Illinois Wesleyan senior midfielder Mason Maier (Bloomington, Ill., Normal Community HS) has been chosen to the second team of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin men's soccer all-conference squads in both 2016 and 2017.
A three-year letterman, he scored six goals (which ranked second on the team) in 2017.
A computer science major at Illinois Wesleyan, Mason is the son of Michael and Kimi Maier, who played softball in 1986 at IWU.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: Illinois Wesleyan was close to home and I really liked the campus.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Computer Science 1
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Balancing school, soccer and social life.
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? Computer Organization and Architecture sophomore year
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Snakes
Worst habit: Sleeping in
Most expensive traffic ticket: n/a
Language I’d like to learn: German
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: A week
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Stubborn
Favorite sports figures: Stephen Curry, Luka Modric
My greatest moment in sports was: Scoring the gamewinning goal against Millikin
The best player I ever faced was: Jalen Brunson or Keita Bates-Diop
Worst dresser on my team: Blake Tempel
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Pasta
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Carrie Underwood
Favorite food: Buffalo macaroni and cheese
Vegetable I won’t eat: Squash
Pepsi or Coke? Coke
Favorite TV show: "Game of Thrones"
Favorite musical group: Prestige Worldwide
Favorite movie: "Forrest Gump"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Morgan Freeman
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "Broke Boy"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Mahatma Gandhi
My dream job would be: Either professional soccer player or cyber security architect
Place I’d most like to live: California
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: Tiger
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: 1) Sky Dive; 2) Run a marathon
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: PS4
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Me, I have some awesome friends and family.
What I miss most about being in the third grade: The snacks
