Bio: Kara Winger was born in Seattle, Washington, but grew up in Vancouver, Washington. She is a 4x Olympian, 8x National Champion, former American Record Holder, Public Lands advocate, Dog lover, and a wife. She is a graduate of Purdue University in 2009 in Nutrition, Fitness, and Health and completed an MBA at DeVry University in 2016 with an accounting concentration. She enjoys photography, backpacking, hiking, the outdoors, playing piano, reading, and hanging out with her family. In 2016, she became the first female athlete from Purdue University to qualify for her third Olympic Games, and she threw a season-best mark to win Javelin gold at the Pam-American Games in Lima, Peru in 2019. Kara had the honor and the privilege to carry the flag of the United States of America at the closing ceremonies of the 2020 Summer Olympics and I am proud to have her as a guest on “Black Canvas.”