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TABLE OF CONTENTS EVENT INFORMATION Event Staff....................................................................................................................... 3 Welcome .......................................................................................................................4-5 Weekend Overview............................................................................................................ 6 Site Rules......................................................................................................................... 7 Competition Rules.........................................................................................................8-9 SPECTATOR INFORMATION Follow the Action............................................................................................................ 11 Ultimate in 10 Simple Rules.......................................................................................... 12 Past National Champions.........................................................................................14-15 Common Ultimate Terms................................................................................................ 17 10 Things You Should Know About Spirit of the Game...............................................18-19 Men’s Teams ............................................................................................................20-27 Mixed Teams.............................................................................................................28-35 Women’s Teams.........................................................................................................36-43 PLAYER INFORMATION Spirit Awards................................................................................................................. 45 Spirit Circles.................................................................................................................. 46 Health & Safety.........................................................................................................48-49 SCHEDULES AND MAP Men’s Schedule ........................................................................................................50-51 Mixed Schedule.........................................................................................................52-53 Women’s Schedule.....................................................................................................54-55 Field Map....................................................................................................................... 57 USA Ultimate, 5825 Delmonico Drive, Suite 350, Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Tel: 719-219-8322 Fax: 719-219-1480 www.usaultimate.org / info@usaultimate.org
EVENT STAFF
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Event staff will be wearing green “Event Staff” shirts. If they can’t answer your questions,
they can point you to one of the following people in navy blue to help you out:
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Managing Director, Marketing,
STAFF Communications and Brand – Andy Lee
Tournament Director – Ivan Fountain Manager, Digital Marketing and
Volunteer Coordinator – Rachel Richards Communications – Maelyn Divinski
Hospitality Coordinator – Therese Doebler Manager, Communications and Publications
Media Coordinator – Sean Salamone – Stacey Waldrup
Head Scorekeeper – Dario Milano Director, Finance and Development –
Assistant Scorekeeper – Danny Lee Julia Lee
Head Statkeeper – Mike Merzel Manager, Finance and Administration –
Youth Clinics – Jessica Thorn Ethan Taylor-Pierce
Admissions Coordinator – Mike Farrell National Men’s Director – Adam Goff
Spirit of the Game Director – National Mixed Director – Remy Schor
Spirit Score Keeper – Nick Joyce National Women’s Director – Carolyn Finney
Field Logistics Coordinator – Josh Freed
PA Announcer – Steve Dunn OBSERVERS
Mitch Dengler (Head Observer), Jeff Blair,
USA ULTIMATE STAFF Bill Bourret, Andrew Buermeyer, Randall
Chief Executive Officer – Dr. Tom Crawford Bugg, Hank Cary, Josh Cooper, Paderic
Managing Director, Competition and Athlete Driscoll, Glenn Ford, Janna Hamaker, Chris
Programs – Will Deaver Hazzi, Geoff Horsfield, Peter Kapostasy,
Manager, Competition and Athlete Programs Linda Kudo, Dan Laurila, Craig McGowan,
– Ernest Toney Maria Mendiburo, Laura Meyer, Kate
Manager, Competition and Athlete Programs Monforti, Jonathan Monforti, Carl Nelson,
– Tom Manewitz Sam Shapiro, Keith Temple, Bradley Tinney,
Manager, Events – Byron Hicks Chris Vanni, Daniel Wong, Sam Wood, Brent
Manager, Events – David Raflo Zionic
Director, Member Services and Community
Development – Josh Murphy SPECIAL THANKS
Manager, Event Sanctioning – Leah Tampa Bay Ultimate, Discraft, ESPN,
Dolan-Kelley Sarasota County Sports Commission,
Manager, Youth and Education Programs – Bradenton Area Sports Commission,
Dan Raabe Five Ultimate, all regional and sectional
Coordinator, Youth and Education Programs coordinators and tournament volunteers
– Sarah Powers
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 3WELCOME
On behalf of the Tampa Bay Ultimate (TBU) community, I want to
welcome you to Sarasota, FL and to the 2017 USA Ultimate National
Championships! After a five-year hiatus from the area, we are thrilled
and honored to have the Championships in our backyard once again. As
host of this elite event, TBU is providing staff and volunteers who look
forward to offering a fun and memorable experience for all of the athletes
and fans.
To the players and coaches, congratulations on qualifying for this
preeminent event. You are a credit to the sport, and we look forward to
witnessing stunning gameplay and inspiring spirit of the game. We wish
you good fortune in the games to come!
To the fans, families, and friends, thank you for supporting the sport and
for cheering on these well-deserving athletes. Our staff and volunteers are
here to serve and answer questions about the games and the surrounding
area. We hope you enjoy this event, and please let us know what we can
do to better serve you.
When you are not at the pristine fields of Premier Sports Complex, we
hope that you will soak in some of the attractions of our area. From the
beautiful beaches of Siesta Key, to the art, food, breweries, and nightlife
of Downtown St. Petersburg, to the theme parks and Riverwalk of Tampa,
this area has plenty to keep you entertained and coming back for more.
All the best,
Ivan Fountain
Tournament Director
Tampa Bay Ultimate, President
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSDear USA Ultimate Athletes, Families and Fans,
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On behalf of the Sarasota County Sports Commission and Visit Sarasota County,
I am delighted to extend a warm Sarasota welcome to you. It is our privilege
to welcome you back for the 2017 USA Ultimate National Championships in
our community, and we congratulate your team on qualifying.
We hope that you will find your experience on Florida’s Gulf Coast fun,
entertaining and memorable. During your free time, be sure to take a
walk on some of the 35-mile pristine shoreline, including Siesta Key,
voted #1 U.S. beach by Dr. Beach in 2017, or explore our state parks and
the shopping and savory dining in downtown Sarasota and St. Armands
Circle. Whatever you choose to do, we hope you will enjoy our area as
much as we enjoy having you here.
Visit Sarasota County is proud to welcome you to our destination. We hope
you enjoy your time here and wish you the best of luck in the tournament.
Kind Regards,
Virginia J. Haley, CDME
President
Visit Sarasota County
On behalf of the Bradenton Area Sports Commission, we welcome you to
our destination. We are so excited to host the 2017 USA Ultimate National
Championships at Premier Sports Campus. We offer a variety of sports and
top-notch venues while being the perennial favorite for athletes, teams and
their coaches for years. Our backdrop of beautiful islands, white-sand beaches
and warm weather is the perfect destination for all those in attendance.
We appreciate this opportunity to showcase our destination and look
forward to providing you a memorable experience.
Sean Walter
Bradenton Area Sports Commission
Bradenton Area Convention &
Visitors Bureau
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 5WEEKEND OVERVIEW
Wednesday, October 18 at Marina Jacks
5:00-8:00pm Discraft Welcome Reception
7:00-8:00pm Captains’ Meeting
Thursday, October 19 at Premier Sports Park
9:00am-5:30pm Pool Play
Friday, October 20 at Premier Sports Park
9:00am-6:00pm Bracket Play
Saturday, October 21 at Premier Sports Park
9:00am-10:45am Placement Games (5th, 11th, 13th, 15th)
10:00am-11:45am Pro-Flight Play-In Games
11:30-1:15pm Men’s Semifinal - Stadium
11:45am – 1:45pm STAR Clinic
11:00am – 1:00 pm Learn to Play Clinic (kids ages 7-13)
2:00-4:00pm Learn to Compete Clinic (kids ages 14-18 with
previous ultimate experience)
12:30-2:15pm Women’s Semifinal
2:00-3:45pm Women’s Semifinal
3:00-4:45pm Men’s Semifinal
5:30-7:30pm Participant Dinner
5:30-7:15pm Mixed Semifinal
8:00-9:45pm Mixed Semifinal
Sunday, October 22 at Premier Sports Park
10:00-11:45am Men’s Final at Stadium
12:30-2:15pm Mixed Final at Stadium
3:00-4:45pm Women’s Final at Stadium
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSSITE RULES
EVENT INFO
Facility, event staff and security will be checking to make sure people
are following the site rules. If you are caught violating these rules, you
will risk expulsion from the event, disqualification for your team and
potential ramifications outside of the event.
PREMIER SPORTS PARK
•
Fighting, cursing, loitering and any other behaviors deemed
inappropriate are prohibited and are grounds for removal from the
facility or possible arrest.
• No glass or alcohol may be brought in.
• Drugs and smoking are strictly prohibited.
• Children should not be left unattended.
• No pets except certified service animals
•S
pectators and equipment must stay at least three yards away from
sidelines. Where there are buffer lines, stay behind them. Where there
are not buffer lines, stay back at least three yards.
•T
rash and Recycling - Place recyclables in the recycling receptacles,
and place trash in the trash containers.
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 7COMPETITION RULES
• USA Ultimate Official Rules of Ultimate, 11th Edition
- Modifications: 20-yard end zones; “contact” marking violation call
• All games to 15, point-cap at 17.
• Halftime is 10 minutes.
• Each team has two timeouts per half.
•R
egardless of how many timeouts a team has used before overtime,
during overtime each team has one timeout.
•O
vertime: A game is in overtime if tied at one point less than original
game total (e.g., in a game to 15 goals, overtime occurs when the score
reaches 14-14).
•S
oft time cap: Goes on 20 minutes before the hard cap. Add two points
to higher score after first score after soft time cap. Game ends when
first team reaches new game total or when first team reaches 15 or
more ahead by at least two points, whichever comes first.
• Caps do not affect timeouts.
•H
ard caps will not be used in the Pro Flight play-in games, semifinals
or finals.
USA ULTIMATE TRIPLE CROWN TOUR
The USA Ultimate Triple Crown Tour is a competition structure,
introduced in 2013, for the USA Ultimate club season, including the
summer regular season and the fall Championship Series for the men’s,
mixed and women’s divisions. Teams in this structure qualify into one
of four “Flights” based on their finish in the most recent Championship
Series. Qualification for the 2017 National Championships means that
all participating teams have earned their way into one of the two top
Flights (Pro or Elite) for 2018.
At the 2017 National Championships, the top eight finishers will
comprise the 2018 Pro Flight. Pro Flight teams will also earn bids to the
2018 U.S. Open Championships and the 2018 Pro Championships. The
bottom eight teams at Nationals will comprise the 2018 Elite Flight, and
will earn bids to the 2018 Elite-Select Challenge and 2018 Pro-Elite
Challenge events.
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSPLACEMENT GAMES
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Schedule Clarifications
Triple Crown Tour (TCT) Pro-Flight Qualification
• 5th Semis Bracket:
o
5* through 8* are quarterfinal losers in order of post-regionals
ranking.
• 9th Quarters Bracket:
o 9* through 12* are pre-quarters losers in order of post-regionals
ranking.
o 13* through 16* are pool play losers in order of post-regionals
ranking.
• Pro Flight Play-In:
o Each fifth-place semifinal loser will match up against a ninth- place
semifinal winner to compete for one the final two spots in the 2018
Pro Flight. Winners of these two games will qualify for the last two
spots in the Pro Flight.
2018 WFDF World Ultimate Club Championships (WUCC) Qualification
The WFDF Ultimate Committee recently approved the bid allocation list for
national federations interested in participating in the 2018 World Ultimate
Club Championships, to be held July 14-21, 2018, in Cincinnati, Ohio. To
date, USA Ultimate has been awarded 10 bids – four in the women’s division,
three in the mixed division, and three in the men’s division.
All finalists, both women’s semifinalists, and winners of the men’s and mixed
third-place games will earn an invitation to compete at WUCC 2018. If a
team declines their bid to WUCC, or if USA Ultimate receives additional bids
to WUCC, vacant bids will be awarded in order of finish at the 2017 National
Championships.
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 9FOLLOW THE ACTION
USA Ultimate Mobile App
Download the free USA Ultimate app to
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follow along with live scores and to get alerts
from your favorite teams.
tct.usaultimate.org
Check out the Triple Crown Tour website
for daily recaps, photo galleries and game
scores.
@USAUltimate
Event Hashtag: #USAUNats
Be sure to # your posts!
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 11ULTIMATE IN 10 SIMPLE RULES
1. THE FIELD: A rectangular shape with end zones at each end. A regulation field is 70
yards by 40 yards, with end zones 25 yards deep.
2. INITIATE PLAY: Each point begins with both teams lining up on the front of their
respective end zone line. The defense throws (“pulls”) the disc to the offense. A regulation
game has seven players per team.
3. SCORING: Each time the offense completes a pass in the defense’s end zone, the
offense scores a point. Play is initiated after each score.
4. MOVEMENT OF THE DISC: The disc may be advanced in any direction by completing
a pass to a teammate. Players may not run with the disc. The person with the disc
(“thrower”) has ten seconds to throw the disc. The defender guarding the thrower
(“marker”) counts out the stall count.
5. CHANGE OF POSSESSION: When a pass in not completed (e.g. out of bounds, drop,
block, interception), the defense immediately takes possession of the disc and becomes
the offense.
6. SUBSTITUTIONS: Players not in the game may replace players in the game after a
score and during an injury timeout.
7. NON-CONTACT: No physical contact is allowed between players. Picks and screens
are also prohibited. A foul occurs when contact is made.
8. FOULS: When a player initiates contact on another player a foul occurs. When a foul
disrupts possession, the play resumes as if the possession was retained. If the player
committing the foul disagrees with the foul call, the play is redone.
9. SELF-OFFICIATING: Players are responsible for their own foul and line calls. Players
resolve their own disputes.
10. SPIRIT OF THE GAME: Ultimate stresses sportsmanship and fair play. Competitive
play is encouraged, but never at the expense of respect between players, adherence to the
rules, and the basic joy of play.
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 13
USA ULTIMATE
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Year Men's Women's
1979 Glassboro
Glassboro, N.J.
1980 Glassboro
Glassboro, N.J.
1981 Condors B.L.U.
Santa Barbara Boston
1982 Rude Boys Zulu
Boston Amherst, Mass.
1983 Windy City Fisheads
Chicago East Lansing, Mich.
1984 Tunas Lady Condors
St. Louis Santa Barbara
1985 Flying Circus Lady Condors
Bay Area Santa Barbara
1986 Windy City Lady Condors
Chicago Santa Barbara
1987 New York Lady Condors
New York Santa Barbara
1988 Tsunami Lady Godiva
Bay Area Boston
1989 New York Crush Club
New York Los Angeles/Santa Barbara
1990 New York Maine-iacs
New York Bay Area
1991 New York Lady Godiva
New York Boston
1992 New York Maine-iacs
New York Bay Area
1993 New York Maine-iacs
New York Bay Area
1994 Death or Glory Felix
Boston Bay Area
1995 Death or Glory Lady Godiva
Boston Boston
1996 Death or Glory Lady Godiva
Boston Boston
1997 Death or Glory Lady Godiva
Boston Boston
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSYear Men's Women's Mixed
1998 Death or Glory Lady Godiva Red Fish Blue Fish
Boston Boston Bay Area
1999 Death or Glory Fury Raleigh Llama
Boston San Francisco Raleigh
2000 Condors Lady Godiva Spear
Santa Barbara Boston Raleigh
2001 Condors Lady Godiva Trigger Hippy
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Santa Barbara Boston Missoula
2002 Furious George Lady Godiva Donner Party
Vancouver Boston Tahoe, Calif.
2003 Furious George Fury Donner Party
Vancouver San Francisco Tahoe, Calif.
2004 Sockeye Riot Shazam
Seattle Seattle Seattle
2005 Furious George Riot Brass Monkey
Vancouver Seattle San Francisco
2006 Sockeye Fury Mischief
Seattle San Francisco San Francisco
2007 Sockeye Fury Shazam Returns
Seattle San Francisco Seattle
2008 Jam Fury Mental Toss Flycoons
San Francisco San Francisco Missoula
2009 Chain Lightning Fury Axis of C'Ville
Atlanta San Francisco Charlottesville, VA
2010 Revolver Fury Polar Bears
San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco
2011 Revolver Fury Blackbird
San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco
2012 Doublewide Fury Blackbird
Austin San Francisco San Francisco
2013 Revolver Scandal Drag'n Thrust
San Francisco Washington, D.C. Minneapolis
2014 Johnny Bravo Scandal Drag'n Thrust
Denver Washington, D.C. Minneapolis
2015 Revolver Brute Squad Drag'n Thrust
San Francisco Boston Minneapolis
2016 Ironside Brute Squad Slow White
Boston Boston Boston
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 15COMMON ULTIMATE TERMS
BREAKMARK – a throw made to other side of the field from what is being forced by the marker
BRICK – the spot where play may be initiated when a pull lands out of bounds, typically
15 or 20 yards from the front of the offense’s end zone and in the center of the field
(yardage varies based on individual tournament rules); players have the option of making
this call or taking the disc on the sideline closest to where it lands
CALLAHAN – a defensive score, occurs when a defender catches the disc in the end zone
he or she is attacking
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CUP – the wall of defenders that surround the thrower in a zone defense; the wall typically
consists of 3 players, but variations with 2 or 4 defenders are also common
FLICK – forehand, thrown outside, away from the handler’s body
FORCE – side of the field to which throws should be contained; the marker will attempt
to take away throws to one part of the field and is said to be “forcing” throws to go up in
a certain direction
GREATEST – a jump, throw, catch combination that occurs when the disc is out-of-
bounds, but a player jumps from in-bounds, catches the disc and successfully throws it
back in-bounds to a teammate
HAMMER – an overhead throw that starts above the shoulders where the disc turns over
in the air and lands upside-down
HUCK – a long throw
POACH – a defensive decision to leave a designated one-on-one matchup, usually
temporarily, to clog a cutting lane or help defend a player other than the original
PULL – the “kick-off” of each point in which the defensive team throws the disc from
their own end zone down the field toward the offensive team
STALL – the 10-second count for which a player is allowed to maintain possession of the
disc; the opposing, defensive player must count the 10-seconds aloud; a “stall” occurs if
the disc is held for more than the 10-second count
STRIP – occurs when a disc is knocked out of a player’s hands after they have stopped
rotation and achieved possession
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1710 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT SPIRIT OF THE GAME™
1. THE GOLDEN RULE: TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD WANT TO BE TREATED.
Spirited games result from mutual respect among opponents. Assume the best of your opponent.
Give him or her the benefit of a doubt. You would want the same for yourself. But if you are thick-
skinned, do not assume that your opponent is. Maybe you should think of this rule as, “treat
others as you would have them treat your mother.”
2. CONTROL: SOTG TAKES REAL EFFORT.
SOTG is not just some abstract principle that everyone adopts and then games run smoothly
without effort. Close calls are made in tight games. Hard fouls are committed. SOTG is about
how you handle yourself under pressure: how you contain your emotionality, tame your temper,
and modulate your voice. If you initiate or contribute to the unraveling of spirit, the concept
falls apart quickly. If you act to mend things (or at least not exacerbate the situation) by
following (1) above, the game heals itself.
3. HECKLING AND TAUNTING ARE DIFFERENT.
Ultimate has a long tradition of good-natured heckling. Heckles are friendly barbs, typically from
non-playing spectators. Heckling can be fun, but taunting is unspirited and wrong. Harassing
remarks after an opponent’s foul call or close play are NOT heckling: they are abusive taunts
which create unpleasant playing conditions and often escalate to acrimonious disputes.
4. SOTG IS COMPATIBLE WITH CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY.
It is a fallacy to argue that the stakes are so important that some aspect of SOTG can be cast
aside. Time and again, great teams and star players have shown that you can bring all your
competitive and athletic zeal to a game without sacrificing fair play or respect for your opponent.
5. DON’T “GIVE AS YOU GOT.”
There is no “eye for an eye.” If you are wronged, you have no right to wrong someone in return. In
the extreme case where you were severely mistreated, you may bring the issue up with a captain,
tournament director, or even lodge a complaint with the governing body. If you retaliate in kind,
however, a complaint may be filed against you. We recall point (1): treat others as you would
have them treat you, not as they have treated you. In the end, you are responsible for you.
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS6. BREATHE.
After a hard foul, close call, or disputed play, take a step back, pause, and take a deep breath.
In the heat of competition, emotions run high. By giving yourself just a bit of time and space,
you will gain enough perspective to compose yourself and concentrate on the facts involved
in the dispute (was she in or out; did you hit his hand or the disc; did that pick affect the
play). Your restraint will induce a more restrained response from your opponent. Conflagration
averted, you may resume business as usual.
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7. WHEN YOU DO THE RIGHT THING, PEOPLE NOTICE. When you turn the other
cheek, you know you’ve done the right thing. You may not hear praise, there may be no standing
ovation, but people do notice. Eventually, their respect for you and their appreciation of the
game will grow.
8. BE GENEROUS WITH PRAISE.
Compliment an opponent on her good catch. Remark to a teammate that you admire their
honesty in calling themselves out of bounds. Look players in the eye and congratulate them
when you shake their hands after a game. These small acts boost spirit greatly, a large payoff
for little time and effort.
9. IMPRESSIONS LINGER.
Not only does the realization that your actions will be remembered for a long time serve to
curb poor behavior, it can also inspire better conduct. Many old-timers enjoy the experience of
meeting an elite player who remembers their first rendezvous on the field and recalls the event
in detail. A good first encounter with an impressionable young player can have considerable
long term positive impact.
10. HAVE FUN.
All other things being equal, games are far more fun without the antipathy. Go hard. Play fair.
Have fun.
Special thanks to Eric Zaslow and members of the 2005 Conduct Committee (Jeff Dunbar,
Kate Bergeron, Eric Zaslow, Will Deaver) for the development of this document. Adopted by USA
Ultimate Executive Committee, March 29, 2005.
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 19MEN'S TEAMS
CONDORS ROSTER
1 Michael Kiyoi 5’10” 31
2 Sean Ham 5’10” 26
SANTA BARBARA, CA 3
4
Zeke Ivers
Will Griffin
5’11”
5’9”
25
31
Captains: Tyler Bacon, Dom Leggio, Will Griffin 8 Nathan Ransom 5’10” 23
@CondorsUltimate 9 Maxwell Hume 6’0” 23
10 Cameron Wariner 6’0” 22
11 Steven Milardovich 6’2” 28
12 Alexandre Kupelian 5’8” 23
Rebranded in 2016, the Condors are excited to be 13 Dom Leggio 6’2” 27
back on the main stage. Swoop & Pummel. 14 Will Turner 5’11” 23
17 Hunter Corbett 6’2” 24
19 Jeff Silverman 5’9” 31
22 Dan Bellinger 5’8” 34
24 David Ritchie 5’10” 28
28 Kyle Rubin 5’10” 23
29 Casey Wu 6’0” 26
31 Ryan Slaughter 5’10” 34
42 Mark Slader 6’0” 25
44 Nick Smith 5’10” 24
49 Matt Parisi 5’11” 49
55 Tyler Bacon 5’8” 31
80 Brandon Severson 6’1” 26
84 Jesse Cohen 6’0” 25
88 Sam Fontaine 5’11” 26
91 Grant Boyd 5’8” 34
DIG ROSTER
2 Spencer Diamond 5’10” 25
3 Ben Sadok 5’5” 22
BOSTON, MA 4
5
Tanner Halkyard
Michael Sender
6’3”
5’8”
27
26
Captains: Mat Little, Ryan Rzepka, Ben Sadok
6 Rocco Linehan 6’0” 21
Coaches: Tom Matthews, Cris Shaikh, Ben Faust 7 Noah Backer 6’1” 23
digultimate.com 8 Thomas Edmonds 5’11” 23
@digultimate 9 Misha Sidorsky 5’10” 31
11 Mat Little 5’10” 31
The Dig project began in May of 2016, aiming to 12 Tim Schoch 6’1” 20
relieve Boston of a massive talent congestion prob- 13 Hartley Greenwald 6’1” 23
lem. It is a story with a Dark history, and it is our 14 Henry Babcock 6’2” 22
15 Dylan Best 5’11” 22
pleasure to bring it to Light (RIP). Once upon a time, 20 Jonah Kurman-Faber 5’11” 23
the road to Nationals in Boston was one team wide. 21 Willie Stewart 6’2” 22
With the men’s highway blocked by iron railings, players were branch- 22 Benjamin Tseytlin 6’1” 23
ing off the Maine artery seeking alternate routes. Then the unthink- 24 Eli Motycka 5’11” 22
27 Nick Thompson 6’3” 26
able happened, and like a large legendary bird, Dig emerged, building 33 Ryan Rzepka 5’7” 27
inroads and bridging together landlubbers with those lost at sea. With 34 Rustin Ingold-Smith 5’10” 30
vague and dubious ties to a forgotten dynasty, Dig comes to Sarasota 35 Daniel Goldstein 5’7” 20
with a singular notion of success. Death is Glory. 55 Carter Thallon 6’0” 24
64 Frederik Brasz 6’1” 30
71 Denis Maguire 6’2” 24
80 Chris Bartoli 6’0” 21
83 Alex Dagley 6’1” 29
87 Jeff Babbitt 6’3” 23
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSMEN'S TEAMS
DOUBLEWIDE ROSTER
0 Brandon Malecek 5’10” 33
1 Jason Holleran 6’3” 24
AUSTIN, TX 2
4
Matthew Bennett
Jay Froude
5’8”
6’2”
24
27
Captains: Dalton Smith, Michael Matthis 5 Jeff Loskorn 6’1” 29
Coaches: Steven Darroh, Jose Cespedes 6 Michael Matthis 5’10” 26
@doublewidetx 7 Benjamin Lewis 6’1” 24
8 Abe Coffin 5’9” 24
10 Kaplan Maurer 6’1” 21
Well Nasty Brotherhood since 2001. Started learn- 11 Robert Lewis 5’8” 26
ing our ABCs in 2017. 12 Andrew Walch 6’1” 30
13 Dalton Smith 5’11” 24
14 Carter Hollo 6’3” 22
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15 Sam Ward 5’7” 22
17 Chris Larberg 6’1” 26
18 Daniel Emmons 6’5” 29
19 Ethan Pollack 6’7” 28
20 Chase Cunningham 6’3” 25
21 Connor Ughetta 5’10” 21
22 Zach Marbach 5’11” 22
23 Gabriel Hernandez 6’0” 21
24 Rory Orloff 5’9” 31
25 Brendan Adams 6’8” 23
27 Jake Reinhardt 6’1” 20
31 Kai Marshall 6’5” 22
40 Andrew Lord 5’10” 21
83 Mitchell Bennett 5’9” 26
FLORIDA UNITED ROSTER
2 Jeremy Langdon 6‘2” 25
3 James Dahl 5‘10” 25
FLORIDA 4 Bradley Seuntjens 6’0” 23
Captains: Chris LaRocque, Tyler Kunsa
5 Michael Fairley 6’4” 23
6 Michael Fioramonti 5’11” 24
Coach: Cyle Van Auken 7 Ryan Hiser 5’11” 21
@FloridaUnited 8 Tyler Kunsa 6’0” 25
9 Bobby Ley 5’9” 25
10 Andrew Roney 6’1” 25
Established in 2012 by a core of veteran Floridian 11 Mischa Freystaetter 6’7” 27
ultimate players who believed in their potential to 12 Travis Catron 6’4” 28
13 Alton Gaines 6’3” 29
play at a higher level, Florida United is comprised of 14 Cole Sullivan 6’3” 29
the most talented and driven players the Sunshine 15 Dustin Travaglini 5’10” 31
State has to offer. Having improved immeasur- 18 Chris LaRocque 6’2” 25
ably during their short existence, the team is proud to have earned a 23 Billy O’Bryan 6’0” 22
27 Connor Holcombe 6’1” 25
chance to compete on the national stage but remains hungry to prove 28 Josh McKisic 5’10” 26
that they belong among the top programs in the country. The USA Ulti- 30 Chris Gibson 6’1” 28
mate National Championships represents another opportunity for the 32 Brian Casey 5’11” 30
team to grow, and they are United by a desire to rise to the occasion. 33 Mark Lin 6’0” 24
36 Stephen Muir 5’8” 21
“Everybody Love Everybody.” 37 Nathan Vickroy 6’0” 22
39 Jordan Huston 5’11” 28
75 Ryan Chard 6’1” 31
83 CJ Clarke 6’1” 25
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 21MEN'S TEAMS
GOAT ROSTER
3 Andrew Carroll 5’10” 27
5 Derek Fan 5’8” 23
TORONTO, ON 6
10
Jaret Meron
Paul Tatulea
6’0”
5’10”
23
21
Captains: Geoff Powell, Andrew Carroll, Cam Harris, Thomson 12 Remi Ojo 6’0” 27
McKnight, Jaret Meron 13 Iain MacKenzie 6’0” 24
Coach: Sachin Raina 14 Marijo Zlatic 6’1” 29
goatultimate.com 15 Jacky Hau 6’0” 25
16 Ben Pries 5’9” 25
@GOATultimate
18 Toly Vasilyev 5’10” 34
19 Thomson McKnight 6’0” 30
20 Jeff Lindquist 6’0” 33
21 Geoff Powell 6’0” 29
24 Jeremy Norden 5’11” 28
25 Jay Boychuk 5’8” 24
27 Nathan Hirst 5’8” 22
43 Andy Ouchterlony 6’3” 40
45 David Hochhalter 6’2” 27
54 Connor Armstrong 6’1” 20
55 Kinley Gee 5’10” 20
73 Ben Burelle 5’9” 23
77 Mike MacKenzie 6’1” 20
80 JJ Edwards 6’1” 25
81 Adrian Yearwood 5’11” 28
83 Jason Huynh 6’0” 20
87 Bretton Tan 5’10” 20
91 Cam Harris 6’2” 28
HIGH FIVE ROSTER
0 Jordan O’Neill 5’11” 26
1 Alex Edinger 5’10” 29
MICHIGAN & OHIO 2
3
Tyler Kinley
Jeff Brauning
5’7”
5’7”
35
28
Captains: Paul Arters, Phil Cherosky, Mike Dagher-Margosian, 4 Eric Schumacher 6’2” 24
Tyler Kinley 6 Kevin Coulter 6’2” 27
@highfiveulti 8 Dan Donovan 6’1” 27
9 Michael Meilstrup 5’6” 27
10 David Bentrovato 6’1” 26
Once the battleground of the “Great” Michigan- 11 Jordan Rhyne 6’1” 26
Ohio War, the Michigan/Ohio border now serves as 12 Mitch Cihon 5’11” 27
16 Michael Burke 6’2” 24
a welcoming conduit bringing together some of the 17 Keegan North 6’1” 22
top talent in the Great Lakes Region. After battling 19 Paul Arters 6’0” 24
each other for many years on the college and club 20 Sam Greenwood 6’2” 24
scenes, thanks to the 2015 Treaty of Versailles (Ohio, 22 Michael Dagher-Margosian 5’7” 29
not France), many former adversaries are now great friends, bound 23 Alex Kapiamba 6’0” 24
25 Jake Steslicki 6’1” 21
together as brothers in arms. 27 Alex Russomanno 6’2” 27
In 2015, High Five qualified for Nationals for the first time. With an- 41 Daniel Lee 6’1” 22
42 Mike Ogren 6’1” 25
other year of chemistry and playing together, we again qualified for 45 Kevin Baumann 6’1” 28
Nationals in 2016 and finished as Pro Flight team. We intend to build 47 Phil Cherosky 5’10” 29
upon our Nationals appearances and solidify High Five as a national 55 Johnny Bansfield 5’10” 24
mainstay. 71 Jacob Turner 5’10” 22
77 James Highsmith 6’1” 25
TUEBOR 91 Joe White 6’3” 19
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSMEN'S TEAMS
IRONSIDE ROSTER
00 Jake Taylor 6’4” 30
1 Josh Markette 5’8” 38
BOSTON, MA 2
3
John Irvine
Kurt Gibson
5’11”
6’2”
24
32
Captains: Jack Hatchett, Will Neff, Alex Simmons
4 Jay Clark 6’1” 27
Coaches: Josh McCarthy, Danny Clark, Jacob Luria 5 Jordan Taylor 6’0” 23
@Boston_Ironside 7 Will Neff 6’4” 31
8 Peter Prial 6’3” 29
For their tenth season on these rough and ragged 9 Eric Shaw 6’0” 25
seas, the proud sailors of Ironside return to Nationals, 10 Tyler Chan 5’10” 24
sights set on glory. The whipping winds of Sarasota 11 Christian Foster 5’10” 29
have scuttled many a fine vessel, and only the bravest 12 Alex Simmons 5’8” 28
can navigate these treacherous waters. While several 13 Tom Annen 5’11” 31
SPECTATOR INFO
16 Dave Ferraro 5’11” 28
long oarsmen from a prior crew have since retired into 17 Thomas Sayre-McCord 6’4” 27
the gilded sunset, new recruits have swelled the ranks in a quest to 18 Ryan Dinger 6’1” 18
defend their hard-fought treasure from looting raiders. 19 William Dean 6’2” 25
The voyage has been long. Out from the doldrums of the off-season, 22 Mike Voelpel 6’2” 24
24 Davis Whitehead 6’0” 25
through rampant scurvy, and past the clawing grasps of sea-beasts 25 John Stubbs 6’0” 22
have our sailors gone a-battling. With high spirit and spirit high, the 27 Jack Hatchett 6’0” 27
Ship is humming once again with the power of 26 souls working in tan- 28 Ben Katz 5’8” 26
dem and heaving as one to cast their sails, catch the bursting gust, 33 Nico Mueller 5’10” 24
and set forth on a journey anew. Amidst the crashing waves, you'll hear 74 Mac Hecht 6’1” 21
the sailors exclaim "Huzzah! Her sides are made of Iron" as we load our 99 Misha Herscu 5’11” 26
broadsides and prepare to fire the cannons.
Ironside stands with the women of the ultimate community and is com-
mitted to the gender equity movement in our sport.
JOHNNY BRAVO ROSTER
0 Mark Rauls 5’6” 23
1 Tom Tulett 5’10” 26
DENVER, CO 3
5
Jesse Roehm
Elliott Erickson
6’3”
5’8”
29
25
Captains: Jesse Roehm, Henry Konker, Ben Lohre 6 Erik Hotaling 5’10” 23
Coach: Jim Schoettler 7 David Wheeler 6’3” 27
bravoultimate.com 8 Austin Gregersen 6’3” 33
@BravoUltimate 9 Ian Toner 5’10” 27
11 Josh Crane 6’0” 22
Bravo has qualified for Nationals every year since 15 Denny Bechis 5’9” 26
2000. Under the leadership of Coach Bob Krier and 19 Nick Lance 5’10” 28
21 Joe Anderson 6’4” 31
Captains Ryan Farrell, Jack McShane and Josh Ack- 22 Stanley Peterson 6’1” 23
ley, the team won its first National Championship in 23 Jimmy Mickle 6’3” 26
2014. 24 Jackson Kloor 6’0” 26
26 Owen Westbrook 6’2” 33
32 Kevin Johnson 5’11” 25
34 Henry Konker 6’0” 27
35 Todd Wolma 6’1” 26
42 Ben Lohre 6’0” 27
45 Will Lohre 5’11” 21
57 Wes Chow 5’11” 23
66 Matty Jackson 5’9” 28
89 Mark Lloyd 6’2” 28
99 Alex Tatum 6’0” 21
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 23MEN'S TEAMS
MACHINE ROSTER
0 Jesse White 6'0" 22
1 Dada Libo-on 5'8" 29
CHICAGO, IL 2 Joshua Stevens-Stein 5'9" 23
Captains: AJ Nelson, Kevin Kelly, Walden Nelson
5 Brad Bolliger 6'1" 26
6 Julian Childs-Walker 5'10" 25
Coach: Andy Neilsen 7 Jack Shanahan 6'1" 21
Chicago-Machine.com 9 Stephan Mance 6'1" 28
@machineultimate 10 Von Alanguilan 5'8" 28
13 Alex Evangelides 6'1" 28
14 Jeff Weis 6'4" 20
15 Andrew Sheehan 5'11" 34
Machine represents Chicago at the National Cham- 16 Yiding Hou 5'9" 24
pionships for the 12th year in a row. With only 10 18 Cullen Geppert 6'1" 29
rostered players returning from its 2015 semis ap- 22 Alex Champe 5'9" 25
23 Vinny Ciaramitaro 5'11" 27
pearance, Machine brings a retooled offense, the 24 Michael Pardo 6'3" 23
same rowdy defense and a recommitment to focus. 26 Kevin Kelly 6'4" 30
Good thing nobody cares. 29 Michael Schwenk 6'2" 27
31 Walden Nelson 5'10" 30
36 Tim Fergus 5'9" 25
37 Travis Carpenter 6'0" 24
51 AJ Nelson 6'4" 28
55 Pawel Janas 5'10" 23
64 Neal Phelps 6'0" 27
PATROL ROSTER
0 David Brandolph 5’7” 30
1 Colin McIntyre 5’8” 32
PHILADELPHIA, PA 2
3
Greg Martin
Gabe Colton
5’11”
5’7”
24
26
Captains: Dave Baer, Nick Hirannet, Leon Chou, Billy Sickles 6 Leon Chou 5’9” 29
Coaches: Charlie Hoppes, Anthony Nuñez, Ben Johnson 7 Nick Hirannet 5’8” 31
facebook.com/phillypatrol 8 Nick Patel 5’6” 23
@PhillyPatrol 9 Patrick Diviney 6’1” 29
10 Matt Esser 5’11” 28
In 2014, Patrol was formed to be the top men’s team 11 Himalaya Mehta 6’0” 24
in Philadelphia, and alongside Citywide Special, cre- 12 Codi Wood 5’8” 22
13 Quinn Hunziker 5’11” 24
ated the Philly Men’s Program in order to develop a 14 Matt Glazer 5’11” 33
sustainable path for men’s players in the city. Patrol 18 Billy Sickles 6’1” 25
finished 12th at Nationals in 2015, and seventh last 19 Tom Allen 5’10” 27
season after defeating Furious George to qualify for a 20 Dave Baer 5’9” 30
spot in the 2017 Pro Flight. 21 Michael Panna 5’9” 30
23 Jimmy Zuraw 6’1” 24
24 Ethan Peck 6’0” 24
25 Trey Katzenbach 6’1” 46
27 Jake Rainwater 6’2” 28
28 Oak Nelson 6’0” 22
41 Daniel Hartsoe 5’10” 26
48 Ryan Weaver 6’0” 23
55 Matt Paparone 6’1” 28
81 Sean Mott 5’8” 23
91 Vince Reydams 6’6” 30
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSMEN'S TEAMS
PONY ROSTER
1 Markian Kuzmowycz 5’6” 30
2 Sean Keegan 5’11” 30
NEW YORK, NY 4
5
Matt Hennessy
John Best
6’1”
5’11”
31
27
Captains: Markian Kuzmowycz, Chris Kocher, Isaac Saul
6 Michael Brenner 6’1” 27
Coaches: Ben Van Heuvelen, Bryan Jones, Jimmy Leppert 7 Clark Cofer 6’0” 25
pony-ultimate.com 8 Harper Garvey 5’10” 24
@prideofny 9 Sam Little 6’0” 25
10 Gerald Tigol 5’10” 23
As times have changed, PoNY has evolved with them. 12 Matthew LeMar 5'10” 28
Over are the days of five-paneled hats, referring to 13 Albert Alarcon 6’0” 25
throws as “biscuits,” and jumping shoulder bumps. 14 David Vuckovich 6’0” 31
Let's take a moment to inventory what’s “In” and 15 Kevin Norton 6’6” 26
SPECTATOR INFO
18 Tyler Haskell 6’2” 25
“Out” in our beloved community. 19 Isaac Saul 5’10” 26
Out: Moving to a new city for ultimate. In: Moving to a 21 Sam Carletta 5’10” 21
new country for medical tourism. 22 Jack Marsh 6’0” 33
27 Nathan Shapiro 5’10” 19
Out: Having a massage therapist at nationals. In: Having a “chili guy.” 29 Ian Guerin 5’5” 25
31 Chris Kocher 5’11” 25
Out: Jokey twitter accounts. In: Radical self-care. 32 Nasser Mbae Vogel 5’10” 38
Out: Active warmups. In: Passive income in 43 easy steps. 33 Jake Herman 5’10” 28
43 Josue Alorro 5’9” 25
Out: Spirit circles. In: Human centipedes. 47 Conrad Schloer 6’0” 22
50 Milo Snyder 5’9” 28
Out: Throwing flicks and hammers. In: Throwing loopers, weak-side jim 69 Ben Jagt 6’6” 25
jams, “sorry son, couldn’t make it to your baseball game, work’s been 80 Mike Drost 6’1” 28
crazy” daddios, and backhands.
REVOLVER ROSTER
1 Simon Higgins 6’4” 24
2 Kevin Cocks 5’10” 26
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 3
4
George Stubbs
Joel Schlachet
5’11”
5’9”
28
30
Captains: Lucas Dallmann, Grant Lindsley, George Stubbs, 7 Russell Wynne 6’1” 29
Nathan White 8 Pat Baylis 5’9” 31
Coaches: Mike Payne, Devon Anderson 9 Cassidy Rasmussen 5’11” 28
revolverultimate.com 11 Zach Travis 6’2” 30
12 Sam Kanner 6’0” 29
@revolverult
14 Justin Lim 5’10” 24
Revolver was established in 2006 when Nick Handler, 15 Michael Spear 5’9” 30
17 Sawyer Thompson 6’4” 23
Chris McManus and Marc Weinberger came together 18 Greg Cohen 6’1” 25
to build a new ultimate program from scratch. They 22 Marcelo Sanchez 6’1” 26
sought a team where young players could learn from 23 Antoine Davis 6’2” 24
veterans and where the goal was to get better in ev- 24 Eli Kerns 5’11” 24
ery practice and game. 25 Nick Stuart 6’4” 26
26 Grant Lindsley 5’11” 28
Although Revolver did not set out to win championships, the program’s 27 Ashlin Joye 6’0” 29
focus on young talent, role playing and spirited competition created 28 Nathan White 6’5” 25
29 Christian Johnson 6’2” 25
a foundation for a successful program. In its early years, Revolver 32 Jordan Marcy 5’10” 25
established itself as a nationally competitive program, qualifying for 35 Lucas Dallmann 5’11” 30
Nationals in three of its first four years. In 2009, Revolver reached 50 Beau Kittredge 6’4” 35
the finals but lost to Chain Lightning. From that point, the program 53 Eli Friedman 5’10” 29
88 Byron Liu 5’9” 27
continued to rise, and over the next five years, captured four USAU 93 Tom Doi 5’10” 33
national championships, two WUCC world championships, and one
WUGC world championship.
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 25MEN'S TEAMS
RING OF FIRE ROSTER
00 Goose Helton 6’0” 33
1 Justin Allen 6’1” 26
RALEIGH, NC 2 Hunter Taylor 5’11” 25
Captains: Noah Saul, Jonathan Nethercutt, Shane Sisco
3 Josh Mullen 5’10” 37
4 Dillon Lanier 6’0” 19
Coaches: Mike DeNardis, David Allison 5 Matt Bode 6’0” 26
ringultimate.org 6 Jeff Nordgren 5’11” 26
@ringultimate 7 Jon Nethercutt 6’1” 25
8 Terrence Mitchell 5’10” 22
Celebrating our 29th season, Ring of Fire is North 9 JD Hastings 5’6” 23
Carolina’s premier men’s club ultimate team. Found- 10 Henry Fisher 6’6” 21
11 Evan Howey 6’0” 28
ed in 1989, Ring is one of the oldest club ultimate 12 Joey Cretella 6’0” 27
teams in the world and has a long-standing tradition 13 Shane Sisco 5’11” 30
of success on the national scene, qualifying for the 14 Jakeem Polk 6’2” 27
National Championships every year except one over 15 Eric Taylor 6’1” 21
20 Jacob Fairfax 6’2” 21
the last 23, including the last 19 years consecutively. Ring has also 21 Matt Gouchoe-Hanas 5’10” 21
competed at WFDF World Ultimate Club Championships four times, 22 Sol Yanuck 5’11” 21
finishing in fourth (1993, 1995), fifth (1999), and ninth place (1997). 24 Noah Saul 6’0” 28
26 Nate Goff 6’4” 23
28 Jack Williams 6’1” 23
31 Bob Liu 5’8” 30
45 Brett Matzuka 5’8” 32
51 Tim McAllister 5’11” 23
84 David Richardson 6’3” 25
99 Josh Hartzog 6’1” 28
SOCKEYE ROSTER
0 Jacob Janin 5’10” 27
1 Donald Clark 5’11” 29
SEATTLE, WA 2
3
Brice Dixon
Mario O’Brien
5’9”
5’11”
26
34
Captains: Reid Koss, Julian Hausman, Trent Dillon, Simon 6 Phil Murray 6’1” 28
Montague 7 Zane Rankin 6’3” 25
Coach: Roger Crafts 8 Simon Montague 6’4” 26
seattlesockeye.org 9 Sam Harkness 5’10” 30
10 Dongyang Chen 5’8” 23
@seattlesockeye
11 Reid Koss 6’0” 34
16 Trent Dillon 5’11” 24
Spawn. Die. 19 Husayn Carnegie 6’1” 27
22 Matt Russell 6’2” 24
23 Danny Karlinsky 5’8” 32
24 Joe Sefton 6’0” 32
25 Devin Barich 6’3” 33
26 Cooper Schumacher 6’4” 25
27 Billy Katz 5’10” 26
28 Duncan Linn 5’6” 27
31 Matt Rehder 6’4” 25
33 Sam Hart 6’3” 26
35 Dylan Freechild 5’11” 26
37 Mitch Kulczak 5’11” 24
55 Will Chen 5’10” 32
70 Julian Hausman 6’3” 28
77 Ben Snell 6’3” 25
87 Chris Kosednar 5’11” 28
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSMEN'S TEAMS
SUB ZERO ROSTER
0 Nick Ladas 6’2” 23
1 Ryan Osgar 6‘0” 23
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 2
3
Ben Feldman
Colin Berry
5’10”
6’3”
29
24
Captains: Nick Simonelli, Ben Feldman, Ryan Osgar
4 Greg Cousins 6’0” 24
Coach: Phil Bowen 5 Charles McCutcheon 5’9” 23
subzeroultimate.com 6 Ethan Rasmussen 5’8” 25
@SubZeroUltimate 8 Cole Wallin 5’11” 20
10 Joshua Klane 5’8” 25
12 Grayson Pangburn 5’11” 29
13 Tony Poletto 5’9” 22
17 Logan Weiss 6’0” 28
21 Eric Johnson 5’11” 28
SPECTATOR INFO
23 Mike Petersen 6’1” 35
26 Jack Lokowhich 5’6” 18
33 Connor Anderson 5’6” 23
41 Sam Bumsted 6’0” 20
42 Matt Burkhardt 6’2” 25
48 Wyatt Mekler 5’11” 22
49 Caleb Denecour 5’9” 28
54 Dylan DeClerck 6’1” 22
66 Jason Tschida 5’7” 25
71 Nicholas Simonelli 6’0” 27
77 Elliot Trotter 5’8” 31
81 Drew Otterlei 6’1” 19
88 Charles Weinberg 5’11” 23
99 Tristan Van de Moortele 5’10” 22
TRUCK STOP ROSTER
1 Nathan Prior 5’9” 24
3 Jackson Cochran 5’8” 22
WASHINGTON, DC 4
5
Delrico Johnson
David Cranston
5’10”
6’1”
28
28
Captains: David Cranston, Jonathan Neeley, Nate Castine 6 Jonathan Neeley 5’11” 30
Coaches: Darryl Stanley, Will Smolinski 7 Keven Moldenhauer 5’11” 41
@truckstopulti 10 Tyler Monroe 6’0” 22
15 Nate Castine 5’11” 30
17 Eric Miner 6’5” 30
We are a men’s ultimate team from Washington, 21 John Agan 5’11” 33
D.C. Did you know that Washington, D.C. residents 22 Brian Marshall 6’0” 28
24 Austin Bartenstein 5’11” 28
do not have a vote in either the House of Repre- 25 Marcus Thaw 6’0” 24
sentatives or the U.S. Senate? Yet we pay federal 26 Allan Laviolette 5’9” 28
taxes AND many serve in the U.S. military. Taxation 27 Cody Johnston 6’0” 25
without representation. Anyway, we’ve been to USAU Nationals every 28 Matthew McDonnell 6’0” 28
year since 2006. 30 David Bloodgood 6’0” 23
33 Ryan Swift 6’0” 22
We hope, along with D.C.’s women’s team, Scandal, to be a key part 36 Nicky Spiva 6’1” 28
of putting and keeping our region on the map for top ultimate and 45 Jeff Wodatch 6’1” 30
47 John Walden 5’7” 21
Spirit of the Game. 53 Jonny Malks 6’0” 18
63 David Shields 5’10” 21
84 Chuck Cantone 6’0” 31
90 Markham Shofner 6’0” 28
96 Brad Scott 6’1” 25
99 Alan Kolick 5’11” 30
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 27MIXED TEAMS
AMP ROSTER
1 Bobby Roos 5‘11” 28
2 Matt Zumbrum 6’3“ 32
PHILADELPHIA, PA 3
4
Nick Purifico
Raha Mozaffari
5’9”
5’4”
34
31
Captains: Andrea DeSabato, Ben Pelleg, Stephen Ng, Emily Shields 5 Justin Carter 6’2” 24
Coach: Patrick Sherlock 6 Kelsey Devlin 5’5” 24
phillyamp.com 7 Steve Rosso 5’11” 27
@phillyAMP 8 Luke Ryan 6’1” 25
9 Andrea DeSabato 5’6” 30
AMP is proud to represent the Founders Section and 11 Ryan Flamberg 6’1” 24
Philadelphia. Since 2006, AMP has qualified for 12 13 Nico Lake 5’11” 23
14 Stuart Hean 6’1” 25
USA Ultimate National Championships and compet- 16 Rob Robinson 6’0” 27
ed at the 2010 World Ultimate Club Championships 17 Stephen Ng 5’7” 26
in Prague, Czech Republic. 18 Emily Shields 5’4” 24
19 Anna Thompson 5’3” 20
20 Ben Pelleg 5’11” 30
21 Linda Morse 5’9” 21
22 Allysha Dixon 5’3” 24
23 Natalie Bova 5’3” 21
24 Danielle Walsh 5’8” 27
29 Sarah Johnson 5’7” 28
33 Calvin Trisolini 6’1” 22
36 Carolyn Normile 5’3” 22
46 Austin Bonelli 5’9” 28
79 Michael Ing 6’1” 20
88 Matt Carter 5’9” 22
BFG ROSTER
1 Kieran Kelly 6’2” 25
2 Dave Hunzicker 6’0” 37
SEATTLE, WA 5
6
Kate Kingery
Bryson Simon Fox
5’7”
6’0”
38
29
Captains: Lili Gu, Alexa Kirkland, Tommy Li
7 Kerry Chang 5’9” 28
@SeattleBFG 9 Aaron Richards 37
10 Adam Simon 6’0” 34
11 Joshua Lang 6’0”
12 AnnaMaria Pape 5’3” 28
13 Trudy Philip 5’4” 41
BFG was founded in 2016 by Lili Gu and Alexa Kirk- 16 Alissa Soo 5’4” 21
17 Tommy Li 6’1” 27
land by bringing together players without other club 18 Anna Chute 5’4” 28
plans mid-season. We’re a diverse squad of players 20 Alexa Kirkland 5’5” 30
from different divisions with the common goal of 23 Linnea Soo 5’4” 21
having a supportive, fun team environment while 26 Andrea Coleman 5’7” 31
competing at a high level. We’re all about positivity 27 Jeff Pape 6’0” 28
28 Drew Lockhart 6’4” 29
and process. We had a great first season, but as a first-year team, 29 Jimmy Hooper 27
we were unable to participate in any major tournaments to earn a 32 Sarah Benditt 27
bid for our region. We ended up just short of Nationals while ranked 33 Cody Rebholz 6’6” 29
#10 overall in the country. This year, we’ve worked hard to earn a bid 44 Steve Gussin 6’2” 33
55 Lindsay Simon Fox 5’9” 28
and feel fortunate to have done well enough in our talented region to 66 Crystal Koo 5’1” 26
qualify for Nationals. This will be a first Nationals appearance for a 88 Lili Gu 4’10” 29
large contingent of our team. We’re all grateful for the opportunity to 93 CB Wolf 6’2” 24
compete at one more tournament together this season! 99 Kyle Terriere 6’0” 26
2017 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSMIXED TEAMS
BLACKBIRD ROSTER
0 Laura Moore 5’10” 31
2 Corey Lee 5’7” 35
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 3
4
Castle Sinicrope
Deanna Bjorkquist
5’4”
5’5”
33
28
Captains: Barrs Lang, Castle Sinicrope 5 Tommy Hendrickson 5’11” 31
Coach: Bhavin Parikh 6 Bill Finn 6’3” 35
@Blackbird_SF 7 Malina Wiebe 5’4” 28
9 Adam Farren 6’1” 34
10 Krisztina Jozsef 5’3” 33
Since 2011, Blackbird has competed as an elite 11 Barrs Lang 6’1” 33
mixed team, drawing on the deep talent pool of the 12 Lexi Hasan 5’8” 22
13 Sally Mimms 5’7” 37
Bay Area. We are a dynamic group of players with a 16 Vincenzo Vitiello 5’10” 26
wealth of club and international experience. In seven
SPECTATOR INFO
17 John Kolb 6’6” 33
seasons, Blackbird has earned six USAU National 18 Tim Gilligan 5’10” 28
Championship appearances, including back-to-back 19 Ryo Kawaoka 5’8” 36
championships in 2011 and 2012, and top-eight finishes (Pro Flight) 20 Bree Cahn 5’6” 28
21 Adam Scow 6’2” 34
in 2014, 2015 and 2016. We pride ourselves on the Happy Grind: an 28 Sheeva Slovan 5’4” 32
attitude that takes our team’s culture and pairs it with an unrelenting 29 VY Chow 5’5” 42
work ethic on the field. CAW CAW CAW! 30 Megan Schoellhamer 5’6” 33
31 Seth Reinhardt 6’4” 31
33 Carol Chen 5’2” 38
40 Mac Taylor 6’3” 31
51 Ryan Scribner 6’0” 38
64 Jamie Quella 6’0” 29
DRAG’N THRUST ROSTER
00 Alicia Carr 5’7” 32
2 Brett Sullivan 6’1“ 24
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 3 Pat Niles 5’10” 33
Captains: Mike Clark, Martha Lien, Sarah Meckstroth, Austin Lien
4 Erica Baken 5’7” 27
5 Robin Fassett-Carman 6’0” 21
Coach: Jake Henderson 6 Jake McKean 5’11” 33
dragnthrust.com 7 David Shirley 6’2” 32
@dragnthrust 8 Claire Oakley 5’8” 29
9 Jay Drescher 5’9” 28
10 Martha Lien 5’2” 29
Drag’n Thrust was established in 2009 and, 12 Marty Adams 5’8” 21
13 Jacob Lien 5’11” 25
other than the inaugural year, Drag’n has 14 Austin Lien 5’8” 28
ended every season competing at the National 16 Brian Schoenrock 6’1” 27
Championships. Drag’n has always been a 17 James Hron 6’3” 29
practicing team, committed to being among 19 Mike Clark 5’11” 27
20 Neal Hanke 5’11” 27
the best in the mixed division. Drag'n Thrust 22 Kat Ritzmann 5’3” 22
is committed to working hard, showcasing the abilities of all athletes 24 Jess Haller 5’6” 28
in cross-gender play, community involvement and spirit of the game. 31 Josh Hemmesch 5’10” 33
We are excited to be back at the National Championships and are 33 Jaime Glader 5’1” 31
37 Sierra Barthen 5’3” 29
striving to take our performance to a new level. 42 Meredith Bray 5’4” 26
43 Bryan Vohnoutka 5’10” 27
44 Sarah Meckstroth 5’8” 25
55 Charlie Schuweiler 5’9” 21
92 Sarah Espinoza 5’7” 24
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