ATSU-SOMA takes home historic Founder’s Day flag football tournament championship win
Posted: October 31, 2025
Second-year students from A.T. Still University-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) made history at this year’s annual Founder’s Day flag football tournament championship, capturing their first-ever championship title with a 20-0 victory over ATSU-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) Physical Therapy students.
Earlier in the week, ATSU-ASHS Physician Assistant students faced the PT team, with PT advancing after a narrow 7-6 win. ATSU-Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) students went head-to-head with the second-year SOMA team, who secured a 14-2 victory to move forward.
In the following matchups, the PT team defeated ATSU-ASHS Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, and Audiology (OSA) students 21-0, while the second-year SOMA students topped the first-year team 32-0 to earn their spot in the finals.
The first-year ATSU-SOMA student team was awarded the coveted Spirit Stick, which is presented to the team that demonstrates the strongest spirit and good sportsmanship.
Check out more photos from the championship game below!
