Travis Nichols was hired as Southeastern Louisiana University Assistant Director of Sports Performance in May of 2022. At SLU, Nichols is responsible for all aspect of training for softball and women’s soccer, as well as assisting with the training of the football program.
Nichols comes to Hammond after a three year stint at Lamar as the Associate Strength and Conditioning Coordinator.
While at Lamar, Nichols was responsible for all aspects of training for men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball. Additionally, he assisted with the training of the football program, which included a three month stint as the interim head strength and conditioning coach for football.
Nichols arrived in Beaumont after spending the previous year as the head strength and conditioning coach for Olympic Sports at Missouri Southern State. Nichols was responsible for all facets of physical preparation for all 10 of MSSU’s Olympic Sports, as well as aiding in the preparation of the football program. His time in Joplin saw men’s basketball, baseball, and women’s
track and field reach NCAA Division II Top-25 rankings and a number of student-athletes across all sports achieve All-American and all-conference honors.
Prior to his time at MSSU, Nichols spent four years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. While at ULM, he was responsible for the training of men’s basketball, track and field throwers and aided in all facets of preparation for the football program.
Prior to ULM, Nichols began his career as an intern with the LSU strength and conditioning staff, working primarily with men’s basketball, women’s basketball, softball, tennis and cheerleading. Additionally, he spent a number of years training
and studying under the tutelage of renowned Olympic weightlifting coach Gayle Hatch.
He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, a Performance Enhancement Specialist through the National Association of Sports Medicine, and a Level 1 Sport Performance Coach through USA Weightlifting.
Nichols graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology from LSU and earned a Master’s of Science in Exercise Science from ULM.
