New York, NY - John Jay College Director of Athletics Cat Alves announced the addition of Angie Nieves as the new Bloodhounds' head softball coach.
Nieves spent the last two seasons at Rutgers University Newark as the assistant coach.
In addition to her role as an assistant coach at Rutgers-Newark, Nieves is a personal trainer in New York/New Jersey, where she is a defense and hitting instructor.
Nieves had a pair of stints at Felician University, first serving as a volunteer assistant in 2018 before being elevated to assistant coach in 2019. In between, Nieves was also the head softball coach at Marymount High School.
She started her college coaching tenure as an assistant at Manhattanville University in 2017, where she primarily worked with the infield as well as coordinating practice plans, scouting reports, fundraisers, and other daily tasks. Nieves has also worked with several New Jersey travel programs, most recently the NJ Pride U18.
She embarked on a collegiate softball career, first at Iona College, before transferring to Fairleigh Dickinson University. As a member of the Knights' softball team, she was part of the program that made their first-ever NEC Tournament appearance in program history.
Nieves played for Cangrejeras de Roosevelt, leading the team to their first Puerto Rico Softball Superior Nacional Championship and additionally, having the opportunity to play for her island of Puerto Rico at the ISF World Championships.
