Miranda Nieman is in her first year as licensed athletic trainer for the College of Saint Benedict Athletics.
Nieman, of Stevens Point, Wis., works with student-athletes, and coaches on injury prevention, diagnosis, rehabilitation, sports medicine, and human performance. She joins a sports medicine team that includes Rachel Hassler and Grace Halvorson and will officially begin her position on July 21, 2025.
Prior to joining the CSB staff, Nieman gained experience as an athletic training trainer at UW-Stevens Points working with swimming/diving, softball, and football since January 2025. She also gained experience at St. Olaf College working with football and women’s hockey from August to December 2024. Additionally, Nieman worked at Stevens Point with track and field, men’s hockey, and women’s wrestling from Oct. 2023 to May 2024.
At the High School level, Nieman gained experience at Amherst High School, working with football, cross country, and soccer from August to October 2023.
Other work experience includes serving as an aquatic instructor with SPLASH and serving as a student-assistant at UW-Stevens Point. She has experience as a volunteer assistant coach with the Wilberg Goalkeeping School and she worked as a soccer instructor at the Boys and Girls Club & YMCA in Stevens Point, Wis., from 2019-23. She was a medical staff assistant at the U.S. Golf Association Sentry World in summer of 2023 and she took part in the UW-Stevens Point MS-AT Student/Functional Research Assessment.
Nieman earned her Bachelor of Science in Health Science/Pre-Athletic Training at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She will receive a Master of Science in Athletic Training from UW-Stevens Points in May 2025.  Her certifications include BLS, CPR/AED, CITI, Mental Health First Aid, Safe Sports for Health Professionals, Implicit Bias Training, and as a State Mandated Reporter.
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