Began: 2020-21 season
Season: 2023 will be his third season at Webber
Overall Record At Webber Entering 2022 Season: 18-14 overall record (2 seasons; .563 winning percentage)
Accolades: First Head Coach in the history of the Webber women’s flag football program; 2021 Sun Conference Coach of the Year; Two NAIA National Semifinals appearances (2021, 2022); 2021 Sun Conference Regular-Season Runners-Up; One Sun Conference Tournament appearance (2021); Coached TSC Player of the Year in 2021
Jeffrey Melesky was hired as the first Head Women’s Flag Football Coach in the history of Webber International University in June 2020.
On February 13, 2021, Webber made history by scoring the first ever touchdown (Pass from Sierra Harris to RayGene Garner in the first quarter) and winning the first ever game (W 52-0 over Midland University) in the history of collegiate varsity women's flag football. The Warriors went on to finish the 2021 season 10-4 overall, and were 6-2 in The Sun Conference during the regular season to take second place in the league standings. Harris was named TSC Co-Player of the Year, Coach Melesky was named TSC Co-Coach of the Year, and Garner was named TSC Co-Champion of Character. Earning All-Sun Conference awards for the Warriors was Harris (offense), Garner (offense and defense), Kayla Burrows (offense and defense), and Breaza Robinson (defense) as Webber collected a league-high six all-conference honors. Webber also had the only two academic all-conference players (Garner, Dayne Ford) among all teams from the conference. At the first ever NAIA Women's Flag Football Finals, the Warriors went 2-0 during Pool Play before falling in the national semifinals to the eventual national champion.
Melesky came to Webber with a strong history of success as a high school flag football and cheerleading coach to go along with his success coaching women’s club flag football at the University of Florida (Gainesville, Fla.) from 2017-2020. At UF, the Gators’ women’s club flag football team won its national championship in 2018, 2019 and again in 2020.
Melesky was also an assistant girls’ flag football coach at Lennard High School (Ruskin, Fla.) this past season in 2020.
At Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida, Melesky was the Head Cheerleading Coach from 2010-2019, was an assistant flag football coach from 2014-2019, and most recently was an assistant girls’ soccer coach in 2020. His flag football teams at Robinson were state champions in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 while his cheerleading team won its state championship in 2012. In 2011, Melesky was named the Hillsborough County Coach of the Year for cheerleading.
Melesky has NCAA Division-II coaching experience as the Head Cheerleading Coach at the University of Tampa (Tampa, Fla.) from 2004-2008. During this time, Melesky also worked as the assistant to the sports information director, the assistant to the director of athletic marketing, and was the public address announcer for soccer, volleyball and baseball.
Before his time in Florida, Melesky was an assistant cheer coach at NCAA Division-I Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Va.) from 2002-2004.
From 1998-2012, Melesky worked for All-American Cheer and Dance assisting with the production and choreography of the NFL Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Last but not least, Melesky held various coaching positions at Prince George High School (Prince George, Va.) from 1995-1998, including cheer coach, boys’ and girls’ basketball coach, and boys’ soccer coach. From 2014-2020, Melesky has returned to Prince George High School each year as a Cheer Camp director and choreographer.
Melesky earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in communications studies from Virginia Tech in 2002.
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Melesky at Webber
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| Year |
Season at WIU |
Record |
Conference Finish |
| 2021 |
1st |
10-4* |
TSC Coach of the Year
*Coach's Record for Wins
TSC Tournament Semifinals
NAIA National Semifinals
2nd TSC |
| 2022 |
2nd |
8-10 |
NAIA National Semifinals
5th SUN |
| Overall |
18-14 (.563 winning percentage) |
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