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Ana Aguayo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguayo and the second or maternal family name is Elías.

Ana Aguayo
Personal information
Full nameAna Consuelo Aguayo Elías[1]
Nickname
Anaconda
Born (1993-04-03) 3 April 1993 (age 32)
Home townHermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
EducationITESM (Lic.)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportFlag football
PositionWide receiver
ClubYaks de Hermosillo
TeamOsas de Monterrey
Medal record
Women's flag football
Representing  Mexico
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2025 Chengdu Team
IFAF World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2024 Lahti Team
IFAF Americas Continental Championship
Silver medal – second place 2023 Charlotte Team
Women's basketball
Representing  Mexico
FIBA U16 Women's Centrobasket
Gold medal – first place 2009 León Team

Ana Consuelo Aguayo Elías (born 3 April 1993) is a Mexican flag football and basketball player. She plays as a wide receiver for the Mexico women's national flag football team and won a gold medal at the 2025 World Games.

Standing at 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) tall, Aguayo usually has a height and physicality advantage over most opponents in women's flag football.[2][3]

Early life and basketball career

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Aguayo was born on 3 April 1993,[1] and is a native of Hermosillo, Sonora. She began playing sports around the age of seven, participating in athletics and basketball growing up.[2] Consuelo attended the Colegio Americano del Pacífico in Hermosillo.[4] She represented the Mexico women's national under-16 basketball team at the 2009 FIBA U16 Women's Centrobasket, helping her team win the gold medal after averaging 10.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.[1][5] Aguayo then played at the 2009 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women, where she averaged nine points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. Mexico finished in fifth place.[1][5]

Aguayo played college basketball at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM), initially at the Sonora Norte campus,[6][7] and later at the Guadalajara campus.[8] She participated in the inaugural Midnight Basketball Classic tournament in Hermosillo in 2018,[9] and helped Hermosillo BXT win the ADEMEBA Sonora women's state title in 2021.[10]

In mid-2025, Aguayo signed with the Nogales Guinda of the Circuito de Baloncesto del Pacífico Femenil (CIBAPAC Femenil) ahead of the 2025 CIBAPAC Femenil season.[11]

Flag football career

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After graduating from ITESM in 2017, Aguayo started playing flag football for the Yaks of the Liga Municipal de Hermosillo, which she had previously been unable to do while on a basketball scholarship. Over the years, she became one of the best players in the state while playing the wide receiver position. Following her performance at the FMFA [es] club national championships in Mexico City in November 2022, Aguayo was named to a preliminary roster for the Mexico women's national flag football team, to which she expressed surprise. Aguayo told El Imparcial [es] that she felt "super proud, super privileged" for the chance to represent her country as well as her home state of Sonora.[12]

In 2025, Aguayo joined the Osas de Monterrey for the second season of LFA Flag Femenil, a professional flag football league sponsored by the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA).[13]

National team

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Aguayo was named to the final national team roster for the 2023 IFAF Americas Continental Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina.[14] She helped her team reach the final, catching a touchdown pass from Diana Flores in a 26–21 loss to the United States.[15] Aguayo was called up again for the 2024 IFAF Women's World Championship in Finland.[16] Ahead of the competition, she and teammate Silvia Contreras were described by American Football International as "two players who have proven to be essential in the offensive game with their ability to create spectacular plays".[17] Aguayo caught a touchdown pass from Flores in a 40–31 win over Japan in the semifinals.[18] She was later described as Mexico's most reliable receiver at the tournament by ESPN Deportes after she helped her team to a silver medal following a 31–18 defeat to the United States in the final.[3][19]

Aguayo was named to Mexico's final 12-woman roster for the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China.[20] She scored five touchdowns in six games,[21] including a pair of touchdown receptions on passes from Flores and Tania Rincón in their 25–13 semifinal win over Canada.[22] Aguayo made several key catches in the final, helping Mexico defeat the United States, 26–21, to capture the gold medal.[23]

Personal life

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Aguayo earned her Licentiate degree in architecture from ITESM.[7] After graduation, she worked in construction. Aguayo has spoken about how playing sports has given her the confidence to operate in a male-dominated industry.[2] She considers Kobe Bryant an inspiration.[16]

Upon her return from the 2025 World Games in China, Aguayo was surprised by fans at the Hermosillo International Airport and honored by the Liga de Flag y Futbol Americano de Hermosillo (Liffamh) for her "participation as a key piece" of the national team.[24]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ana Consuelo Aguayo Elias". FIBA. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Maytorena, Juan Pedro (22 September 2023). "Constancia y disciplina llevan a Ana Aguayo, jugadora de 'tochito' en Hermosillo, a poder representar a México en el Mundial de Flag Football en Finlandia". Proyecto Puente (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b Landa, Rebeca (13 August 2025). "México, listo para defender el oro de Flag Football en Chengdu". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  4. ^ González, Kevin (17 November 2024). "Busca el CAP retomar protagonismo en Torneo Navideño de EL IMPARCIAL". El Imparcial [es] (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Ana Consuelo Aguayo Elias | Achievements". FIBA. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  6. ^ Domínguez, Ángel (22 March 2013). "Títulos para Cetys y Potros de Itson". El Vigía (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  7. ^ a b Murillo, Blas (27 August 2024). "¡A Finlandia! Primera sonorense en selección nacional de Flag Football". Conecta (in Spanish). Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Angustiosa remontada de la Tuzas UAZ ante el Tec Guadalajara" (in Spanish). Liga ABE. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Jugarán en Sonora Torneo "Midnight Basketball Classic"". Semanario Descierto (in Spanish). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  10. ^ Hernández, Francisco (17 May 2021). "Hermosillo y Nogales campeones en Estatal de Basquetbol". El Sol de Hermosillo [es] (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  11. ^ "EL COMPLEMENTO PERFECTO DE LA TORMENTA 🌪 Desde Hermosillo a la Nogalera… llega poder en estado puro ⚡️ 🏀 Ana Consuelo Aguayo" (in Spanish). Nogales Guinda. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025 – via Instagram.
  12. ^ González, Kevin (7 March 2023). "Fabiola García y Ana Aguayo: En la antesala de la Selección Nacional de Flag". El Imparcial [es] (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  13. ^ "¿Qué es el flag football femenil? Habrá torneo profesional en México". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  14. ^ Acevedo, Mariana (1 July 2023). "México femenil y varonil listos para el IFAF Americas Championship". ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  15. ^ Hernández, Francisco (10 July 2023). "Sonorense colabora en medalla de plata en Campeonato de Las Américas". El Sol de Hermosillo [es] (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  16. ^ a b Romo, Yoanna (31 August 2024). "¿Quién es Ana Aguayo, la primera sonorense en la selección nacional de Flag Football ?". El Sol de Hermosillo [es] (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  17. ^ Sabag Serrato, Rachid (22 August 2024). "IFAF Flag Football WC: Team Mexico – Veterans and new promises – A winning combination". American Football International. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  18. ^ González, Kevin (29 August 2024). "Avanza México a final del Mundial de Flag Femenil". El Imparcial [es] (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  19. ^ "Mexicanas se quedan con plata en Campeonato Mundial de tochito bandera". La Jornada (in Spanish). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  20. ^ Fernández, Domingo (10 August 2025). "México busca refrendar el oro en Juegos Mundiales de Flag en China". El Sol de Toluca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  21. ^ Cotaque, Carlos (18 August 2025). "México bicampeón del Flag Femenil con Ana Aguayo como figura". Expreso.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  22. ^ Landa, Rebeca (16 August 2025). "La selección mexicana jugará la final vs. EEUU en el World Games". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  23. ^ Espinoza, Brandon (17 August 2025). "¿Quién es Ana Aguayo? Bicampeona sonorense de Flag Football". El Imparcial [es] (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  24. ^ Cotaque, Carlos (21 August 2025). "Ana Aguayo es recibida en Hermosillo tras ganar oro mundial en Flag". Expreso.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
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