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Juliana Kim

Haley Van Voorhis makes NCAA football history as the first female non-kicker player

Haley Van Voorhis' play led to an incomplete third-down pass by the Juniata quarterback on Saturday. Shenandoah went on to win, 48-7. (Keric Jackson/Shenandoah Athletic Communications)

Safety Haley Van Voorhis became the first woman who was not a kicker or punter to appear in a NCAA college football game.

Van Voorhis, a junior at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., was tapped to play Saturday against Juniata College during a Division III game at Shenandoah's Shentel Stadium.

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