University of St. Thomas Athletics
Football
- Title:
- Running Backs
- Email:
- nick4332@stthomas.edu
- Phone:
- 651-962-5916
Jaren Nickleson begins his first season with the St. Thomas football coaching staff in 2023 as the running backs coach. Nickleson previously served as the wide receivers coach at the University of Sioux Falls. During his lone season with the Cougars, Nickleson helped the team to an 8-3 record. The receiving corps was part of the nation's 26th-ranked total offense at 424.7 yards per game. Nickleson coached one all-conference wide receiver who ranked fourth in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference with 72.1 receiving yards per game. He had served as a graduate assistant coach for Running Backs at Midwestern State, which finished 7-3 in 2021. While tcoaching the running backs at Midwestern State, he recruited and coached two Offensive Freshmen of the Year and a First Team All-Conference running back.
Prior to that position, Nickleson mentored wide receivers at Harding (Ark.), a team that reached the NCAA DII playoffs both years he was there.
As a collegiate wide receiver at University of Texas (2012), Nickleson helped the Longhorns to wins in the Holiday Bowl in 201l and the Valero Alamo Bowl in 2012.
Nickleson enjoyed a stellar prep career at King High School in Corpus Christi, Texas. He also was an outstanding student, who received the Wendy's High School Heisman. Nickleson was recognized among the nation's top student-athletes in relation to excellence in academics, athletics and leadership. A first-team all-district selection at King High, Nickleson was also a National Achievement Scholar and Flint Hill Scholar, who lettered in baseball and track.
