UJ lays groundwork for women's flag football

JAMESTOWN — Growing interest in women s flag football, nationally and on the University of Jamestown campus, has helped move a proposed varsity sport from discussion to reality. More than 20 women attended an initial meeting for a flag football club at UJ, Athletic Director Brian Mistro said. UJ announced Oct. 14 that it will add varsity women s flag football, with competition scheduled to begin in spring 2028 and a projected roster of 20 to 25 student-athletes. This has been something that UJ has been talking about for over a year, year and a half, Mistro said. When you add a sport, it s not a knee-jerk decision. A decision years in the making University President Polly Peterson said UJ considered adding women s flag football while competing in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, before moving to NCAA Division II. UJ decided against adding the sport then. Peterson said growing high school participation, the NCAA s recognition of flag football as an emergi