This week's SAAC Spotlight Athlete is Shannen Quehl of the Illinois College women's basketball team. Shannen is a junior from Decatur, Illinois where she attended St. Teresa High School. The IC women's basketball team plays its home opener tonight, Nov. 21, against Blackburn College at 6 p.m.

Why I chose Illinois College:
I chose IC because it’s amazing facilities and the small class sizes. It’s very easy to make friends at IC and I was still able to continue my career as a student athlete
 
Favorite class at Illinois College:  
Abnormal psychology with Vasquez-O’Brien
 
Class I’d be most qualified to teach at IC is:  
Sport Psychology
 
Favorite sports figure:  
Ronda Rousey
 
Your greatest moment in sports was:  
BEATING ST. NORBERT AND BREAKING THEIR MWC WINNING STREAK
 
Your spirit animal is:
Garfield the cat
 
My go-to karaoke song is:
Earl Had To Die - Dixie Chicks
 
Dream vacation:  
Going to Italy to eat lasagna
 
Favorite quote:
“If God brought you to it, then he knows you can get through it”
 
If you played professional baseball, your walk up song would be…:  
We Own It by 2 chainz