In 2003, Katie Hnida of the University of New Mexico was credited as the first woman to score as a place-kicker in an NCAA Division I-A game, the highest level of college football in the U.S.

[WOMEN IN FOOTBALL SERIES: The challenges that face amateur players • Grade-school girls develop an early love for the game • Making female football history in Hawaii • Beth Mowins, Gayle ...

The 5-foot-5, 140-pound kicker is the first female in Monmouth football program history to score a point. "This was such an exciting moment," Hansen said. "It's a very new experience.

How Leilani Armenta ended up at Jackson State. Armenta wants to go into sports media and broadcasting when she graduates. While in high school, she searched online for schools offering the major.

The 2023 college football season was a momentous occasion for women, who made headlines and broke barriers in the sport.. Despite being told that football is not a "girl's sport" and that they are ...

Haley Van Voorhis made history at the weekend by becoming the first female football player to appear in an NCAA football game outside of the kicker position.. Van Voorhis, a safety at Division-III ...

Playing safety in the Shenandoah University vs. Juniata College game in Sep. 2023, Haley Van Voorhis became the first female player in a non-kicking position to see the field in an NCAA football game.

Pumas' kicker Andrea Martinez sings her team's anthem before a Liga Mayor football game against Aztecas in Mexico City on Oct. 8. Fernando Llano / AP “The decision I made was to try a new sport.

Female High School Football Kicker Delivers Leveling Hit That's Gone Viral: ... Macnamara has enjoyed her time with North Penn so much that she says she’d like to continue kicking in college.

WINCHESTER, Va. — With less than a minute left in the first quarter and Shenandoah University already leading by 26 points, safety Haley Van Voorhis made considerable college football history on ...