Whitney Zelee

Whitney Zelee is a running back for the Boston Militia of the Women’s Football Alliance. In 2013, she became the first woman to rush for 2000 yards in a season.

Playing career
In the 2011 WFA National Championship, Zelee amassed 101 rushing yards in a victory against the San Diego Surge.

Run for the record
In only seven games of the 2013 Women’s Football Alliance season, she ran for 2,016 rushing yards and an astounding 34 touchdowns.

Playing against the Central Maryland Seahawks, she had 236 rushing yards. In the first seven games of the WFA campaign, she had 123 carries (17.5 carries per game) and averaged 16.4 yards per carry.

On April 13 against the New York Sharks, she had 15 rushes for 193 yards. More impressive were her five touchdown runs, including two of over 50 yards (54 and 59).

This was followed up by four games in which she ran for at least 300 rushing yards in each contest. In all of American football (whether it be in Canada or the United States), no player ever ran for 300 yards in four separate games.

Zelee’s greatest game was on May 18, 2013 in a contest against the DC Divas. She shredded the DC defense with an unbelievable 344 yards and seven rushing touchdowns. To add to those remarkable totals, she would catch a 44 yard touchdown pass from Allison Cahill. Not only was her 8 touchdowns a WFA record, but the combined score of 135 points (Boston prevailed by an 81-54 score) was another league benchmark.

Awards and honors

 * 2011 WFA National Championship Trophy
 * 2011 WFA National Championship Most Valuable Player Award
 * 2013 WFA All-America selection