Nicola joined the Titans coaching staff in 2024 after serving as an Assistant Coach at her alma mater, University of Nevada.
Ader was an eight-time Track and Field All-American during her time on the Wolfpack Track and Field team (2017-2022). Some of Ader’s personal bests at Nevada included a 6.34m in the Outdoor Long Jump, 1.83m in the Indoor High Jump and score of 5,836 points in the Heptathlon. Ader’s Heptathlon 5,836-point total is a Nevada record and tied-Mountain West record.
During her five-season Indoor career at Nevada, Nicola won 4 gold medals and totaled 40 points at the Mountain West Championships. At the Outdoor Mountain West Championships, Ader won 3 golds, 2 silvers, and 3 bronzes, totaling 77 points in 4 outdoor seasons. Ader also won the 2022 Mountain West Championship Outstanding Performer of the Meet award, scoring 32 points and earning a gold medal in the high jump, a silver in each in the long jump and javelin, and a bronze in the 100m hurdles.
Nicola graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2022 with multiple B.A. degrees; Criminal Justice, Political Science and International Affairs-Law, Diplomacy and Organization as well as an M.A. in Higher Education Administration.
Ader was raised in Affolterbach, Germany and represented Germany in the heptathlon at the 2022 Thorpe Cup in Dallas, Texas, finishing third overall.
