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Spartan Spotlight - Al Brunell

17591Hometown: Gurnee, Illinois
High School: Warren Township
Team:  Men’s Soccer
Major:  Business Administration

What is your favorite sports moment at AU?
My goal in 2014 vs CUW

What is your most memorable academic experience at AU?
Making the deans list the last two semesters

Why did you choose to attend Aurora University?
Small campus/close to home

Who is your all-time favorite athlete and why?
Messi because he is the greatest soccer player to ever live

What is your favorite class and why?
Statistics because it challenged me and I got an A

Who is your favorite professor and why?
Professor Brooks. She is very good teacher who cares about her students and what's she is teaching.

Other than the sport(s) you play, what other sports activity are you good at?
Basketball even though I am 5'5

Outside of sports, what is your favorite hobby?
Exercising

Who is your role model?
My father

What do you enjoy most about practice?
Improving my knowledge of the game and working on my weaknesses

What are your plans/goals after graduation?
To get a job, marry my girlfriend, and rescue a dog

Do you have any pregame rituals?
Do whatever I can to make my shins feel better

What will you remember most from your college career?
The people I met and the hours I put into being a better person and soccer player.

As a senior, what advice would you give to freshman at AU?
Make the most of your time playing and take pride in your school work because you never know when your playing career might be over



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