Svatora joins Concordia athletic training staff

By Jacob Knabel on Aug. 24, 2022 in Athletic Announcements

SEWARD, Neb. – After finishing a graduate assistantship at a rival GPAC school, Shelby Svatora has joined the Concordia Athletic Department in the position of Assistant Athletic Trainer. Svatora officially began her new role on Aug. 1 and has served student-athletes during fall sport preseason training. The native of Fremont, Neb., works alongside an athletic training crew that includes Randy Baack, Kyli Haines and Brenna Pfahler.

Said Svatora, “I am looking forward to getting to know the athletes, coaches and other staff members. I am excited to be a part of the Concordia family and grow in my faith, as well as in my profession.”

During the 2022-23 athletic year, Svatora will work most closely with the following Bulldog teams: volleyball, cross country, wrestling, softball and the track distance runners. Prior to arriving at Concordia, Svatora spent two years at Midland University as Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer. While with the Warriors, she worked primarily with the volleyball, cheer, dance and softball teams and traveled to GPAC and NAIA national championship competitions. Svatora also spent one year at Kingman High School in Kingman, Ariz., as the Head Athletic Trainer.

Shelby graduated from the University of Nebraska-Kearney with her Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training. She then earned her Master of Science in Adult and Organizational Learning from Midland. Shelby is the daughter of Jim and Connie Svatora. Shelby has a sister named Haley and a brother-in-law named BJ. Outside of work, Shelby enjoys reading and being outdoors.