Thiel College adding women’s flag football team

GREENVILLE, Pa.—Thiel College will field a women’s flag football team in spring 2026, Director of Athletics Isaac Collins announced Tuesday morning.

Thiel becomes the sixth Presidents’ Athletic Conference school to offer women’s flag football.

“Introducing women’s flag football reflects our commitment to growing opportunities for student-athletes and staying ahead of the curve in collegiate athletics,” Collins said. “This sport is expanding rapidly nationwide, and we’re proud to give our students a chance to be part of that growth here at Thiel.”

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Nationally, flag football has experienced significant growth at the high school and collegiate levels. In February, the NCAA’s Committee on Women’s Athletics recommended that Divisions I, II and III sponsor legislation to add women’s flag football to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. There is a vote scheduled at the 2026 NCAA Convention to formally recognize women’s flag football as an emerging sport in DIII.

At the high school level, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association sanctioned flag football as an official varsity sport with more than 125 schools fielding teams last season.

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Thiel College is an independent college founded in the Lutheran tradition. Located in Greenville, Pa., the College offers 60 majors and minors, 24 varsity sports, and an 11:1 student-faculty ratio. The College is also home to a new Master of Science in speech-language pathology and 2Master of Business Administration. Both master’s degree programs offer innovative and accelerated five-year paths which allow students to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years. The speech-language pathology program also has an accelerated 15-month graduate-level program. The M.B.A. program also has a 12-month post-graduate program.A dedicated faculty paired with dynamic research and internship opportunities produce numerous graduate school and job placements. Coeducational from its beginnings, the College remains committed to combining tradition with innovation as it celebrates 150 years.