The first female kicker to participate in an NFL-sponsored tryout failed to kick the ball more than a combined 30 yards at the New York Jets' practice field in Florham Park, N.J. yesterday.

Lauren Silberman was one of 38 kickers to participate at the New York and New Jersey regional scouting combine at the Jets facility.

According to Associated Press, Silberman, a graduate student at MIT and an ex-club soccer player in Wisconsin, attempted just two kicks--for 13 and 19 yards respectively--before suffering from a quadriceps injury and being unable to continue.

Silberman was one of 38 participants attempted who to impress scouts for a shot at the big time in the NFL.

The first female kicker for an NFL event only kicked twice, with both kicks combining for 30-yards. Silberman said she had to stop because she was aggravated with a quad injury she had suffered last week.

"Her performance does not have to do with her gender. It has to do with her experience and her preparation," Katie Hnida, a former kicker for Colorado and New Mexico and the first woman to score a point in a Division 1 football game, told USA TODAY Sports by phone.

"Unfortunately, what's going to happen now is she's going to be looked at [as inferior] because she was female."

In the video, Silberman grabs her quad after both of her kicks. Hnida told USA Today that hurt quad or no hurt quad, it wasn't going to be a successful day for Silberman.

The NFL hopefull reportedly didn't take any practice kicks before the official tryout, allegedly because of the injury.

"I also find it curious she didn't warm up. You never go in kicking cold," Hnida said. "There's a reason why the kickers are the first people out there. It takes us a while to warm up."

USA Today reported that Silberman lined up 10 yards closer to the ball then a kicker normally would. It was also reported that she had trouble keeping the football upright on the tee for her to kick off of.

"It is disappointing," Hnida said. "I hoped she would go out and do justice for an NFL tryout, because there are lots of people who have dreamed of going to the NFL. It should be something serious."

Hnadi told USA Today that Silberman's performance will make it more difficult for women to break through that barrier.