Kai McClelland, Trinity University, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field - Character & Community

Kai McClelland, Trinity University, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field - Character & Community

KAI MCCLELLAND OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a sophomore on the women's cross country and track and field teams from Seattle, Wash., has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Female Student-Athlete of the Week for the week beginning October 17.

The SCAC Character & Community award honors the efforts of student-athletes who excel in the field of athletics, and also serve their campus and community.



Kai devotes significant time as President of Trinity’s chapter of The Hidden Opponent, a non-profit organization founded in 2019 with the primary objective of spreading mental health awareness within the student-athlete community nationwide.

As President and Founder of Trinity’s chapter, the sophomore has taken the lead on content-creation and outreach for The Hidden Opponent in San Antonio, and has already been a part of major campaigns prompted by the organization around the country.

The support for mental health awareness on Trinity’s campus has been quite vocal since the chapter’s foundation last year, with several current and former members of Tiger Athletics taking on key roles. Caleb Manifold of Trinity Swimming & Diving, Maggie Shipley of Women’s Basketball and Brooke Belitz and Olivia Kim of Women’s Tennis have all taken on leadership roles alongside Kai for the 2022-23 academic year, while Trinity Men’s Tennis alumni, Christian Settles and Cameron Krimbill receive credit from Kai as being founding members of the campus chapter.

Kai's commitment to mental health awareness came long before the foundation of The Hidden Opponent’s Trinity Chapter last spring, as she withstood her own battles with mental illness early on in her high school career.

For more information on The Hidden Opponent, visit TheHiddenOpponent.org. To help support and keep up with Trinity’s chapter, visit thotrinityu.wixsite.com/the-hidden-opponent or follow on Instagram at @tho_trinityu.

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