Aurora University Athletics

Hometown: South Elgin, Ill.
High School: St. Edward Central Catholic
Team: Football
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Computer Science


What is your favorite sports moment at AU?
Up to this point it has been beating BU my sophomore year, because of the atmosphere and intensity and hype that surrounded the game.
 
What is your most memorable academic experience at AU?
Pulling an all niter for an 10 page research paper that I ended up getting an A on.
 
Why did you choose to attend Aurora University?
Close to home, given the opportunity to play football while earning a degree.
 
Who is your all-time favorite athlete and why?
Walter Peyton because he played the game with intensity and ferocity, while maintaining a good humor all the time. he loved what he did and it showed and he gave the game the respect it deserved.
 
What is your favorite class and why?
Leadership and group dynamics because it focuses on how people interact in groups and why they might interact the way they do.

Who is your favorite professor and why?
Lleana Brooks because she is concerned with her students and cares about educating you and that you do well in her classes.
 
Other than the sport(s) you play, what other sports activity are you good at?
Dodge ball and basketball.

Outside of sports, what is your favorite hobby?
Watching tv, playing video games and hanging with my friends and just relaxing.

What is your favorite meal in the cafeteria?
Chicken nugget day.

Who is your role model?
My mom and dad and my Aunt Mary.

What do you enjoy most about practice?
Being able to spend time just concentrating on football and not having to worry about any other problems outside of football. It is a chance to.

What do you like least about practice?      
Running after practice is probably my least favorite part.

What are your plans/goals after graduation?        
Find a job and be able to support myself so that I do not have to move back in with my parents.
 
Do you have any pregame rituals?
Before every home game i like to sit on the wall of the Spartan terrace and look at the football field and just take it all in before its time to get ready to play.
 
What will you remember most from your college career?           
My brother and coaches from the AU football team
 
As a senior, what advice would you give to freshman at AU?     
Enjoy every moment because it goes by faster than you ever thought possible and then you have real responsibilities that you have to take care of.

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