Welcome to the

NIRSA Flag Football Championships

January 7-9, 2026 • Houston, Texas

Welcome to Nationals!

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

  • TBD : Collegiate & Unified Team Check-In
    • Location: Rice University – Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center
    • Address: 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

  • 8:00AM – 8:00PM: Pool Play begins for Men's, Women's, Unified, and Co-Rec Divisions
    • Location: Rice University – Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center
    • Address: 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005

Thursday, January 8, 2026

  • 8:00AM – 8:00PM: Bracket Play begins for Men's, Women's, Unified and Co-Rec Divisions
    • Location: Rice University – Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center
    • Address: 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005

Friday, January 9, 2026

  • Championship Day!
    • Location: Rice University – Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center
    • Address: 16100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005
  • 8:30am: Co-Rec Division Final
  • 10:30am: Unified Division Final
  • 12:30pm: Women's Division Final
  • 2:30pm: Men's Division Final

Tournament Staff

Tournament Directors

Tournament DirectorJosh HaleUniversity of Texas at Arlington
Asst. Tournament DirectorBritton LyonGeorgia Southern University
Director of National Sport ProgramsNicole JacksonNIRSA
Coordinator of National Sport ProgramsLauren CarlsonNIRSA

Tournament Experience Committee

Tournament Experience DirectorSamantha WaryMillersville Unviersity
Tournament Experience Assistant DirectorAJ Henderson Florida Gulf Coast University
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Competition Committee

Competition DirectorEmily SchneiderUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County
Competition Assistant DirectorAustin HebertWest Virginia University

Officials Committee

Director of OfficialsBritton LyonGeorgia Southern University
Associate Director of OfficialsJoe WiseUniversity of Texas at Austin
Assistant Director of OfficialsEmilee HowardUniversity of Central Florida
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Media Relations Committee

Director of Media RelationsCourtney SmithPurdue University
Assistant Director of Media RelationsKatelynFlorida Gulf Coast University
Media Relations

Unified Committee

Director of UnifiedJordon GermanTexas Tech University
Assistant Director of UnifiedRachel VermeltfoortUniversity of Utah

Tournament Officials

Director of Officials: Erik Jaeke
Assistant Directors of Officials: Abby Van Note
Assignor: Kevin Maurer
Roster as of November 7, 2023

  • Mazen Abdulaziz,
  • Todd Abraham, IL
  • Brian Albert, MD
  • Jacky Americain, FL
  • Erik Arriaga, TX
  • Joya Asadi, TX
  • Erik Backstrom, NJ
  • Ryan Birdsall, WI
  • Ryan Block, ND
  • Edward "Kofi" Boateng, WV
  • Victor Borges, CT
  • Kurtis Burke, MA
  • Julio Carranza, CA
  • Eduardo Chavez, CA
  • Jonathan Ching, AZ
  • Nathan Colling, KS
  • Jose Dambrosio, TX
  • Marcos De La Oz, NJ
  • Michael Deronde, RI
  • Emily Donahue, TX
  • Jordan Downs, UT
  • Lukas Duddelston,
  • Onochie Eguzo, TX
  • Eric Esse, CA
  • Andrew Evangelos, Tx
  • Brendan Fanning, NY
  • Vitalii Firmanchuk, OH
  • Amy Fitzharris, NJ
  • Abelardo Flores-Dominguez, TX
  • Ross Fondren, TX
  • Trevor Fulk, IL
  • Marcus Garcia, CT
  • Germán Garcia, NY
  • Joseph Geck, FL
  • Collins Gitau, TX
  • Sean Giza, IA
  • Kutay Gokcen, TX
  • Gregory Gomes, MA
  • Phil Gomez, KS
  • Cristhian Gonzalez, NJ
  • Lauren Gray, GA
  • Rebecca Greenberg, FL
  • Tyler Groves, VA
  • Trevor Hadick, PA
  • Edin Hadzovic, NJ
  • Cain Hernandez, TX
  • Joseph Jeffers, TX
  • Colby Johnson, CT
  • Aruna Kenyi, ME
  • Chris Laguna, TX
  • Shaye Lane, MA
  • Ningwei Li, TX
  • Ryan Lindskog, TX
  • Nick Liu,
  • Hugo Loredo, NC
  • Stephanie MacFarland, MA
  • Rebecca Marshall, AR
  • Jamie Marshall, MA
  • Ross McKernan, NC
  • Sean McVeigh, IA
  • Chris OHaire, MD
  • Krystin Pahia,
  • Xiana Pang-Abas, TX
  • Brandon Queri, OK
  • Laura Renken, TX
  • Brahim Salam, TX
  • Guillermo "Memo" Sanchez, TX
  • Johann Sanchez, Tx
  • Aldair Sanchez Alvarado, TX
  • Jesse Schultz, Tx
  • Javier Sebastian, TX
  • Amelia Shister Graytock, DC
  • Derek Smolik, TX
  • Justin St Pierre, WA
  • Melissa Stewart, TX
  • Bowen Taylor, CO
  • JP Thrash, OK
  • John Trowbridge, IL
  • Kaitlyn Trowbridge, TX
  • Zaid Umar, KS
  • Angel Valdes, TX
  • Joshua Villarreal,
  • Joe Wehrle, VA
  • Ethan Wilson, AL
  • Andrew Wilson, TX
  • Brandon Wulff, MO
  • Mazen Abdulaziz,
  • Todd Abraham, IL
  • Brian Albert, MD
  • Jacky Americain, FL
  • Erik Arriaga, TX
  • Joya Asadi, TX
  • Erik Backstrom, NJ
  • Ryan Birdsall, WI
  • Ryan Block, ND
  • Edward "Kofi" Boateng, WV
  • Victor Borges, CT
  • Kurtis Burke, MA
  • Julio Carranza, CA
  • Eduardo Chavez, CA
  • Jonathan Ching, AZ
  • Nathan Colling, KS
  • Jose Dambrosio, TX
  • Marcos De La Oz, NJ
  • Michael Deronde, RI
  • Emily Donahue, TX
  • Jordan Downs, UT
  • Lukas Duddelston,
  • Onochie Eguzo, TX
  • Eric Esse, CA
  • Andrew Evangelos, Tx
  • Brendan Fanning, NY
  • Vitalii Firmanchuk, OH
  • Amy Fitzharris, NJ
  • Abelardo Flores-Dominguez, TX
  • Ross Fondren, TX
  • Trevor Fulk, IL
  • Marcus Garcia, CT
  • Germán Garcia, NY
  • Joseph Geck, FL
  • Collins Gitau, TX
  • Sean Giza, IA
  • Kutay Gokcen, TX
  • Gregory Gomes, MA
  • Phil Gomez, KS
  • Cristhian Gonzalez, NJ
  • Lauren Gray, GA
  • Rebecca Greenberg, FL
  • Tyler Groves, VA
  • Trevor Hadick, PA
  • Edin Hadzovic, NJ
  • Cain Hernandez, TX
  • Joseph Jeffers, TX
  • Colby Johnson, CT
  • Aruna Kenyi, ME
  • Chris Laguna, TX
  • Shaye Lane, MA
  • Ningwei Li, TX
  • Ryan Lindskog, TX
  • Nick Liu,
  • Hugo Loredo, NC
  • Stephanie MacFarland, MA
  • Rebecca Marshall, AR
  • Jamie Marshall, MA
  • Ross McKernan, NC
  • Sean McVeigh, IA
  • Chris OHaire, MD
  • Krystin Pahia,
  • Xiana Pang-Abas, TX
  • Brandon Queri, OK
  • Laura Renken, TX
  • Brahim Salam, TX
  • Guillermo "Memo" Sanchez, TX
  • Johann Sanchez, Tx
  • Aldair Sanchez Alvarado, TX
  • Jesse Schultz, Tx
  • Javier Sebastian, TX
  • Amelia Shister Graytock, DC
  • Derek Smolik, TX
  • Justin St Pierre, WA
  • Melissa Stewart, TX
  • Bowen Taylor, CO
  • JP Thrash, OK
  • John Trowbridge, IL
  • Kaitlyn Trowbridge, TX
  • Zaid Umar, KS
  • Angel Valdes, TX
  • Joshua Villarreal,
  • Joe Wehrle, VA
  • Ethan Wilson, AL
  • Andrew Wilson, TX
  • Brandon Wulff, MO

Congratulations to Last Year's Champions!

Past Champions

Thank you to our Presenting sponsor

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Thank you to our 2023-2024 sponsors

Thanks to our NIRSA Sponsors

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Thanks to our NIRSA Sponsors

Need more information?

Questions about the NIRSA Championship Series Flag Football Championship can be directed to the NIRSA Director of National Sport Programs, Nicole Jackson.