Kyle Nichols was promoted to associate director of sports tuf & grounds in July 2025. He joined the UCF Athletics grounds crew two years earlier as an assistant director.
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Nichols spent four years with the Richmond Flying Squirrels organization where he worked as the director of field operations. Prior to arriving at UCF, Nichols most recently served as a sports turf technician for Innovative Turf Application and Consulting.
Nichols earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science, health and education from Radford University.