As of Feb. 6, 2019, Illinois Wesleyan senior Maddie Merritt (Bloomington, Ill., Tri-Valley HS) is eighth all-time at IWU in scoring with 1,290 points, ranks 15th in rebounds (534) and her .854 career free throw percentage is the best in an IWU uniform. She also owns the IWU record with 392 free throws. As of this date, Merritt is 11th nationally with an .882 free throw percentage and 65th with a .509 field goal percentage.
Merritt was named to the second team of all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin all-star squads as a junior and as a sophomore and has been a CCIW Player of the Week three times in her career, including twice this season.
The daughter of Ron and Karen Merritt, she is majoring in business administration at Illinois Wesleyan.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: The number one reason was to play basketball, of course, but another big reason is because it’s close to home
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Maybe a PE class but that’s pushing it
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Finding time to watch Netflix
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? I got an F in econ freshman year
I’m deathly afraid of ... : The monster under my bed
Worst habit: Pulling my eye lashes
Most expensive traffic ticket: $20 IWU parking ticket
Language I’d like to learn: Italian
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: At least a few days, maybe a week or so.. not many people text/call me
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: My mom said "beautiful" but she also has to say that
Favorite sports figure: Molly McGraw
My greatest moment in sports was: Beating Wheaton in the conference championship last year
The best player I ever faced was: Chad Cusac
Worst dresser on my team: Emily Farris
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: I’m guessing one of the dressings that have been in there since we moved in which was the summer before junior year
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: My parents (so I don’t have to pay)
Favorite food: Ice-cream
Vegetable I won’t eat: Broccoli, the texture grosses me out
Pepsi or Coke? Neither
Favorite TV show: Currently, "The Walking Dead"
Favorite musical group: Migos
Favorite movie: "The Lion King"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Anna Lowis
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "Tall Girl, Little World"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Abe Lincoln
My dream job would be: Babysitting dogs
Place I’d most like to live: Anywhere that doesn’t get negative (thermometer) degrees
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: Definitely a dog
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: 1) Go to Ireland; 2) Own a Tesla
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: An autographed Chicago Cubs jersey
Who is the luckiest person in the world? My future husband
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Birthday treats
