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Spartan Spotlight - Jon Olmo

17495Hometown: Streamwood, Illinois     
High School: Streamwood
Team: Football
Major: Health Science

What is your favorite sports moment at AU?
Watching the defensive goal line stand against Rockford in 2013

What is your most memorable academic experience at AU?
Being chosen to participate in a speech contest for my communications class

Why did you choose to attend Aurora University?
Because it gave me the best chance to further my education and to continue playing football at the college level

Who is your all-time favorite athlete and why?
Michael Jordan because he proves that hard work pays off and that you should never be afraid to fail because with failure comes success

What is your favorite class and why?
Any biology class because it is a subject that has always interested me

Who is your favorite professor and why?
Dr. Zelman, he helped me further my understanding in my biology classes and he is an all-around great guy.

Other than the sport(s) you play, what other sports activity are you good at?
Basketball, baseball and slow pitch softball

Outside of sports, what is your favorite hobby?
Playing video games

What is your favorite meal in the cafeteria?
Chicken nuggets
 
Who is your role model?
My father and grandfather

What do you enjoy most about practice?
The competition

What do you like least about practice?
The running

What are your plans/goals after graduation?
To go to graduate school and get a degree in physical therapy

What will you remember most from your college career?
The experience and everything being an athlete has taught me

As a senior, what advice would you give to freshman at AU?
Don’t fall behind in school and never do anything you're too embarrassed to talk about, because it’s probably the wrong thing to do.

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