Vesterdahl is in his thirteenth season overall and tenth season back as the men's basketball coach at Madison College since leaving the program in 1999 to pursue other career opportunities. His first stint as head coach for the Madison College men's basketball team came in 1997 (he coached the final 19 games of the season) through 1999. In his twelve years as head men's basketball coach at the college, Vesterdahl has posted a 215-187 record.
During the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons, the WolfPack finished in first place in the WJCAA and in the WTCC conference. This marked the first time a WolfPack achieved these standards since the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons, coach Vesterdahl's first two full years as head coach. During the 2005-06 season, Vesterdahl earned WJCAA Coach-of-the-Year honors as he directed the WolfPack to a 22-14 overall record and the first state title since the 1998-99 season. Before returning to Madison College in the 2004-05 season, he coached at Stoughton High School for three seasons. Prior to Stoughton, Vesterdahl was a two-time WJCAA Coach-of-the-Year at Madison College. From 1997-99, his teams combined for a 60-29 overall record and won two consecutive state and conference championships.
Coach Vesterdahl was a four-sport athlete (basketball, football, baseball, track & field) while playing for Stoughton High School. After graduating from high school in 1977 he attended college at UW-Stevens Point and Luther College where he earned letters for baseball and basketball. In 1982, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree with an Exercise Physiology emphasis from UW-Madison. Vesterdahl currently lives in Stoughton with his wife Linda and has two sons, Matt and Kyle. In addition to coaching, he serves as Fitness & Intramural Director at Madison College.
