Nicholas Triano serves as a Sports Performance Coach at Villanova University, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he is responsible for designing and implementing year-round sports performance programs for Men's Soccer, Women's Lacrosse, Men's Tennis, and Women's Tennis. His programming emphasizes movement efficiency, sprint development, strength, agility, and aerobic capacity to enhance student-athlete performance and long-term development. Triano also collaborates closely with coaching staffs to monitor and analyze GPS data, using performance metrics to inform training loads, periodization strategies, and athlete readiness throughout the year.
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Prior to joining Villanova, Triano served as Director of Strength and Conditioning at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, from 2020 to 2022. He oversaw all aspects of strength and conditioning for the institution's 18 varsity athletic programs while also serving as Director of the Johnson Fitness Center. Before assuming that role, he held a dual appointment as Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coach from 2017 to 2020, contributing to both athlete development and program success.
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Earlier in his career, Triano served as Head Performance Enhancement Coach at Momentum Physical Therapy and Performance Training in Milford, Massachusetts, from 2015 to 2017. In that position, he led athletic performance training groups and worked closely with rehabilitation specialists to support return-to-play programming and performance restoration. He also gained valuable experience through strength and conditioning internships and assistant coaching roles that helped shape his multidisciplinary approach to athlete development.
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A recognized educator within the profession, Triano presented at the 2024 Penn Sports Performance Clinic, where he delivered sessions focused on speed development, agility training, and non-traditional warm-up strategies.
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Triano earned a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Endicott College in 2015. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and holds CPR/AED/First Aid certification through the American Red Cross. In addition, he is a Licensed Massage Therapist in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, having completed his training through the Academy of Massage Therapy and Bodyworks.
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His professional interests include GPS load monitoring, return-to-play programming, injury mitigation strategies, and the integration of sport science data into high-performance environments.
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Originally from the North Shore of Massachusetts, Triano currently resides in Media, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Patrice. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with family, training, skiing, and visiting the beach.
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