UNL flag football team beats reigning national champs, wins regional

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln coed flag football team "D-UNIT" defeated the reigning national champions from the University of North Texas 15-0 Nov. 15 at UNL's Cook Pavilion to be crowned the co-rec team champion of the American Collegiate Intramural Sports Regional Flag Football Tournament.

As regional champion, D-UNIT receives a $1,000 travel stipend and free entry into the 31st-annual ACIS Flag Football National Championships Dec. 28-31 at the University of New Orleans.

This is the second-consecutive regional co-rec championship crown for D-UNIT. At the 2008 ACIS National Championships, the team advanced to the title game, where it lost to North Texas 16-10.

The players and hometowns for D-UNIT are Brittany Benson of Grand Island; Brandon Brown and Jenna Schulz of Lincoln; Rachel Choiniere of Blair; Katie DeMuth of Creighton; Kevin Dickens of Kansas City, Mo.; Cynthia Harris of El Cajon, Calif.; Alex Heiden of Aurora; Darrin Little of North Platte; Nate Probasco of Scribner; Robert Rands of Bellevue; and Arthur Wims of Fort Wayne, Ind.

The regional tournament was hosted by the UNL Office of Campus Recreation. For additional information about ACIS and the National Flag Football Championships visit www.acisports.com.