Kayla Kovar

2014-15 Women's T&F Roster

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OUT 2014:

Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season throwing the shot put, hammer, and discus
Placed first in the shot put and second in the hammer and discus at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships
Competed at both the regional and national championships. Placed 13th in the discus and 15th in the shot put at the NCAA National Championships

OUT 2013:

Competed once during the outdoor season, taking first in the hammer throw and third in the discus throw at the UNLV Invitational

OUT 2012:

Competed in nine meets during the outdoor season, throwing in the shot put, discus and hammer
Swept the shot put, hammer and discus at the Summit League Championship, as well as both the SUU/NAU Dual and SUU/ISU Dual
Racked up a total 14 first- or second-place finishes during the season
Finished 23rd in the shot put and 25th in the discus at the NCAA West Region
Named Summit League Field Championship MVP and all-Summit League athlete
Garnered academic all-Summit League status
Set new all-time SUU records in the shot put and discus, as well as a second-place school record in the hammer

OUT 2011:

Competed in ten meets during the outdoor season, competing in the shot put, hammer throw and discus throw
Finished first in the shot put at UNLV, Fullerton and Pomona-Pitzer, as well as first in the discus at Pomona-Pitzer
Tallied points for the T-Birds with a third-place finish in the discus and seventh-place finish in the hammer at the Summit League Championship
Garnered all-Summit League and academic all-Summit League honors
Represented SUU at the NCAA Regional Championship, placing 34th in the shot put
Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic team

IN 2014:

Competed in seven meets during the season, throwing the shot put and the weight throw
Placed first in both the shot put and weight throw at the Big Sky Indoor Championships
Competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the shot put placing 10th
Earned Big Sky Athlete of the week four times during the season as well as Second Team USTFCCCA All-American

IN 2013:

Competed in five meets during the indoor season, throwing in the shot put and weight throw
Placed in the top-six in every event she competed in
Took the individual title in the shot put at the Big Sky Championship, as well as a sixth-place finish in the weight throw
Named Most Outstanding Performer at the conference championship
Named Big Sky Field Athlete of the Week three times during the season, following performances at the Lumberjack Team Challenge, Cherry & Silver Invitational and Mountain T's Invitational
Garnered all-Big Sky status

IN 2012:

Competed in five meets during the indoor season, competing in the shot put and weight throw
Finished in the top six of every event competed in, including four first-place finishes in the shot put
Fnished first in the shot put and fourth in the weight throw at the Summit League Championship
Garnered all-Summit League
Set new all-time Southern Utah records in the shot put and weight throw

IN 2011:

Competed in five meets during the indoor season, competing in the weight throw and shot put
Finished first in the shot put at th Snake River Invitational and NAU
Tallied points for the Thunderbirds with a first-place finish in the shot put and a sixth-place finish in the weight throw at the Summit League Championship
Garnered all-Summit League honors

Before SUU:

Signed with UCLA out of Burroughs HS
Competed at USATF nationals, throwing 44-5 in the shot put along with appearing in the hammer and discus

Prep:

Four-time Desert Sky League champion in the shot put and discus
Four-time CIF qualifier in the discus while finishing fith at the CA state meet in 2009 and 2007 and third in 2008
School record holder at Burroughs where she threw 43-8.50 in the shot put and 157-8 in the discus

Personal:

Personal Bests

Shot Put: 53-6.25, 16.31m

Weight Throw: 58-6.75, 17.85m

Discus Throw: 165-7, 50.46m

Hammer Throw: 192-8, 58.73m