In Temple’s Applied Sports Science class, instructor Ryan Horton taught his students about Catapult—which places a GPS-enabled microchip within an athlete’s uniform to track their top speed, distance traveled and other advanced metrics—and connected Nick with an internship with Temple football, which he continued after graduation. “My career ascended from there,” Nick says.

Temple TUF-ness. Nick says he also learned valuable lessons from former Kinesiology Program Director Anthony “Doc” Sgherza, who rose predawn each day to volunteer with Temple’s football team before attending to his academic responsibilities. Nick applied the same work ethic early in his career, working multiple jobs around the Delaware Valley in an effort to get ahead.

A master’s degree in sport business along with his strong work ethic helped Nick land his first job with the Astros’ Rookie League team in Florida. He was quickly promoted to help coach a minor league affiliate in Asheville, North Carolina, before following a mentor to Massachusetts, where he now works with the Boston Red Sox’s AAA affiliate, one level removed from the Major League. 

Photography by Ryan S. Brandenberg
Videography by Wesley Haag