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July 1, 2026
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UCLA Freshman Tenley Hill Builds Women's Flag Football Program
Former UCLA cheerleader Tenley Hill turned a missing campus opportunity into a women's club flag football program with Southern California roots.
A UCLA freshman who arrived on campus without a women's flag football team built one herself, turning a missing opportunity into one of the clearest examples yet of how fast college flag football is moving in Southern California. Tenley Hill, a former UCLA cheerleader and San Clemente High School flag football player, founded UCLA's club women's flag football team after deciding she wanted to be on the field rather than cheering from the sideline. According to the New York Post/California Post report, Hill…
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NAIA Women’s Flag Football Becomes Championship Sport for 2026-27
Women’s flag football will move from invitational to championship status in the NAIA beginning with the 2026-27 academic year,…
NAIA · Jun 17, 2026
Hawaiʻi-Born Akemi Higa Chases Team USA Flag Football Roster Spot
Hawaiʻi-born quarterback Akemi Higa is part of a younger wave of players trying to earn a place in the U.S. women’s flag…
Hawaiʻi Public Radio / AP · Jun 16, 2026
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Sacramento State Adds Women’s Flag Football for 2026-27
Sacramento State will launch women’s flag football as a club program in 2026-27, with plans to elevate it to NCAA Division I status in 2027-28.
Sacramento State Athletics · Jun 15, 2026
Saint Joseph’s College Adds Women’s Flag Football in Maine
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine says it will add women’s flag football, another sign that the college pathway is expanding beyond early-adopter states.
Saint Joseph’s College Athletics · Jun 12, 2026
Rivals Names 2025-26 High School Girls Flag Football All-Americans
On3/Rivals released a national girls flag football All-American list, giving SoCal families another signal that the sport is becoming a recruiting conversation.
On3/Rivals · Jun 10, 2026
Rams Girls Flag Championship Shows SoCal’s Growing Pathway
More than 300 athletes competed at Dignity Health Sports Park as the Rams’ girls flag football club championship showed how SoCal players are chasing college,…
High School On SI · Jun 9, 2026
Chargers and Gatorade Bring 56 Teams to Bolts on the Beach
The 3rd Annual Bolts on the Beach tournament brought 56 girls flag football teams and more than 600 athletes to Huntington Beach.
Los Angeles Chargers · May 21, 2026
Flag Football Moves Toward NCAA Championship Status for 2028
The NCAA committee recommendation puts women’s flag football on a path toward a potential national collegiate championship as soon as spring 2028.
NCAA · May 19, 2026
Azusa Pacific Adds Women's Flag Football for 2026-27
Azusa Pacific will launch women's flag football as a club sport in 2026-27, then move toward full intercollegiate competition in 2027-28.
Azusa Pacific University Athletics · Apr 6, 2026
Big South Conference to Sponsor Women’s Flag Football in 2027-28
The Big South will become the first Division I multi-sport conference to sponsor women’s flag football, another sign the college pathway is getting more…
NCAA · Apr 2, 2026
3rd Annual NFL Flag Championships Head to Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield, Indiana
NFL FLAG’s 2026 championship event will bring 350 girls and boys teams from around the world to Grand Park Sports Campus, with ESPN live coverage returning…
NFL FLAG · Jan 27, 2026
NCAA Emerging Sport Status Gives Women’s Flag Football a College Pathway
Women’s flag football entering the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program gives families a clearer view of the sport’s growing college pathway.
Slippery Rock University Athletics · Jan 20, 2026
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