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A Resolution recognizing Sarah Fuller as the first female player in a Southeastern Conference and Power Five college football game.
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WHEREAS, on November 28, 2020, Sarah Fuller, a senior at Vanderbilt University, made history as the first ever female to play in a Southeastern Conference football game and the first to play in a Power Five football game; and
WHEREAS, Fuller took the field with the Vanderbilt Commodores in their game against the University of Missouri Tigers, kicking off the second half; and
WHEREAS, a unique opportunity presented itself after COVID-19 protocols kept current Vanderbilt kickers from participating in the November 28 game; and
WHEREAS, Fuller was the starting goalkeeper on the 2020 Vanderbilt soccer team, who won the SEC Tournament championship in November; and
WHEREAS, due to continued COVID-19 protocols, Fuller is preparing to play in future games, and has been listed as the lone kicker on the roster against the University of Georgia; and
WHEREAS, on December 12, 2020, Fuller became the first female to score in a Power Five conference game when she kicked an extra point with 1:50 to go in the first quarter during Vanderbilt's game against rival the University of Tennessee. She kicked another extra point in the fourth quarter; and
WHEREAS, the game against Tennessee ended her history-making football career at Vanderbilt University after the cancellation of what would have been the season closer against the University of Georgia; and
WHEREAS, off the field, Fuller has been a three-time selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and has interned with Thistle Farms and End Slavery Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, notably, the back of Sarah Fuller's helmet featured the words "Play Like A Girl" - a reference to the organization that encourages young women to get involved in athletics and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that the Metropolitan Council go on reco...
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