Kayla Johnson is in her second year as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Northwestern State after earning her bachelor’s in Athletic Training from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 2015.
Johnson serves as the lead trainer for tennis and a secondary trainer for football while assisting with other sports as needed. She is pursuing a master’s degree in Health and Human Performance.
Johnson also provided coverage for the Louisiana High School Athletic Association state cross country meets held in Natchitoches.
At SWOSU, she assisted with rehabilitation plans and evaluations for a number of sports as well as at a physical therapy clinic. Her sports included men’s basketball, football and baseball, covering practices and games.
Johnson assisted athletic trainers working high school sports as well.
She began her athletic training duties as a volunteer at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in 2010.
The Broken Arrow, Okla., native is a Licensed Athletic Trainer by the State of Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners, a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and is first aid certified.Â
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