Close“Sports have shaped my life and shown me the power of women. I am incredibly grateful for my global female friendship network, and the opportunity to give back to that is a dream.”
Kara’s role at EOS allows her to employ her wide range of skills, including attention to detail, ability to figure things out on the fly, an authentic voice and professional writing style, and creativity when new projects present themselves. She is adaptable, poised, and passionate about the global athlete community.
A 4x Olympic javelin thrower, Kara trains full-time and engages in related opportunities like public speaking, event appearances, brand ambassadorship, and resource development for fellow injury-prone athletes like her. The former American record holder in her event, Kara is an 8x U.S. Champion, ranked top ten in the world three times in her career, and finished higher than any American woman in her event’s history at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar (fifth). On the periphery of her ongoing athletic career, she has dabbled in coaching, interior design, and data logging for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).
Kara earned a B.S. in Nutrition, Fitness, and Health, and an Art and Design minor from Purdue University. She received an MBA with an Accounting concentration on full scholarship from the USOPC through DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management. Inducted into the Purdue Athletic Hall of Fame in May 2018, she also served USA Track and Field in leadership roles within the Athletes Advisory Committee, most recently as Secretary and USOPC Representative, and sat on the USATF Board of Directors. At the Tokyo Olympic Games, she was elected by her Team USA peers to carry the American flag during the Closing Ceremony.
Happily a homebody with husband Russ and yellow labrador Maddie, she enjoys living in Russ’s hometown of sunny Colorado Springs after growing up mainly in the Pacific Northwest. Kara is passionate about preserving wild spaces and protecting United States public lands. She looks forward to much more time in the wilderness when her athletic career commences.