Senior Michael Kozak (Aurora, Ill., Waubonsie Valley HS) finished 11th in the 200 butterfly at the 2009 NCAA Division III championships.
He has been named College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin "Swimmer of the Week" twice this season, once last season, and was the 2008-09 team's "Most Valuable Performer."
A history major at Illinois Wesleyan, he is the son of Joe and Linda Kozak of Aurora, Ill.
Language I’d like to learn: French or Arabic because I am already learning Italian.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: A survey of early American history or swimming
I’m deathly afraid of ... : I am not deathly afraid of anything
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Salsa verde from El Porton
Worst habit: Interrupting when other people are talking
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: My best friends from high school
Most expensive traffic ticket: $105 for speeding
Vegetable I won’t eat: Beans
Favorite food: My mom’s chicken wings and pretty much any other food.
Favorite TV show: "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
Your usual response to “What’s going on?”: "Not much", because I’m usually to tired to say much more
Favorite musical groups: U2, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Sinatra and Jack Johnson
Favorite movies: "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", "The Shawshank Redemption", and "Enter the Dragon"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Robert Downey Jr.
The person in history I would most like to meet is: the Roman Emperors Augustus and Vespasian and Abraham Lincoln.
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? C in Computational Discrete Math, hence why I am a history major
Favorite sports figure(s): Michael Jordan, Alessandro Del Piero, and Steve Yzerman
My greatest moment in sports was: Swimming at State in high school and swimming at Nationals the past 2 years
The best player I ever faced was: Bryce Davis
Worst dresser on my team: T. Joseph Gilbert
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: my Polo shirts or my computer
Pepsi or Coke?: Coke
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Recess
