13-02-2025
Empire 8 adds Women's Flag Football, Hartwick College participating
ONEONTA, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – At the end of 2024, Hartwick College announced the addition of women's flag football to the sports offered on campus. Now, the Empire 8 Athletic Conference has officially added the sports for the 2025/26 season.
It will be a conference-sponsored championship sport. It is in collaboration with the NFL and RCX Sports. The NFL has had a strong presence in the growth of flag football and even had a commercial air in the Super Bowl.
With the sport being added to the conference, the Empire 8 becomes the third Division III conference to bring in women's flag football and the fifth among all NCAA divisions. The league currently will include Hartwick College, SUNY Brockport, Elmira College, SUNY Geneseo, and Russell Sage College. The average roster size is roughly 25 players that will play 7-on-7.
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