Liz Heaston

Liz Heaston
Willamette Bearcats – No. 39
Position	Placekicker
Class	Graduate
Major	Biology
Personal information
Born:	1977 (age 47–48); Richland (WA)
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	120 lb (54 kg)
Career history
College	Willamette (1997–1999);
High school	Richland
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.