Outlook

Dominic Zuniga (pronounced ZOO-nee-gah) was a huge signee … Gifted center midfielder who can help with scoring opportunities … Good on set pieces to score goals.

Freshman Year 2023

Earned All-Region 6 Division II and All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II second team … Played in 18 matches, 16 in the starting lineup … Finished with six goals and one assist for 13 points … Three of his goals were game winners … Fired 17 shots on goal for a shots on goal percentage of .548 … Four times during the season he was named the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week …  His first goal on the season proved to be the game winner a 3-0 win over Hesston (9-13-23) and netted the  first goal in a 2-1 win at Pratt which earned him the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week for week five … Netted the first goal in the 28th minute of the match at Southeast which proved the be the game winner (9-20-23) … That effort earned him the week 6 KJCC D-II Player of the Week, his second of the season … Scored three goals, two in the second half, to help the No. 13-ranked Johnson County men’s soccer team rally from a 3-1 deficit to a 5-3 victory at Hesston (10-7-23) … Scored the first goal of the match in the sixth minute, but the Larks followed with three goals to take a 3-1 lead … Tied the match in the 59^th minute then completed the hat trick in the 65^th minute which proved to be the game winning goal … It was the 45^th hat trick record in program history … That effort earned him the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week for week eight … Earned his second consecutive Player of the Week honor and fourth of the season after scoring what proved to be the game winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Pratt (10-11-23) … His winning score came in the 75^th minute and was his third game winner of the year.

High School

Was a four-year starter for coach Josh Hansen at Goddard High School, Goddard, Kan. … Graduated 2023 … Earned Kansas Class 5A All-State first-team, Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division II first-team and  Wichita All-Metro first-team as a senior … Was also the AVCTL D-II Player of the Year … Finished his senior season with 19 goals and 14 assists for 52 points … Also earned All-AVCTL first-team his sophomore and junior years and honorable mention as a freshman … Also voted the most outstanding newcomer his freshman year … Three-time team MVP … Tallied seven goals and five assists for 19 points as a freshman, eight goals and 10 assists for 26 points as a sophomore and 11 goals and seven assists for 29 points as a junior … Finished his career with 45 goals and 36 assists for 126 points … Played club soccer for FC Wichita coached by Blake Shumaker from 2015-23 … Also served as the kicker for the Goddard football team … Honor roll student. 

Personal

Born Dominic Santiago Zuniga on November 30, 2004, in Wichita, Kan. … Son of Julio and Andrea Ziniga … Has two sisters and one brother … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Friends University and Maryville University … Favorite food is spaghetti … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Olive Garden … Favorite TV show is The Flash … Favorite movie is White House Down … Favorite sports movie is Coach Carter … Favorite actor is Denzel Washington … Favorite book is The Hunger Games … Favorite music entertainer is Rod Wave … Favorite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite athlete is Neymar … Favorite sports team is FC Barcelona … Greatest sports moment was be selected the AVCTL Player of the Year … Notable alumni from his school are former MLB catcher Derek Norris and Wrestling World Champion and four-time NCAA All-American at Oklahoma State Tyler Caldwell.