Illinois Wesleyan senior Eric Gilbert, who transfered to IWU after a year at Loras, was the 2013 team's "Newcomer of the Year". As a junior he had game-winning goals at Webster and at Benedictine and as a sophomore he was once chosen as the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin "Defensive Player of the Week".
Majoring in business (marketing) at Illinois Wesleyan, he is the son of Charles and Sandie Gilbert.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: Excellent combination of athletics, academics and social life.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: "How to Successfully Procrastinate
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Avoiding the paparazzi
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? Pretty sure I failed geometry in 7th grade
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Heights
Worst habit: Selective hearing
Most expensive traffic ticket: $250 speeding ticket in Wisconsin
Language I’d like to learn: French
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: Don’t need it
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Indescribable
Favorite sports figures: Lionel Messi, Dee Brown, Derrick Rose
My greatest moment in sports was: All of the tournaments and road trips with my dad as a kid
The best player I ever faced was: Patrick Hodan with FC Milwaukee
Worst dresser on my team: Drake Leary by a landslide
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Bananas
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Dan Bilzerian
Favorite food: Baby back ribs
Vegetable I won’t eat: Sea kale
Pepsi or Coke? Coke
Favorite TV show: "Entourage"
Favorite musical group: Mac Miller
Favorite movie: "The Sandlot"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Paul Rudd
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "The G.O.A.T."
The person in history I would most like to meet is: John F. Kennedy
My dream job would be: Stay at home dad
Place I’d most like to live: Manchester, England
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Go to a Manchester City v. Chelsea game at the Etihad and backpack across South America
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: Music collection
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Eric Murphy
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Kickball
