Current:Home > FinanceSafety Haley Van Voorhis becomes first woman non-kicker to play in NCAA football game-InfoLens
Safety Haley Van Voorhis becomes first woman non-kicker to play in NCAA football game
View Date:2024-12-23 15:37:31
Haley Van Voorhis, a safety for the Division-III Shenandoah Hornets, made history Saturday by becoming the first woman non-kicker to appear in a college football game.
Van Voorhuis came in during the first quarter of Shenandoah's home game against Juniata, registering a quarterback hurry on third down.
The 5-foot-6 junior joined the team in 2021 after she was the first female player at Christchurch High School in Virginia, where she was a 2019 All-State Honorable Mention. In 2021, Van Voorhuis told Fox DC it was her dream to play for Shenandoah and from a young age, she always wanted to play football.
WEEK 4:Florida State nips Clemson in OT; Oregon cruises
"I wouldn’t want to play anywhere else," Van Voorhis said. "It’s like a spark and a fire that pushes you to want to go harder."
There have been several women that have appeared in a college football game in special team roles since Liz Heaston became the first in October 1997 for the NAIA Willamette Bearcats. In 2003, New Mexico kicker Kate Hind became the first woman to score in a Division I-A game, and in 2020, Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller became the first woman to play and score in a Power 5 football game.
In 2014, Shelby Osborne became the first woman to make a roster as a non-kicker, according to ESPN, for NAIA Campbellsville University, but she didn't appear in any action.
veryGood! (51)
Related
- Golden Bachelorette: Joan Vassos Gets Engaged During Season Finale
- Ukraine aid left out of government funding package, raising questions about future US support
- For National Coffee Day, see top 20 US cities for coffee lovers
- NYC flooding updates: Sewers can't handle torrential rain; city reels after snarled travel
- She's a trans actress and 'a warrior.' Now, this 'Emilia Pérez' star could make history.
- Donald Trump says he will be in courtroom for New York trial scrutinizing his business practices
- Calgary Flames executive Chris Snow dies at 42 after defying ALS odds for years
- A woman who fled the Maui wildfire on foot has died after weeks in a hospital burn unit
- 'Underbanked' households more likely to own crypto, FDIC report says
- Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty set for WNBA Finals as top two teams face off
Ranking
- Queen Bey and Yale: The Ivy League university is set to offer a course on Beyoncé and her legacy
- European Parliament president backs UN naming an envoy to help restart Cyprus peace talks
- Black history 'Underground Railroad' forms across US after DeSantis, others ban books
- Why former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was at the Iowa-Michigan State game
- Powerball winning numbers for Nov. 13 drawing: Jackpot rises to $113 million
- Donald Trump says he will be in courtroom for New York trial scrutinizing his business practices
- India’s devastating monsoon season is a sign of things to come, as climate and poor planning combine
- Amber Alert issued for possibly abducted 9-year-old girl last seen at state park
Recommendation
-
Inter Miami's MLS playoff failure sets stage for Messi's last act, Alexi Lalas says
-
Miguel Cabrera gets emotional sendoff from Detroit Tigers in final career game
-
Fueled by hat controversy Europe win Ryder Cup to extend USA's overseas losing streak
-
Buck Showalter says he will not return as New York Mets manager
-
Tesla issues 6th Cybertruck recall this year, with over 2,400 vehicles affected
-
Week 5 college football winners, losers: Bowers powers Georgia; Central Florida melts down
-
Armenia grapples with multiple challenges after the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh
-
Browns' Deshaun Watson out vs. Ravens; rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson gets first start