Trailblazer. Champion. Historian. Leilani Armenta, just added another basic stage to his groundbreaking football journey.
This Jackson State University Placekicker, who is the first woman to score in an HBCU football game, is now officially pro. Armenta, the Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC) signed with Mississippi Panthers, the game marked another chapter in the mission to change the game for athletes and HBCU.
Shook the barriers in Jackson
Armenta made headlines in 2023 when he went to the field in a JSU. However, in October 28, 2023, October, HBCU sealed his name to record books. In a match against the University of Arkansas, Armena collected three additional points.
Ventura, a former footballer from California, brought elite athletics and fearlessness, brought to the unit of the tigers. His presence was not just symbolic; Was strategically. Jackson helped the state safe key and was part of the team, which seized the title of the 1924 celebrations and the HBCU national championship.
The increase in armenta Jackson Condition The courageous new direction of HBCU athletics reflects the new direction – the one who welcomes innovation, representative office and courage.
Choose inherit over limeight
After a successful season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal, and several schools made a few schools that want to add it to the list. However, he made a strong decision to stay rooted in Jackson, finishing his degree and perform his football career professionally.
This journey is now competing with the Women’s National Football Conference, Mississippi Pantanhers, one of the most competitive platforms for women’s fighting football in the country.
In an announcement shared on social media wrote in Arment:
“This opportunity allows me to stay in Jackson, to complete my degree and play my favorite sport.
Eyes to the playoffs
Armenta is not connected to Panthers to expose only – he jumps directly to the movement of the postseason. His team is planned to fight the semifinals in the semifinals of the WNFC East in the semifinal, where Libery Creek High School in Tennessee will oppose Chicago winds.
The team and a high moment for the team and Armenta, which continues to prove to be in any arena.
Represents an action
Leilani’s journey of Arment is greater than a athlete. When investing in the brave talent of HBCUS, when the platform was given to women and became a tradition, the tradition became a tradition.
Its next chapter, as a professional athlete, when JSU and HBCU still represented in the country, it sends a strong message to young girls who do not see themselves: there is a place for you. Real HBCU does this with fashion, pride and perseverance.
