Utah Valley University director of athletics Dr. Jared Sumsion has announced the hiring of Kala Riester as a nutritionist and dietitian within the athletics department.

Riester is a registered dietitian and board certified sports dietitian experienced working with youth, collegiate, and semi-professional athletes and disordered eating.

Riester is a sports dietitian at TOSH and previously was a dietitian at at the University of Maryland where she counseled and educated seven Olympic sports team, including men's and women's soccer, wrestling, men's and women's golf, and women's tennis. At TOSH, she is a member of The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital's Sports Medicine team. Riester serves as the sports dietitian for various contracts and community partners, including Utah Warriors Major League Rugby, D-1 Utah Valley University, and Utah Youth Soccer Association

Riester earned a master's degree from the University of Utah and a bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech.