Senior co-captain Tom Marlow (Springfield, Mo., Parkview HS) is a three-year soccer letterman at Illinois Wesleyan and a starter since his sophomore season.
A chemistry major at IWU, he is the son of Martin and Beth Marlow of Springfield, Mo.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: I wanted a good school where I could learn a lot about a lot of different things, all while playing soccer.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Environment and Society
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? Second semester General Biology sophomore year. I’m not even going to say what grade I got. Once the thought “why am I doing this?” crept into my head I was finished.
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Spiders
Worst habit: I don’t answer emails in a timely matter.
Most expensive traffic ticket: 75 dollar speeding ticket
Language I’d like to learn: French.
Your usual response to “What’s going on?”: "Not much. How are you doing?"
Favorite sports figures: Michael Jordan, Eric Cantona, Zinedine Zidane
My greatest moment in sports was: Scoring the winning goal against University of Chicago this season has got to be up there.
The best player I ever faced was: Jack Jewsbury. He is from my hometown and plays professionally for the Kansas City Wizards.
Worst dressers on my team: Danny Kenny and Tim Griffin. They live together, so I am thinking they probably dress each other as well.
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: My grandma’s tiramisu from awhile ago…
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Tupac or Biggie… or Tupac and Biggie.
Favorite food: My grandma’s biscuits and gravy
Vegetable I won’t eat: Steamed carrots
Pepsi or Coke?: Coke
Favorite TV show: "Arrested Development"
Favorite musical group: Mastodon
Favorite movie: "28 Days Later"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Jon Hamm
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Franklin D. Roosevelt
My dream job would be: I would like to be the owner of my own environmentally friendly company.
Place I’d most like to live: Colorado
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My cello
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Worms in dirt. That stuff is delicious.
