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Nicholas Torres

Email: ntorres3@sfsu.edu

Nick Torres completed his MS in Kinesiology at San Francisco State University in 2012. He is a Lecturer in the Department of Kinesiology at SFSU and the Head Distance Coach at Covent & Stuart Hall High School for the Cross Country and Track & Field teams. He specializes in coaching, applied exercise physiology, and strength & conditioning. Nick has over 10 years coaching and teaching at both the High School and College levels where his student athletes have competed for championships and attained multiple scholarships. 
 

Research Group 

 
SFSU x CCHRC x UCSF 
 

  • Creating exercise programs for the elderly Asian community in the Bay Area. 

  • Physical activity and the social emotional perspective of caretakers. 

 
Exceptional Athletes 
 

  • Gerardo Castro: CCSF 800 State Champion 2017 

  • Sienna Faidi: C&SH D-V XC State Runner Up 2022  

  • Malcolm Oakes: C&SH 2 X 1600 , 3200 BCL Class A Champion 2022/2023 

 
Certifications  

 

  • NASM-CPT 
  • NSCA CSCS 
  • USA Track & Field Level 1  

 
Teaching  
 

 

  • KIN 314: Strength and Conditioning  
  • KIN 355: Sports, Science and Fitness 
  • KIN 384: Research Methods in Kinesiology - GWAR  
  • KIN 100: Series