Jen Wildes

Biography

PROFESSIONAL RESUME Benedictine University (2005-present) Head Women's Volleyball Coach Benedictine University (2004-2005) Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach Illinois Wesleyan University (2003-2004) Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach RESIDES Lisle, Ill. STUDENT ATHLETE EXPERIENCE Benedictine (Women's Volleyball) - 1998-2002 Benedictine (Women's Basketball) - 1998-2002 EDUCATION Benedictine University, 2002 B.A. Management and Organizational Behavior Illinois State University, 2004 M.S. - Sports Management FAMILY Three children (Luke, Cal and Georgia) HOMETOWN Sterling, Ill. One of the greatest female athletes in school history, Jen Wildes took over the women's volleyball program in 2005 and is the longest tenured head coach in program history. 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 over 300 career wins in 20 seasons • 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 Eagl