Stephanie Aragon

Coach Stephanie Aragon is the inaugural Head Coach of the newly established women’s flag football program at Blackburn College. Originally from El Paso, Texas, she has a rare combination of experience as both a coach and an active professional player.

Prior to coming to Blackburn College, she helped lead the pilot flag football program at Loretto Academy in El Paso, Texas and was a member of the New Mexico Banitas under the Women’s Football Alliance where she ranked among the league’s top players; finishing second in receiving yards (430), first in kickoff return yards (307) and was seventh in both total points (52) and touchdowns (8). She also received the “New Mexico Banitas Most Valuable Player Award” and was a First Team All American Selection (2022 and 2025) where she was able to play at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio for both years.

A former NJCAA D-1 (New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, New Mexico), NAIA D-1 (University of the Southwest, Hobbs, New Mexico) and NCCAA D-1 (Victory University, Memphis, Tennessee) student-athlete, Aragon was instrumental in leading her collegiate volleyball teams, earning her All-Tournament, All-Conference and All-Region accolades. She started playing flag football in 2018 under the Southwest Flag Football League (one of the largest leagues in Texas) and has traveled to USA sanctioned tournaments having played with a Nationally Ranked Team called Mix Breeds that is based out of California for the USA Flag Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee in 2024.

Aragon continues to be a trailblazer in the women’s football community as she will continue her professional women’s tackle football career playing with the Back-to-Back Women’s Football Alliance National Champions the St. Louis Slam for the upcoming 2026 season. Along with being the Head Women’s Flag Football Coach, she is also the Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach and helps run the Strength and Conditioning program