ... Scored the game-winning goal against Valpo, DePaul, Maryland and Rutgers ... Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the week following after he scored a goal and had a pair of assists in the win against the Terps ... Named to the Lakeside Classic All-Tournament Team.

2013: Broke out on offense toward the end of the season, registering at least one point in six of the `Cats final nine games, with eight points overall during the stretch (one goal, six assists) ... Registered assist vs. Bradley in NCAA Tournament (11/21) ... Tallied a pair of assists, coming on all of the NU goals in the `Cats 2-1 win over No. 13 Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament (11/13) ... Recorded two assists vs. Loyola Chicago (10/30) ... Tallied assist vs. No. 13 Penn State (10/27) ... Registered a goal against Notre Dame (10/15) ... Tallied an assist against Butler (9/15)

2012: Member of the 2012 Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Played all 23 games, starting seven in the NU midfield ... Played 954 minutes ... Started first collegiate game in NU's season-opening 1-1 tie vs. Xavier (8/25) ... Had two shots in NU debut ... Scored first career point, assisting on the game-winning goal in NU's 2-0 shutout of Loyola (10/17).

High School: Three-year letterwinner ... Team captain as a freshman, sophomore and junior ... 2010 & 2011 District Offensive Player of the Year ... Two-time Texas First-Team All-State and three-time First Team All-District ... Twice named to state All-Tournament Team ... Led Prestonwood to Texas (Private Schools) State Championship in 2010 and state runner-up in 2011 ... Holds the Prestonwood record for goals in a season with 39, notching 71 goals for his career ... Also notched 36 assists during his sophomore and junior years ... Club: Eight-year member of Solar Chelsea SC ... Second Wildcat to hail from Solar, following in the footsteps of Drew Ratner ... Has played in the USSF Developmental Academy with Solar since 2009.

Personal: Born Colton Lawrence Missimo ... Son of David and Debbie Missimo ... Has two younger brothers, Zach and Shane ... Chose Northwestern over SMU, Wake Forest and Michigan State ... Attended Northwestern's College Soccer Training Center and One Day Prep Camp ... Majoring in communications studies.