Biography
Brooke Nicholson started playing volleyball at the age of 9 at Laguna Beach Volleyball Club, where she found her love for the game and continued to play throughout high school. She played four years as a Varsity Diablo, graduating in 2009 from Mission Viejo High School. Brooke was on the first MVHS team to ever win a league title for the school in 2006. Her junior season, she was named 2nd Team All-League South Coast. Brooke’s senior season, she was named MVP of her team and made 1st Team All-League South Coast, and played in the Orange County All Stars Team south vs. north. Nicholson moved on to attend and play volleyball at Concordia University in Irvine. There she received multiple honors such as: NAIA Player of the Year (2011), three time All-American (2010, 2011, 2012), three time First Team All-Conference Player, and two time GSAC Player of the Year (2011, 2012). After receiving her Bachelor of Science, Brooke went into coaching volleyball for her high school alma mater and club years later.
Brooke was given an award of excellence after finishing the CUI MCAA program. Years later while teaching and coaching for Mission Viejo High School, Concordia’s inducted Brooke into the Athletics Hall of Fame February 2021. Currently she continues to teach at Mission Viejo High School as a Physical Education and Health teacher. This past fall was her 13th season as the volleyball coach where she stepped away from the program to pursuit her aspirations to be the Athletic Director for Mission Viejo High School.
Degrees Earned
- Bachelor of Science, emphasis in kinesiology/sports medicine, 2013
- M.A. in Coaching and Athletic Administration, 2017
- Single-Subject teaching credential, 2016
- Administrative Credential, 2021
Courses Taught
- MCAA/MSCE 576: Applied Exercise Sciences and Strategies for Coaching Volleyball
Reflect on MCAA
Building strong leaders in our community through sports, this is my life’s passion and I look forward to sharing it with our CUI teammates.