Female Skydivers to Honor Megan Rapinoe’s Jersey Retirement

The Highlight Pro Skydiving Team, an elite all-female group of skydivers, will fly into Lumen Field for the Seattle Reign vs. North Carolina Courage match on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024.

This match is dedicated to retiring club legend Megan Rapinoe’s iconic number 15 jersey. Both the Highlight team and Rapinoe have dedicated themselves to using their sports as a platform to promote causes that matter most.

Highlight, composed of 13 women with an average of 20 years in the sport and 200,000 jumps among them, jumps across America to elevate women’s rights and equality while introducing more women to skydiving, as females represent 14 percent of skydivers.

“I have lived so much life in this jersey and I’m humbled to see it retire alongside me. It represents so much more than myself – a team, a city, and a lifetime of memories,” said Rapinoe. “Thank you to the Reign and to my teammates for the love, the support and the opportunity to leave a piece of my heart on the field.”

Rapinoe, one of three players to wear the crest from the club’s inaugural season in 2013 through the 2023 season, becomes the first player in Reign history to have their jersey number retired.

Fans can secure tickets to see Megan Rapinoe’s jersey retirement celebration in person now! There are a variety of ticket options available, including premium and group tickets, in addition to single tickets, Flex Plans and Season Ticket Memberships. To view all of Reign FC’s ticket options visit reignfc.com/tickets.

Sarah Toce

Screenwriter & Journalist | Sarah Brusig (Toce) is an appointed member of the King County Women's Advisory Board and an elected precinct committee officer (PCO) in Burien, WA. As a healthcare worker, Sarah is represented by SEIU 1199NW. In 2010, Sarah created the online news source The Seattle Lesbian, LLC, which still receives upward of 100,000 readers per month. A recipient of McCormick's New Media Women Entrepreneur Award in 2012, Sarah was invited to the White House by President Barack Obama in 2015. That same year, GO Mag recognized Sarah as one of their Red-Hot Entrepreneurs in media.​ In 2016, the National Diversity Council honored Sarah with their LGBT Leadership Award. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) recognized Sarah's advocacy work with the Community Builder Award in 2017, the same year Curve Magazine named Sarah one of their Top Women in Media & Publishing. Sarah served a two-year term as president of the Society of Professional Journalists - Western Washington Chapter beginning in 2018 and was elected Communications Vice Chair of the King County Democrats in 2021.

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