:Sarah Fuller (athlete)

{{short description|American football placekicker and soccer goalkeeper}}

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Sarah Fuller (born June 20, 1999) is an American former soccer player. She began her college soccer career with the Vanderbilt Commodores, where she also played college football as a placekicker.

Fuller became a starter with Vanderbilt's soccer team as a senior in 2020, when she helped lead the Commodores to a conference tournament championship in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Six days later, she became the first woman to play in a football game for a Power Five conference team when she kicked off for the Commodores against Missouri on November 28, 2020.{{cite web |title=Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller makes history as first woman to play in a Power Five college football game |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/vanderbilt-kicker-sarah-fuller-makes-history-as-the-first-woman-to-play-in-a-power-five-college-football-game/ |website=CBSSports.com |access-date=November 28, 2020 |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/vanderbilts-sarah-fuller-woman-play-power-football-game/story?id=74433952|title=Vanderbilt's Sarah Fuller could be first woman to play in Power 5 football game|website=ABC News|access-date=November 28, 2020}} Two weeks later against Tennessee, Fuller kicked an extra point to become the first woman to score in a Power Five football game. The following season, she moved to the North Texas Mean Green as a graduate transfer.

Early years

Fuller was born to {{convert|6|ft|2|in|adj=on}} Brandon and {{convert|5|ft|10|in|adj=on}} Windi Fuller. Both of Fuller's grandfathers are {{convert|6|ft|5|in}} tall.{{cite news|first=Loretta|last=Hunt|title=Sarah Fuller: 'My male college football teammates call me Champ'|date=December 11, 2020|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/dec/11/sarah-fuller-college-football-kicker-female-vanderbilt-soccer|accessdate=December 17, 2020}} She began playing soccer when she was five years old.{{cite web|title=Sarah Fuller|website=VUCCommodores.com|date=May 4, 2019|url=https://vucommodores.com/roster/sarah-fuller/|accessdate=November 30, 2020}} From elementary through junior high school, Fuller was the tallest student—boy or girl—in her class. Growing up in Wylie, Texas, she attended Wylie High School, where she was a starter for two years at goalie and named the 2017 District 6-6A Goalkeeper of the Year. Fuller was able to kick the ball over {{convert|60|yard}} in games. Her leg strength impressed the school's football coaches, who would tell her soccer coach that they could use her on their team.

College soccer career

=Vanderbilt=

Fuller entered Vanderbilt University on a soccer scholarship in 2017.{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Lutz|title=Vanderbilt set to stick with trailblazing female kicker Sarah Fuller|date=December 1, 2020|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/dec/01/sarah-fuller-female-kicker-vanderbilt-college-football-power-five|accessdate=December 2, 2020}} She broke her foot the summer before her freshman year, causing her to sit out her first season.{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Scarborough|title='This was never an easy path': Sarah Fuller and the winding road to two-sport immortality|date=November 30, 2020|website=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30416293/sarah-fuller-winding-road-two-sport-immortality|accessdate=December 1, 2020}} Back injuries sidelined her as a sophomore, and she played behind two senior goalkeepers the following season.{{cite news|first=Michella|last=Chester|title=Before Sarah Fuller broke through national gender barriers, she first had to break through her own|date=December 8, 2020|website=NCAA.com|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-women/article/2020-12-06/sarah-fuller-broke-through-national-gender-barriers-she-first-had-break-through|accessdate=December 10, 2020}} Fuller played in just two games in her first three years.{{cite news|first1=Christopher|last1=Kamrani|first2=Joe|last2=Rexrode|title=Next woman up: Amid COVID-19, Vanderbilt football turns to women's soccer|date=November 27, 2020|work=The Athletic|url=https://theathletic.com/2224946/2020/11/27/vanderbilt-missouri-sarah-fuller-kicker/|url-access=subscription|accessdate=December 1, 2020}} In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic struck and five exhibition games were cancelled, depriving her the opportunity to showcase herself to her coaches. Over the summer, she suffered a stress fracture on her other foot.

As a senior in 2020, Fuller began the season on the bench. The Commodores began the season 1–2 before she made her first career start against South Carolina in October, recording six saves. She remained the starter, finishing with a 7–2–0 record, 28 total saves, and a 75.5 save percentage. Her 0.97 goals against average led the SEC and was the eighth-best in Vanderbilt history in a single season.{{cite news |first=Michelle R.|last=Martinelli|title=5 things to know about Sarah Fuller, who could play football for Vanderbilt on Saturday |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/vanderbilt-football-sarah-fuller-kicker-soccer |newspaper=USA Today |date=November 26, 2020}} In the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, Fuller recorded a rare goalkeeper assist after booting a free kick that almost travelled the length of the field, leading to a goal in a 4–2 win against Tennessee.{{cite news|first=Cassandra|last=Negley|title=Vanderbilt's Sarah Fuller named SEC special teams player of the week after historic kick

|date=November 30, 2020|work=Yahoo Sports|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/vanderbilt-sarah-fuller-sec-player-of-week-historic-kick-first-woman-174651428.html|accessdate=December 1, 2020}}{{cite news|first=Simon|last=Gibbs|title=Vanderbilt advances to SEC Tournament semifinals with 4-2 victory over Tennessee|date=November 17, 2020|newspaper=Vanderbilt Hustler|url=https://vanderbilthustler.com/36624/featured/vanderbilt-advances-to-sec-tournament-semifinals-with-4-2-victory-over-tennessee/|accessdate=December 1, 2020}} On November 22, 2020, she had three saves in the championship game against Arkansas,{{cite news|first=Matt|last=Jones|title=Vandy blitzes Arkansas for title|date=November 23, 2020|newspaper=Arkansas Democrat Gazette|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/nov/23/vandy-blitzes-arkansas-for-title/?sports|accessdate=November 30, 2020}} helping the No. 7 seed Commodores win 3–1 and claim their first SEC Tournament title since 1994.{{cite news|first=Chuck|last=Culpepper|title=Sarah Fuller made history. Her parents understand why her moment matters|date=December 3, 2020|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/12/03/sarah-fuller-parents/|accessdate=December 3, 2020}} She graduated in May 2021 with a degree in Medicine, Health, and Society.{{cite web|title=Soccer Finalizes Exciting Signing Class|date=June 11, 2021|website=MeanGreenSports.com|url=https://meangreensports.com/news/2021/6/11/womens-soccer-soccer-finalizes-noteworthy-signing-class.aspx|access-date=June 11, 2021}}{{Cite web|last=Forde|first=Pat|title=Vanderbilt Kicker Sarah Fuller Was Made for the Moment|date=November 28, 2020|url=https://www.si.com/college/2020/11/28/sarah-fuller-vanderbilt-kicker-history|access-date=November 29, 2020|website=Sports Illustrated|language=en-us}}

=North Texas=

On November 13, 2020, North Texas women's soccer announced that Fuller signed to join the team in 2021 while she studied for her master's in hospital administration,{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Erik |title=Sarah Fuller: 5 things to know about the Vanderbilt football kicker, women's soccer goalie |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2020/11/27/sarah-fuller-facts-vanderbilt-football-kicker-womens-soccer-goalie/6440968002/ |access-date=November 27, 2020 |publisher=The Tennessean}}{{Cite web|url=https://meangreensports.com/news/2020/11/13/womens-soccer-soccer-adds-key-signings.aspx|title=Soccer Adds Key Signees|website=University of North Texas Athletics}} a degree that was not available at Vanderbilt.{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Sparks|title=What Sarah Fuller plans to do now that Vanderbilt football is over|date=December 15, 2020|newspaper=Nashville Tennessean|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2020/12/15/sarah-fuller-vanderbilt-football-soccer-ncaa-tournament-north-texas/3911771001/|access-date=July 11, 2021}}

Club soccer career

On February 7, 2022, Fuller was announced as the first-ever signing by Minnesota Aurora FC ahead of the inaugural USL W League season.{{cite web |title=BREAKING NEWS: Thrilled to welcome goalkeeper & groundbreaker @SarahFuller_27 as our first player signing. |url=https://twitter.com/MNAuroraFC/status/1490732092635992068 |website=Twitter.com |publisher=@MNAuroraFC |access-date=7 February 2022}} In 13 appearances, she conceded 8 goals and led the Aurora to the USL W League 2022 championship match, losing to Tormenta FC 2–1 after extra time. She retired from soccer after the season.{{Cite news |date=January 3, 2023 |title=Minnesota Aurora goalkeeper Sarah Fuller announces retirement from soccer |url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/minnesota-aurora-goalkeeper-sarah-fuller-retiring-from-soccer/89-3cda676c-9c4a-4302-a121-147cc9e3da62 |access-date=2023-05-17 |work=KARE 11 |first=Alexandra |last=Simon |language=en-US}}

College football career

Due to COVID-19, Vanderbilt's football team had limited options at placekicker for its upcoming game against the Missouri Tigers on November 28, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30401770/vanderbilt-kicker-sarah-fuller-suit-vs-missouri-saturday-make-history|title=Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller to suit up vs. Missouri on Saturday, can make history|website=ESPN|date=November 27, 2020|access-date=November 28, 2020}} Their starting kicker had already opted out of the season due to coronavirus concerns,{{cite news|first=Billy|last=Witz|title=A Season of Footnotes Limps to Its Conclusion|date=November 29, 2020|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/sports/ncaafootball/college-football-covid.html|accessdate=December 1, 2020}} and contact tracing had sidelined its other kickers.{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Sparks|title=Sarah Fuller is only Vanderbilt placekicker against Missouri football|date=November 28, 2020|newspaper=Nashville Tennessean|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2020/11/28/sarah-fuller-vanderbilt-football-only-kicker-missouri/6383910002/|accessdate=December 1, 2020}} The Commodores' punter was also an option to kick, but he also served as the team's holder, requiring a new holder if he were to kick. With no men's soccer team at Vanderbilt, Commodores football coach Derek Mason turned to the women's team and Fuller.{{cite news|first=Teresa M.|last=Walker|title=Sarah Fuller sticking with Vanderbilt men's football team after historic kick|date=November 29, 2020|website=CBC.ca|agency=The Associated Press|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/sarah-fuller-football-vanderbilt-1.5821370|accessdate=November 30, 2020}}{{cite news|first=John|last=Talty|title=Steve Sarkisian could be Saban's best OC, why Sarah Fuller moment resonated|date=November 29, 2020|website=AL.com|url=https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2020/11/steve-sarkisian-could-be-sabans-best-oc-why-sarah-fuller-moment-resonated.html|accessdate=November 30, 2020}} Contacted the day after her soccer team's SEC title game, she agreed to try out for the 0–7 football team instead of returning home to Wylie for Thanksgiving.{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Finger|title=When risk is weighed against reward, some miscalculate|date=November 29, 2020|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/mike-finger/|accessdate=November 30, 2020}} Mason opted to use her as the kicker for the road game in Columbia, Missouri,{{cite news |title=Sarah Fuller becomes first woman to play in Power 5 college football game |url=https://www.fox6now.com/sports/sarah-fuller-becomes-first-woman-to-participate-in-power-5-game|publisher=Fox News Now|date=November 28, 2020}}{{cite news|title=American football: Sarah Fuller makes history as first woman in a Power 5 game|date=November 29, 2020|website=BBC.com|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55115661|accessdate=November 30, 2020}} and she was the only kicker to travel with the team.

Vanderbilt trailed Missouri 21–0 at the half. Unhappy with the team's lack of enthusiasm on the sidelines, Fuller gave a halftime speech, encouraging her teammates to cheer each other on and support one another.{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Sparks|title=Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller makes Power-5 college football history after giving halftime speech in her 'goalkeeper voice'|date=November 28, 2020|newspaper=Nashville Tennessean|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2020/11/28/vanderbilt-kicker-sarah-fuller-first-woman-play-power-five-college-football-game/6447407002/|accessdate=December 3, 2020}}{{cite news|first=Andrea|last=Adelson|title=Sarah Fuller plans to stick with Vanderbilt football, addresses halftime pep talk|date=November 30, 2020|website=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30415785/sarah-fuller-plans-stick-vanderbilt-football-addresses-half-pep-talk|accessdate=December 3, 2020}} Coaches told her afterwards that they had been wanting to say something similar for a while.{{cite news|first=Jon|last=Helmkamp|title=Sarah Fuller called out Vanderbilt in a halftime speech, it was awesome, and now Derek Mason is gone|date=December 3, 2020|work=Deadspin|url=https://deadspin.com/sarah-fuller-called-out-vanderbilt-in-a-halftime-speech-1845794743|accessdate=December 3, 2020}} She opened the second half with a kickoff, a squib kick by design that travelled 30 yards. Fuller became the first woman to play football in a Power Five conference, considered the elite conferences in college football, as well as the third female to play in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).{{efn|Liz Heaston was the first woman to play college football in 1997, when she kicked for Willamette in an NAIA game. Ashley Martin was the first woman in NCAA Division I with Jacksonville State in 2001, playing in what is now known as the Football Championship Subdivision. In 2003, Katie Hnida with New Mexico became the first woman to score in a Group of Five conference, part of the FBS in addition to the Power Five.{{cite news|first=Teresa M.|last=Walker|title=Vanderbilt may have women's soccer player as kicker at Missouri|date=November 25, 2020|newspaper= Chattanooga Times Free Press|agency=The Associated Press|url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/college/story/2020/nov/25/vanderbilt-may-use-womens-soccer-player-kicke/536805/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130051704/https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/college/story/2020/nov/25/vanderbilt-may-use-womens-soccer-player-kicke/536805/|archive-date=November 30, 2020|url-status=live}} April Goss of Kent State became the second woman in the FBS in 2015.}}{{Cite news|first=Lydia|last=Massey|title=Sarah Fuller Makes History As 1st Woman To Play In A Power 5 Football Game|date=November 28, 2020|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/11/28/939716026/sarah-fuller-makes-history-as-1st-woman-to-play-in-a-power-5-football-game|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=NPR.org|language=en}} The Commodores lost the game 41–0. With their offense rarely driving past midfield and never reaching inside the Missouri 30-yard-line,{{cite news |author=Caplan, Callie |title=Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller, a Wylie grad, becomes first woman to play in Power Five football game |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/2020/11/28/vanderbilt-kicker-sarah-fuller-a-wylie-grad-becomes-first-woman-to-play-in-power-five-football-game/ |newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|date=November 28, 2020 |accessdate=November 28, 2020}} she did not get a chance to kick a scoring field goal or an extra point.{{cite news|first= Alex|last=Scarborough|title= Vanderbilt Commodores K Sarah Fuller makes history with second-half kickoff|date=November 28, 2020|website=ESPN.com|url= https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30407278/vanderbilt-commodores-k-sarah-fuller-makes-history-second-half-kickoff|accessdate=November 28, 2020}} Fuller trended in the top two on Twitter for much of the day's games, and her kick was the top video clip of the week on ESPN's digital platform. Her kickoff produced the SEC Network's most viewed tweet and most-liked Instagram post in the network's history.{{cite press release|first=Amanda|last=Brooks|title=College Football Catapults Viewership across ESPN Networks to Register Record Thanksgiving Weekend|date=December 2, 2020|work=ESPN Press Room|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2020/12/college-football-catapults-viewership-across-espn-networks-to-register-record-thanksgiving-weekend/|accessdate=December 3, 2020}} She was named the SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week.{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Werner|title= Sarah Fuller named SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week|date=November 30, 2020|website=MSN.com|url= https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/sarah-fuller-named-sec-co-special-teams-player-of-the-week/ar-BB1bv2Yq|accessdate=November 30, 2020}}

The following week, Fuller remained with the team, but Mason was fired after a 27–55 overall record as Vanderbilt's coach.{{cite news|first=Sam|last=Cooper|title=Sarah Fuller listed atop Vanderbilt's depth chart, could kick vs. No. 9 Georgia|date=December 2, 2020|work=Yahoo Sports|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/sarah-fuller-listed-atop-vanderbilts-depth-chart-ahead-of-game-vs-no-9-georgia-180432888.html|accessdate=December 2, 2020}}{{cite news|title=Sarah Fuller wants to keep kicking for Vanderbilt|date=November 29, 2020|newspaper=Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/29/sports/sarah-fuller-wants-keep-kicking-vanderbilt/|accessdate=December 2, 2020}} She was expected to be in uniform in the following game against Georgia, but the game was postponed due to the SEC's COVID-19 protocols when the Commodores' roster did not meet the minimum requirements.{{cite news|first=Charles|last=Odum|title=COVID-19 issues postpone Vandy-Georgia; no Fuller this week|date=December 4, 2020|newspaper=The Seattle Times|agency=The Associated Press|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/college/covid-19-issues-postpone-vandy-georgia-no-fuller-this-week/|accessdate=December 4, 2020}} On December 12, Fuller was one of three kickers on the Commodore's active roster against Tennessee.{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Sparks|title= Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller becomes first woman to score in Power Five college football game|date=December 12, 2020|newspaper=Nashville Tennessean|url= https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2020/12/12/sarah-fuller-vanderbilt-kicker-first-woman-score-power-five-college-football-game/3815485001/|accessdate=December 12, 2020}} Interim head coach Todd Fitch decided that she would handle kicks inside the 10-yard line, while Pierson Cooke—who was pulled from extra points by Mason after struggling on short kicks earlier in the season—would handle the longer-range opportunities.{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Sparks|title=Sarah Fuller, College Football Hall of Fame getting footballs from historic kicks for Vanderbilt|date=December 12, 2020|newspaper=Nashville Tennessean|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2020/12/12/sarah-fuller-college-football-hall-fame-footballs-woman-kicker-vanderbilt/3818417001/|accessdate=December 14, 2020}}{{cite news|title=Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller first woman to score in Power 5 football game|date=December 13, 2020|website=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30504745/vanderbilt-kicker-sarah-fuller-first-woman-score-power-5-football-game|accessdate=December 14, 2020}} Fuller kicked an extra point following a first-quarter touchdown to become the first woman to score in a Power Five football game;{{cite web |title=Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller makes history again as first woman to score points in Power Five game |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/vanderbilt-kicker-sarah-fuller-makes-history-again-as-first-woman-to-score-points-in-power-five-game/ |website=CBSSports.com |access-date=December 12, 2020 |language=en}} she finished the game 2-for-2 on extra points. Vanderbilt lost 42–17 to finish the season 0–9.

Honors

  • SEC Women's Soccer Tournament championship (2020){{cite web |title=Vanderbilt upsets Arkansas to win the SEC Championship |url=https://www.secsports.com/article/30366589/vanderbilt-upsets-arkansas-win-sec-championship |website=Southeastern Conference |access-date=November 27, 2020}}
  • In December 2020, Fuller's jersey was added to the College Football Hall of Fame{{cite web|url=https://www.wsaw.com/2020/12/21/sarah-fullers-jersey-added-to-college-football-hall-of-fame/|title=Sarah Fuller's jersey added to College Football Hall of Fame|last=Payne|first=Ed|date=December 21, 2020|website=WSAW-TV|access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sarah-fullers-vanderbilt-uniform-on-display-at-college-football-hall-of-fame/|title=Sarah Fuller's Vanderbilt uniform on display at College Football Hall of Fame|last=McCarriston|first=Shanna|date=December 21, 2020|website=CBSSports.com|access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/sarah-fuller-college-football-hall-of-fame-vanderbilt-uniform-display-2020-12|title=Sarah Fuller College Football Hall of Fame Vanderbilt uniform display|last=Cash|first=Meredith|date=December 21, 2020|website=Insider|access-date=January 8, 2021}}
  • SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30422532/vanderbilt-commodores-kicker-sarah-fuller-named-sec-special-teams-player-week|title=Vanderbilt Commodores kicker Sarah Fuller named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week|last=Scarborough|first=Alex|date=November 30, 2020|website=ESPN.com|access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2020/11/30/Vanderbilts-Sarah-Fuller-named-SEC-Special-Teams-Player-of-the-Week/4761606784707/|title=Vanderbilt's Sarah Fuller named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week|last=Grott|first=Connor|date=November 30, 2020|publisher=United Press International|access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/2020/11/30/vanderbilt-sarah-fuller-special-teams-player-of-week|title=Vanderbilt's Sarah Fuller Named SEC Special Teams Co-Player of the Week|last=Pickman|first=Ben|date=November 30, 2020|website=Sports Illustrated|access-date=January 8, 2021}}

Personal life

Fuller has worked as an intern for the Nashville Adult Literacy Council and the End Slavery Tennessee campaign.{{cite web|first=Chad|last=Bishop|title=Living a Fuller Life|date=August 20, 2020|website=VUCommodores.com|url=https://vucommodores.com/living-a-fuller-life/|accessdate=November 30, 2020}} She had also intended to apply for an internship at Play Like a Girl, but did not. In a nod to the organization, she had "Play Like a Girl" printed on the back of her helmet in her first football game with Vanderbilt. The following day, the non-profit reported receiving $13,000 in donations and an increase in people inquiring about volunteering since her game.{{cite news|first=Marissa|last=Sulek|title=Play Like A Girl sees increase in donations after Sarah Fuller plays for Vanderbilt|date=November 29, 2020|website=WSMV.com|url=https://www.wsmv.com/news/davidson_county/play-like-a-girl-sees-increase-in-donations-after-sarah-fuller-plays-for-vanderbilt/article_ebf1b476-32c3-11eb-8e73-4f05b65a37a6.html|accessdate=December 2, 2020}}

In 2021, Fuller was invited to participate in Joe Biden's inauguration.{{cite news|title=History-making kicker Sarah Fuller invited to Joe Biden's inauguration|date=January 17, 2021|agency=Associated Press|website=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30731094/history-making-sarah-fuller-invited-inauguration|accessdate=January 18, 2021}} She was featured on the inauguration television special, Celebrating America, during which she introduced Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to hold the office.{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Sparks|title=Vanderbilt's Sarah Fuller introduces Vice President Kamala Harris in 'Celebrating America'|date=January 20, 2021|newspaper=Nashville Tennessean|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2021/01/20/vanderbilt-kicker-sarah-fuller-introduces-kamala-harris-biden-inauguration/4231922001/|access-date=February 20, 2021}}

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