A Crowning Achievement : She Kicks Extra Points and Is Voted Homecoming Queen

Potomac High’s kicker made six of six extra-point tries and was crowned homecoming queen--all at the same game.

Cheryl Zimmermann, her football team’s co-captain and kicker, had to be pulled out of the locker room to accept her tiara and roses during halftime ceremonies Friday night.

The 5-foot-6, 112-pound senior was told just before halftime that she had been selected by the school’s students as homecoming queen. Her coach escorted her from the locker room to midfield for the ceremonies.

Resplendent in a royal blue jersey, her helmet hanging on one arm and her cleats clicking with each step, she accepted the crown and a hug from her date.

After the traditional homecoming queen ride around the field in a convertible, Zimmermann returned to the locker room and a second half of football.

Potomac beat Mount Vernon, 42-10.