Round 2 / Game 20
#23 SUNYIT Wildcats Walter	#7 Stony Brook Seawolves Wolfie
Where are you from? Where all the giant blue predatory cats are from, duh – the secret science lab located deep below SUNYIT’s 800 beautiful acres of land. How many teams do you represent? Officially 12, but I’ve always considered myself to be sort of a “Wildcat Pack of One,” so you could say 13. How were you chosen to be school mascot? I ate all the other candidates in a Hunger-Games-style survival exercise. The SUNYIT Administration believes in a highly competitive hiring process – it’s why they’re the best. Do you have any friends that are mascots? I like to keep work at work, so not really. Not sure if you’ve met many other mascots, but they can be a pretty rowdy bunch. Every now and again I’ll grab a deer or a couple sheep with my cousin at Cazenovia, but honestly, like many SUNYIT students, when I have a night off I prefer to spend it playing Halo with my computer science study group. What is your favorite campus event? I know they’d want me to say “Wildcat Weekend,” but truthfully? Thursday Night Bowling League (our team name is the WIIIILDcats). What is your favorite food? Morrisville Mustang, braised with just a hint of lemon. What is your favorite television or movie animal? Hands down the Lemur King from Madagascar. What an actor – I saw him do stand-up once before he made it big and it was pure genius. What do you like to do for fun? I know it’s clichéd, but I’m just a simple wildcat: I like chasing weak or sick animals, laying in that one small spot of sunlight that comes through the skylight in the living room, and posting under an alias to farm animal message boards to say things like “You know, I heard there’s this whole beautiful world outside the farm gates; in fact, my cousin Carl said we can easily hop the fence and just go wandering in the “wilderness” for a few hours if we like. He even said it’s best if we all just “split up” and go exploring for a couple of hours.” (And yes, “cousin Carl” is another one of my aliases). What’s it like to be a mascot? It’s great, but the morning commute is tough. I’m all for the eco-friendly stuff, but you try cramming into a Honda Civic when you’re 8-feet tall and weigh 600 pounds. And Janice wonders why I’m cranky every morning when I get to the office. But I love my job, and it’s rewarding to know that most days I’m the biggest reason why a little tech school in Upstate New York is still “cool.” What do you consider the ideal fan? Anyone who doesn’t shake that darn blue thing that I keep chasing in circles but can never catch. I swear it’s like this campus is full of magicians.	Where are you from? I am a true Long Islander, born and raised in Stony Brook, NY, but I'm well-known around the country! How many teams do you represent? I represent 20 Varsity Sports that are members of the America East Conference and CAA (Football) along with the nationally recognized Spirit of Stony Brook Marching Band. How were you chosen to be school mascot? I have been a part of the Stony Brook family since 1995--just a year after the Stony Brook varsity teams became known as the Seawolves. The fourth nickname in Stony Brook history, Seawolves was selected from a list of more than 200 possible names by a 32-person committee comprising students, alumni, faculty, and administrators. Do you have any friends that are mascots? Of course! I am friends with all my fellow mascots in the America East Conference and I am looking forward to meeting new friends next year with our move to the CAA for football. I am also friendly with many of our fellow Long Island mascots in the professional leagues such as Quackerjack from the LI Ducks and Sparky the Dragon from the NY Islanders. In addition, during the summer of 2011 I was fortunate enough to be a part of the 2011 ESPN College Gameday commercial where I met many well-known, collegiate mascots! What is your favorite campus event? My favorite campus event would have to be homecoming which is known as Wolfstock: Long Island's Biggest Backyard BBQ! Nothing is better than seeing all my Seawolves fans, alumni, and friends of the local community come together for a fun filled day at Stony Brook University! What is your favorite food? I like to wolf down everything that's put in front of me! What is your favorite television or movie animal? My favorite movie animal is the Big Bad Wolf. What do you like to do for fun? Besides supporting my campus community and amping up the crowd at Seawolves games, I love to travel around the world! Check out my “Where in the World is Wolfie” travel map to see all the places I have been so far! Click here: http://bit.ly/bytDEp What’s it like to be a mascot? It’s the best job in the world! I get to meet so many different people and represent one of the greatest Universities - Stony Brook! What do you consider the ideal fan? I would have to say that the ideal fan is one who loves Stony Brook, gets their RED ON, goes to as many games as possible and roars with excitement every time we make a great play!