Senior Alessandra Bollero has played in three NCAA Division III national championships, tying for 49th in 2009, finishing 64th in 2008 and 56th in the 2007 national meet.
In her College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championship appearances she placed second in 2007, tied for 11th in 2008 and was 15th in 2009. She was an all-region selection in 2008.
Alessandra is a business marketing major from Palm Beach, Fla. and attended Cardinal Newman High School. She is the daughter of John and Kathie Bollero.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: Coach Niepagen is very convincing, but it was a great decision
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? C in physics my senior year of high school; I went into the final with an A.
My dream job would be: Travel journalist
Place I’d most like to live: Barcelona if abroad, Chicago if domestically
Language I’d like to learn: Italian
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: A course about living frugally while studying abroad
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Heights! (I know it’s cliché, but it’s true).
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Half-empty Gatorade bottles
Worst habit: Running late…I’m Italian.
People I’m dying to have dinner with: A reunion dinner with the students from the 2008 Madrid program.
Most expensive traffic ticket: Which one?
Vegetable I won’t eat: Cauliflower
Favorite food: My mom’s homemade pasta sauce
Favorite TV show: Die-hard "Friends" fan, along with March Madness
Favorite musical group: The Beatles will always live on but I listen to every genre of music
Favorite movies: Titanic, On Golden Pond, A League of Their Own, Shawshank Redemption
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Goldie Hawn
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Pope John Paul II…he preached and lived forgiveness
Favorite sports figure(s): I wish I could say Tiger Woods, but I can’t. Adam Scott, Michael Jordan, Mark Madsen, and my brother.
My greatest moment in sports was: Winning the district championship in basketball my senior year against our rival, as well as competing for an IWU fourth place finish at the 2008 National Championships
The best player I ever faced was: Morgan Pressel in golf; Raquina Williams in basketball (plays for U of Miami)
Worst dresser on my team: We have the best-rated uniforms in all of DIII golf
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: I have Alan Jefferson’s right shoe and it’s signed…and it’s HUGE.
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Times tables tests
