first to do a backflip in the Olympics even though it got her disqualified

Landed on one blade

She is a change maker because she did things anyway and now the move isn’t band and people use it she changed that

-Marissa H.

2. Tennis

3. Won 2 Grand Slams, and represented the USA at Paris 2024 and was the youngest U.S. flag-bearer in history.

4. Coco Gauff is a change maker because her acheivements prove that success has no age or gender roles as she was a young woman making all of these goals. She won her first WTA singles title in Linz at age 15.

3. Her accomplishments included 23 grand slam singles titles, 4 olympic gold medals, and holding the #1 spot for women’s tennis for 319 weeks.

4. She is a “change maker” because she forged a path for other women to have a chance to reach for their dreams.

JG

2. Wrestling

3. Some of her important accomplishments were as the 2024 Paris Olympic silver medalist at 76 kg and the first female to win an Illinois state title against boys. As a freshman at University of Iowa, she went undefeated and won a 2025 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championship title.

4. She is a change maker in wrestling because she has broken significant gender barriers, shattered performance expectations at a very young age and is currently leading rapid professionalization and popularity of women’s freestyle wrestling.

Amal Ali

3. She has 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals and is widely regarded as one of the greatest gymnasts and female athlete of all time

4. She is a change-maker by redefining gymnastics, mental health awareness in sports, athlete advocacy, and advocacy for youth standing up for the changes that need to be made.

(1939–2025)

1. Helena "Lana" Allaire duPont Wright

2. Equestrian Eventing

3. United States Equestrian Federation Lifetime Achievement Award, eventing association hall of fame

4. She paved the way for many equestrians and was the first to compete in Eventing which at the time was a male dominated sport

Morgan Carroll

2 Alexandra Morgan Carrasco is an American former professional soccer player 

3 She co-captained the United States national team with Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe from 2018 to 2020 and with Lindsey Horan in 2023. 

4 Alex Morgan is a transformational change maker in sports through her relentless advocacy for gender equality, equal pay, and structural reform in women's soccer

top rookie scorer, averaging 13.4 points in 2024 and reaching a 30-point career high in 2025

her influence on fashion and brand partnerships within the league.