Liz Heaston

Liz Heaston
No. 39
Position	Placekicker
Personal information
Born	1977 (age 48–49); Richland (WA)
Listed height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Listed weight	120 lb (54 kg)
Career information
High school	Richland
College	Willamette (1997–1999);
Awards and highlights
	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.