Jeff Wayne Nygaard (born August 3, 1972, in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American volleyball and beach volleyball player who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics with partner Dain Blanton in Athens, Greece. In 1996 and 2000 he was a member of the Men's Olympic National Indoor Team. He is a middle blocker. In 1989 and 1990, he played for the Wisconsin Select volleyball club. He was named college player of the year in 1994 and 1995. Nygaard was an assistant coach for the Whittier College women's volleyball team in 2009. He is the head coach of the USC men's volleyball team.