‘A bad break’: Traumatic injury can’t keep Academy cadet off rugby pitch
Jessica Beyer (bottom row, second from left). (U.S. Air Force Academy photo) Story by Jennifer Spradlin, May 16, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Jessica Beyer is a competitor. She’s a no-nonsense girl from Dunlap, Illinois, a town where cows outnumber people. At six, she fell in love with flying while watching the Air Force Thunderbirds perform and set her sights on the Air Force. Beyer, a cadet third class, found rugby during her freshman year at the Air Force Academy, and by her sophomore year, she was one of the team captains. Her goal was to win the...
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