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Meet the First Female to Score a College Football Scholarship

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Meet the First Female to Score a College Football Scholarship

“Don’t listen to negativity – go out and do whatever you love to do,” says Becca Longo

File this under AWESOME! 

Becca Longo is a high school senior from Arizona. In addition to attending prom and playing basketball, Becca’s also the starting kicker for the all-male varsity football team. 

And she just became the first female athlete to win a full college scholarship to play Division II football at Adams State University in Colorado! “I remember opening my email and busting through my parents room, just screaming, ‘I did it! I got it!’ It was so exciting,” she says.

Becca says she’s dealt with negative reactions ever since she started playing football several years ago. “I don’t listen to it,” she explains. “It’s got me to where I am today. I just use it as motiviation.”

And now, Becca’s story is motivating us, helping us remember that anything is possible when you pursue your passions and follow your dreams! 

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