TAMPA, Fla. – The Sun Conference announces the addition of three new affiliate members in women’s flag football. Life University, Point University, and Reinhardt University will join the SUN and compete in the conference in the upcoming 2024 season.
“Flag Football is one of the fastest growing sports in the country and particularly at the NAIA and collegiate level,” Sun Conference Commissioner
Dustin Wilke stated. “Bringing in three outstanding new members in Life, Point, and Reinhardt allows us to continue to establish The Sun Conference as the premier collegiate Flag Football conference at any level.”
All three universities are located in Georgia, in addition to current affiliate member Thomas University. The four, along with Florida Memorial, Keiser, St. Thomas, Warner, and Webber International, will make up the 9-team conference for the upcoming 2024 spring season.
Keiser took home the first SUN Flag Football titles back in 2021. The last two years’ Championships have belonged to the Night Hawks of Thomas. In the 2023 season, Thomas went 9-1 in SUN play to claim the regular season and went on to win the SUN Tournament over St. Thomas (26-19).
New SUN Flag Football Affiliate Members
Life – The Eagles announced the hiring of Head Coach Jenitra Shields to lead Life’s newest sport on August 23, 2022. The Eagles will compete in the SUN in their inaugural season this spring.
Point – On December 8, 2022, Point announced the addition of flag football to Skyhawk athletics for the current 2023-24 school year. Point appointed Theseus Jackson as the program’s first Head Coach on April 5, 2023.
Reinhardt – Head Coach Toni Fuller will lead the Eagles of Reinhardt into their second season as a program. The University announced the addition of flag football back in fall of 2021, and competed in a 15-game schedule this past spring.
ABOUT THE SUN CONFERENCE
Now entering its 34th year, The Sun Conference, a 501c3 organization, continues to be one of the most successful intercollegiate athletic conferences in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Under the guidance of Commissioner Dustin Wilke, the league sponsors championships in 24 NAIA sports. Learn more at thesunconference.com
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