Illinois Wesleyan senior women's lacrosse captain Grainne Kelly (Orland Park, Ill., Sandburg HS) is a three-time first team all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin selection and is the school's all-time leader in goals and points and second in assists.
Grainne was the winner of the 2019 "Jason Jones True Titan Award", presented to the senior student-athlete who represents the highest character as a member of the Titan Athletic Community.
A psychology major at Illinois Wesleyan, she is the daughter of John and Aishling Kelly.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: I chose IWU for its small school feel along with its amazing academic reputation, and of course, for the incredible team that I get to be a part of!
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: How to Take Notes: Colored Pens Edition
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: not going pro :( sad!
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? B in Physics.. rough one
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Storms and Dani Engelbreit when she hides and scares me
Worst habit: Cracking my knuckles
Most expensive traffic ticket: None, I’m always at 10 and 2 :)
Language I’d like to learn: Japanese so I can talk with Sara Dust
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: Probably like four days
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: After a good five minutes of explaining this question to them, we’ve got “brilliant” and “class”. Can you tell they’re foreign?
Favorite sports figure: John G. Kelly - Up Galway!
My greatest moment in sports was: Winning the CCIW with my team & advancing to the Sweet 16!
The best player I ever faced was: Coach Kellar #whyd3 #d1mom
Worst dresser on my team: Riley Rooney- only because of her gas station moose jacket
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Pesto
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: ur mom
Favorite food: Chocolate
Vegetable I won’t eat: Every one of ‘em… except corn & bell peppers
Pepsi or Coke? Cherry Coke
Favorite TV show: "The Office"
Favorite musical group: Vance Joy (not a group, I know) or The Lumineers
Favorite movie: "50 First Dates"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Sandra Bullock
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: “A Series of Mispronunciations: The Life of Grainne”
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Claire Quist as a high schooler, not to meet, just to observe
My dream job would be: A professional baker
Place I’d most like to live: Ireland
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: An otter
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: 1) Go to Alaska and see the Northern Lights; 2) Backpack through Southeast Asia with my siblings
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My laptop
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Anyone who gets to travel the world
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Snack time and recess
