Illinois Wesleyan senior centerfielder Hannah Bowen (Farmer City, Ill., St-Joseph-Ogden HS) came to IWU after a season at Division I Oklahoma State.
In 2014 she was named the "Most Outstanding Player" in NCAA Division III Regional, was chosen to third team of NFCA Division III All-Great Lakes Region softball squads and was a first team all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin selection.
Her 59 hits in 2014 is tied for sixth most in an IWU season and she has a career batting mark of .377 (10th best at IWU) and a slugging percentage of .515 (ninth best in IWU history).
Majoring in an interdisciplinary curriculum at Illinois Wesleyan, she is the daughter of Kathy and Terry Bowen.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: I heard about the new Dugout renovations.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Organic Chemistry
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: All the laundry malfunctions
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Carnies
Worst habit: Waking up flawless
Most expensive traffic ticket: $1000 in parking tickets my freshman year at Oklahoma State (sorry again mom and dad)
Language I’d like to learn: Italian
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: A month
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Perfect
Favorite sports figure: Shirk hula-hoop lady
My greatest moment in sports was: When our coach’s baby went No. 2 on my white pants before a game
The best player I ever faced was: Tanya Shutt
Worst dresser on my team: Delaney
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: All of Cassidy’s food
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Lyle Day
Favorite food: Pizza
Vegetable I won’t eat: Tomatoes
Pepsi or Coke? Pepsi
Favorite TV show: "Friends"
Favorite musical group: Beyoncé
Favorite movie: "Blackfish"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Beyoncé
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "It's My World, You’re Just Living in It"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: The great Minor Myers jr.
My dream job would be: CEO of Sodexo
Place I’d most like to live: Sigma Chi (preferably in the basement)
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: 1. Cook the perfect grilled cheese 2. Win the Hunger Games
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My autograph
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Taylor Dee
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Snacks
