Stacey Nuveman

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameStacey Annette•Nuveman (-Deniz)
Used nameStacey•Nuveman
Nick/petnamesNuvey
Born26 April 1978 in La Canada Flintridge, California (USA)
Measurements183 cm / 109 kg
AffiliationsUCLA Bruins, Los Angeles (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 2
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 3

Biography

Stacey Nuveman was a power hitting softball catcher who won three medals at the Olympics, with golds in 2000 and 2004 and a silver in 2008. She also won gold medals at the 1999 and 2003 Pan American Games and the 2002 and 2006 World Championships. Nuveman played in college at UCLA where she was a four-time First Team All-American, was three-time Pac-10 Player of the Year, and led them to the 1999 NCAA title. At the end of her college career, she was the all-time NCAA leader in home runs (90), slugging percentage (.945), walks (240), and intentional walks (81).

Nuveman graduated from UCLA in 2002 with a degree in sociology and public policy and later earned her master’s in kinesiology from Texas Women’s University in 2012. She played one professional season with the Arizona Heat.

In 2007 Nuveman began coaching while still playing. She first became an assistant at College of the Sequoias, but after the 2008 Olympics took an assistant position at San Diego State University. In 2011 she was named assistant head coach for the Aztecs and an assistant coach for Team USA, and then in 2013 was promoted to associate head coach at San Diego State.

In 2018 Nuveman became head coach of the Chicago Bandits in the National Pro Fastpitch League. She returned to San Diego State in 2021 after being named their head coach. Nuveman was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
2000 Summer Olympics Softball (Baseball/Softball) USA Stacey Nuveman
Softball, Women (Olympic) United States 1 Gold
2004 Summer Olympics Softball (Baseball/Softball) USA Stacey Nuveman
Softball, Women (Olympic) United States 1 Gold
2008 Summer Olympics Softball (Baseball/Softball) USA Stacey Nuveman
Softball, Women (Olympic) United States 2 Silver

Special Notes