Nicole Trimboli Tabbed as Head Softball Coach
Denver, Colo.: Regis Director of Athletics Ann
Martin today announced the hiring of Nicole Trimboli as the Rangers
head softball coach. Trimboli, who replaced Dana Lillard,
becomes the fourth head coach in program history. She will
offically begin her duties on August 15th.
“I am excited to hire Nicole as our softball coach,”
states Martin. “Her knowledge and experience will be an
asset to our team and athletic department. Nicole has a lot
of ties throughout the country and I am very pleased to hire
someone who is held in such high regards amongst the softball
community. She will be a great fit for our
program.”
Trimboli, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., most recently was
an assistant coach at NCAA Division I Central Florida in Orlando,
Fla. She began there in October 2009 and previously was an
assistant coach at Portland State during the 2008-09 season.
In 2010, Trimboli helped the Central Florida to a 36-23 record and
a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Trimboli reacts, “I have been waiting for a great
opportunity like this for my first head coaching position. I
feel very lucky to be able to come back to my home state and coach
a sport I love. I look forward to meeting all the players and
continuing the success that the previous coaches have
had.”
Her one season at Portland State proved to be successful as she
helped lead the Vikings to a Pacific Coast Softball Conference
title with a school-best 15-5 conference record and a berth in the
NCAA Tournament.
Not a stranger to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Trimboli
spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Colorado Mines during
the 2007 and 2008 seasons. In 2008, she helped lead the
Orediggers to a 38-19 overall record and the RMAC
Championship. Trimboli and the rest of the staff was honored
as the RMAC???Coaching Staff of the Year.
A graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Trimboli earned
All-Big 12 honors three times, including first team honors both her
freshman and senior seasons. She also earned NCAA All-Midwest
accolades twice. Her 2002 Husker team earned a spot in the
Women’s College World Series, finishing fifth, while helping
UNL to Big 12 titles in 2001 and 2004. Trimboli was also
named Big 12 All-Tournament twice, while earning a spot on the Big
12 10th Anniversary Team.
“I want to thank Ann (Martin) for this opportunity; it is a
dream of mine to be a head coach at a Division II school,”
states Trimboli. “The balance between life and work is
a major reason why Regis and Division II is such an ideal place to
further my career.”
Trimboli ranks in the top 10 in Big 12 history in at bats (772)
and RBIs with 173. She ranks in the top 10 in eight separate
career categories in Nebraska history, with her 232 career hits
ranking fifth.
Trimboli currently plays in the four-team National Pro Fastpitch
(NPF) league with the USSSA Pride, where she plays with current USA
National Team members Cat Osterman, Andrea Duran, Alissa Haber,
Lauren Lappin, Caitlin Lowe, Jessica Mendoza, and Natasha Watley.
Trimboli was drafted by the Akron Racers in 2004 and was named a
NPF All-Star as a rookie before helping the Chicago Bandits to the
NPF Championship in 2005. She was named the NPF Championship
MVP after leading the Chicago Bandits to the championship in 2008
and a year later earned her third NPF Championship also with the
Bandits.
Regis finished the 2010 season with a 22-28 record and a third
place finish at the RMAC Tournament. The Rangers lost just
one player to graduation and return All-RMAC performers seniors
Alisa Heronema and Bianca Holley.
