Kristina Overholt was promoted to assistant director of sports medicine at Northwestern State in May 2021 after excelling as a graduate assistant for two seasons.

She remains the primary athletic trainer for women’s soccer and will supervise all athletic trainers in Prather Coliseum. Overholt served for two seasons as the primary athletic trainer for soccer along with other secondary sports.

The Lynchburg, Virginia, native graduated with her masters in health and human performance with a concentration in sports administration from Northwestern State this May and from James Madison in 2019 with a bachelors of science in athletic training.

At JMU, she worked with women’s field hockey, women’s soccer, and within the university’s recreation center athletic training room, which included the men’s and women’s club rugby teams. Overholt also worked with a local high school.

Overholt also taught CPR and First Aid and assisted with various classes as a part of NSU’s health and human performance department.

She is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association, Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association and Louisiana Athletic Trainers’ Association.