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Elizabeth "Liz" Heaston
Willamette Bearcats – No. 39[1]
PositionPlacekicker
ClassGraduate
MajorBiology
Personal information
Born:1977 (age 46–47)
Richland (WA)
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight120 lb (54 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolRichland
Career highlights and awards
  • First woman to play and score in college football

Elizabeth Heaston Thompson (born 1977) is an American athlete who is the first woman ever to score in a college football game. She accomplished this feat on October 18, 1997 as a placekicker for the Willamette Bearcats football team of Willamette University, which then competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) for small colleges. She also played women's soccer for Willamette as a defender. Heaston's accomplishment was widely noted by the media and the sports community. (Full article...)

  1. ^ Trimble, Jamie (August 20, 2007). "Alumni Spotlight: Liz Heaston '99 Gets Kicks in more than One Sport". Willamette University Athletics. Retrieved April 21, 2011.