Jack Coan girlfriend Sydney Hilley is a volleyball coach who played for the Wisconsin Volleyball team. Hilley is from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Hilley played as a Setter in the team. She stands 6 feet and currently plays for Athletes Unlimited Pro League.
Jack is an American football quarterback who plays for San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL. Coan played college football at Wisconsin and Notre Dame.
Coan signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent after the 2022 NFL Draft. He did his schooling at Sayville High School.
He spent four years as a part of the Badgers’ program. He is the former four-star recruit who was at Notre Dame in 2021 for his final college season.
He completed 3,150 yards, 25 touchdowns, and seven interceptions which is 65.6 percent of his passes.
The 6-3 quarterback is the starter for the San Antonio Brahmas of XFL in 2023.
Sydney Hilley Athletic Career
Sydney Hilley started playing volleyball when she was seven years old.
Sydney’s mother played volleyball at North Dakota State. So, her athletic mom requested her to play volleyball for the local club, Minnesota Select by offering a pair of shoes.
Hilley made the 12-1s team as a 9-year-old. She got an interest in volleyball and started playing as a setter.
As she was the smallest on the team, the coaches gave her to play in that position.
So, she played for the Minnesota Select for her entire career. Sydney played Outside Hitter for the first time at Champlin Park High School in 2013.
Sydney was a member of the USA Volleyball Youth teams throughout her middle school and high school years. She used to spend her time in the gym.
Sydney As A Varsity Volleyball Athlete
Hilley played volleyball for the University of Wisconsin-Madison from January 2017 to December 2021.
She was the University of Wisconsin’s three-time first-team All-American (5x All-American overall). Hilley was also a three-time Big Ten Setter of the Year, UW’s all-time leading assist leader, and four-time team captain.
She led her team to three Big-Ten Championships and the program’s first National Championship.
On January 2019, she was awarded AVCA First Team All-American, Big 10 Setter of the Year, and First Team Academic All-American.
Sydney’s Volleyball Career In Turkey
Hilley’s first professional experience was in Istanbul, Turkey, with VakifBank S.K.
She played for two months there, from January 2021 to February 2021.
At first, she temporarily fits in the place of the injured setter. She had the opportunity to play with Giovanni Guidetti, one of the world’s most respected coaches.
She also played with the Olympians from Turkey and the U.S. VakifBank S.K. was the best team in the world in 2022.
While playing there, she adapted to a new culture and environment. She always arrived at team practices on time and was willing to work to improve her skills and strategies.
Sydney’s Volleyball Career In Puerto Rico
Her second professional experience was with Las Atenienses in Manati, Puerto Rico. She had a contract from May 2022 to August 2022.
She gained four months of experience playing for the team in Puerto Rico. While playing there, she communicated and led a diverse group of fellow athletes and coaches.
She also trained regularly on an individual and team basis to optimize abilities and techniques.
Sydney Is Also An Entrepreneur
Sydney describes herself as Scientist as per her LinkedIn profile.
Sydney established her own company called sydneyhilley.com. She started her company in December 2021.
The platform provides in-person and virtual volleyball training opportunities to help players improve their skills.
It also imparts virtual setting coaches, lessons, camps, and clinics for improving game strategies.
She also provides film reviews and mentoring to the students.
Sydney’s Athletic Family and Education
Sydney was born to parents Christy and Mike Hilley. Her mother played volleyball at North Dakota State in 1986.
Similarly, her father played basketball at North Dakota State from 1986-90. She has two siblings named Alex and Sami.
Her brother Alex played club volleyball at NDSU. Sami is a freshman middle blocker at UW-River Falls.
She graduated with a Master’s degree in Applied Biotechnology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2022.
The volleyball player had her Undergraduate Degree in Genetics & Genomics with a 3.79 GPA. She did a Research Intern at Kalejta Laboratory from May to December 2020.
Jack And Sydney’s Relationship
Jack is dating his longtime lover, Sydney Hilley, as per ESPN.
They were seen together in Austin, Texas, on 12th January 2018 in an Instagram post. Sydney captioned it, ” already missin’ texas weather & my fav people.”
On April 2018, Hilley and Jack were spotted on Instagram.
Wisconsin State Journal reported an interview with Sydney on 25th April 2022. Sydney spent her busy time with her boyfriend, Jack, and his family in Sayville, New York.
Sydney was there with her boyfriend, Jack, during the NFL draft. She said that Jack was very nervous at that time, thinking about whether he would be drafted or not.
Although he went undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft, he signed a free-agent deal with the Colts.
Sydney and Jack had hardly spent time together as they were busy with their professional careers.
In 2019, Sydney said that she played darts two times with Jack. Jack was grumpy then, so he won’t play after defeating twice to Sydney.
Jack Coan Family
Jack Coan parents are Mike Coan and Donn Coan.
Jack was born on 8th December 1998 in Sayville, New York. His father described himself as the Owner of Coan’s Landscaping.
The quarterback has two siblings in the family. Jack’s sister Bella Coan played lacrosse and soccer at Sayville High School.
Bella attended Stony Brook University in New York. She also made it into the Alabama Row Team in 2018.
Likewise, his brother Michael graduated from UT in 2018. He is currently working as an elementary teacher.