Shenandoah University's Haley Van Voorhis became the first woman to play in a college football game at a position other than kicke Saturday in a 48-7 win.
Van Voorhis, who stands 5-foot-6, 145 pounds, spent the last two years playing for the JV team at the university. She was anShe also is a member of the university's track and field team.
Van Voorhis, a junior, was interviewed by ESPN in 2021, and she spoke about being a young woman playing football."There's definitely people out there who see the story and think, 'This girl's going to get hurt,'" she said."I hear that a lot. Or, 'She's too small, doesn't weigh enough, not tall enough.' But I'm not the shortest on my team, and I'm not the lightest.
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