Haley Van Voorhis makes history as 1st woman to play safety in NCAA football game

September 25, 2023, 9:46 AMHaley Van Voorhis is seen on the field for Shenandoah University Hornets in this image posted to their Instagram account.A small Division III school in Winchester, Virginia, is making big headlines for having a female football player.

"It's an amazing thing -- I just wanted to get out and do my thing," Van Voorhis said after the game, The Washington Post. "I want to show other people this is what women can do, to show what I can do. It's a big moment. I made the impossible possible, and I'm excited about that." Before Saturday, Shelby Osborne became the first female non-kicker to play for an NAIA program in 2014 as a defensive back for Campbellsville University and appeared in one game in 2018, according toKatie Hnida was the first woman to score in an NCAA Division I-A football game as the place-kicker at New Mexico, ESPN reported. Sarah Fuller became the first woman to score in a Power 5 football game as the kicker for Vanderbilt seven years later.

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