Through games of Nov. 18, senior captain Jordan Zimmer ranks No. 7 all-time at IWU with 162 3-point field goals made and is also No. 7 with a 3-point field goal percentage of .450 (162-of-360).
A business major at Illinois Wesleyan, Jordan is the son of Doug and Beth Zimmer and comes with true IWU roots - his father, uncle (Ron) and grandfather (Duane Sampen) all were athletes at Illinois Wesleyan and his younger brother, Brady, is also a member of the Titan basketball team. Doug was once IWU record holder in 400 and was track MVP for three years in the 1980s.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: I wanted to be close to home. Also, I really felt like I fit in with the team here.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Does IWU offer Farming 101?
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Definitely time management.
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? I’m not sure. I think I may have failed an art test before…
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Buddy Sodemann
Worst habit: Popping my sternum. Is that healthy?
Most expensive traffic ticket: $140 speeding ticket…not bad
Language I’d like to learn: Spanish
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: Probably a few days
Your usual response to “What’s going on?”: “Not much. You?” Yeah…I guess I’m kinda boring
Favorite sports figure: Larry Bird
My greatest moment in sports was: NCAA tournament run two years ago
Worst dresser on my team: Andrew Ziemnik
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Tostitos Salsa. Since I know that, I should probably throw it out.
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Stephen Rudnicki
Favorite food: Currently, I’d have to go with the baja sub from the Dugout
Vegetable I won’t eat: Squash
Pepsi or Coke?: Definitely Coke
Favorite TV show: “Seinfeld” or “That 70’s Show”
Favorite musical group: I’m going to say Taylor Swift just to upset some people
Favorite movie: “The Italian Job”
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Sean Seibring. If he’s busy, I’ll take Matt Damon.
The person in history I would most like to meet is: The real Hoosiers
My dream job would be: Go back home and farm.
Place I’d most like to live: I would like a house on the beach
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: 1) Jump out of a plane. 2) Land safely on the ground.
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: I really don’t have anything of value. Maybe my car. If you’ve seen it you know that it’s not much.
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Recess…duh.
