Illinois Wesleyan senior infielder Gino Cavalieri (Western Springs, Ill., Fenwick HS) was the team's "Top Newcomer" award-winner as a freshman and followed that with being selected as one of three winners of the team's "Most Valuable Player" honors as a sophomore. In 2016 he batted .382 with 27 RBI and 23 extra-base hits and was named to second team of all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin baseball squads.
In 2017, he batted .311 with four doubles, one triple and six home runs. In addition he had 28 runs batted in and 34 runs scored.
Majoring in business (finance) at Illinois Wesleyan, he is the son of Robert and Gina Cavalieri.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: As an innocent 18 year old I believed Norm Eash...
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Anatomy
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: $50 of meal money on a 10-day spring trip
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? Failed chemistry, great start to my pre-business degree
I’m deathly afraid of...: Jack Donegan on Sunday afternoons
Worst habit: Biting my nails
Most expensive traffic ticket: $30 parking ticket
Language I’d like to learn: Mandarin
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: Not long because my girlfriend would freak out
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: I called my mom and she said “Kind”....
Favorite sports figure: Derek Jeter
My greatest moment in sports was: Beating Kevin Connelly in 8th Grade Basketball
The best player I ever faced was: Sam Rose
Worst dresser on my team: Mike Plecki
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Meat cooked by Ryne Elvers that he forgot to eat
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Julie Josten
Favorite food: Anything cooked by my grandma
Vegetable I won’t eat: Cauliflower
Pepsi or Coke? Coke
Favorite TV show: "Friends"
Favorite musical group: Kevin Connelly on the aux
Favorite movie: "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: John Stamos
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "Straight Off the Boat"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Elvis Presley
My dream job would be: Cam Galgano’s partner
Place I’d most like to live: Anywhere near Bubba Henry
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: A fly on the wall in the Elvers’ household
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Visit Italy and scuba dive
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My gold chain
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Obviously, Stephanie Prentice
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Snack time
