Jianna Reyes Named NAIA Second Team All-American
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the inaugural NAIA Women's Flag Football All-America Teams, with University of Saint Francis (Ind.) freshman quarterback Jianna Reyes earning Second Team All-America honors on Tuesday.
NAIA Inaugural Women's Flag Football All-America Teams
The 2026 NAIA Women's Flag Football All-America Teams were selected by the Women's Flag Football All-America Selection Committee, comprised of head coaches from NAIA member institutions. The committee also selected the NAIA Player of the Year and Coach of the Year, which will be announced Saturday, May 9, during the 10 a.m. championship game of the NAIA Women's Flag Football National Invitational. This year's awards featured 35 honorees representing 14 member institutions.
Reyes has helped lead the Cougars to the 2026 NAIA East Flag Football Championship and their first appearance in the NAIA National Invitational during the program's inaugural season. She has thrown for over 3,000 yards while adding more than 500 rushing yards and accounting for 46 total touchdowns.
Saint Francis enters the national invitational on an 11-game winning streak with a 14-4 overall record. The Cougars will compete in the inaugural NAIA Women's Flag Football Invitational, set for May 7-9 in Bradenton, Florida, at IMG Academy.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. The academic structure at Saint Francis offers seven pathways: Humanities, Faith and Liberal Arts; Allied Health; Business and Leadership: Creative Arts and Digital Media; Education, Human Services and Community Care; Nursing; and Sciences and Medical Studies. In addition to its traditional programs, Saint Francis delivers workforce development healthcare programs in Fort Wayne, Crown Point, Gas City, Indianapolis, Lafayette and online. Saint Francis Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. A National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Five-Star Champion of Character institution, Saint Francis has 21 athletic programs boasting three individual and four team NAIA national championships. More than 1,900 students from a broad geographic region attend Saint Francis.