2001 Soccer Roster
vs
Texas Tech
Oct 23 (Thu)
7 p.m.
Jersey Number 24
Jennifer Heil
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Algonquin, Ill.
- High School:
- Jacobs
Freshman (2001): Heil made two appearances as a defender during her freshman season.
High School: A four-year letterwinner under coach John Bardin, Heil started off her career on the right foot as a freshman, scoring three goals and dishing out four assists on the season. She earned all-conference and Northwest Herald All-Area Team honors her sophomore year at Jacobs High School. During her junior year she scored five goals and had seven assists helping JHS win a regional championship. She recorded a memorable hat trick against her rival high school, Dundee-Crown, that year. Heil’s sophomore season was arguably her best as she had seven goals and eight assists, while her team went 23-3-1and won regional and sectional championships. On the club side, Heil played for the Chicago Sockers F.C., under coach Kevin Lesch where she was a four-year team captain. The Sockers were the Under-19 Premier-A runners up during her senior year. They were also the Illinois State Champions her sophomore year, and were Illinois State runners up both her freshman and junior year. During her junior season with the Chicago Sockers, Heil made the Daily Herald All-Area Team, NW Herald All-Area Second Team, Olympic Developmental State Team, and was honored as the Pioneer Press Athlete of the Week, and was the Hoffman Estates Tournament Most Valuable Player. As a seasoned senior, she co-captained Jacobs to the Fox Valley Conference and Regional titles before bowing out of the state tournament in the Elite Eight round with a 22-4-2 season mark. With four goals and a dozen assists she was an All Fox Valley Conference pick as well as team MVP. She also repeated her All-Area title in all three daily publications. In student council she served as sophomore class treasurer, junior class treasurer, and was executive board treasurer her senior year. Heil earned a spot on a local team, the Rockford Dactyls, where she started one game. She was also recruited by Texas, Texas A&M, and Baylor.
Personal: Born in Colorado Springs on Dec. 1, 1982, Jennifer Ann Heil is the daughter of Phil and Dawn Heil. Her distant relative, Paul Christman, was an All-American football player for Missouri (1939-42) and is in the College Football Hall of Fame. Missouri will get another member of her family, as her twin sister Kristen will play for Tiger soccer team. Heil enjoys skiing on her free time.
In The Classroom: Heil was a member of the National Honor Society and the German Honor Society her junior and senior years of high school. Heil is enrolled as an open option major in CU’s College of Arts & Sciences.
High School: A four-year letterwinner under coach John Bardin, Heil started off her career on the right foot as a freshman, scoring three goals and dishing out four assists on the season. She earned all-conference and Northwest Herald All-Area Team honors her sophomore year at Jacobs High School. During her junior year she scored five goals and had seven assists helping JHS win a regional championship. She recorded a memorable hat trick against her rival high school, Dundee-Crown, that year. Heil’s sophomore season was arguably her best as she had seven goals and eight assists, while her team went 23-3-1and won regional and sectional championships. On the club side, Heil played for the Chicago Sockers F.C., under coach Kevin Lesch where she was a four-year team captain. The Sockers were the Under-19 Premier-A runners up during her senior year. They were also the Illinois State Champions her sophomore year, and were Illinois State runners up both her freshman and junior year. During her junior season with the Chicago Sockers, Heil made the Daily Herald All-Area Team, NW Herald All-Area Second Team, Olympic Developmental State Team, and was honored as the Pioneer Press Athlete of the Week, and was the Hoffman Estates Tournament Most Valuable Player. As a seasoned senior, she co-captained Jacobs to the Fox Valley Conference and Regional titles before bowing out of the state tournament in the Elite Eight round with a 22-4-2 season mark. With four goals and a dozen assists she was an All Fox Valley Conference pick as well as team MVP. She also repeated her All-Area title in all three daily publications. In student council she served as sophomore class treasurer, junior class treasurer, and was executive board treasurer her senior year. Heil earned a spot on a local team, the Rockford Dactyls, where she started one game. She was also recruited by Texas, Texas A&M, and Baylor.
Personal: Born in Colorado Springs on Dec. 1, 1982, Jennifer Ann Heil is the daughter of Phil and Dawn Heil. Her distant relative, Paul Christman, was an All-American football player for Missouri (1939-42) and is in the College Football Hall of Fame. Missouri will get another member of her family, as her twin sister Kristen will play for Tiger soccer team. Heil enjoys skiing on her free time.
In The Classroom: Heil was a member of the National Honor Society and the German Honor Society her junior and senior years of high school. Heil is enrolled as an open option major in CU’s College of Arts & Sciences.
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