Illinois Wesleyan senior pitcher Molly McCready holds the IWU season record for strikeouts (203 in 2012) and is currently No. 2 all-time (518 through April 8, 2014). She is No. 4 in victories (45), No. 5 in innings pitched (392 2/3) and No. 2 with 15 shutouts. Her career mark of 9.23 strikeouts per seven innings is also the IWU career record.
She is a five-time College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin "Pitcher of the Week" and was the CCIW "Pitcher of the Year" in 2012 as she won 18 games overall and set an IWU game strikeout record with 17 vs. Monmouth (March 28).
A psychology and environmental studies major at Illinois Wesleyan, she is the daughter of Brent and Rebecca McCready.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: I look really, really good in green.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Any psychology course that deals with writing multiple lit reviews and/or research papers.
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Deciding what to spend with your $5 meal budget money on at Portillos.
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? This semester, when I accidentally let senioritis catch up to me a little too quickly.
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Claymation
Worst habit: Reading an article or chapter assigned for class only to realize after finishing it 25 minutes later I was only thinking about what I wanted to have for dinner while reading it, and then having to re-read it again.
Most expensive traffic ticket: Have yet to get one!
Language I’d like to learn: I’d like to become more fluent in Spanish.
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: Sadly, probably less than a day.
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: dedicated
Favorite sports figure): Apolo Ohno
My greatest moment in sports was: Tripping over my own feet to give myself a concussion on high school senior basketball night, just kidding. My greatest moment in sports was …..
The best player I ever faced was: Allie Riordan
Worst dresser on my team: It’s a close tie between Allie Riordan and me.
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: a jar of pickles I bought when school started in August
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Skylar Gray
Favorite food: SUSHI
Vegetable I won’t eat: I eat every vegetable known to man.
Pepsi or Coke? Coke
Favorite TV show: (was) "The Office"
Favorite musical group: Teammate
Favorite movie: "The Shining"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Amy Poehler
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "Life as Half Cat, Half Human"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: John Muir
My dream job would be: Teaching people how to implement the practice of environmental sustainability into their everyday lives and workplaces.
Place I’d most like to live: Anywhere that is not close to a big city.
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: View the Northern Lights. Travel to a different country.
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: a sign that says “Got Catitude?”
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Me. I’m provided with the basic necessities in order to live without worrying when my next meal will be or if I have access to clean drinking water each day, and I am incredibly thankful for that.
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Imagination Time
