A three-year letterwinner, Rose Kelly was an All-American in 2011 after finishing tied for sixth in the NCAA Division III national championship. She was also named "Honorable Mention" on the 2011 National Golf Coaches Association Division III All-American team.
As a junior she was selected to the first team of the NGCA all-Central region team and finished fourth in 2011 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championships.
Majoring in environmental studies at Illinois Wesleyan, she is the daughter of Dan and Patty Kelly.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: I chose IWU because it was the right size and the right distance away from home. Coach Kathy Niepagen and the girls on the team made it seem like the perfect place for me.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Advanced golf.
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Balancing your time in order to do well in both the classroom and in your sport.
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? Organic Chemistry sophomore year. That was terrible.
I’m deathly afraid of ... : I’m not deathly afraid of them, but crickets really freak me out.
Worst habit: Biting my nails.
Most expensive traffic ticket: Never had one!
Language I’d like to learn: Chinese. Both my cousin and sister speak Chinese, so I’d love to be able to talk with them.
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: A long time. Most of the time I don’t even know where my phone is.
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Talented.
Favorite sports figures: Michael Cuddyer, Michael Phelps, Ernie Els
My greatest moment in sports was: Placing sixth individually at the 2011 NCAA Division III women’s golf national championships.
The best player I ever faced was: Olivia Lansing in the Minnesota State Match Play Tournament.
Worst dresser on my team: We all look good!
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Soy sauce
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: My grandma
Favorite food: Ice cream
Vegetable I won’t eat: Parsnips. Yuck.
Pepsi or Coke?: Pepsi
Favorite TV show: This is an impossible question for me, but it’s between "Grey’s Anatomy" or "Friends".
Favorite musical group: OneRepublic
Favorite movie: "The Sound of Music"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Natalie Portman
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "True Life: I’m not that Interesting".
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Rachel Carson
My dream job would be: Still trying to figure that out.
Place I’d most like to live: London
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Play golf in Scotland and own an ice cream shop with my sister.
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: Golf clubs
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Coach Niepagen. She wins everything!
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Crafts
