Illinois Wesleyan senior John Pisani (New Berlin, Ill., Pleasant Plains HS) has earned three letters in soccer (2011, 2012, 2013) and was chosen as the co-winner (with Angelo Catalano) of the team's "Most Valuable Offensive Player" award. He led the 2013 team with four goals and had eight total points.
An accounting major at Ilinois Wesleyan, he is the son of Frank and Jan Pisani.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: Great reputation for the Bio Pre-business program
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Are there any that do not require proper grammar, strong reading and writing skills, a high level of intellect, or foreign language proficiency?
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Sharing a locker room with visiting teams from other sports. Many awkward encounters have arisen from this situation.
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? D in Biology, to stay on track with the rigorous Bio pre-business program
I’m deathly afraid of: Castration
Worst habit: Waiting until my car says “0 miles until empty” to fill up with gas
Most expensive traffic ticket: $160
Language I’d like to learn: Italian, for the family in the homeland
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: Don’t need it
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Special
Favorite sports figure: Benny "the Jet" Rodriguez
My greatest moment in sports was: Costa Rica with the team…too much happened
The best player I ever faced was: I went to a Single A high school
Worst dresser on my team: Sean "Juice" Curtin. He’s retired now, but his legacy lives on.
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Mayonnaise, it's my nemesis
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Tom Izzo
Favorite food: D.P. Dough
Vegetable I won’t eat: In the words of the great Ron White, “I didn’t climb to the top of the food chain to eat carrots”
Pepsi or Coke? Coke
Favorite TV show: "Game of Thrones"
Favorite musical group: The Eagles
Favorite movie: "Kicking and Screaming", Byong Sun kills me
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Ideally: Russell Crowe ("Gladiator" physique)…Realistically: Topher Grace ("That 70s Show" physique)
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "True Life, I’m Addicted to Sour Gummy Worms"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Robin Williams, RIP Captain
My dream job would be: Trophy Husband
Place I’d most like to live: President Wilson’s House. It looks nice from the window.
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Going to the World Cup and catching a shark
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My Caleb Smith Fathead
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Emily Johnson…she’ll concur
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Scented markers and my innocence
