Haley (Kilbride) Jochim
Soccer (2013-2014)
2014 NJCAA Division I Second Team All-American
2014 Region and Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Player of the Year
Leading scorer on Chiefs’ 2014 NJCAA Division I National Tournament participant
2014-2015 NJCAA Second Team Academic All-American
Many outstanding athletes have speed, agility, finesse and skills pertaining to their respective sport. But the ones that also possess the know-how and instincts for the game set themselves apart. Haley (Kilbride) Jochim was one of those student-athletes while at Waubonsee. She always seemed to be in the right spot at the right time for the Chiefs’ women’s soccer team during the 2013 and 2014 fall seasons.
Jochim a graduate of Rosary High School in Aurora, was a steady and consistent performer on the way to being named to the All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference (ISCC) team as a freshman, scoring nine goals and registering five assists to help the Chiefs reach the Region IV title game and finish the season 12-6 overall. Her sophomore year she really shined for coach Brad Schlemmer’s squad, helping lead Waubonsee to the Region championship and a berth in the NJCAA Division I National Tournament in Florida. “We made Nationals for the first time in 2011 and to keep the program at that level, we needed talent and leadership,” said Schlemmer. “Haley provided both beyond our expectations.”
The Chiefs’ team captain that season, Jochim led the Chiefs in several offensive categories on the way to being named an NJCAA Division I Second Team All-American. The speedy 5’2” midfielder tallied 15 goals and 14 assists, placing her 13th nationally among all NJCAA Division I players in assists. Jochim’s 44 points were the 10th highest single-season total in program history, as she finished her Waubonsee career sixth in points, fifth in assists and fourth in total games with an assist in the Chiefs’ record book. The Batavia native was selected the Region Player of the Year in helping the Chiefs compile a 15-win season and put on a dominating display in the post-season, setting a program record by outscoring their opponents 23 to nothing in the Region IV playoffs. Jochim was also chosen as the ISCC’s Player of the Year after helping lead the Chiefs to the 2014 conference title with a perfect 6-0 record.
Jochim was just as accomplished in the classroom as she made the Dean’s List all four semesters at Waubonsee, culminating with NJCAA Second Team Academic All-American honors her sophomore year. The 2014-2015 Lucille Gustafson Scholarship recipient, Jochim also earned Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference All-Academic recognition both years at Waubonsee on the way to completing an Associate Degree in Science.
Jochim then transferred to North Central College in Naperville where she received a bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management while earning minors in Spanish and Psychology. She enrolled at Elmhurst College shortly thereafter and got a master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Jochim currently works at I/O Solutions, Incorporated in west suburban Oak Brook, helping design and administer testing services for police and fire departments nationwide. Jochim and her husband Nick reside in Sugar Grove with their one-year-old son Theodore. Proving the adage ‘Once a Chief, always a Chief,’ Jochim continues to participate in the Waubonsee’s Alumni Soccer game each year.