Missouri State

Nicole Jimenez joined the Missouri State athletics strength and conditioning staff in 2022.

Jimenez came to Springfield after serving in the same role at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., where she managed the strength and conditioning efforts for women’s basketball, women’s rugby and women’s volleyball.
 
Prior to her stint at Sacred Heart, Jimenez participated in a strength and conditioning internship at the University of Connecticut, serving as the primary intern for UConn women’s basketball. In her role, Jimenez observed and analyzed data to create weekly goals as well as return-to-play guidelines for student-athletes, among other responsibilities.
 
Jimenez was also a graduate assistant at Springfield (Mass.) College, where she handled the strength and conditioning efforts for multiple sports. She has also completed internships at Elon University, Springfield College and Rutgers.
 
She was also a student-athlete herself, as she played basketball two seasons at Broward College (Fla.) before playing her final two seasons at Seton Hall. In her senior season at SHU, she started 31 games and averaged 12.2 points per game as the Pirates made a WNIT appearance.
 
Jimenez graduated from Seton Hall University with a bachelor’s degree in Social and Behavioral Science in 2019, before obtaining a master’s degree in Strength and Conditioning from Springfield College in 2021.