Coach Nichole played multiple sports throughout her life including basketball, volleyball, and softball. She grew up in East Lansing, just a half mile away from Spartan Ninja Warrior, and made weekly trips to SNW when it was L&L Food Center. After high school, she continued to play a few years of collegiate basketball and softball at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI and then furthered her education at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, earning a master’s degree in forensic psychology. Coach Nichole has been in the ninja world since 2018, when she and Coach Scott’s daughter Tristin took an interest at age 5. She maintains World Ninja League Coaching Certification and United Ninja Athlete Association Coaching Certifications. She really enjoys the self-discovery process of the sport of ninja. As a ninja coach, Coach Nichole loves being able to support others with their ongoing mental and physical growth and development, which can be transferred to areas outside of the gym such as in school and community.

During the day, Coach Nichole works as a Business Analyst, doing child welfare program data analytics, for the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. When she and Coach Scott are not at Spartan, they are supporting their older daughter, Taylor in volleyball activities and their younger daughter, Tristin in ninja, and soccer.