Illinois Wesleyan senior Brenden Wall (Freeport, Ill., Freeport HS) was an all-conference performer in 2014 when he finished third in the outdoor long jump and eighth in the outdoor triple jump at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championships. He was also all-CCIW in 2014 with his third place finish in the indoor triple jump and in 2013 in the outdoor triple jump and with his fourth place finish in the indoor triple jump.
A psychology major at Illinois Wesleyan, he is the son of Michael and Keri Wal and his father was a golfer and basketball player at IWU in the 1980s and was the Titans' "Most Valuable Player" for the 1984 golf team.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: Bryan Duling and Coach Shoe, they made me feel like I belonged here.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Behavioral Neuroscience
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Getting enough sleep
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? D: Plant and fungal diversity (not my favorite), sophomore year
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Inadequacy
Worst habit: Popping my gum
Most expensive traffic ticket: $235 (double ticket, got out of both though)
Language I’d like to learn: Russian
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: One stressful week
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Angel
Favorite sports figure: Michael Jordan
My greatest moment in sports was: 2014 outdoor conference championships triple jump, my teammates and I placed first, third, and sixth, scoring 19 points in one event
The best player I ever faced was: Joseph Bertrand (started for three years for Fighting Illini basketball)
Worst dresser on my team: The track team always looks good, but Jeff has some really hole-y shirts
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Grape jelly
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Seth MacFarlane
Favorite food: Steak (medium rare)
Vegetable I won’t eat: Peas
Pepsi or Coke? Coke
Favorite TV show: “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
Favorite musical group: Don’t really have one, if it’s good music I’ll listen to it
Favorite movie: “The Dark Knight”
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Leonardo DiCaprio
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: “Off the Wall”
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Alexander the Great
My dream job would be: Being a world known neuroscientist
Place I’d most like to live: Somewhere near a beach
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Seeing the Northern Lights and travel around Europe
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: Golf clubs
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Frane Selak (I googled this and his name came up first)
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Definitely recess
