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Twins Kaylee and Renee Blunier
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Twins Kirsten and Marissa Bliefnick
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Putting the Double in W

November 5, 2025

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MACOMB, IL - - For twins Kaylee and Renee Blunier, they each bring their own personalities and differences to the table despite being identical twins.

"We are each other's support systems," Renee said. "If we get different scores, that doesn't mean one of us is better than the other, it's just who we are."

Both Renee and Kaylee are Music majors at WIU. They play different instruments and they look at competition between other people, not each other. When asked a challenge of having a multiple, they narrowed a big one down to people always expecting them to be the same for everything.

"Always having the same person right next to you 24/7 is actually awesome," Renee said. "It's like asking yourself a question but getting a real life answer from you."

As the Blunier twins navigate through life, having each other and being able to depend on someone so alike relieves a little bit of stress along the way. Although having their own different personalities, they also consider themselves very similar.

"I couldn't imagine my life without her honestly," Renee said. "Always having someone there for you, having a built-in best friend and so on."

Like the Blunier twins, Kirsten and Marissa Bliefnick agree that when having a multiple, some have a hard time understanding that they are their own person and have their own personality.

"We grew up with similar hobbies but found different interests as we got older which differentiated ourselves from one another," a Bliefnick twin said.

Something that they do enjoy about having a multiple is that it's like having a built-in best friend. One twin considers themselves an introvert and the other considers themself an extrovert.

Kirsten is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration while Marissa is obtaining a bachelor's degree in Biology and participates in the marching band.

For more information on WIU's Music program, visit wiu.edu/music/.

For more information on WIU's LEJA program, visit wiu.edu/LEJA/.

Posted By: Keyana Cruse (k-cruse@wiu.edu)
Office of University Communications & Marketing