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Caroline Nichols
Personal information
Born (1984-12-15) December 15, 1984 (age 39)
Hamilton, Bermuda
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team

Caroline Nelson-Nichols (born December 15, 1984) is an American field hockey player.[1] She is a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for Women’s Field Hockey and the 2012 US Olympic team. Before serving as the interim head coach of the US Women's National Team from January 2020 to June 2020, Nichols was the head coach of Columbia Field Hockey between 2015 and 2019. [2] Nichols now is a performance coach on the staff of Saint Joseph's University's field hockey team. [3]

Early life and education

Nichols was born in Hamilton, Bermuda.[1] She grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, playing both soccer and field hockey in school. She dropped soccer to concentrate on hockey before graduating from Salem High School in 2003.[4] She graduated from Old Dominion University in 2007, with a major in biology.[5]

Amateur athletic career

Nichols played varsity field hockey on the Lady Monarchs for four years at Old Dominion University. She was an Academic All-American and First String All-American and a member of the Colonial Athletic Association championship team in 2005.[5]

On June 23, 2008, USA Field Hockey nominated Nichols to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for Women’s Field Hockey.[6]

Coaching

Nichols was the head coach of the Columbia Field Hockey Team from 2015 to 2019 where she amassed a win percentage of 0.4875.[7] From January to June 2020, Nichols was the interim head coach of the United States women's national field hockey team.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Caroline Nichols". London2012.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "Columbia Field Hockey Coaches". Columbia Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "SJU 2020 Field Hockey Coaching Staff". Saint Joseph's Hawks Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Friedman, Vicki (July 1, 2008). "Two sets of goals, maybe, but one Olympic dream". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  5. ^ a b Old Dominioin Athletics, Caroline Nichols profile Archived January 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 1, 2008
  6. ^ "USA Field Hockey Announce 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for Women's Field Hockey". USA Field Hockey. June 23, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  7. ^ "Columbia Field Hockey Statistics". Columbia Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "USA Field Hockey names Caroline Nelson-Nichols as new head coach for the national team". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

External links

United States squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 8th place
United States squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 12th place
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