Julie Harshbarger (born December 9, 1985) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent.
She is most known for being the first woman to score a field goal in Indoor football, as a member of the Chicago Cardinals of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL), and, at seven seasons and counting, having the longest documented career for a woman playing professional football in leagues dominated by men (other female football players have typically had professional careers of a year or less).
She grew up in Rockton, Illinois where she was a standout on both the soccer and football field playing for Hononegah Community High School.
Her play on the soccer field attracted a scholarship offer from Rockford College.
She was twice named All-Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference as a soccer player.
Her junior year, she transferred to Benedictine University where she earned All-NIIA Conference twice more and lead the team in assist her senior season.
Harshbarger has typically played professionally for indoor football teams based in the Chicago area.