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Monica Urban

Monica Urban

  • Award
    Featured Titan
  • Week Of
    5/11/2009
  • Sport
    Softball
  • Bio
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Senior softball centerfielder Monica Urban (Wheaton, Ill., North HS) is IWU's all-time leader with a .412 batting average and is also the leader with 94 career stolen bases and 102 steal attempts. Her .480 average in 2008 is a school record and she was a third team selection to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® squads.

Language I’d like to learn: Ever since my Intro to Chinese History class…Chinese

IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: BUS 112 – Financial Accounting

I’m deathly afraid of ... : Worms!

Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Gross Italian salad dressing that I should probably just throw away

Worst habit: Biting my fingernails

Person I’m dying to have dinner with: My grandma who died when I was one

Most expensive traffic ticket: $0…never had one! Knock on wood!

Vegetable I won’t eat: Asparagus

Favorite food: Salads…try the Luau Salad from Cheesecake Factory-to die for

Favorite TV show: Amazing Race, The Office, 30 Rock, Biggest Loser, Weeds, Girls Next Door, Bachelor, So You Think You Can Dance…to name a few…

Favorite movie: Count of Monte Cristo

If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Jennifer Aniston? She has nice hair.

The person in history I would most like to meet is: Amelia Earhart...to ask where she went

Favorite sports figure(s): Bears running back Matt Forte

My greatest moment in sports was: Reaching to catch a ball that was over the fence to keep DePauw from winning the game my sophomore year

The best player I ever faced was: Lauren Delaney - #1 pitcher for Northwestern

Worst dresser on my team: I’m definitely a contender for that – I love to rock my tshirts

My possession that would fetch the most on eBay:
My CPA review materials! Who knew they’re so expensive?!

What I miss most about being in the third grade: Playing “around the world” with math flashcards…should have known I’d be an accounting nerd


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4/18/2019 Bailey Marth Men's Lacrosse
4/4/2019 Julie Josten Softball
3/22/2019 Becca Anderson Women's Track and Field
3/7/2019 Nick Brune Baseball
2/21/2019 Dani Engelbreit Women's Lacrosse
2/6/2019 Maddie Merritt Women's Basketball
1/10/2019 Colin Bonnett Men's Basketball
12/18/2018 Lisa Cheng Women's Swimming and Diving
11/30/2018 Nina Anderson Women's Basketball
11/16/2018 Brady Rose Men's Basketball
11/1/2018 Rachel Burkman Women's Volleyball
10/18/2018 Jillian Cole Women's Cross Country
10/1/2018 Jordan Koehler Women's Golf
8/31/2018 Mason Maier Men's Soccer
8/13/2018 Tyler Brown Women's Volleyball
7/27/2018 Norm Eash Alumni
6/25/2018 Abby Kushina Women's Lacrosse
5/24/2018 Mackenzie Marquis Softball
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