Nikole "Niki" Marie Whitaker

High School: Attended Pueblo County H.S., gradiuating in 1997 

Nikole "Niki" Marie[br] WhitakerAchievements (High School): Pueblo County H.S.
-  Earned 12 Varsity achievements- 4 letters in 3 sports (Softball, Basketball & Track)
-  4 year final four appearances in softball, with two championship games and one Colorado State
Softball Title" 1995"
-  Career Record for least amount of strike-outs(13/326 at bats) Single Season Record strike out (2)
-  Career Batting Average .468 1993-1996
-  1996 Selected to the Colorado Coaches of Girl's Sports All Colorado 4A Softball Team
-  1997 Pueblo County High "Bobby Solano Most Valuable Athlete Memorial Award"
-  1997 Pueblo County High "Liz Villegas Most Competitive Athlete Memorial Award"

Achievements (College): Colorado State University-Pueblo
NCAA 11 2001 1st-Doubles per game percentage (44%) - 66 games / 29 doubles
NCAA II 2001 2nd-Doubles (29)
NCAA II 2016 4th all time doubles in a season (29)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC):
2009 Named to the RMAC 100th Anniversary All-Time Softball Team
2001 RMAC Softball Champions
2001 Softball Qualifier for the NCAA II Regional Playoffs
RMAC Season/All-Time Records:
Ranks 1 st - Most Hits in a Season (86, 2001), 7th in RMAC All-Time (215)
Ranks 2nd - Most Doubles in a Season (29, 2001), 3rd in RMAC All-Time (60)
Ranks 3rd - Total Bases in a Season (164, 2001)

CSU-Pueblo Season Records: CSU-Pueblo Career Records:

1st Hits (86, 2001)
1st Doubles (29, 2001)
1st Total Bases (164, 2001)
2nd Batting Average (.441 , 2001)
2nd Runs Batted In (66, 2001))
3rd Slugging Percentage (.841 , 2001)

1st Doubles (69)
1st Total Bases (377)
2nd Home Runs (32)
2nd Runs Batted In (142)
3rd Hits (215)
7th Slugging Percentage (.641)
8th Average (.366)
9th Runs (118)

- The only Academic All-American in the CSU-Pueblo softball program's history 2000-2001
- NCAA II Softball All-American 2001
- NCAA II Academic All-American 2000, 2001
- GPSA 1997 -Brian Macartney Award, Pueblo County Outstanding High School Female Athlete
- GPSA 2001 -Jesse Banks Award, Top Female Scholar/Athlete
- RMAC 2009 -10Oth Anniversary All-Time Softball Team
- 2011 Induction into the CSU-Pueblo Athletic Hall of Fame

Contributions:
Conferences and Conventions attended.
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (2007-2013)
- National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (2009)
- National Association of Collegiate Women Administrators NACWAAlHERS Institute for Administrative Advancement graduate (2007)
- NCAA Regional Rules Seminar (2007)

Committee Membership:
- CSU-Pueblo Equity Study Committee 2014-present
- CSU-Pueblo Restorative Justice Program 2013-2015
- Past-President CSU-Pueblo Administrative Professional Council 2012-2015
- National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators 2006-2013
- Chairman of the following Search Committees for CSU-Pueblo. Athletics administrative assistant, assistant to the athletic director, head women's volleyball coach, head men's/women's tennis coach, head dance team coach, head cheer team coach, head women's soccer coach, head women's track and field coach.
- Director of EEO/AA 2006-present
- Title IX Coordinator 2006-2015
- CSU-Pueblo Board on Diversity and Equality 2011-2013
- CSU-Pueblo Athletics Executive Committee 2006-2012
- Chairman-CSU-Pueblo Student Athlete Academic Support Committee 2006-2013
- Chairman-Gender Equity Committee 2006-2013
- Member-United Way of Pueblo County Allocations Committee 2012-present
- Speaker-Academic Assembly highlighting Influential Pueblo County Graduates 2011
- Speaker-High School Athletics and NCAA College Recruitment presented at Pueblo County High School 2013

Personal Affiliations and Achievements
- Past President-CSU Pueblo Administrative Professional Council 2012-2015.
- Direct Oversight of the following areas: NCAA Compliance, Title IX gender equity data collection and analysis, NCAA reporting , budget oversight, facility management, student athletic development, marketing promotions.
- Event operations for NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships 2012.
- Event operations for NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2012.
- Marketing Coordinator! Member of the Latino Chamber of Commerce of Pueblo 2003-2005.
- Marketing and Special Events Coordinator for the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo 2005-2006.
- Member-Higher Leaming Commission Criterion One Subcommittee 2015-present.

Related Activities
- Coach of Stingers Softball (8 & under)
- Coach of Parks and Rec T -ball (5 & under)
- Assistant coach Parks and Rec basketball (8 & under)
- United Way
- Equity Committee CSU-Pueblo
-  Director EEO/AA Title IX CSU-Pueblo
- Higher Learning Commission Criterion One Subcommittee
- CSU-Pueblo Administrative Professional Council

Occupation: Currently the Executive Assistant to the President of CSU-Pueblo.

Personal: Lives in Pueblo, CO.

Photo courtesy of the CSU--Pueblo Alumni Relations Office

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