Kathryn “KJ” Johnson
On the pitch, she sealed her elite status by competing in the 2016 Olympics in Rio and securing spots in two separate World Cups. Crucially, her greatest defining moments transcend the scoreboard: she directly fought for equity by successfully creating a bonus structure for the Women's USA Rugby team equivalent to the Men's. This relentless drive to move the market culminated in her foundational work to establish and transition the WPL into the new Women's Elite Rugby (WER) professional league. She doesn't just make the story, she is the story, making every move for every woman who will follow.

