Illinois Wesleyan senior Dex Reese was named to second team of Division III PING All-American squads as he placed ninth individually in the 2011 NCAA Division III championships wth four-day total of one-over par 289. He carded a low round of 69 in his final round of the NCAA championships.
As a sophomore he was chosen to the Division III PING all-Central Region team and finished fourth in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championships.
He has played for the Titans for eight seasons - his high school, Glenbrook South, is also named the Titans.
A history major at Illinois Wesleyan, he is the son of Janet and Jim Reese.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: My friend and teammate Ryan Dorner, who was a year ahead of me in high school suggested Illinois Wesleyan. The rest is history.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: I don’t think I should be teaching class, but maybe some sort of intro history class.
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Time management, it’s very easy to procrastinate school work when you are in the business of winning tournaments.
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? I plead the fifth.
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Well, I have never been a big fan of heights.
Worst habit: I tend to put off doing laundry for as long as possible, sometimes a pretty questionable call.
Most expensive traffic ticket: I got one driving down I-55 that ended up costing me $350…I used to think I was Jeff Gordon
Language I’d like to learn: One of the ones that replaces words with clicking sounds.
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: I could definitely go a long time, but I would probably never know what time it is.
Your usual response to “What’s going on?”: “Not much, brotha”
Favorite sports figure: Tiger Woods, he can golf his ball.
My greatest moment in sports was: Walking through the Atlanta airport last year with my team with a big NCAA trophy, a guy made us pose for a picture. That was way cooler than any tournament ive ever won on my own.
The best player I ever faced was: I would say Bennett Blakeman, who was a senior at IWU my freshman year. He can play.
Worst dresser on my team: I hate to throw him under the bus but its gotta be Stefan Johnson. Pants are meant to have belt-loops, its just a fact.
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Our fridge game is proper, so its usually pretty clean.
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Not sure.
Favorite food: My mom has command of the kitchen, I will gladly eat anything she makes. If I had to pick it would probably be her pasta sauce.
Vegetable I won’t eat: I will eat anything, but eggplant is a little sketchy.
Pepsi or Coke?: Coke from McDonalds. Pepsi is just not American.
Favorite TV show: "Franklin and Bash", those guys are funny.
Favorite musical group: I go through phases but I would never turn of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. So funky.
Favorite movie: "Gone in 60 Seconds" is a classic.
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Brad Pitt
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Ben Hogan or Teddy Roosevelt.
My dream job would be: Pro golfer
Place I’d most like to live: Arizona or Southern California
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Travel around Europe, and play Augusta National
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My Guitar, Gibson SG
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Dodgeball, I did work.
