Nina is joining the Bruins this year as the strength and conditioning coach. She previously played attack for UCLA's A team and after being injured, joined the coaching staff as the Assistant Coach for the "B" Team (2006 - 2008) while finishing her undergraduate degree. She graduated in 2008 with a B.S. in Neuroscience and now does research at UCLA. Her work as an athletic trainer for UCLA's Athletic Department gives her the experience she needs to adequately supplement the training this year's teams will receive. In addition to coaching, Nina is a referee for girls' high school lacrosse in the Santa Barbara and Los Angeles region and and continues to play lacrosse with Tricheck Club. Nina began playing lacrosse her freshman year at Leland High School in San Jose, California and graduated in 2004. She was an Academic All-American her Junior and Senior year, playing Varsity center all four years. She also played on the first team California sent to Vail, Colorado for the Vail Lacrosse Shootout in 2003 and joined them again in 2004. She was also very involved in spreading the game through the South Bay by coaching at clinics and camps.
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