# @suuthunderbirds on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/ChZ-8BBFUtb
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21151197-suuthunderbirds-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-08-18T15:32:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** SUU Thunderbirds ⚡️ (@SUUThunderbirds) — https://gondola.cc/SUUThunderbirds

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We are nearly ONE MONTH out from our Title IX Banquet.

This weeks feature is current Athletic Academic Advisor Kayla Kovar.

Before her role of mentoring T-Birds, Kayla competed for suutfxc from 2011-2015 and holds the SUU indoor shot put and weight throw records, as well as the outdoor hammer throw, discus throw and shot put records.

She earned the title of NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Mountain Region Women’s Field Athlete of the Year in 2014, after qualifying for the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships in the discuss throw, shot put, and hammer throw.

Today, Kayla is pursuing her Master’s Degree in Sports Psychology and hopes to continue aiding and supporting student-athletes; “Working closely with student-athletes has been an amazing experience, especially since I have been given the opportunity to work for my Alma Mater.”

Kayla’s advice for current female athletes: “Never stop believing in yourself and your capability. You are fully capable of achieving amazing things! Doubt will creep up on you every now and then, but do not allow it to overpower you. Silence those doubts and negative thoughts by replacing them with facts and positive statements. Also, uplift and support other female athletes who may be experiencing similar doubt and uncertainties. We are in this together and we can soar even higher than we thought imaginable by helping to lift up others!”

RSVP today to celebrate our past and current T-Bird female athletes on September 21 at our 50 Year Title IX Banquet >> Link in bio!

For more information or if you have any questions, email soniahahn@suu.edu

#HerStoryBelongs x #TBirdNation

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