Jane Rubel

Jane Rubel (born Jane Christoffer on December 31, 1955 ) is an athlete and postal worker noted for her lawsuit against the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) when she was denied eligibility to play after marrying and having a child.

Early life Rubel attended Ruthven Consolidated High School beginning in 1968, where she played on the basketball team in her freshman and sophomore years, averaging 35 and 47 points per game, respectively. Coach Richard Barber stated that she was "as good a player as we've had in the 20 years I've been here." In the spring of 1970, Jane Christoffer (as she was then known) discovered that she was pregnant. She had been dating the baby's father, Ken Rubel, for two years and married him on July 17, 1970. On December 5, 1970, she gave birth to a daughter, Jennifer.