Illinois Wesleyan senior Tess Bottorff (Lakewood, Ill., Marian Catholic HS) has earned three letters in women's soccer and was chosen to first team of 2014 all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin squads. Playing for a team that advanced to the NCAA Division III national semifinals, she scored game-winning goals against Transylvania and Chicago (in the NCAA sectional). Through games of Sept. 22 she ranks No. 10 all-time at IWU in shots attempted with 109.
A nursing major at Illinois Wesleyan, she is the daughter of Steve and Carol Bottorff.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: It’s the only school I applied to
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: CrossFit
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Finding time to nap
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? C- my first semester freshman year in Chemistry
I’m deathly afraid of ...: Seeing squirrels get hit by cars
Worst habit: Not texting my boyfriend back
Most expensive traffic ticket: $120 speeding ticket on my way to school Junior year
Language I’d like to learn: Spanish
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: A long time, my phone is dead most of the time anyways
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Spastic
Favorite sports figure: Carli Lloyd
My greatest moment in sports was: When our team went to the National Semifinals last year
The best player I ever faced was: A midfielder on the Brazilian Navy women’s soccer team
Worst dresser on my team: Coach Barrett, he is a continual groutfit offender
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Sydney’s Eggo Waffles
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Shemar Moore
Favorite food: Pizza
Vegetable I won’t eat: Brussels sprouts
Pepsi or Coke? Are those paleo?
Favorite TV show: "30 Rock" or "Law and Order: SVU"
Favorite musical group: Lupe Fiasco
Favorite movie: "The Dark Knight"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Tina Fey
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "True Life: Not Strictly Paleo"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Walt Disney
My dream job would be: National Geographic photographer or veterinarian
Place I’d most like to live: Australia
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Swimming with sharks and skydiving
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My pillowpet collection
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Alex Garvey
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Getting to take naps every day
