Illinois Wesleyan senior Tyler Brown heads into her final volleyball season ranked No. 7 in career kills (1,309), No. 8 in digs (1,392) and No. 12 in attack percentage (.263).
She has been chosen to the first team of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American squads for the past two seasons after earning honorable mention as a freshman.
She was a first team all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin selection as a sophomore and junior and was second team as a freshman. Brown was selected as AVCA Division III national "Freshman of the Year" and was also the "Freshman of the Year" in the Midwest Region and in the CCIW.
An accounting major at Illinois Wesleyan, she is the daughter of Brian and IWU head volleyball coach Kim Nelson-Brown. Her uncle (Erik Nelson) played football at IWU and her aunt (Kelly Nelson) played softball for the Titans.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: Definitely not because of the volleyball coach but everything else was pretty neat
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Coaching Volleyball & Softball
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Time management
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? C in high school Spanish & math
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Kim Nelson-Brown when we forget to bring a pen to practice
Worst habit: Saying I’m sorry for literally anything
Most expensive traffic ticket: $125 for speeding in town…my dad’s a cop
Language I’d like to learn: I’ve taken four years but still Spanish
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: Probably a week
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: My mom said “sweet” and my dad didn’t answer…thanks dad
Favorite sports figure: Kerri Walsh
My greatest moment in sports was: Serving the ball underneath the net against North Park sophomore year
The best player I ever faced was: Molly Haggerty from Wisconsin
Worst dresser on my team: Leah Seielstad
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Kyleigh Block’s hot dogs that she left at our house
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Alyssa Cholewinski
Favorite food: Watermelon
Vegetable I won’t eat: Peas
Pepsi or Coke? Iced coffee from Dunkin'
Favorite TV show: “New Girl”
Favorite musical group: Kenny Chesney
Favorite movie: “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” or “Remember the Titans”
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Joey King
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "The Embarrassing Life of Tyler (a girl)"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: My great-grandparents
My dream job would be: Giving boat tours on the Amalfi Coast
Place I’d most like to live: On a lake
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: A sea otter because they always look like they’re having the time of their lives
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: 1) Have Leah Seielstad tell me I’m funny and 2) travel to Thailand
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My club penguin membership giftcard
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Chris Harrison from "The Bachelor", he just gets to make money traveling the world
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Coloring in class for a grade
