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- ↑ "NAIA 2023–2024 Flag Football Schedule". NAIA. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ↑ DeVine, Blake. "Mercedes-Benz Stadium hosts college Flag Football Finals for fourth straight year". Atlanta News First. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ↑ Zeigler, Cyd. "Gay twins Liz and Katie Sowers win a fourth straight women's flag football national championship together". Outsports . Retrieved June 23, 2024.