Background
Millage was born in Champaign, Illinois in 1977.
Millage was born in Champaign, Illinois in 1977.
In 1995, she graduated from Centennial High School in Champaign.
She played volleyball (middle hitter) and fast pitch softball (pitcher) throughout high school. In 2009, she earned a business degree from the University of Central Oklahoma. In 2012, she earned her Masters in Business Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma.
Before joining the sitting volleyball team, she worked as a legal secretary at Fischer & Wozniak, Professional Corporation in Urbana, Illinois.
She lost her left leg below the knee at the age of 21 in a boating accident at Clinton Lake in Clinton, Illinois. She also sustained injuries to her left hand.
She joined the United States.A. National Sitting Volleyball team in March 2005. In 2006, she competed in the World Championships for sitting volleyball in Roermond, Netherlands, where her team placed 5th.
She also earned a silver medal for her participation in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
Team United States of America competed at the World Championships in Elblag, Poland in June 2014. Next up for Team United States of America is the 2016 Paralympics in Rio after which Nichole is planning to retire. Millage enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
She enjoys bike rides, reading, & eating sushi.
She is a movie buff and enjoys such films as Say Anything and She"s Out of My League. She likes a variety of television shows including Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, Dexter, Parks and Recreation, and The Office.
Since 2013, Millage has worked at the City of Champaign as an Environmental Sustainability Specialist. She manages the City"s recycling programs.
In 2007, she competed in the Sitting Volleyball Invitational in Shanghai, China where Team United States of America won silver. In 2008, she participated in the World Organization Volleyball for Disabled in Ismailia, Egypt where her team won a bronze medal and the same year won a silver medal for her participation in the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. In 2009, Millage won a gold medal in the Parapan American Zonal Championships which was held in Colorado and the same year won a gold medal at the Eurocup in Roermond, Netherlands. Millage won a gold medal in 2010 the Parapan American Championships in Denver, Colorado and the same year won a gold medal at the WOVD Championships in Portuguese Said, Egypt. Then in July 2010, Team United States of America won a silver medal at the World Championships which took place in Edmond, Oklahoma. In 2011 and 2012, respectively, she won three gold medals at the ECVD Continental Cup in Yevpatoria, Ukraine. Parapan American Zonal Championship in São Paulo Paulo, Brazil. And Sitting Volleyball Masters Tournament in Leersum, Netherlands. In 2013, Millage, along with Team United States of America, won the gold medal at both the Moscow Open Cup in August and the ParaVolley Pan American Zone Championships held in Edmond, Oklahoma in October. Millage and Team United States of America won silver and had their closest finish ever against China in an international tournament, 23-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 17-15. She was part of the United States of America team which won the gold at 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada.
