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Front Office Sports · October 15, 2026College Flag Football Is Outgrowing Its DIY Era“I wanted to play flag my first year, and I did everything—got a board together, prepared a budget and fundraising plan, recruited a coach, completed the application process—as fast as possible. I'm pretty sure [UCLA club-sports director] Brett Billet was sick of my emails.”Read article ↗

Orange County Register · September 23, 2026At USC and UCLA, Flag Football Is Educational“Usually it takes about two quarters to a year to get approved but I was like, 'We're gonna do this in one quarter.' And we did, so we were able to start on my very first year here at UCLA.”Read article ↗

NIRSA · August 26, 2026How One Student Is Shaping the Future of Flag Football“It's exciting to be part of something that's brand new. We're not just joining a team. We're building one.”Read article ↗

Associated Press · August 4, 2026Women's Flag Football Closes In on NCAA Championship Status“It's been surreal to help lay the groundwork for what I see as the next big sport. A lot of the girls who joined had never played flag football before, but turned out to be incredible athletes and have become incredible flag football players.”Read article ↗

California Post · June 18, 2026How UCLA freshman went from cheerleader to scoring touchdowns“That touchdown feeling is one of the greatest feelings that I've ever had — I play defense a lot and a pick six is probably one of my top-five feelings ever, so I just knew that I didn't want to give that up.”Read article ↗Also on Yahoo Sports ↗

LA Sports Report · May 30, 2026UCLA Had No Flag Football Team. Then Freshman Tenley Hill Changed Everything.“I just want to be able to grow the opportunity for girls like me that want to be able to play the sport but also want to be able to have the opportunities, network and academics that UCLA has to offer.”Read article ↗

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Daily Bruin · May 14, 2026Opinion: College Sports' Unregulated NIL System Trades Culture for MoneyRead ↗Daily Bruin · March 2, 2026Opinion: To Create Champions, UCLA Must Be a Champion for Varsity Women's Flag FootballRead ↗

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Quick Facts

Name: Tenley Hill
School: UCLA · Sophomore · Communications major
Hometown: San Clemente, California
Team: UCLA Club Flag Football · Founder & Team Captain
Position: Wide Receiver / Middle Linebacker · #10
League: NIRSA Club Flag Football League · UCLA is a founding member team
League role: Advisory Board member
Inaugural season: 16 games · 11–5 · 9-game winning streak · First game: UCLA 7, USC 0
Season highlights: 64 receptions · 52 flag pulls · 12 interceptions (UCLA season record) · 4 pick-sixes
Honors: 2025 USA Football Select Bowl division champion · LA Chargers Impact Fund grant ($10,000, 2026) · 2025 San Clemente HS Athlete of the Year
What's next: Tryouts November 2026 · First tournament January 2027, Las Vegas
Social: @tenleyhillathletics (Instagram)

Bios

Short bio · 63 words

Tenley Hill is a wide receiver, middle linebacker and team captain for UCLA Club Flag Football, a program she founded as a freshman in 2025. She led the team to an 11–5 inaugural season and serves on the Advisory Board of the NIRSA Club Flag Football League, where UCLA is a founding member. She is a 2025 USA Football Select Bowl division champion.

Full bio · 206 words

Tenley Hill arrived at UCLA in 2025 wanting to play flag football and found there was no team, so she built one in a single quarter. She put together a board, prepared a budget and fundraising plan, recruited a coach and pushed the club through the approval process. The program's first game was a 7–0 shutout of USC, and the team finished its inaugural season 11–5 on a nine-game winning streak, with Tenley starting at both wide receiver and middle linebacker and setting a UCLA season record with 12 interceptions.

Before UCLA, she was a four-sport varsity athlete at San Clemente High School, an All-CIF honoree and the school's 2025 Athlete of the Year. She won her division at the 2025 USA Football Select Bowl and returned to play in 2026, and her program received a $10,000 LA Chargers Impact Fund grant in April 2026.

Now a sophomore Communications major, Tenley serves on the Advisory Board of the NIRSA Club Flag Football League, the first national collegiate women's club flag league, developed in partnership with the NFL. UCLA is a founding member team, and opens league play in January 2027 in Las Vegas. She has also written about flag football and NIL for the Daily Bruin.

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