Coaching Staff

Emily Peterson, Head Coach

Head Coach Emily Peterson is in her seventh year as head coach at Illinois Central College with a career record of 76-34-6. Prior to coaching at ICC, Peterson was the assistant varsity soccer coach at Metamora High School for three years and coached freshman/sophomore boy’s soccer for one year. She also coached freshman girl’s basketball for two years at Metamora. Peterson played at ICC in 1998 and 1999. She graduated from Illinois State University in 2002 with her bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and now is pursuing her master’s degree in sports management from the United States Sports Academy.

Jess Freeman, Assistant Coach

Associate Coach Jess Freeman is in his fourth year at ICC and he has been coaching soccer for the past 15 years. He coached at St.Vincent de Paul Peoria Notre Dame and Sporting Futbol Club. At the grade school level, he’s coached every grade level, 3rd through 8th. At Notre Dame he was the Junior Varsity coach and an assistant on the varsity for both men’s and women’s teams. Jess served as was assistant on the ’87 Sporting Futbol Club Lady Rampage and coached the ’92 and ’93 girl’s teams. He coached at SFC for seven years. He also has a class “D” license, obtained in 2002. He is married to Jackie and they have 3 daughters, Jessica, Jennifer, and Jodi.

Sarah Hewitt, Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach Sarah Hewitt was a former player at Morton High School and Illinois Central College where she played defense. She is a Reading Recovery and Title 1 Reading teacher in El Paso/ Gridley and will be finishing her master’s degree in Reading at Illinois State University in May of 2010.