Illinois Wesleyan senior Kirsten Slaughter (Urbana, Ill. / Urbana HS) was a Division III All-American in both 2015 and 2014 in the 50 freestyle. She is a two-time winner of the IWU women's swimming "Most Valuable Performer" honor and was the co-winner of the 2015 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin "Female Swimmer of the Year" award and was named the CCIW "Female Swimmer of the Meet" in both 2014 and 2015.
As an environmental studies major, Slaughter was elected to the 2015 Academic All-District 7 Women's At-Large team and was on the ballot for the Academic All-America Team. She was selected by the Common Ground food co-operative to receive support as its 2012 Sustainable Food Scholar and was among a group of IWU students who attended 2014 Lobby Day sponsored by Illinois Environmental Council, where students lobbied their representatives and senators on select environmental bills.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: I was impressed by the Environmental studies program and the swim team dynamic
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: The Middle Class
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? I got a J in spelling class once
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Drowning
Worst habit: A nun's habit, they aren't colorful enough
Language I’d like to learn: Whale, so I could speak to whales and also Dori from "Finding Nemo"
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: "goomba"
Favorite sports figure: Cristiano Ronaldo has a nice figure
My greatest moment in sports was: Third grade kickball champ
The best player I ever faced was: Swimming doesn't have players
Worst dresser on my team: Ross will always be the worst dressed for ever and ever
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: The shelves
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Jane Goodall
Favorite food: Cheez
Vegetable I won’t eat: celeriac, they look like mandrake roots from Harry Potter
Pepsi or Coke? Pepsi, I don't do drugs
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Nicolas Cage
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "Sorry I'm Late"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Nixon seems nice
Place I’d most like to live: Treehouse
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Dreidels and battling tops
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My dog Jules is great at fetching
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Being awesome at kickball
