Starting her collegiate coaching career at Judson, Jill Pearce adds several coaching years of experience to Craig Vlietstra's staff. Pearce, who has been coaching club volleyball the past nine years, bring six years of high school coaching from Crystal Lake South High School to Judson. She will also have a chance to coach her sister, Carly Campioni.
While coaching at Crystal Lake South High School, Pearce was the assistant varsity coach. Her teams won the Illinois Regional Championships twice in 2003 and 2006 while also winning the Aurora Tournament Championship in 2006.
In the past nine years, she has coached for both the Sky High and Club Fusion volleyball clubs. In 2003, she guided her 15-Balck club team to a fourth place finish at the Northern Lights Qualifier Tournament. She also coached and assisted teams at the Junior Olympics, Junior Olympics Invitational, AAU National Championships, and the JVDA National Tournament.
The 2002 graduate of Beloit College was a four-year starter and letter winner in college. She was a three-time All-Conference selection, four-time Academic All-Conference, and named to the Edgewood College All-Tournament team. The captain of her team, she was also voted the rookie of the year and best offensive player, twice.
In high school at Crystal Lake South, she helped her team to second at the Illinois State Tournament in 1995 and to the Elite Eight in 1996. She also received the team blocking award.
Pearce was recently married in July 2008 and resides in Crystal Lake. She has a bachelor's degree in education and psychology from Beloit College and earned her master's degree in teaching and leadership from St. Xavier University in 2006. She currently is a third grade teacher in Crystal Lake.