A three-year letterwinner at Illinois Wesleyan, senior Maggie Graham (Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton-Warrenville South HS). She has been a starter on teams that have advanced to the final round of both the 2016 and 2017 NCAA Division III Softball Championships.
In 2017, she was once named College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin "Offensive Player of the Week" (March 28, Lake Forest) and in 2016 she was selected as the team's "Most Improved Player" as she batted .333 with nine doubles, one home run and 15 runs batted in.
She was chosen as the "Most Outstanding Player" at the 2016 Luther College NCAA Super-Regional.
An accounting major at Illinois Wesleyan, Maggie is the daughter of Kevin and Jennifer Graham.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: Because green is my color
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Advanced SBALL (watch out Coach Tiffany)
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: When coach says the dinner budget is $6
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? Prolly the part of the CPA I just took
I’m deathly afraid of: Getting drilled in the face after taking the facemask off my helmet because as Coach DP says, “the worst thing you could do is break your face”
Worst habit: Biting my nails
Most expensive traffic ticket: Was nominated “worst driver” for senior superlatives (thanks Delaney), so still waiting on that expensive ticket
Language I’d like to learn: Sign language, maybe it will help me with coach’s signs (see greatest moments in sports Q)
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: A week, tried this junior year after dropping my phone in the toilet, 10/10 don’t recommend!
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Adopted
Favorite sports figures: U.S. Curling Team
My greatest moment in sports was: Knowing I can study and sit for the CPA, but still am not able to understand Coach Tiffany’s signs after two years (note: we use a number system)
The best player I ever faced was: Katie Cevaal because she can hit the ball off the cone more times than I can in coaching class
Worst dresser on my team: Delaney and her groutfits
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Moldy peppers
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: MEGHAN MARKLE (still waiting on my invite to the royal wedding)
Favorite food: Steak
Vegetable I won’t eat: Brussels sprouts
Pepsi or Coke? Neither, not my cup of tea (no pun intended)
Favorite TV show: "Suits"
Favorite musical group: Panic at the Disco
Favorite movie: "Remember the Titans" #TGOE
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Meghan Markle (please note the trend)
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "Maggie Markle, the Life of a Wannabe"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: A young Jennifer Graham
My dream job would be: Stay at home mom of an endless amount of puppies
Place I’d most like to live: Buckingham Palace
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: Stephanie’s dog Sophie
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: 1. Get in a fight and have Stephanie Prentice fight it for me ... 2. Travel to Europe
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: The Ghost…
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Summer, Stephanie, Delaney, and Abby because they get to live with me
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Snacks and nap time
