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Elizabeth "Liz" 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 University Bearcats, which was competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[1] She also played women's soccer for Willamette. Heaston's accomplishment was widely noted by the media and the sports community.
- ^ Woolum, Janet (1998). Outstanding women athletes: who they are and how they influenced sports in America. Oryx Press. p. 33. ISBN 1573561207.