Alive and Kicking

Does the name Katie Hnida ring a bell? She was the place kicker at the University in Colorado in 2000 who brought allegations of harassment against her fellow players and coaches. She also claimed she was raped by one of her teammates. The Colorado football scandal made headlines across the country, including Sports Illustrated. When she left the university after one season, Hnida had a successful college football career at New Mexico – without mishap –
where she became the first woman to score in a Division I football game.

Six years later, Hnida is touring the country to share her story. She is the author of a new book Still Kicking: My Journey as the First Woman to Play Division I College Football. She is hoping that her success at New Mexico will inspire other young women to try to make it in a man’s sport.