Illinois Wesleyan senior Colleen McMahon (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg HS) was a first team all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin selection in 2014 after being a second team selection last season.
She finished her career as IWU's 14th top scorer with 1,068 points, 11th in field goals made (443), seventh in field goal percentage (.491)
and 21st in assists (173). Her 491 points and 205 field goals made in 2013-14 are both second most in an IWU season.
As a senior she led the CCIW with an 18.9 scoring average and was third with 2.3 steals per game. Her .547 field goal percentage was ninth best in league play and she was 11th with 2.8 assists per game. She was chosen CCIW "Player of the Week" once in 2014 and also once in 2013.
Majoring in marketing and Spanish at Illinois Wesleyan, she is the daughter of Jim and Sandy McMahon.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: basketball and education
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Leisure Studies
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: eating nothing but pizza and subway for 4 months straight before and after games
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? Took a test in Anthropology I thought was a week later and got a 31%
I’m deathly afraid of ... : being buried alive
Worst habit: being late
Most expensive traffic ticket: $500, got two $250 speeding tickets in the same trip
Language I’d like to learn: Gaelic
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: 3-4 weeks, I have done it
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Quirky
Favorite sports figures: Derek Jeter, Mia Hamm
My greatest moment in sports was: Winning a national championship
The best player I ever faced was: Tricia Liston (Duke) and Ariel Massengale (Tennessee)
Worst dressers on my team: The Reabers, Taylor rocks the groutfits, Kasey wears crocs.
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Salsa
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: My 5-year-old or 80-year-old self
Favorite food: Spaghetti and Chipotle
Vegetable I won’t eat: Beets
Pepsi or Coke? Coke
Favorite TV show: "Friends" and "Chicago Fire"
Favorite musical group: Mumford and Sons, Goo Goo Dolls, and O.A.R.
Favorite movies: The Harry Potters
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Jennifer Lawrence
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "Bud Light: A Woman's Journey"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Walter Payton
My dream job would be: Chef with my own cooking show
Place I’d most like to live: Ireland and Spain
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Travel, ?
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My claddagh ring with diamonds on it
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Taylor Kinney’s girlfriend, who regretfully is Lady Gaga
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Playing Squish the Watermelon at recess
