UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State men's golf head coach Greg Nye has announced the addition of Nick Ziccardi to the Nittany Lion staff as an assistant coach. Ziccardi comes to Happy Valley after spending the last four years as an assistant coach for the men's golf program at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.
"We are excited to have Nick on board," said Penn State men's golf head coach Greg Nye. "He made significant contributions over the last four years in building the Pacific program with coach (John) Cook. He also brings rich northeast experience from his two years with both men's and women's golf teams at St. Lawrence University."
Ziccardi was involved in all aspects of the Tigers' program with collaborative responsibilities for organizing practices and qualifying events to recruiting and resource management. He also worked hand-in-hand with the West Coast Conference on the planning, organization and execution of the 2019 conference championships to ensure the event met NCAA standards.
The Buffalo, New York, native started his journey as a coach at St. Lawrence University where he served as an assistant coach for both the men's and women's programs. In addition to his duties with team practices and workouts, he also handled many aspects of student-athlete recruitment. During his two years in Canton, New York, the Saints recorded eight team wins, seven student-athletes won individual titles and two claimed Liberty League Player of the Year honors.
Ziccardi earned his master's degree in educational leadership in 2016 while at St. Lawrence. He received his undergraduate degree in business management from Northwood University in West Palm Beach, Florida (now Keiser University) in 2014, where he was captain of the Seahawk squad as a senior. He began his collegiate playing career at Oklahoma Christian University where he was a member of the Eagles' NAIA National Championship in 2009.
While attending graduate school, Ziccardi also gained coaching experience as camp staff member at the Nike Golf Camp at Williams College in 2015, and also spent four summers from 2015-19 as a coach at the Stanford Junior Golf Camp.
Ziccardi has a Trackman University Level 1 certification and certificate of completion of a kettlebells fundamentals course.
