5 Questions With Student Featured as Member of Cracker Jill Team During Women’s World Cup
Being featured in a commercial during the Women’s World Cup soccer tournament may have not been on sophomore Tahirah Abdul-Qadir’s impressive list of goals, but when the opportunity presented itself, she went for it—wanting to share her story to hopefully inspire others.
Abdul-Qadir ’26, along with eight others, were selected for the 2023 Cracker Jill Team presented by Cracker Jack/Frito Lay and the Women’s Sport Foundation. The award, which includes $5,000 to help fuel their sports endeavors, is part of a women’s sports equality initiative that highlights athletes who are working to break down barriers in sports.
SU News chatted with Abdul-Qadir, a dual major in biology and entrepreneurship in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and martial arts champion, to learn a bit more about this award and what it meant to her:
