The 6-foot senior won the discus for a third time and was a member of the winning 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams at the Class C state meet this past season, leading the Black Hawks to a first-place finish as a team. Kovatch also took second in the shot put at the state meet. At the time of her selection, her personal-best discus throw of 159 feet, 3 inches in April represents a Class C state record and ranked No. 21 nationally among prep competitors in the event in 2021.
Kovatch has maintained a 4.0 in the classroom and graduated as her school’s valedictorian. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at Colorado State University.
The student council president at Seeley-Swan High, Kovatch was a two-year student trustee for the Missoula County Public School Board. She has volunteered locally as a youth ski coach and basketball referee.
