PAJULUOMA

Assistant Director of Sports Medicine

3rd Year At Nsu

Kalevi Pajuluoma was named Northwestern State’s assistant director of sports medicine in August 2020 after spending one season as a graduate assistant athletic trainer on the NSU staff.

After one season with the men’s basketball team, Pajuluoma became the primary tennis and assistant football athletic trainer.

He was part of a medical staff that guided NSU’s 14-sport athletics department through the COVID-19 pandemic, which included developing and implementing testing and quarantine protocols that aligned with regional and national standards.

Pajuluoma spent three years at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for his undergraduate degree, assisting with men’s basketball, volleyball, men’s and women’s tennis and track and field.

Pajuluoma gained additional experience as a volunteer with the Manning Passing Academy. He also volunteers on the Professional Development Committee for Louisiana Athletic Trainers’ Association.

He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training in 2018 and a masters degree in sports administration in 2021.

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