Illinois Wesleyan senior Shelby Jackson (Assumption, Ill., Central A&M HS) has earned two letters in basketball and has also lettered in track and field.
As a sophomore she played in 29 games and started four for the 2012 national championship team and finished with the third best scoring average (6.7 points per game) on that team. She also averaged 4.3 rebounds and led the team in rebounds three times. She played in 21 games as a freshman.
In track she finished 18th in the discus throw at the 2011 NCAA Divsion III outdoor championships with a distance of 129 feet-5 inches and she placed third in the discus at the 2011 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin outdoor meet.
A psychology major at Illinois Wesleyan, she is the daughter of Mike and Marlo Jackson.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: It was April of my senior year and IWU had a great reputation both academically and athletically, so I went for it.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Behavioral Neuroscience
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Accepting the judgment when I use the elevator at CLA after practice, three flights of stairs just isn’t happening
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? Human Anatomy. Enough said.
I’m deathly afraid of ...: Cockroaches
Worst habit: Procrastination or being indecisive, I’m not sure which one
Most expensive traffic ticket: Never had one
Language I’d like to learn: Spanish, six years of it apparently didn’t work
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: A week tops, gotta play that Candy Crush
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: They say “responsible”, I say “if you say so”
Favorite sports figures: Missy Franklin and Yadier Molina
My greatest moment in sports was: Winning the National Championship sophomore year
The best player I ever faced was: One of the giant girls at DePaul
Worst dresser on my team: Well Kasey Reaber still wears Crocs, does that count?
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Girl Scout cookies from last year, I can’t bring myself to throw them away #samoasforlife
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Jennifer Lawrence
Favorite food: Breakfast
Vegetable I won’t eat: Peas
Pepsi or Coke? Pepsi. But Dr. Pepper always wins
Favorite TV show: "Grey’s Anatomy", "Parks and Recreation", "Family Guy", and "Chopped"
Favorite musical group: Too many favorites but Chris Brown would be number one
Favorite movies: The Harry Potter series, "Hairspray", Disney animations, and "The Hunger Games" series
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Jennifer Lawrence, because she’s awesome
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: “Life of Shelby: Eat, Sleep, and Probably Eat Again”
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Dr. Seuss
My dream job would be: Actually getting a job, preferably getting paid to try different foods while traveling all around the world
Place I’d most like to live: Anywhere warm
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Explore Europe and go snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My car ... who wouldn’t want a 2001 Chevy Malibu??
Who is the luckiest person in the world? The person who knows who they truly are and loves what they do
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Actually wanting to run, voluntarily, for fun…
