LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On Friday afternoon, Head Coach Joseph Rath announced a trio of new coaches joining the NM State staff ahead of the 2025-26 season. Kirsten Nieuwendam will serve as the Aggies' sprints/jumps/hurdles coach, while Tasha Frazier will serve as a coaching intern for sprints/jumps/hurdles. Recently graduated student-athlete Kayla O'Connell will now serve as the Aggies' graduate assistant coach and Director of Operations.
Nieuwendam joins the Aggie staff as a two-time Olympian, representing the South American country of Suriname in both the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games in the 200m.