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BOISE — A month ago Nora Hayd was like most every other Boise State student-athlete. The 20-year-old attended her visual arts classes, enjoyed painting and doing photo shoots around the Treasure Valley, and was preparing for her second season with the Boise State beach volleyball team. Hayd still enjoys doing those things, but her life has also changed drastically. She gets stopped in the street by people asking to take pictures of her, has gained nearly 9,000 followers on her Instagram account and recently taught the rock band Simple Plan how to play volleyball at a music festival in Las Vega…