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coach. She served as the head football coach at

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from 2010 to 2013. As of the 2010, she was reported to be the only female head coach of a high school football team, and only the third ever to coach high school football, following Jessica Poseluzny at George Washington High School in

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and Debbie Vance, at

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. Randolph received a Women of Distinction Award from the

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and NASPA at their June 2011 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders. Randolph was recognized for breaking through barriers for women in sports.

College athletic career

Randolph was a hurdler at the

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Professional football

Randolph played wide receiver for six seasons with the

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of the Independent Women's Football League, from 2003 to 2008.

Coaching career

Randolph coached wide receivers at

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from 2006 to 2007. Randolph was named the head football coach at

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on March 12, 2010. She coached her first game on August 27, 2010, against Archbishop Carroll, losing 28–0. The Coolidge football team rebounded to finish the year 4–7 and earn a DCIAA playoff berth. In 2011, Randolph's Coolidge team finished 7–2 and again made the DCIAA playoffs. They also reported an improvement in the teams overall grade-point average, from 2.75 to 3.0. On November 24, 2011, Coolidge lost the DCIAA Turkey Bowl to Dunbar High School. Randolph resigned as Coolidge's coach in November 2013.

References

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