EL PASO, Texas – El Pasoan Laneah Bryan is getting another shot at representing team USA at an international competition.<\/p>\n
Bryan will try to make the roster for the women\u2019s USA flag football national team.<\/p>\n
She recently made the 24-woman roster, but the team will be cutdown to 12 with a few alternates<\/p>\n
Bryan is from El Paso and played college basketball at the University of New Mexico.<\/p>\n
The team is currently preparing for the 2026 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Flag Football World Championship in\u00a0D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany.\u00a0<\/p>\n
(Courtesy: USA Football)<\/p>\n
USA Football\u00a0has\u00a0announced\u00a0the\u00a0initial 24-person\u00a0rosters for the 2026 U.S. Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s National Teams that will attend U.S. National Team Training Camp in the hopes of representing the nation at the 2026 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Flag Football World Championship in\u00a0D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The athletes selected to the current rosters\u00a0represent\u00a0an elite collection of athletic backgrounds, including reigning IFAF Flag Football World Champions, college flag football stars and standout talent transfers from basketball, tackle\u00a0football\u00a0and track & field.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
USA Football is\u00a0the sport\u2019s National Governing Body responsible for selecting, training and leading Team USA Football\u00ae in tackle and flag football for international competitions, including the 2028 Olympics.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year was the most competitive\u00a0trials\u00a0process USA Football has ever seen. The growing interest in flag football ahead of its Olympic debut is driving elite athletes from across the country to pursue the sport,\u201d said\u00a0USA Football Senior Director of High Performance and National Team Operations,\u00a0Callie Brownson.\u00a0\u201cOur Selection Committee had to make some difficult decisions, but we are excited to announce the 24 men and women who will advance to U.S. National Team Training Camp\u00a0and help us build toward defending our world championship crowns in\u00a0D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n
The rosters released today are\u00a0comprised\u00a0of 24 athletes, including those who represented the U.S. as part of the 2025 National Teams and 12 athletes selected through U.S. National Team Trials, which ran from March 19-22. <\/p>\n
All athletes will attend training camps from\u00a0April 16-19\u00a0and\u00a0May 21-24\u00a0at the\u00a0Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center\u00a0in California.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Following the second training camp, a Selection Committee consisting of coaches, scouts and USA Football personnel will\u00a0determine\u00a0which 18 athletes will advance to a third training camp in June. <\/p>\n
After the third camp, USA Football will name the 2026 alternates and final 12-athlete rosters\u00a0for both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2026 U.S. Women\u2019s National Team Roster\u202f<\/p>\n
Name; Position; Residence<\/p>\n
Deliah Autry-Jones;\u00a0LB\/DB; Tampa, Fla.*<\/p>\n
Laneah\u00a0Bryan; DB\/WR; El Paso, Texas*<\/p>\n
NyKeeta\u00a0Christopher;\u00a0DB\/WR;\u00a0Fort Lauderdale, Fla.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Amber Clark-Robinson; DB;\u00a0Greenville,\u00a0N.C.*<\/p>\n
Ashley Edwards; DB\/WR; San Antonio, Texas*<\/p>\n
Valentina\u00a0Fanetti; QB;\u00a0West Palm Beach, Fla.+<\/p>\n
Jessica\u00a0Finley; WR\/DB; Staten Island, N.Y.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kennedy\u00a0Foster; WR\/DB;\u00a0Kansas City, Mo.<\/p>\n
Madison Fulford; WR\/DB;\u00a0Los Angeles, Calif.*<\/p>\n
Isabella \u201cIzzy\u201d Geraci; WR\/DB; North Ridgeville, Ohio*<\/p>\n
Loryn\u00a0Goodwin; DB\/WR; Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n
O’Mariah\u00a0Gordon; WR\/DB;\u00a0Sarasota, Fla.<\/p>\n
Kaitlyn\u00a0Herb; Rush\/C;\u00a0Pensacola, Fla.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brianna Hernandez-Silva;\u00a0Ath;\u00a0Austin, Texas*<\/p>\n
Akemi Higa; QB; Las Vegas, Nev.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brooklin Hill; WR\/DB; Las Vegas, Nev.<\/p>\n
London Jenkins; WR\/Rush: Jacksonville, Fla.*<\/p>\n
Maci\u00a0Joncich; WR\/QB;\u00a0Gainesville, Fla.*<\/p>\n
Ashlea Klam; C\/DB; Austin, Texas*<\/p>\n
Vanita Krouch; QB;\u00a0Dallas, Texas*<\/p>\n
Kerri\u00a0McMahan; WR\/DB St. Louis, Mo.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kendra\u00a0Meredith; DB\/WR; Germantown,\u00a0Md.<\/p>\n
Addison \u201cAddie\u201d Orsborn; Rush;\u00a0Austin, Texas*<\/p>\n
Kaylie\u00a0Phillips; QB\/C; Las Vegas, Nev.<\/p>\n
Head Coach:\u00a0Saaid Mortazavi; Miami, Fla.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Assistant Coach:\u00a0Mary Kate Beach; Charlotte, N.C.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Assistant Coach:\u00a0Matthew Hernandez; Tampa, Fla.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas – El Pasoan Laneah Bryan is getting another shot at representing team USA at an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222144,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-222143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}