Pacheco joined the Nicholls Track & Field/Cross Country coaching staff in September 2020 following a two-year stint at California State - Fullerton, where she served as a graduate assistant coach.
During her time with the Titans, Pacheco assisted coaches John Elders and Alex Tebbe in the development of the middle- and long-distance groups. During the 2019-20 cross country season, she helped lead the women’s team to their first conference championship title in program history, and the men to a second-place finish.
The previous year, Pacheco guided the women’s cross country team to a second place finish (highest in school history at that point) at the league meet and the women's outdoor track & field team to their first-ever conference championship in school history.
Additionally, she helped Samantha Huerta to multiple school records in the 800m (2:03.96), 1500m (4:18.39), and mile (4:46.77), along with a 14th-place finish at Nationals in the 800m. Pacheco also assisted in developing a strong men's and women's steeplechase group that had three women and two men score at conference, not to mention a pair of men qualify for the NCAA West Regional meet.
Prior to her time at Fullerton, Pacheco spent one year as the assistant cross country coach at San Joaquin Delta College, where she also helped with recruiting and fundraising.
Pacheco is a Lodi, Calif. native and received her Bachelor's of Science in Kinesiology - Exercise Science from Sacramento State and her Master's of Science in Kinesiology from California State University - Fullerton.
