UMD Athletics

Taylor (Marble) Nystrom is in her ninth year with the UMD Athletic Department and currently serves as the Director of Ticket Sales and Operations, a position she was promoted to in 2016 after handling the ticket manager role for the Bulldogs prior to that. Nystrom oversees UMD's season ticket plans and and packages, season ticket holder accounts, and overall day-to-day and game-day ticket operations. 

Nystrom returned to her alma mater after receiving her Master's Degree in athletic administration and coaching from Western Kentucky University. As an undergraduate, she was a member of the UMD cross country and track and field teams from 2007-11, captaining both squads as a junior and senior. During her tenure as a student-athlete, she also served as the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) president for two years. while majoring in exercise science. 

A native of Waseca, Minn., Nystrom also was a volunteer cross country and track field at the University of Wisconsin-Superior from 2011-2013.  She was part of the Bulldog women's cross country coaching staff in 2018 & 2021 as well.

Nystrom is married to UMD's Associate Athletic Director for External Operations, Brian Nystrom and resides in Duluth, with their son.