Jennifer Wildes
Camp Director
Jennifer Wildes is the Head Volleyball Coach at Benedictine University.
One of the greatest female athletes in school history, Jen Wildes took over the women's volleyball program in 2005. Not surprisingly, Wildes has led the Eagles' program to the same kind of success she enjoyed as a student-athlete. A 2011 inductee into the Benedictine Hall of Fame, Wildes also serves as the NCAA Compliance Officer, adding the role in 2019-20.
WILDES' VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Amassed 287 career wins in 16 seasons, 120 NACC wins
• Has won the NACC regular season championship twice (2009 and 2012)
• Has won the NACC Tournament Title twice (2006 and 2012)
• Had her most successful season in 2012 where her team went 30-5 overall and 11-1 in conference play
• 2012 marked her first appearance in the NCAA Championship as a head coach
• In 2005 she won the final championship of the now-defunct Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference where the Eagles went 24-14
• Named Coach of the Year in 2011
NACC INDIVIDUAL ACCOLADES
• Has coached 34 All-Conference players since 2006
• Coached two All-Americans: Kayla Leyden (2008) and Nicole Adams (2012)
• Coached one Player of the Year (Jessica Tuchowski, 2005)
• Coached two Freshmen of the Year (Kayla Leyden, 2007; Abby Sattler (2011)
• Coached two Defensive Players of the Year (Jackie Rust, 2010; Kristina Billie, 2016)
AS A PLAYER AT BENEDICTINE
• Four year starter for both the women's volleyball and basketball teams
• Earned All-NIIC honors four times in both sports
• Named NIIC Volleyball Player of the Year three times (1999, 2000, 2001)
• Named NIIC Basketball Player of the Year (1999-2000)
• Named the Benedictine Female Athlete of the Year in 2000
• A part of the 2001 women's volleyball squad that finished with a school record 37-7 overall mark and made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament
• Women's Basketball's all-time leading rebounder (1,161) and is second in career scoring (1,563)
• CoSida Academic All-District accolades in 2004
• Was inducted into the Benedictine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011