Nicole Jones

Biography

Contact Nicole Curler Jones: Phone: 517-432-8725 Email: Email Coach Curler Jones Nicole Curler Jones, a former Spartan standout, completed her ninth season as associate head coach and 16th season overall at MSU in 2026. She served as assistant coach from 2012-17 and as MSU’s volunteer assistant in 2011. In 2022, she coached freshman Skyla Schulte to an appearance in the NCAA Championships as an individual beam competitor. Schulte tied for seventh place overall and earned NCAA Second Team All-America honors, the third Spartan gymnast all-time to be named All-American and the first in program history on beam. In 2023, Delanie Harkness (bars) and Sage Kellerman (vault) won Big Ten titles, while Harkness (floor) and Gabrielle Stephen (beam) qualified as individuals for the NCAA Championships. MSU won back-to-back Big Ten regular season titles in 2023 and 2024 and captured the program's first Big Ten Championship title in 2024. During Jones’ time on the Spartan staff, MSU gymnasts have also earned 69 WCGA Scholastic All-America awards, 54 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors and 114 Academic All-Big Ten nods. Jones helped MSU to its fifth-straight NCAA Regional Final appearance in 2026 and the Spartans' fifth-consecutive top-two finish at the Big Ten Championships. Sage Kellerman, Nikki Smith, MaKayla Tucker and Olivia Zsarmani were named All-Big Ten, while Kellerman, Smith and Tucker earned WCGA Regular Season All-America honors and Smith captured three NCAA All-America nods at t