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EVENT GUIDE $2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EVENT INFORMATION
Welcome..............................................................................................................................................2
Weekend Overview .........................................................................................................................3
Event Staff ..........................................................................................................................................3
Competition Rules ...........................................................................................................................4
Site Rules.............................................................................................................................................4
Directions ............................................................................................................................................5
SPECTATOR INFORMATION
Information Tent ...............................................................................................................................7
Shooting Photos and Video .........................................................................................................7
U-19 Boys’ Teams ........................................................................................................................ 8-19
U-19 Girls’ Teams..................................................................................................................... 20-25
U-19 Mixed Teams................................................................................................................... 26-30
U-16 Boys’ Teams ......................................................................................................................31-37
U-16 Girls’ Teams......................................................................................................................38-39
PLAYER INFORMATION
Health and Safety ................................................................................................................... 41-42
Spirit of the Game ................................................................................................................. 43-46
USA Ultimate Coaching Information .............................................................................. 47-48
SCHEDULES AND MAP
U-19 Boys’ Schedule ............................................................................................................... 50-51
U-19 Girls’ Schedule ................................................................................................................52-53
U-19 Mixed Schedule ............................................................................................................. 54-55
U-16 Boys’ Schedule ...............................................................................................................56-57
U-16 Girls’ Schedule ...................................................................................................................... 58
Field Map ........................................................................................................................................... 61
USA ULTIMATE
4730 Table Mesa Drive, Unit I-200 C, Boulder, CO 80305
P: 303-447-3472 / F: 303-447-3483
www.usaultimate.org / info@usaultimate.org
WELCOME
On behalf of USA Ultimate, Minnesota Youth Ultimate and the Twin Cities
ultimate community, I welcome you to the 10th-annual USA Ultimate Youth Club
Championships.
This year, we have over 60 teams in five divisions from more than 20 states. Growth
has always been a part of YCC, but this year exceeds them all. You should expect to
see the best of youth ultimate.
YCC takes place at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn. The NSC is one of the
largest sports facilities in America and continues to grow. Ultimate is played here
every summer by TCUL, the local adult league, and Minnesota Youth Ultimate holds
its state championship here in early June. In 2014, we also hosted USA Ultimate’s
U.S. Open Championships and Convention.
The Saturday night social event will be held in the Schwan Center at the NSC and
will feature food, a swap meet and other excitements. Traditionally, we organize an
exhibition game between coaches which is always very popular.
The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are home to many major and minor
league sports teams, including Minnesota United FC who plays in the stadium by
the Schwan Center. For the ultimate shopper, the Mall of America is in Bloomington,
Minn., not far from the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport.
The Youth Club Championships only happens because lots of people volunteer their
time. They will be keeping score, running the social event and performing many
other tasks around the fields. Be sure to acknowledge their hard work. When you
see a volunteer, give them a high five.
Have a great tournament!
Bruce Mebust
Tournament Director
#2014YCC
2014 USA ULTIMATE YOUTH CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
W E E K E N D OV E RV I E W
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 – BLAINE, MN (NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER)
8:00am:
Captains’ Meeting
9:00am - 5:45pm: Competition Begins
6:00pm:
Trade Night and Dinner – Schwan Center at NSC
7:00pm:
Exhibition Game at NSC field U-2
SUNDAY, AUGUST
9:00am - 1:45pm:
2:15pm:
Post-Finals:
EVENT INFO
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 – BLAINE, MN (NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER)
7:00pm - 10:00pm: Team Registration
10 – BLAINE, MN (NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER)
Competition Continues
Championship Games (and some placement games)
Awards Ceremony (awards presented to first- and
second-place teams in each division and Team and
Individual Spirit Award winners)
E V E N T S TA F F
Volunteers will be wearing green shirts. If they can’t answer your questions,
they can point you to one of the following people to help you out:
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE STAFF
Tournament Director – Bruce Mebust
Volunteer Coordinator – Chris Dascalos
Head Scorekeeper – Josh Axzen
Assistant Head Scorekeeper – Barbara Thomas
Head Statkeeper – Cody Rondeau
Local Media Coordinator – Abby Hagel
USA ULTIMATE STAFF
Manager, Competition & Athlete Programs (Youth) – Baker Pratt
Manager, Education & Youth Programs – Mike Lovinguth
Manager, Events – David Raflo
Manager, Communication & Publications – Stacey Waldrup
Manager, Membership & Sport Development – Josh Murphy
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C O M PE T I T I O N RU L E S
USA Ultimate Official Rules of Ultimate (11th Edition) will be used with the
following additions:
• End zone size – End zone length will be shortened to 20 yards.
• Contact Call – If contact occurs between the thrower and marker that would
constitute a foul under XVI.H.3.a but the thrower does not release the disc,
“contact” may be called. Play does not stop, and the marker resumes the
stall count at “one.” Other than resetting the stall count to “one” after the
first instance, the “contact” call is treated as any other marking violation.
The marker may contest the “contact” call by calling “violation,” which stops
play. If the thrower calls “contact” after beginning the throwing motion and
subsequently releases the disc, it is treated as if the thrower called “foul.”
• All games to 13, point cap at 15 except U-16 boys’ Pool A & U-19 boys’ Pool F
which will play to 15 with a point cap at 17.
• Halftime is 5 minutes.
• Each team has two timeouts per half.
• Regardless of how many timeouts a team has used before overtime, during
overtime, each team has one timeout.
• Overtime: a game is in overtime if tied at one point less than original game total
(e.g., in a game to 13 goals, overtime occurs when the score reaches 12-12).
• Soft time caps will not be used.
• Hard time cap goes on at end of round time on schedule. Game is over at the
end of the point in progress, unless tied. If tied, play one more point.
• The cap does not affect timeouts.
S I T E RU L E S
• NO ALCOHOL
• NO TOBACCO
• NO GLASS
• NO WEAPONS
• NO ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
• OBSERVE PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND HANDICAP/STAFF SPOTS
• DOGS MUST BE LEASHED
• SPECTATORS AND EQUIPMENT MUST STAY AT LEAST 3 YARDS AWAY FROM
SIDELINES! Where there are buffer lines, respect them. Where there are not buffer
lines, stay back at least 3 yards.
• TRASH AND RECYCLING – Place recyclables in the recycling receptacles, and
place trash in the trash cans.
DI R E C T I O N S
FIELD SITE
National Sports Center
1700 105th Avenue NE, Blaine, MN 55449
MINNEAPOLIS – SAINT PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
4300 Glumack Drive, St. Paul, MN 55111
EVENT INFO
IMPORTANT ADDRESSES
DIRECTIONS TO HOSPITALS & URGENT CARE:
NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER TO MERCY HOSPITAL (COON RAPIDS, MN)
4050 Coon Rapids Blvd NW
Minneapolis, MN 55433
763-236-6000
• Exit the NSC on 105th Ave. NE
• Turn RIGHT on MN Rt. 65 (Central Ave. NE)
• After 2.5 miles, turn LEFT on MN Rt. 242 (Main St. NE)
• After 6 miles turn LEFT on Round Lake Blvd. NW
• Make a RIGHT turn onto Coon Rapids Blvd. NW, and the hospital will be on your LEFT
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U S A U LT I M AT E
I N F O R M AT I O N T E N T
Stop by the USA Ultimate information tent if you have any questions about the event
or about USA Ultimate! During all rounds Saturday and Sunday, there will be a USA
Ultimate staff member available to answer questions. We will also have event guides
available for purchase as well as other USA Ultimate schwag and information.
Please come by and let us know what you think of the event, talk to us about the
youth division and learn about our outreach programs! Players, be sure to send your
parents over to have them sign up for a USA Ultimate Friends & Family membership,
so they can stay in the loop about your favorite sport!
USA Ultimate appreciates the contributions and commitment of individuals seeking
to share photographs, video and audio recordings of events hosted by USA Ultimate.
Anyone wishing to record USA Ultimate events for commercial purposes (as defined
in the agreement) is required to sign the USA Ultimate Recording Partnership
Agreement. Anyone wishing to record for strictly personal use may also be required
to review and sign the agreement to ensure that the permitted uses are understood.
SPECTATOR INFO
S H O O T I NG
PH O T O S / V I DE O S
The agreement can be found online at www.usaultimate.org/about/usaultimate/
media_policies.aspx or may be obtained from the USA Ultimate staff at your event.
The agreement is intended to protect USA Ultimate’s rights as an event organizer as
well as to encourage and allow recording of USA Ultimate events for both personal
and commercial purposes beneficial to the sport and its participants. If you are taking
photos at the event and would like to submit them to USA Ultimate for possible use
in USA Ultimate magazine, please contact USA Ultimate Manager of Communications
& Publications Stacey Waldrup at stacey@hq.usaultimate.org.
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ATLANTA ATLIENS
Atlanta, GA
Qualifying League: AFDC
Website: afdc.com
Captains: Sebastian DiFrancesco, Nathan Haskell,
Anders Olsen, Jacques Perivier
Coaches: Matthew Knowles, Chris Goodson, Michael
Arenson
The gauntlet has been thrown, and we
plan to storm the fields of Minnesota
like Vikings. Though grueling practices
in the dawg days of summer in Atlanta
have taught us how to handle the heat,
in OutKast’s words, the ATLiens are
“cooler than a polar bear’s toenails” and looking to defend
our 2013 YCC title in southernplayalistic style! These disc
devils came from Georgia looking for a show to steal, so
get your popcorn ready because we’ll be spreading our
buttery-smooth throws all over this Land O’Lakes.
BIRMINGHAM
FORGE
Birmingham, AL
Qualifying League: At-Large
Captains: Hill Balliet, Eric Sjostrom
Coaches: Chris Browning, Lee Lavette
Birmingham (Alabama) Forge is excited
to return to the pristine fields of Blaine
for the second time, hoping to improve
on last year’s result. The team, consisting mostly of players from Hoover and
Homewood High Schools, has played
together for two years and has developed strong team
chemistry. After winning their first state championship
and strong showings in regional tournaments this winter/
spring, captains Hill Balliet and Eric Sjostrom are looking to
build on that success and continue to improve.
ROSTER
00 Daniel Sperling
5’10”
1 Chris Brown
5’7”
2 Michael Dillard
5’10”
Tufts
3 Drew Teachout
5’11”
4 Noah Cohen
5’11”
6 Riley Erickson
5’9”
Georgia
7 Jacques Perivier
5’11”
8 Sebastian DiFrancesco 5’6”
Georgia
10 Jack Smith
6’2”
11 Leo Warren
5’11”
13 Vincent James
6’0”
15 Griffin Kish
5’8”
16 Anders Olsen
5’10”
Emory
17 William Syre
5’10”
18 Josh Weinstock
5’11”
George Washington
19 Stan Birdsong
6’0”
22 Noah Li
6’1”
24 Conor Brownell
5’10”
26 Vasiliy Mishin
6’1”
Georgia
36 Henry Laseter
5’10”
72 Rylan Gordon
5’11”
85 Chris Carson
6’0”
Georgia
88 Nathan Haskell
5’11”
Georgia
ROSTER
0 Jason Russell
Alabama-Birmingham
2 Kaleb Frames
4 Eric Sjostrom
Auburn
5 Payton Garlington
Alabama
9 James Poe
Alabama
11 Hill Balliet
Harvey Mudd
12 Jack Dowling
South Carolina
13 Ethan Downs
Alabama-Birmingham
15 Ellie Wood
17 Michael Volz
Auburn
19 Kaden Frames
21 Colby Chuck
23 Harlin Brown
27 Elijah Jaime
28 Reid Thackerson
Auburn
43 Dylan Krebs
Florida Atlantic
49 Hunter Bonham
Alabama
69 Willis Wood
Appalachian State
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BOSTON BUDA
Boston, MA
Qualifying League: BUDA
Website: buda.org
Captains: Ethan Fortin, Mac Hecht, Tannor Johnson
Coaches: Anne Westcott, Daniel Hourigan
CHICAGO
U-19 ELITE
Chicago, IL
Website: chicagoycc.weebly.com
Coaches: Andy Neilsen, Michael Shiel, Geoff
Serednesky
This is the fifth year that Chicago is sending teams to YCC, and for the first time,
Chicago has elected to send multiple
teams representing the city. In an effort
to encourage more participation, Chicago
split into regions. However, knowing the
competitiveness of the U-19 division, Illinois
Youth Ultimate chose to create an “elite” team for the U-19s. This
team represents players from a plethora of cities within the Chicagoland area, including Chicago, Naperville, Algonquin, Downers Grove, Geneva and Lake Zurich. In addition, we made coaching adjustments to meet the higher-level needs for these players
and brought on former Machine captains to bring the players to
a new level. We’re thrilled to be back representing our great city
and playing with the best youth players in the country. It’s always
a great weekend, and we’re thrilled to be a part of it!
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ROSTER
0 Tyler Barrett
5’8”
1 Mark Yellon
6’0”
Indiana
2 James Bongiovanni 6’3”
3 Karl Beck
5’6”
Illinois State
5 Michael Wagner
6’0”
7 Jack Shanahan
6’1”
Illinois State
10 Matt Nelson
5’10”
Grand Valley State
11 Brian Herrmann
5’11”
College of Lake County
12 Jeremy Burril
5’8”
Illinois State
15 Nathan Shelly
5’7”
Northwestern
16 Jake Marrapode
5’11”
17 Reno Brinn
5’9”
18 Anthony Vattimo
6’1”
Dayton
22 Parker Alford
6’1”
23 Hector Moreno
5’8”
Illinois
24 Dominick Peluso
5’7”
Iowa
25 Adam Wong
5’10”
Iowa
27 Michael Hannigan
5’10’’
Iowa
62 Kyle Krukowski
6’2”
89 Michael Sandstrom 6’3’’
Iowa State
91 Aiden Frank
5’6’’
SPECTATOR INFO
Massachusetts has a rich history in
youth ultimate, and BUDA is thrilled
to continue that tradition by sending teams to all three U-19 divisions
at YCC. Players from all three teams
have spent the last year playing with
and against each other in various youth leagues across
Massachusetts. The caliber of BUDA players is high – as
evidenced by previous YCC Championships and finals
appearances, as well as several players who are nationally and internationally competitive. But the level of camaraderie is also high, as most players know each other
off the field as well as on it, and non-ultimate team activities have become a regular part of the BUDA YCC
experience. BUDA’s coaches, chaperones and team
leaders are all very proud of the young adults coming
out of the program, and the whole BUDA family is looking forward to a fantastic YCC experience in 2014!
ROSTER
2 Jacob Kaplan
3 Mac Hecht
4 Daniel Moder
Dartmouth
5 Danny Mercer
UNC-Wilmington
6 Nathaniel Dick
Brown
8 Ethan Fortin
Villanova
9 Chandler Thoma
Greenfield CC
10 Willie Stewart
UNC-Wilmington
12 Tobias Harvey
Oberlin
13 Javier Poznar
14 Tim Schoch
15 Dylan Best
Pittsburgh
17 Asher Kenen
North Carolina
21 Tannor Johnson
22 Walter Esker
Connecticut
35 Reuben Hagen
36 Noah Fay
41 Oliver Fay
51 Jared Kannel
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CINCINNATI
FLYING PIG
Cincinnati, OH
Qualifying League: CUPA
Website: cincyselectultimate.com
Captains: Stephen Babcock, Eric Taylor, Craig Kaiser
Coaches: Joel Houmes, Phil Hale, Gus Misleh, Ian Collins
Flying Pig is a U-19 ultimate team
based in Cincinnati that is committed to athletic play and superior spirit,
dedicated to hard work and practice,
and devoted to each other. This team
works hard and is motivated to improve themselves and hold their teammates to the same
standards. We work for the betterment of the sport and
our own continued success. With Mom and Dad at our
backs, we will compete and emerge victorious. Who Are
We? Flying Pig.
COLORADO
CUTTHROAT
Denver, CO
Qualifying League: Denver/Boulder Youth League
Website: denveryouthultimate.org
Captains: Son Nguyen, Mo Scott, Kerry Athey
Coaches: Phil Lohre, Jonathan Monforti
For the last decade, all-stars from the
Denver-Boulder youth summer ultimate league have competed at YCC.
This year’s Cutthroat Open team includes players from seven different
high schools, with the majority coming from three of Colorado’s best-established programs:
Monarch, Lakewood and Denver East high schools. We’re
proud to represent Colorado’s thriving youth scene with
spirit and style and are excited to have Cutthroat teams in
the mixed and U-16 divisions this year. As always, we appreciate the ongoing support of the Wright Life and Five
Ultimate!
ROSTER
00 Blake Weaver
Cincinnati
2 Stephen Babcock
Franciscan
3 Elliot Skindzier
5 Jake Kenniv
7 Anthony Lokar
Ohio State
8 Stephen Hale
9 Gage Edblom
10 Craig Kaiser
14 Michael Crouchley
15 Eric Taylor
Carleton College
17 Joe White
18 Kevin Parker
Cincinnati
20 Austin Herriott
21 Geoffrey Hulsether
22 Dominic Schuster
Franciscan
24 John Paul Bort
Franciscan
28 Evan Wethington
Dayton
30 Jordan Monnin
33 Tyler Morrison
43 Stephen Kenny
Cincinnati
44 Landon Sagle
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ROSTER
0 Son Nguyen
1 Chris Schenkelberg
2 Kerry Athey
Oregon
3 David Miller
Colorado State
5 James Ruybal
6 Quinn Finer
8 Ryan Bennett
9 John Lowrey
Ave Maria University
10 Timothy King
11 Steven Pearlman
13 Greg Blumer
Colorado
16 Tharyn McConnell
20 James Miller
Colorado School of Mines
23 Mo Scott
27 Huy Tran
34 Michael Fruge
42 William Lohre
88 Jeremy Snyder
90 Kendrick Hougen
Johns Hopkins
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CONNECTICUT
INSOMNIA
Connecticut
Coaches: Karl Schwoerke, Dylan-Ernst Schäfer
DELAWARE
VALLEY DEVYL
NJ/PA
Qualifying League: DEVYL
Website: devylycc.blogspot.com
Captains: Andrew Lehmberg, Chris McGlynn,
Alec Hunziker
Coaches: Anthony Nunez, Michelle Kondracki
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ROSTER
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The Delaware Valley Youth League
team (DEVYL) is heading back to
the fields in Blaine, Minn., after topfive finishes over the past several
years. The team is a combination
of players from the New Jersey and
eastern Pennsylvania area. NJ-PA!
5’8”
6’4”
SPECTATOR INFO
SPECTATOR
INFO
Coming together for the first time
in competition, the Connecticut Insomnia are a collection of top-flight
high school competitors from the
Connecticut Ultimate Club. We hope
to play hard and have fun in Blaine!
ROSTER
1 Keith Moya
3 Michael Rice
Connecticut
4 Ryan Kelly
Salve Regina
5 Kyle Bonvouloir
9 AJ Vazquez
13 Nick Butler
15 Kenneth Vaughan
16 Chapin Cheney
22 Tim Tozier
25 Woody Hansen
Connecticut
31 Daniel Reilly
Connecticut
32 Zach Grappone
33 Mark Blomberg
47 Alex Kenworthy
Pat Ward
Saul Graves
Pittsburgh
Kevin Lin
Cole Drummond
Andrew Lehmberg
Pittsburgh
Mac Rushing
Christian Duess
Michael Alexander
Eric Weber
Rowan
James Brier
Tulane
Jake Doyle
Shippensburg
Nick Larue
Temple
Drew Ficarotta
Alec Hunziker
Max Rooney
Temple
Ethan Schwab
Virginia
Nim Sten-Gilady
Colorado
Kyle Isler
Wake Forest
Zachary Cincotta
Jack Venezia
George Washington
Michael Ing
Varun Rajesh
Wisconsin
Chris McGlynn
Syracuse
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INDIANA INFERNO
Indiana
Captains: Clark Barco, Levi Jacobs, Jacob Tharp,
Donovan Triplett
Head Coach: John Rempel
Assistant Coach: Jake Phillips
Our second year as a youth development club and our second year of attending YCC. We feature players from
four-peat and five-time state champion Center Grove, Lawrence, Penn,
Warsaw, Martinsville, Decatur Central,
Brebuef Prep and Noblesville. We have a deep roster this
year that includes Levi Jacobs, who is also a member of
the U-19 U.S. National Team attending the World Junior
Ultimate Championships in Lecco, Italy.
MINNESOTA
SUPERIOR A
Twin Cities, MN
ROSTER
00 Austin Keller
IUPUI
1 Matt Butler
Purdue
3 Scott Flannery
Ivy Tech
4 Maxwell Leko
Navy
5 Connor Halloran
7 Levi Jacobs
IUPUI
8 Jacob Tharp
Ivy Tech
10 Shan Antony
Indiana State
11 Ben Lahr
Whitman
13 Clark Barco
Indiana
15 Grant Carlson
Grace College
16 Ellis Martin
MIT
17 Gabe Wray
Indiana
18 Aaron Weaver
Ferris State
33 Phillip Simcox
Indiana
42 Shawn Owen
IUPUI
44 Donovan Triplett
Ivy Tech
55 Drew Okenfuss
Southern California
77 Ethan Garcia
IUPUI
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Qualifying League: Minnesota Youth Ultimate
Captains: Nick Vogt, Marty Adams, Kristian Johnson
Coaches: Dan Rydel, Ian Andre-Knudsen,
Nick Simonelli, Josh Klane
With the largest youth ultimate scene in
the country, Minnesota is looking to return
to top form after a down year. They bring
a veteran squad, with 80 percent of the
players having previous YCC experience,
as well as 16 guys from last year’s team.
They’re led by WJUC player Charlie Schuweiler, as well as
seven players from state champions Edina Green Lantern
and four from regional champs Hopkins HUrt. With only
a month of practice, this team will live and die with team
chemistry. The roster includes 26 players from 13 different
high schools. As the host team, they look to use their advantage by using spirit and relying on the home crowd to
give them the extra oomph needed to win Superior’s second championship.
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Alec Blum
Duluth
Jonah Malenfant
Alex Kunzer
Denver
Nick Vogt
Wisconsin
Charlie Schuweiler
St. Johns
Ryan Franklin
Minnesota
Kristian Johnson
Iowa State
Cole Wallin
Isaac Chestler
Colorado
Jared Klein
Alec McFarlane
St. Johns
Tyler Thomegreene
Duluth
Alex Ogren
Wisconsin
James Nguyen
Minnesota
Marty Adams
Michael Lieberman
Wisconsin
Ryan Berg
Lucas Bulger
Mo Tilmo
Duluth
Max Wolk
Wisconsin
Matt Greenstein
Minnesota
Sam Huff
Iowa State
Jacob Elias
Donnie Wood
Minnesota
Cullen Raasch
St. Olaf
Tyler Meyer
St. Johns
Nick Stastny
Alabama
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MINNESOTA
SUPERIOR B
Twin Cities, MN
Captains: Malone Mischke, Noah Betz-Richman
Coaches: Chris Hickman, Jesse Stratton, John Hermes
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NASHVILLE
NASHVILLAINS
Nashville, TN
Captains: Mac McClellan, Joey Brown
Coaches: Blake Waldron, Foster Foy, Robby Owen
Nashvillains Ultimate is a brand new
YCC team out of Nashville, Tenn. We
are a team made up of the best high
school kids in the state of Tennessee, and we play an aggressive offense with a stellar defense to back
it up. We are out there trying to make a name for Tennessee ultimate!
Khalid Ward
Howard
Tom Rhoades
Andy Haroldson
Noah Betz-Richman
Williams
Jonah Resnick
Minnesota
Ian Hahn
Max Martin
Hofstra
Tom Duret
Danny Langevin
Colorado
Cole Jurek
Ben Pavelka
Michael Rydel
Matt Dunn
Iowa
Riley Siewert
Duluth
Klayton Elliott
Zach Shear
Oscar Leinbach
Griffen Ward
Indiana
Grant Schroeder
Colin Williams
Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Christian Thomsen
Century
Garrett Geib
Jonathan Lovagnini
Blake Otterlei
Gustavus Adolphus
Malone Mischke
Pomona
Kyle DeJesus
5’10” 17
5’10” 16
5’10” 18
5’10” 18
5’10” 18
6’0”
6’0”
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5’10” 18
5’10”
5’8”
5’10”
6’4”
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5’8”
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5’10” 18
6’0”
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6’0” 17
5’10” 18
6’0”
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ROSTER
1 Jonny Anderson
5’9”
2 Mac McClellan
5’9”
Tennessee
3 Joey Brown
5’4”
4 Grant Waldron
5’9”
5 Chase Hammond
5’9”
Tennessee-Chattanooga
7 Beau Waldron
6’1”
Oklahoma
10 Boone McClellan
5’9”
Tennessee
13 Carter Rae
6’0”
Samford
14 Caleb Whitley
5’7”
Tennessee
15 Coleman Davis
5’6”
18 Jacob Flowers
5’9”
19 Brandon Tester
5’9”
Tennessee
20 Texas Hector
5’5”
Tennessee
21 Tanner Niles
5’8”
24 Mathew Sui
5’10”
Pellissippi State
27 Grant Eidam
5’8”
Rochester
28 Nicholas Baldwin
6’0”
Chattanooga State
37 Grant Given
5’10”
Tennessee
44 Luke Hudgin
5’9”
Tennessee
SPECTATOR INFO
In the second year of having the opportunity to field
a B team, Superior has drawn from a broad range of
schools. The team has some first-year players and some
veterans to mesh and look to improve upon the 2013
finish. The team is focused on playing intense ultimate
but not at the expense of great sportsmanship. All are
excited to take the field against the best youth players
in the world!
ROSTER
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NEUQUA VALLEY
NIGHTMARE
ULTIMATE
Naperville, IL
Qualifying League: Neuqua Valley Ultimate
Website: nvultimate.com
Coaches: Rob Gross, Ben Rehmann
Neuqua Valley Nightmare is brand new
to the YCC field this year. Coming from
Naperville in the western suburbs of
Chicago, our focus is disciplined offense
and fiery defense. We are a young team
looking for a few solid wins to build on
for the future, but we also look to set an example with
spirited play.
NEW YORK
VOLCANYC
New York, NY
Qualifying League: DiscNY
Websites: facebook.com/nyc.youth.club.ultimate,
discny.org
Captains: Zane Friedkin, Eric Chen
Coaches: Sean Childers, Aman Nalavade
Over the last decade, the New York
metropolitan area has given birth to an
incredibly vibrant youth ultimate scene –
pick-up games, clubs, recognized varsity
teams, elite high school programs and
leagues of every form. This year, players
from these many discrete backgrounds have come together to form New York’s YCC teams. In a city of scarce field
space and scarcer permits, we practice in the shadows of
skyscrapers and bridges, huck amidst the honking of cabs
and cars, and play with spirit on every strip of turf we can
find. We are the best in the Big Apple, and we are ready to
take on the national stage!
ROSTER
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Joel Schleicher
Sherwin Solomon
Alex Biskis
Jake Kaindl
Corey Dufresne
Joe Powell
Chad Fahrenbach
Nick Pistolis
Ruchit Patel
Adam Gernes
Collin Spratt
Tommy Reidy
Maddox Hill
Michael Nally
Bill Kellens
Alex Diener
ROSTER
0 A.J. Schuller
Purdue
1 Shane Watts
SUNY Fredonia
3 Bernie Tyson
6 Yuval Pearl
Washington University
7 Shawn Watts
John Jay
8 Zane Friedkin
Princeton
12 Max Kong
19 Benjamin Attal
Brown
20 Terrence Koo
27 Theo Morris
Carleton College
30 Mark Kharakh
39 Keiran Carpen
45 Matthew Cook
80 Eric Chen
99 Christopher Kelly
5’11”
6’0”
6’0”
5’11”
6’2”
5’8”
5’6”
5’8”
6’0”
6’1”
6’8”
6’3”
5’11”
5’11”
6’1”
6’1”
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5’5’’
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5’11” 18
5’8”
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5’10” 15
6’2’’ 17
5’9” 16
5’10” 17
5’9’’
5’7”
5’11”
5’9”
5’7”
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PITTSBURGH
IMPULSE
Pittsburgh, PA
Website: pittsburgh-ultimate.org/youth-club-teams
Captains: Ben Morgenstern, Jimmy Towle, Matt Hanna
Coaches: Nick Kaczmarek, Ryan Delcasino, Kevin Tang
PORTLAND
RISING TIDE
Portland, ME
Qualifying League: Maine Ultimate
Website: maineultimate.org
Captains: Henry Babcock, Nick Plummer, Cameron
Jack, Jared DeWolfe
Coaches: Tommy Stoughton, Noah Backer
Maine Ultimate, in its third year of attending the Youth Club Championships,
has decided to test the waters in both
the boys’ and girls’ U-19 divisions. What
you see from Rising Tide 2014 is a core
group of boys that played for Rising
Tide last year in the mixed division. With Henry Babcock and Nick Plummer along with Cameron Jack and
Jared DeWolfe as the captains, we look forward to
playing against the other teams in the U-19 boys’ division, not only this year as Rising Tide, but as players
on other teams in years to come, as we head off to
college and life. We know we will be seeing you on the
fields again.
ROSTER
1 Sage Tanner
Vermont
3 Brandon Amundson
10 Nick Plummer
Syracuse
11 Ben Davis
18 Ethan Pierce
19 Ian Tait
Southern Maine
22 Cameron Jack
Bryant
24 Charlie Hepburn
26 Jacob Brady
Middlebury
32 Jared DeWolfe
35 Eben Baker
36 Tim Corsello
37 Sawyer Woods
39 Henry Babcock
Richmond
48 Matt Edmonds
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SPECTATOR INFO
Pittsburgh Impulse has competed
at the Youth Club Championships
since the event’s inception in 2005.
Since then, the team has made semifinals five times, finished third once
and brought home two silver medals. Nearly all Pittsburgh Impulse alumni continue to
compete with and lead college and club teams around
the nation. Impulse 2014 is grounded in teamwork - the
mental, physical and social aspects. We look forward to
competing against all the excellent opponents at the
Championships.
ROSTER
0 Ty Englert
1 Max Sheppard
2 Robert Lincoln
4 Ryan Mann
6 Austin Ruediger
7 Noah Weintraub
9 Andrew Rechenberg
10 Travis Terrell
11 Nadeem Demian
14 Nick Haser
15 Sahil Dadoo
17 Matt Hanna
20 Rich Szabo
21 Derek Sanchioli
22 Kevin Trimble
23 Jake Davis
27 Russell Ruffolo
33 Max Thompson
42 Ben Morgenstern
48 Jimmy Towle
49 Jared Landis
92 Wally Gaida
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5’11” 17
5’10” 18
5’11” 17
5’9” 17
6’2” 19
6’1”
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5’11” 17
6’0” 19
5’11”
5’10”
5’10”
5’11”
6’3”
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SEATTLE SALVO
Seattle, WA
Qualifying League: DiscNW
Captains: Robbie Farwell, Christian Golden,
Grant Mitchell, Alex Olson
Coaches: Alex Wells, Steve Gussin
Seattle has a long and successful history
in the open division at YCC, including
five tournament championships. Fifteen
players from last year’s squad departed,
but we’ve reloaded once again with talent representing 12 area high schools.
We’re excited to be back in Minnesota to compete against
the top teams from around the country.
SOUTH DAKOTA
SODAK
Spearfish, SD
Website: spearfishultimate.com
Captains: Jacob Servaty, Kiefer Goldberg,
Trevor Rombough
Coaches: Dennis Servaty, Josh Gomez, Jeff Goldberg
South Dakota Ultimate is back for
their third year at YCC. Ultimate continues to grow in the Black Hills of
South Dakota and throughout the
state. The team consists of mostly
Spearfish graduates, with several
players from Sioux Falls, two Lone Peak players and one
Northfield Mighty Huck. Leading the team are captains
Jake Servaty, Kiefer Goldberg and Trevor Rombough.
With three years of experience, SoDak, comprised of a
group of friends who love the game, hopes to build off
of their first two YCC wins from last year and showcase
teamwork and spirit.
ROSTER
1 Manny Eckert
2 Robbie Farwell
6 Max Sheffield
Whitman
7 Christian Golden
Loyola Marymount
8 Alex Olson
Carleton College
9 Sam Lehman
Brown
10 Steven Benaloh
Washington
12 Adrian Golay
16 Jack Buckner
Carleton College
17 Grant Mitchell
Colorado College
23 Tadhg Scully
Marquette
24 Xander Cuizon Tice
30 Nels Schimek
31 Yu Wen Chen
33 Nick Hirning
45 Mike Bartell
67 Trey Miller
70 Daniel Mah
77 Bryce Walsh
97 Kai Marcus
98 Aldous Root
ROSTER
1 Kiefer Goldberg
Portland CC
2 Jared Anderson
3 Vint Furnish
Mitchell Tech
4 Tristan Blain
Northern Arizona
5 Sam Evridge
Black Hills State
7 Samuel Mallett
8 Trevor Sigmond
Northern Illinois
9 Jake Servaty
Colorado State
11 Taylor Barton
12 Keegan Howe
14 Nate Stadem
15 Trevor Rombough
South Dakota State
18 Leo Oygard
23 Connor Sigmond
Purdue
24 Billy Roecklein
28 Daniel Stork
33 Jacob West
44 Austin Walker
South Dakota
6’1’’ 17
5’9” 17
5’10” 18
5’9”
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5’11” 18
6’0”
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5’7”
18
5’10” 17
6’3” 18
5’7”
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5’8”
18
5’7’’
5’8”
5’7”
6’3”
6’2”
5’8”
5’10”
6’0”
6’0”
6’2”
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6’2”
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6’1”
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5’8”
6’0”
5’11”
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SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN SEMI
Southeast Michigan
Captains: Nathan Champoux, Caleb May
Coaches: Jan Mueller, Sam Greenwood, Travis Compo,
Andy Polen
ROSTER
1 Mitch Manninen
2 Preston Thrift
3 Caleb May
4 Daniel Fonte
5 Griffin Bergers
6 Alan Theisen
7 Daniel Hochster
10 Chenxi Sun
13 David Fitch
22 Nathan Fitch
24 Pierre de Smet
42 Nathan Champoux
5’9”
5’11”
6’0”
6’0”
5’11”
6’1”
5’9”
5’11”
6’0”
6’1”
6’0”
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TEXAS
TWO STEP
Dallas, TX
Qualifying League: Dallas Ultimate Association
Website: dallasultimate.org
Captains: Ian Vickers, Brett Gramann, Reese Walters
Coaches: Darius Tse, Kevin Christian, Casey Hogg
This is the second year at YCC for
Texas Two Step. The Dallas Ultimate Association knows Texas has
some awesome youth talent, and
we want to showcase this talent on
the national level. The DFW ultimate talent is amazing,
and our players get better every year. With our talented coaching staff (elite club players) and our amazing
youth, Texas Two Step will be a force to be reckoned
with this year.
SPECTATOR INFO
From the gritty roots of the auto
industry and the deep blue waters
of the Great Lakes, a new team has
emerged to represent Southeast
Michigan. We are SEMI (sem-EYE!).
Drawing from leading teams around
the region – Pioneer, Saline, Northville, International
Academy and Air Raid – this team represents an effort
to strengthen and connect all the high-energy disc action across our corner of the Great Lake state. This is
SEMI’s debut at YCC, and we plan to make it a memorable one.
ROSTER
0 Daniel Gray
5’6” 18
Belmont
2 Emmanuel Bilolo
6’0” 16
3 Casey Aldridge
6’2” 18
Texas A&M
4 Alex Mudd
5’11” 18
Oklahoma
7 Webber Beall
6’0” 17
8 Michael Wilson
6’1” 17
9 Matthew Anthony
5’10” 18
Franklin University Switzerland
10 Reese Walters
6’0” 16
11 Brian Street
6’0” 16
12 Luke Simerly
6’2” 18
Texas
14 Andrew Lord
5’9” 18
Texas Christian
17 Clayton Howeth
5’9” 18
Colorado School of Mines
18 Brett Gramann
5’9” 18
Massachusetts
19 Noah Chambers
6’2” 17
20 Ian Vickers
6’0” 18
North Central Texas College
21 Sam Pastor
5’10” 16
25 Bradley Pfeiffer
5’9” 17
27 Brandon Dial
5’9” 18
Blinn College
74 John Goulas
6’1” 18
Texas State
98 Simon Vickers
5’9” 15
99 Nick Lee
5’10” 17
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TRIANGLE
TRIFORCE
ROSTER
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Triangle Area, NC
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Qualifying League: TYUL
Captains: Eli Miller, Sol Yanuck, Nathan Kwon
Coaches: Jonathan Nethercutt, Ben Snell, Ian Pratt
Triforce hails from the Triangle Area
of North Carolina and combines the
best ultimate players from Chapel Hill,
Durham and Raleigh. Triforce plays with
typical North Carolina style and aims
to always play smart and with great
enthusiasm, great effort and great toughness. This year’s
Triforce team returns several players from last year’s
semifinal appearance and hopes to build off of last
year’s experience and success to go even further in the
tournament this year.
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TRIANGLE
CAROLINA SKY
Triangle Area, NC
Captains: Brian Malucci, Everett Dang, Sean Murray
Coaches: Josh Greene, Theran Riedel, Jinny Eun
After three strong seasons of the U-16
open program here in the Triangle, as
well as growing participation in area
high schools, we had enough players
for Carolina Sky to see its first season
as the TYUL U-19 open B team in 2013.
Having a core of U-16 YCC veterans plus additional talent
allowed us to be competitive in every game and place 12th.
Terrence Mitchell
North Carolina Central
Sol Yanuck
Carleton College
Jacob Warshauer
UNC-Asheville
Nathan Kwon
North Carolina
Matt Gouchoe-Hanas
North Carolina
Alec Tolentino
North Carolina
Valeri Kozarev
Marc Rovner
Taek Lee
North Carolina
Kevin Mateer
UNC-Wilmington
Eli Miller
Carleton College
Alex Tax
UNC-Charlotte
Henry Fisher
Carleton College
Spencer Beck
North Carolina
Walker Matthews
North Carolina
Elijah Long
Yuma Kobayashi
Liam Searles-Bohs
Dillon Lanier
Abe Eichner
Carleton College
Rhys Gretsch
Jeffrey He
Josh Irons
ROSTER
1 Nicholas Donahue
2 Corey Cox
4 Ethan Cole
5 Ben Bourret
7 Conor Chickos
9 Tristan Manturuk
11 Kaylen Alexis
12 Chathan Driehuys
13 Andrew Mouw
14 Sean Murray
15 Jeffrey Perkins
North Carolina State
17 Everett Dang
18 Kyle Davis
20 Thomas Williams
21 Daniel Son
24 Pete Evans-Digre
25 Avery Acierno
26 Ethan Bloodworth
27 Charles Su
42 Austin von Alten
47 Brian Maulucci
5’10” 19
5’10” 18
6’1”
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5’6”
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5’9”
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5’9”
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5’10” 17
5’10” 17
5’9” 18
6’2”
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5’11” 18
5’11” 18
6’3”
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5’10”
6’1”
5’11”
5’11”
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5’8” 16
5’9” 18
5’10”
5’8”
5’8”
5’10’’
5’11”
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6’2”
5’7”
6’1”
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5’10”
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5’9’’
5’10’’
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Despite losing all but three players from last season, this
year, we are significantly stronger and want to improve on
last year’s finish. Sean Murray, Brian Maulucci and Everett
Dang lead a very athletic and skilled team looking to make
some noise and enjoy the spirit of YCC in Blaine!
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WASHINGTON,
DC DEADRISE
Washington, DC
Captains: Ben Baden, Colin Smith, Will Yetvin
Head Coach: Mike LoPresti
Assistant Coach: Jackson Dolan
5’11” 16
6’1” 18
5’10” 18
6’0”
5’6”
6’3”
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6’1”
5’9”
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5’9”
18
5’10” 16
6’2” 18
6’1”
5’3”
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5’7” 15
5’10” 15
6’0” 18
5’10” 17
6’1” 18
SPECTATOR INFO
Deadrise is a first-year club team
hailing from the metro-D.C. area
comprised of players with a range of
experience from successful college
programs to nascent high school
teams. We have assembled to work
hard, compete, have fun and improve. We appreciate
the opportunity to represent Virginia, Maryland and
Washington, D.C., at the Youth Club Championships.
ROSTER
0 Will Schossow
2 Ben Baden
Virginia Tech
4 Will Yetvin
Carleton College
7 Sean Holcomb
8 Ben Weinstein
11 Matt Griffith
Pomona
13 Daniel Thomas
15 Will Xu
Maryland
16 Victor Shen
Penn State
17 Jack Corcoran
18 Nat Choate
Christopher Newport
21 Max Shevchenko
23 Manuel Miranda
McDaniel
25 Lincoln Swaine-Moore
Yale
27 Joe Spaeth
32 Andrew Roy
34 Colin Smith
Radford
51 Kevin Versteeg
62 Henry Tessier
William and Mary
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U-19 GIRLS’ TEAMS
ATLANTA
CATLANTA
Atlanta, GA
Website: afdc.com
Captains: Anna Glass, Carly Berlin, Ollie Peterson
Coaches: Katherine Wooten, Emily Lloyd,
Hannah Leathers
After several successful YCC seasons
in the mixed and open divisions, Atlanta is thrilled to be bringing a girls team
to the Championships for the first
time! cATLanta represents the best talent of six area high schools and middle
schools, and we can’t wait to pounce
on the competition as we take the field in Blaine this
weekend. We are grateful to the Atlanta Flying Disc Club
(AFDC) and Atlanta Women’s Ultimate (AWU) organizations for their overwhelming support of women’s growth in
the past year and are proud to represent our city at YCC.
The future looks purr-fect for women’s ultimate in Atlanta!
BOSTON BUDA
Boston, MA
Website: buda.org
Captains: Tulsa Douglas, Emily McCarter
Coaches: Rob Brazile, James Milan
Massachusetts has a rich history in youth
ultimate, and BUDA is thrilled to continue that tradition by sending teams to all
three U-19 divisions at YCC. Players from
all three teams have spent the last year
playing with and against each other in
various youth leagues across Massachusetts. The caliber
of BUDA players is high – as evidenced by previous YCC
Championships and finals appearances, as well as several
players who are nationally and internationally competitive.
But the level of camaraderie is also high, as most players
know each other off the field as well as on it, and nonultimate team activities have become a regular part of the
BUDA YCC experience. BUDA’s coaches, chaperones and
team leaders are all very proud of the young adults coming
out of the program, and the whole BUDA family is looking
forward to a fantastic YCC experience in 2014!
ROSTER
1 Ayah Rashid
3 Bethany Bell
4 Sarina Chalmers
8 Carly Berlin
Bowdoin
11 Anna Glass
Emory
13 Marie Pervier
15 Kaya Wurtzel
16 Sally Cummings
20 Lulu Graham
22 Vlada Watkins
25 Syd Taylor-Klaus
26 Eavan Hendry
27 Marisa Schwartz
31 Carmen Tappero
33 Ollie Peterson
55 Emily Ruengvivatpant
88 Mazie Switzer
ROSTER
2 Emily McCarter
Smith
3 Molly Adams
5 Claire Blazewicz
9 Mia Hartl
10 Erin O’Connor
Colgate
13 Eva McDermott
14 Tulsa Douglas
St. Olaf
15 Stephanie Esker
17 Josephine Coppinger
19 Shira Yeskel-Mednick
29 Olivia Lederman
83 Zoe Hecht
5’5”
5’7”
5’1”
5’4”
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5’5”
5’4”
5’7”
5’2”
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5’7”
5’6”
5’5”
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5’8”
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5’6”
5’9”
5’7”
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U-19 GIRLS’ TEAMS
CINCINNATI
BELLE
Cincinnati, OH
Captains: Kjersti Fry, Alora Reiff, Rachel Monnin
Coach: David Fry
5’4”
5’3”
5’8”
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5’7’’ 16
5’9” 16
5’10’’ 18
5’6”
5’5”
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5’5”
5’1”
5’5”
5’5”
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5’5”
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5’1”
5’5”
5’6”
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5’3”
5’1”
5’5”
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5’7”
5’4”
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5’3”
5’4”
5’10”
5’5”
5’7”
5’7”
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5’4”
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Cincinnati has sent a U-19 girls’ team to YCC each year
since 2007, and has been called Belle since 2010. This
year’s team is comprised of girls from all areas of Cincinnati, and they focus on always having excellent spirit
and intense play. They look forward to another tournament of good competition!
COLORADO
CUTTHROAT
Denver, CO
Website: denveryouthultimate.org/ycc/ycc-girls
Captain: Corey Baron
Coaches: Lani Kawamoto, Anne Pogoriler,
Claire Chastain
Drawing players from all over the
Boulder and Denver metro area, the
2014 Colorado Cutthroat girls’ team
is a fun, fired-up and feisty group. A
few returning players with college
experience round out our roster of players from a wide
variety of experience levels. While training in the hot,
dry and thin air of Colorado hardens our bodies, our
souls stay strong with our commitment to growth, hard
work and Spirit of the Game. Thanks to Wright Life and
Five Ultimate for supporting youth ultimate in Colorado
and Buzz Ellsworth for organizing the Colorado summer league and YCC programs.
ROSTER
3 Jess Kostelnik
7 Annie Oldenbrook
9 Nina Janjic
Michigan
10 Zoe Weinberg
11 Helen Magowan
13 Jessie Chesnut
Colorado
19 Jennica Kelm
20 Jackie Turner
Colorado
21 Meg Henderson
24 Jaime Commander
25 Grace Meltesen-Lee
26 Caitlyn Lee
33 Ellie Cameron
46 Corey Baron
Colorado College
65 Megan Ives
Colorado
71 Kelsea Kilbride
73 Akane Kleinkopf
SPECTATOR INFO
Hey Cincy you’re so fine. You’re so
fine you blow my mind. We’ve been
throwing all day. And that’s a little
long. We know we got it good. And
we’re gonna come on strong. We’re
gonna huck it right. So we can win
it all! ‘Cause when we say we can It always means we
will. Belle truly has it great. And we’re gonna seal the
deal Ultimate’s our game. And we are gonna rock it all
for our Cincy!
ROSTER
6 Hayley Samson
8 Ashley Woxman
17 Rachel Monnin
Sinclair CC
19 Sara Friemoth
21 Catherine Evers Smith
25 Alora Reiff
Ohio State
33 Katie Brown
42 Amber Karkiewicz
Miami University
49 Emily Dorsey
63 Katherine Fry
78 Stephanie Yanosik
88 Kjersti Fry
Cedarville
99 Maddie Samson
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U-19 GIRLS’ TEAMS
DELAWARE
VALLEY DEVYL
NJ/PA
Captains: Sadie Jezierski, Sheree Liu
Coaches: Terence Chen, Ken Karnas
(DEVYL) girls’ team, the Valkyries, are
heading back to the fields in Blaine,
Minn., for their second year after a thirdplace finish last year. The Valkyries will
be bringing high-intensity, competitive
ultimate. The team is a combination of players from the
New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania areas. NJ-PA!
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SUPERIOR
Twin Cities, MN
Coaches: Tobie Miller, Kyle Nelson, Brittany Boyd,
Katherine Zimmermann
The Minnesota Superior U-19 girls’ team
has been playing in the YCC tournament
since it began in 2005. Every year, the
youth women’s program in Minnesota
has grown, and we hope to see that
reflected as we compete against the
future of women’s ultimate from across the country.
Lauren Sinski
Rensselaer Polytechnic
Jessie Sun
Jamie Hong
Maggie Woodruff
Rutgers
Amy Hu
Allison Wong
Sadie Jezierski
Ohio State
Maggie Hart
Evey Le
UNC-Charlotte
Angela Mao
Sheree Liu
Wellesley
Sarah Davidson
Puget Sound
Kristy Huang
Rutgers
Stephanie Huang
Columbia
Zuzanna Rybicka
Binghamton
Jesse Song
Sharon Chiu
Cornell
Annika Chan
Boston University
Marissa Schwartz
Carnegie Mellon
Kate Stoll
Tracey Lum
Northeastern
Joy Rizzoli
ROSTER
1 Pahna Lee
2 Madison Hanson
3 Carly Siewert
4 Eleanor Heberlein
7 Clio Cullison
8 Natalie Cooper
10 Helen Walz
11 Guanani Gomez
12 Mackenzie Olson
13 Lily Cregan
14 Riley Tauer
18 Ellie Sjordal
19 Hailey Weber
22 Aidan Zielske
23 Ruby Mitchell
24 Ellie Martin
28 Isabel Olson
36 Alina Dain
85 Jian Kettunen
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NEUQUA VALLEY
NIGHTMARE
ULTIMATE
Naperville, IL
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We are so excited to be the firstever Chicago girls YCC team. Over
the last four years, efforts have been
made to start a girls’ team in Chicago, but we didn’t have the numbers
until this year. This is a testament to
the recent growth of youth ultimate in Chicago, especially in the girls’ division. We represent six high schools
from all over the Chicago area and hope to grow even
more next year. The girls are pumped to play in Blaine,
Minn., for the first time and can’t wait to meet other
girls’ club players from all over the nation.
PITTSBURGH
MOXIE
Pittsburgh, PA
Captains: Anna VanDusen, Leanna Clarke,
Caroline Nofzinger
Coaches: Vaughan Skinker, David Vatz
ROSTER
0 Jordan Shultz-McArdle
3 Dillan Butler
4 Miranda Kosowsky
5 Caroline Nofzinger
Kentucky
6 Naomi Shorr
7 Madison Field
9 Sophia Kosowsky
12 Leanna Clarke
Duquesne
13 Emma Phelps
24 Anna VanDusen
Juniata College
38 Theresa Diffendal
76 Rachel Diffendal
SPECTATOR INFO
Captains: Kelly Crowley, Zoe Rath
Coaches: Jody Kissane, Kevin Bruns
ROSTER
3 Rachel Lindsey
4 Ann Notarangelo
5 Allison Radike
Bradley
7 Violet Shamo
8 Mindy Radike
9 Allie Swiatek
10 Lauren Weil
11 Paige Passaro
Illinois State
13 Mary Sullivan
15 Megan Halverson
19 Kat Sandstrom
24 Kelly Crowley
99 Zoe Rath
Since 2007, Moxie has strived to both
foster and develop youth girls’ ultimate in the Pittsburgh area. In 2012,
Moxie became Mixie – a U-19 mixed
team – as a result of a shortage of girls. This year, Moxie
is back! We are a group of talented, enthusiastic, spunky,
dedicated athletes who plan to take YCC by storm!
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U-19 GIRLS’ TEAMS
PORTLAND RIP
TIDE
Portland, ME
Captains: Sierra Bates, Megan Tammaro
Coaches: Nicole Welch, Maddie Purcell, Kevin Massey,
Alex Pozzy
Maine Ultimate has decided to test the
waters in the girls’ division, and Rip
Tide is excited to make their YCC debut. Comprised of girls who have played
on the Rising Tide mixed team, as well
as girls who are looking forward to their
first trip to Minnesota, there is a wide variety of experience and background on the roster. The team will be led by
captains Sierra Bates, Megan Tammaro and Emma Massey,
and all of the Rip Tide girls are excited to contribute to this
inaugural season.
SEATTLE
CYCLONE
Seattle, WA
Captains: Miyo McGinn, Ella Hansen
Coaches: Wes Simons, Alyssa Weatherford,
Shannon O’Malley
DiscNW’s U-19 girls’ team, this year Seattle Cyclone, will be participating in the
YCC tournament for the tenth year in a
row. There are a number of new faces on
the team, but everyone is excited about
the chance to storm into Blaine and defend last year’s title. With a revamped whirlwind offense
and a torrent of athletic defenders, fans will be treated to
a downpour of exciting plays and highlights.
ROSTER
4 Sierra Bates
5 Gretchen Barbera
7 Cori Shooter
8 Emma Landes
9 Evie Clement
12 Marisa Risbara
22 Hannah Babcock
25 Emily Rioux
27 Sylvie Fenderson
28 Megan Tammaro
30 Izzy Brady
31 Emma Massey
35 Sarah Novick
40 Bridget Bailey
41 Grace Stoughton
44 Emily Pozzy
49 Marijke Rowse
ROSTER
2 Leeza Olson
3 Tian Qing Yen
Western Washington
7 Samiya Ismail
11 Miyo McGinn
15 Emma Duchin
17 Claire Trop
19 Josie Gillett
22 Ashley Manawa
23 Michelle Yee
24 Charlotte Whyte
27 Mandy Truong
28 Maya Powell
32 Emma Goidel
35 Rose Soiffer-Kosins
36 Sophia Johansen
43 Ella Hansen
Oregon
88 Maximina Jolly
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SOUTH DAKOTA
ANGELS
Spearfish, SD
Captain: Jessica Peterson
Coach: Sarah Zietlow
TRIANGLE
WARHAWKS
Triangle Area, NC
Website: tyul.org
Captains: Ashley Powell, Joy Chen,
Klara Calderon-Guthe
Coaches: Lindsey Hack, Kendall Beadleson
A team from North Carolina, You
won’t find a group any finer… The
N.C. Warhawks; first in flight. Playing
ultimate is their delight! We’ve got a
solid roster to man this plane. And
many a good experience we will gain. Led by captains
Ashley, Joy, and Klara C-G, The Warhawks are ready to
make a show at YCC! Excited to travel to the land of
10,000 lakes. This team is prepared to do what it takes
Ready to go for gold and make friends on the way. We
are planning to work hard and ready to play!
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0 Elisabeth Parker
5’4”
North Carolina
3 Domenica Sutherland 5’4”
Texas
4 Ashley Powell
5’4”
North Carolina State
5 Katie Cubrilovic
5’2”
6 Allison Bashford
5’2”
9 Sydney Rehder
5’4”
10 Anna Kenan
5’8”
William & Mary
11 Magy Llamas
5’9”
12 Joy Chen
5’3”
North Carolina
13 Danielle Sawyer
5’3”
17 Kate Lanier
5’6”
18 Vany Nguyen
5’5”
North Carolina
24 Amanda Maxson
5’8”
27 Mary Clarke Worthington
5’5”
34 Jane Carsey
5’3”
47 Marina Winkler
5’5”
55 Klara Calderon-Guthe 6’0”
UNC-Wilmington
SPECTATOR INFO
We are the first-ever girls’ team
from South Dakota to go to the
Youth Club Championships. Our
girls have worked hard to make it a
reality for us to attend this tournament. We have a positive attitude
about spreading ultimate in South Dakota and getting
youth involved. It has been a roller coaster in making a
team out of the few girls we have, but keeping high in
spirits has brought forth some amazing young ladies.
Our goal this tournament is to get great experience,
have a blast, meet new friends and hopefully grow the
ultimate community.
ROSTER
1 Jessica Peterson
Iowa
2 Shea Lahr
3 Christina Chase
4 Shannon Chase
5 Annie Simon
University of Mary
6 Emily Fero
Colorado-Denver
7 Brooklyn Schwiesow
South Dakota State
8 Kjerstin Nelson
Luther
9 Hannah Stadem
10 Jenna Ferrie
11 Jamie Ferrie
12 Olivia Hiltner
South Dakota
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BAY AREA
HAPPY COWS
San Francisco, CA
Qualifying League: Bay Area Disc Association
Website: bayareadisc.org
Captains: Hannah Wells, Aaron Hom, Ian Sweeney
Coach: Geoff Rexroth
The Bay Area Disc Association is proud
to bring U-16 boys and U-19 mixed
teams to YCC, the culmination of a
year-round youth season full of programs and competitions including clinics, camps, leagues, middle school and
high school USA Ultimate State Championships, the King
of Bongo beach tourney and Spaghetti Western. Happy
Cows players represent several schools in Berkeley, Alameda, Oakland, Contra Costa, Palo Alto, San Mateo, Danville
and Atascadero. Captains are Hannah Wells, Aaron Hom
and Ian Sweeny. The Happy Cows are in their fifth year
and are excited for another summer of fun, hucks and loud
moos. We have been preparing hard to make another run
at the mixed title. Our herd has grown closer than ever
before, and we will MOO loud and proud. C-O-West-Side!
BOSTON BUDA
Boston, MA
Website: buda.org
Captains: Justinne Guarin, Ruairi Palmer
Coaches: Josh Seamon, Jonathan Levy
Massachusetts has a rich history in youth
ultimate, and BUDA is thrilled to continue that tradition by sending teams to all
three U-19 divisions at YCC. Players from
all three teams have spent the last year
playing with and against each other in
various youth leagues across Massachusetts. The caliber
of BUDA players is high – as evidenced by previous YCC
Championships and finals appearances, as well as several
players who are nationally and internationally competitive.
But the level of camaraderie is also high, as most players
know each other off the field as well as on it, and nonultimate team activities have become a regular part of the
BUDA YCC experience. BUDA’s coaches, chaperones and
team leaders are all very proud of the young adults coming
out of the program, and the whole BUDA family is looking
forward to a fantastic YCC experience in 2014!
ROSTER
1 Caleb Ferguson
2 Melissa Slaughter
3 Aaron Solomon
4 Nick Maher
7 Michelle Slaughter
10 Ben Chiu
11 Aaron Hom
12 Joseph Paulukonis
13 Ian Sweeney
14 Patrick Huston
15 NickTolfa
18 Amelia Khoo
20 Robin Anthony-Petersen
22 Audrey Horn
25 Isaac Mort
26 Hannah Wells
27 Jasper Tom
31 Lauren Carothers-Liske
33 Brendan Champlin
44 Conor Bauman
64 Chloe Carothers-Liske
71 Ali Mathews
ROSTER
2 Gloria Miller
Connecticut College
5 Rachel Musante
Bowdoin
6 Justinne Guarin
Massachusetts
8 Alex Lund
10 Renata Pepi
12 Casey Banta-Ryan
13 Russell Smith
Carleton College
14 Valerie Willocq
Tufts
15 Ruairi Palmer
Bucknell
18 Katie Armstrong
Syracuse
21 Connor Whiffen
26 JiMin Ko
28 Daniel Weinstein
Tufts
34 Jeff Dreyfus
Massachusetts
37 Jack Deschler
42 Ben Wittenberg
Tufts
53 David ODea
82 Anthony Scrima
Bucknell
99 Miles Hammill
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U-19 MIXED TEAMS
COLORADO
CUTTHROAT
Denver, CO
Captains: Emma Gann, Alex Kacsh
Coaches: Hannah Jones, Kate Williamson
GREEN MOUNTAIN
MIXED (GMX)
Montpelier, VT
Website: vyul.ultimatecentral.com/gmx
Captains: Justin Decatur, Rocco Linehan,
Alexandra Stetter, Adi Toof
Head Coach: Syrus Amedore
Assistant Coach: Theodore Fetter
Green Mountain Mixed (GMX, pronounced Gimmix) is Vermont’s first-ever youth all-star team
– 23 student-athletes from all across the Green
Mountain State. GMX is the showcase team of
the Vermont Youth Ultimate League (VYUL),
which is growing quickly and now has over 25
teams. GMX players have been hard at work all
summer long, coming together as a team and also fundraising to
support both GMX and the wider VYUL. This fun-loving group
of natural leaders (many are team captains on their high school
team) will turn heads with their fast-paced, athletic play and
leave opponents smiling with their excellent sense of spirit. GMX
is really excited to be representing Vermont on youth ultimate’s
biggest stage and is grateful to all the other teams and USA Ultimate for creating such an amazing opportunity!
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Colorado Cutthroat Ultimate is
very proud to field a mixed team
this year. The team is comprised of
a mix of players competing at the
state and national levels, including
Westerns and previous YCC tournaments. Combine that experience with the guidance
of our coaches (who bring two decades of combined
club experience), the Colorado Cutthroat mixed team
is pleased to represent Colorado in Spirit of the Game
and playing competitive, fun ultimate. We also want to
thank the Wright life and Five Ultimate for supporting
youth ultimate in Colorado and Buzz Ellsworth for organizing the Colorado summer league and YCC programs.
ROSTER
0 Megan Leonelli
2 Noah Hayden
3 John Miller
4 Sophia Doerr
6 Madison Reynolds
7 Sam Cast
9 Cameron Hixson
Red Rocks CC
10 Matthew Dart
11 Harper Ellsworth
14 Carte Cessna
19 Ethan Franke
Colorado
20 Emma Gann
23 Lauren Winchester
Coe
24 Fiona Dragonfly
33 Stephen Albert
36 Sage Bard-Gilbert
Denver
44 Girish Narayanswamy
Colorado
47 Alex Kacsh
Colorado-Denver
58 Cody Kershner
60 Maureen Lincke
Knox
66 Daniel Massopust-Ortega
72 Orion Dick-Neal
99 Alec Stiller
ROSTER
0 Rocco Linehan
6’0” 18
New Hampshire
3 Justin Decatur
5’8” 18
Vermont
4 CeLynn Siemons
5’6” 15
5 Ian Browning
6’0” 18
Vermont
7 Ivan Bansah
5’11” 17
8 Reed Browning
5’5” 15
10 Shelby Copans
5’4” 18
12 Luke Taylor
5’7” 18
13 Miles Butts-Spirito
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14 Amy Blair
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15 Gabe Taney
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17 Ben Bosland
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18 Andy Ruddell
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20 Cooper Gonyaw
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21 Noah Robinson
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27 Katy Thibault
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28 Aren Tulp
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32 Yasmin Bozeman
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49 Alexandra Stetter
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51 Eli Hulse
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82 Adi Toof
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88 Scout Donahue
5’4” 16
99 Julian Kelly
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Rhode Island School of Design
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U-19 MIXED TEAMS
MADISON YCC
Madison, WI
Website: mufa.org
Captains: Margaret Walker, Peter Walker, David Yu
Coaches: Amy Donahue, Kayla Emrick, James Kersten
The Madison-area YCC team makes its
return in 2014 with a new program and
excitement to compete. Although the
team is young, we are very dynamic and
athletic, coming together to bring the
best southwestern Wisconsin has to offer.
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SUPERIOR
Twin Cities, MN
Captains: Sam Schmid, Mickela Heilicher
Coaches: John Groess, Patty King, Carlos Lopez, Katie
Godfrey, Patrick Kunkel, Trevor Ruwitch
Long ago, the glaciers of the world
carved out the Great Lakes. The greatest of them was known as Superior. As
the United States fur trade began to
boom, soon Superior was known the
world over for beauty, tranquility and
power. On the Minnesota YCC mixed team, we take these
ideals to heart. Just as Lake Superior became famous
while the USA was growing, we strive to become equally
famous while USA Ultimate is growing. Beauty, Tranquility
and Power – Minnesota Mixed YCC.
Helen Carey
Iowa
Sam Welsch
Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Zoe Kaplan
Jordan Farwell
Max Fergus
Wisconsin
Noa Chun-Moy
Anders Shropshire
Ben Schewe
Wisconsin
Peter Walker
Grinnell
Nick Fellows
Kyle Phegley
Indiana State
Maya Banks
Carleton College
David Yu
Wisconsin
Margaret Walker
Brittney Kokinos
Madison Area Tech
Alex Cotter
Tyler Hebert
Wisconsin-Whitewater
Hindeke Tewodros
Molly Berkholtz
Woo Jeon
Wisconsin
Devin Goines
Dan Gnadt
Annabelle Sobotik
ROSTER
00 Lily Shapiro
4 Emma Jaschke
5 Jacob Byron
6 Kunle Ajao
8 Dom Fulk
Indiana
14 Claire Smart
Marquette
15 Michael Densinger
16 Mitchell Rose
17 Hannah Zobitz
St. Benedict
18 Mickela Heilicher
Puget Sound
23 Wyatt Mekler
Minnesota
25 Sam Schmid
Minnesota State
27 Eve Crabbe
UCLA
33 Frank Zobitz
36 Miriam Palmer
Allegheny
42 Spencer Sawyer
46 Tim Opdahl
49 Andrea Polis
Wisconsin
55 Jesse Marquisee
Ohio State
72 Matt Kreutzfeldt
98 Brienna Max
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U-19 MIXED TEAMS
NEW YORK
SKY SCRAPERS
New York, NY
Qualifying League: DiscNY
Websites: facebook.com/NYC.Youth.Club.Ultimate,
discny.org
Captains: Justin Tran, Tiffani Teng
Coaches: Sara Rubin, David Blancha
OREGON FLOOD
Oregon
Coach: Patrick Buermeyer
Oregon FLOOD represents the rebirth of youth club ultimate in Oregon. Oregon has not sent a team to
YCC in six years, and FLOOD is anxious to show their power on the field.
This team is an all-star collection of
some of the best youth players from across Oregon.
Players who were rivals in the high school division from
all over the state have come together to unleash a torrent of talent in the mixed division. We’ve traveled from
across the mountains and valleys, rivers and streams,
and FLOOD is ready to roll!
ROSTER
0 Chris Williams
2 Molly Buermeyer
Oregon State
3 Cameron Ficher
4 Ryan Schluter
6 Carl Akacich
Colorado
7 Morgan Caldwell
Portland
8 Jaydra Rotolante
Oregon
9 Nicholas Hartwig
12 Kaiyana Petrus
14 Leif Schwartzwald
Lane CC
16 Taya Norris
21 Ellie Vandevelder
22 Cody Milstein
Wisconsin
24 Ian Bogley
26 Colton Clark
Oregon
27 Austin Hamilton
Lane CC
35 Noah Stuart
Oregon
62 Quinn Buermeyer
82 Thomas Kneeland
Oregon State
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SPECTATOR INFO
Over the last decade, the New York
metropolitan area has given birth
to an incredibly vibrant youth ultimate scene – pick-up games, clubs,
recognized varsity teams, elite high
school programs and leagues of every form. This year, players from these many discrete
backgrounds have come together to form New York’s
YCC teams. In a city of scarce field space and scarcer
permits, we practice in the shadows of skyscrapers and
bridges, huck amidst the honking of cabs and cars, and
play with spirit on every strip of turf we can find. We are
the best in the Big Apple, and we are ready to take on
the national stage!
ROSTER
5 David Bodt
SUNY Oswego
7 Bryn Huxley-Reicher
Harvard
8 Connor Chin
9 Mazahidul Islam
10 Isaac Selchaif
Skidmore
11 Avery Pong
13 Kevin Poon
14 Joe Harari
15 Sophia Siu
Dartmouth
18 Emma Chin
23 Christine Dong
28 Tiffani Teng
NYU
36 Helen Li
72 Justin Tran
Northeastern
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SEATTLE
SKYFALL
Seattle, WA
Captains: Liam Bateman, Eric Huynh,
Nariah-Belle Sims, Sonja Johnson-Yu
Coaches: Frank Nam, Lisa Niemann
DiscNW’s mixed team, Skyfall, has the
greatest diversity of age, experience and
schools represented to date. This year’s
team is looking to improve on last year’s
finish and finally make a mark against
the other top teams in the country. Our
team is looking forward to some high-scoring, high-spirited matches throughout the weekend.
WASHINGTON, DC
SWING VOTE
Washington, DC
ROSTER
1 Derek Mourad
3 Sonja Johnson-Yu
Stanford
4 Robyn Gamboa
5 EJ Mina
7 Andrew Gold
Chapman
8 Mahki Sanders
9 Colleen Icalla
10 Livia Amorosi
11 Cyril Yumang
12 Axel Anderson
13 Nariah-Belle Sims
15 Marco Shugurensky
21 Abby Kauff
23 Carly Campana
26 Eric Huynh
Washington
27 Morgan Higgins
35 Justin Ting
80 Liam Bateman
83 Daniel Lorigan
Western Washington
88 Audrey Neubauer
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Website: twitter.com/dc_swingvote
Coaches: Ben Feng, Jordan Albro
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Ted Sither
Johnny Bowman
Indiana
Conner Fox
Virginia Tech
Kristin Herbert
Anderson
Chris Arthur
Virginia
Anna Janetos
Boston University
Hannah Hauptman
Yale
Chance Cochran
Tulane
Maddy Boyle
Allison Hahn
Virginia
Maddie Preiss
Carleton College
Grayson Sanner
UNC-Wilmington
Fred Wolf
Penn State
MaryBeth Burst
Caleb Merriam
Cal Poly SLO
Melissa Joskow
Wesleyan
Christine Derieux
Sean McSweeney
Camille Santiago
Joe Freund
Nick Som
William & Mary
Christian Gilbertson
Virginia Tech
Toby White
Virginia Tech
U - 1 6 B OY S ’ T E A M S
ATLANTA ATLAS
Atlanta, GA
Qualifying League: AFDC
Website: afdc.com
Captains: Mack Hodges, Drew Di Francesco,
Luke Smith
Coaches: Haley Reese, Brian Mitchell, Paddi White
BAY AREA
AFTERSHOCK
San Francisco, CA
Qualifying League: Bay Area Disc Association
Website: bayareadisc.org
Captains: Cameron Beck, Efejon Ustenci, Jeremy
Dolezal-Ng, Michael Peng
Head Coach: Valerio Iani
Assistant Coach: Rand Wrobel
The Bay Area Disc Association is proud to bring U-16 boys
and U-19 mixed teams to YCC, the culmination of a year-round
youth season full of programs and competitions including clinics, camps, leagues, middle school and high school USA Ultimate State Championships, the King of Bongo beach tourney
and Spaghetti Western.
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ROSTER
2 Cameron Beck
5’10”
3 Devin Hom
5’2”
6 Dylan Villeneuve
5’8”
9 Jeremy Dolezal-Ng
5’8”
10 Efejon Ustenci
5’7”
11 Max Barr
6’0”
12 Harlan Brawer
5’6”
13 Michael Peng
5’11”
14 Elijah Frendberg-Mates
5’10”
17 Jonah Taylor
5’8”
18 Marshall Doty
5’6”
21 Emmet Holton
5’9”
22 Kyle Lintao
5’9”
23 Jake Thorne
5’7”
25 Seth Marceau
6’1”
27 Jack Weatherford
5’8”
33 Angelo Paraiso-Arroyo 5’8”
48 Zach Loran
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51 Maxwell Tomsick
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When you think of the South, you’ll
think of good music, boiled peanuts, hospitality and the Atlanta
Flying Disc Club. Known worldwide
for a culture anchored in fun-loving
community, the AFDC is proud to
be sending three youth teams to Blaine this year. ATLas
is so excited to represent Atlanta and for the opportunity to compete alongside our brothers and sisters!
Look for us to showcase our spirit and talents, and of
course y’all can expect our southern charm. Our parents will be a screamin’, our twitter-verse will be a
streamin’, and you can bet these Atlanta all-stars will
be teamin’ all over the field. When all is said and done,
Georgia will be on your mind, too.
ROSTER
0 Aidan Downey
1 Jay Burnett
3 Drew Di Francesco
7 Luke Smith
8 Victor Ochoa
10 Matthew Shu
11 Daniel Chalmers
13 Isaac Sencer
14 Jack Paddock
19 Joshua Gabella
21 Coleman Tappero
23 John Roorbach
25 Evan Mapes
28 Mack Hodges
30 Patrick Chickey
33 Jackson Jacobs
36 David Fridkin
41 Theodore Sifnaios
55 Sam Smith
66 Laurence Perivier
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Aftershock is based on a core of players from in and around
Berkeley and some of the top players from Alameda, Pleasanton, Marin, Hayward, San Leandro and Richmond. The team is
captained by Cameron Beck, Efejon Ustenci, Jeremy DolezalNg and Michael Peng.
This summer, the team has played two adult tournaments and
practiced and worked out hard to make an impact at YCC, but
our real goal is to become better players and better people by
playing our hearts out and having fun!
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CHICAGO
DEEP
DISH
Chicago, IL
Website: chicagoycc.weebly.com
Coaches: Alex Rummelhart, Michael Haase,
Thomas Gallagher
Last year, Chicago was unable to field a
U-16 team, and in addition to never being able to field a girls’ team, we elected
to divide our city into regions to encourage more participation. The U-16 program is based on location and proximity
to practice facilities. This year, there will be two Chicago
U-16 teams, one based out of Naperville and ours out of
Algonquin, to ensure all those interested in practicing and
playing have an opportunity, without having to drive hours
to play. Former Machine, Chicago Club, Haymaker and
Iowa player Alex Rummelhart is coaching this squad, and
he brings a wealth of knowledge to the field. The team is
composed of players from Dundee Middle School, Jacobs
High School, York High School, Geneva High School and
Lake Zurich High School.
CINCINNATI
FLYING PIGLETS
Cincinnati, OH
Website: cincyselectultimate.com
Captains: Chase Gregory, Luke Monnin
Coaches: William Cilley, Larry Dean, Pete Luttmann
The Flying Piglets date back to 1,500 B.C.,
when the first Flying Piglet, Hamlet, was
born from a condor and a wild boar and
took to the air with a disc in his hooves and
claiming a great game called “ultimate” to
be held at the first ever Olympic Games.
Mocked for their game, Hamlet and his followers were forced to flee. They settled on the banks of the
Ohio River where they set up a beautiful metropolis. There they
lived and honed their ultimate skills in peace. Fast forward to
the dark days of 1788, when humans discovered their lair and
called it “Cincinnati.” It wasn’t long before the piglets and humans could no longer live in peace. Hamlet and his followers
are now here in Minnesota to fulfill the dream of a Youth Club
Championship, fight injustices such as Wendy’s Double Baconator cheeseburgers, and return to Cincinnati victorious.
ROSTER
2 Adam Herman
5 Anthony Sabatino
6 Connor Epstein
8 Eric Paulauskas
10 Evan Haug
11 Logan Ruby
12 Zander Leja
13 Christopher Cranston
14 Josh Van Cleave
15 Griffin Radford
18 Steven Tisinai
21 Trevor Hill
22 Matt Sweeney
24 John Chirayil
25 Ryan Schmatz
27 Michael Frank
28 Jake Tarpey
33 Ren Pretkelis
34 John Carey
42 Christopher DeSort
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0 Riley Reutener
2 Sion Agami
3 Chase Gregory
8 JT Weaver
12 Ben Sherwood
13 Luke Monnin
14 Sebastian Kunkel
19 Tullus Dean
20 Thomas Palermo
21 Jeremy Bucher
24 Ben Snyder
25 Arthur Cilley
27 Ben Reutener
33 Gabe Dorsey
41 Charles Villano
42 Seth Phillips
43 Kane Gormley
97 Ryan Luttmann
99 Michael Schuster
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COLORADO FRY
Denver, CO
Coaches: Buzz Ellsworth, Fin Waugh
DELAWARE
VALLEY DEVYL A
NJ/PA
Captains: Connor Russell, Jack Liebling, Gabe Fearon
Coaches: Ryan Belline, David Hsiung
(DEVYL) team is heading back to the
fields in Blaine, Minn., after top-three
finishes over the past several years.
The team is a combination of players from the New Jersey and eastern
Pennsylvania areas. NJ-PA!
ROSTER
0 Alex Atkins
5‘10”
2 Donovan Hugel
5’8”
4 Aidan Paul
6’2”
5 Gabe Fearon
5’11”
7 Christopher Ng
5’7”
10 Jack Liebling
5’10”
13 Josh Camacho
5’4”
15 Patrick Chirichella
5’9”
17 Kevin Tsui
5’8”
21 Cole Feltman
5’8”
23 TJ Arias
5’9”
31 Matt Stravach
5’8”
32 Kalman Carmel
5’8”
33 Eli Weaver
5’9”
41 Harry McNamara
5’7”
47 Ethan Smith
5’6”
48 Ryan Moore
5’7”
52 Connor Russell
6’3”
67 Christopher McLaughlin
5’8”
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Colorado Fry is a first-year U-16
boys’ division team from Denver.
On a squad of 19, we have players
coming together from 13 different high schools, and we’ve been
working hard this summer. We are
excited to see how well we can represent the state of
Colorado and are proud to be the first group of younger players in the state to do this. We chose Fry as our
name because it’s an uncommon but distinctive name
for smaller, younger fish and keeps with the Colorado
tradition of naming our YCC teams for our state fish,
the Colorado Cutthroat.
ROSTER
0 Connor Healy
1 Brandon Ashbaugh
2 Andy Bredar
3 Patrick Kelly
6 Joe Russell
7 Greyson Esposito-Krier
9 Andrew Thorson
11 Erik Peaslee
14 Eli Henry
15 Charles Erickson
21 Sam Clay
26 Jakob Rheins
27 Dylan Dieck
30 Frank Dalle-Molle
33 Blake Dancy
52 Justin Mestnik
72 Max Van Sickle
77 Holt Crawford
99 Ryan Catlett
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DELAWARE
VALLEY DEVYL B
NJ/PA
Captains: Christian Kelly, Jacob Davis, Ethan Tu
Coaches: Jason Thompson, Bill Sanborn
(DEVYL) team is bringing the first Bteam in the U-16 division to Blaine,
Minn., this summer. The team is a
combination of players from the New
Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania
areas. NJ-PA!
MINNESOTA
SUPERIOR
Twin Cities, MN
Captains: Jim Kiser, Anton Rothweiler
Coaches: Matt Nelson, Chris Northard, Nico Dregni
We have a wide variety of players, from
second-year players to captains on varsity
teams to third-year returners on this U-16
team. We are very excited to be playing
at the Youth Club Championships in our
hometown again this year and hope we can do even better than our fifth-place finish last year. We are led by our
team captains Jim Kiser and Anton Rothweiler.
ROSTER
1 Aylen Learned
2 Jack Cioffi
3 Ryan Chirichella
4 Bobby Frankfort
6 Zach Singer
7 Avi Zucker
8 Ethan Tu
9 Weslly Pan
22 Johnny Sickles
32 David Perry
36 Christian Kelly
37 Matt Viscido
41 Ezra Kennedy
66 Itamar Sten
77 Jacob Davis
87 Nicco Chin
88 Ben Halevy
ROSTER
1 Sean Fenning
2 Peter Rundquist
3 Leo Sovell-Fernandez
4 Quinn Anderson
5 Ben Fjetland-Souza
7 Samit Patel
8 Cole Zielske
9 Asa Bowen
10 Marco Dregni
11 Justin Norcutt
12 Roman Dain
13 Alec Karlen
14 Haakon Rondestvedt
17 Christian Rondestvedt
18 Tobiah Markovitz
19 Andrew Patel
30 Becker Mathie
32 Sam Hammar
45 Alex King
50 Cullen Olson
69 Jim Kiser
77 Anton Rothweiler
88 Adam Grund
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NEUQUA VALLEY
NIGHTMARE
ULTIMATE
Naperville, IL
Coaches: Jordan Dong, Joe Simonelli
PITTSBURGH
PULSE
Pittsburgh, PA
Qualifying League: Pittsburgh Middle School League
Captains: Christian Butch, Nolan Boyle, Brian Fulton
Coaches: David Hogan, Sam VanDusen
Present since the division’s inception,
this will be Pulse’s fourth year competing at YCCs. We are made up of players from Pittsburgh’s middle school
and high school leagues and are
looking forward to a fun and competitive tournament.
ROSTER
3 Tristan Crooks
4 Casey Mann
6 John Michel
7 Aiden Landis
8 James Keat
9 Alex Fu
11 Alex Perez
12 Devon Butler
17 Ian Toogood
18 Eliot Hare
19 Joe Keat
20 Peter Zaccardi
21 Jacob Boles
22 Owen McCann
23 Christian Butch
25 Nolan Boyle
27 Joe Helgerman
28 Owen Marty
29 Brian Fulton
36 Sam Childs
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SPECTATOR INFO
This is the first year for a Chicagobased U-16 boys’ team and the first
year it is being sponsored by the
Neuqua Valley Ultimate Club. It is
a very exciting time for youth ultimate in Illinois and Chicago as more
middle school teams are formed. The Neuqua Valley
Ultimate Club offers year-round programs for middle
school teams as well as high school teams, and they are
both growing at fantastic rates.
ROSTER
2 Jett Schrey
3 Matt Wells
5 Brendan McCluskey
6 Tanner Schrey
7 Ben Swiatek
9 Sam Swiatek
11 Anuj Kothari
13 Reid Martin
14 Tommy Passaro
15 Nick Burril
17 Joe Nutt
19 Nathan Yung
20 Phuoc Vo
22 Ryan Dart
23 Alex Jacobson
24 Taran Moy
25 Jacob Sanford
26 Henry Samson
27 Aaron Halverson
35 Michael Durand
37 Henry Cheng
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PORTLAND
NEAP TIDE
Portland, ME
Captains: Eli Babcock, Ben Fields, Ryan Megathlin
Coaches: Toby Jacobs, Andy Aikens
ROSTER
14 Ben Field
15 Ben Ekedahl
16 Dex Dremman
17 Eli Babcock
20 Olin Rhoads
21 Cole Moore
29 Jared Merrifield
33 Jack Hepburn
34 Andrew Muscadin
38 Ryan Megathlin
43 Sky Friedland-Farley
51 Sam Price
52 Will Corsello
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0 Eugene Ruff
1 Conner Walsh
2 Joshua Robancho
3 Ivan Lee
6 John Randolph
7 Gabe Port
8 Eli Wilson
9 Carson Turner
10 Hai Trang
11 Tony Goss
12 Leo Kitchell
14 Caleb Krantz
17 Amanze Oleru
21 Cornelius Cambronero
23 Ronnie Estoque
24 Cylas Schooley
27 Vinay Keefe
33 Yonatan Tadesse
42 Kodi Smart
82 Peter Johnson
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This is the second year for Neap Tide
at the Youth Club Championships. The
majority of this year’s team also made
the trip last year and are excited to
again represent Maine Ultimate on the
national stage. Eli Babcock, Ben Fields
and Ryan Megathlin look to lead this team to a very successful weekend.
SEATTLE
DOOMSDAY
Seattle, WA
Captains: Tony Goss, Ivan Lee, Vinay Keefe,
John Randolph
Coaches: Reid Koss, Eddie Feeley, Khalif El-salaam
Doomsday is returning as the U-16 boys’
division defending champion. Since
team practices began in early summer,
we have been working to become a cohesive unit on offense and defense. We
know that defending a title is difficult,
but we are excited to try.
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SOUTH DAKOTA
STORM
Spearfish, SD
Qualifying League: South Dakota Ultimate
Website: spearfishultimate.com
Captains: Owen Servaty, Roman Pham, Brodell
Van Zee
Coaches: Dirk Van Zee, Dennis Servaty
ROSTER
2 Corey Hoffman
3 Jacob Vaca
4 Max Ellingsen
5 Brodell Van Zee
7 Roman Pham
8 Mitchell Outka
12 Thomas Simon
13 Tyler Johannesen
18 Owen Servaty
23 Trevor Larson
24 Matt Sears
73 Brett Hersch
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0 Nick Tansey
1 Tyler French
5 Raymond Chen
6 Chris Mateer
7 John McDonnell
9 Aaron Wynmor
10 Matas Zdanavicius
11 Anders Juengst
12 Joseph Graden
14 Dean Merritt
20 Wilson Matthews
22 Seth Lee
24 Michael Lee
26 Brian Mateer
27 Stephen Biechele
45 Rees Braam
54 Matthew Schinsky
55 Alec Wright
77 Will Mangum
82 Tyler Adams
83 Daniel Johnson
85 Teddy Randby
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The Spearfish Storm will be bringing a U-16 team for the first time
this year. After two years of having
a U-19 team at YCC, youth ultimate
has had a storm of interest. The team
consists of mostly Spearfish sophomores and freshmen, with four players from Sioux Falls.
Leading the team are captains Roman Pham, Brodell
Van Zee and Owen Servaty.
The team hopes to have a lot of fun while they gain
experience at YCC. Although they may be young and
inexperienced, Storm will bring a lot of heart and spirit
to the tournament as they represent South Dakota.
TRIANGLE NC
HAMMER
Triangle Area, NC
Website: tyul.org/ycc/u-16-open
Captains: Tyler French, Nick Ramsey, Rees Braam
Coaches: Josh Hartzog, Heather Zimmerman,
Jake Rovner
NC Hammer is excited to return to
YCC as the Triangle Youth Ultimate
League’s U-16 boys’ team. Last year,
Hammer brought home second, and
this year, we are even more determined to nail down the final. We may
be dressed in our formal attire, but we are ready to get
down to business. NC Hammer arrives at the tournament with passion for the game and a renewed spirit!
Stop – Hammer Time!
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U-16 GIRLS’ TEAMS
CINCINNATI
BELLE
Cincinnati, OH
Captains: Emily Wang, Emma Wilker, Janey Vandegrift
Coach: Kayla Fry
U-16 Belle (nicknamed Baby Belle) represents the up-and-coming generation
of Cincinnati women’s ultimate. Many
of these girls have been playing in a
junior ultimate league, some are practicing with high school teams in the area,
and others have siblings who set an example for them in
Cincinnati high school ultimate. Despite a small roster, the
girls are strong and excited to be playing in this first year
of the U-16 girls’ division at YCC. They hope to grow as a
team and exemplify competitive and spirited ultimate.
SEATTLE
UPRISING
Seattle, WA
Website: charlotteultimate.com
Captains: Ray McCann, Stephanie Phillips
Coaches: Heather Ann Brauer, Michaela Fallon,
Lindsay Lang
We UPRISING gals represent Seattle,
Wash. We are participating in YCC to
play ultimate, but also to grow as people
and players. UPRISING, our team name,
is a one-word summary of the goals
we came up with at one of our first
practices. We wanted to be a spirited team, we wanted to
be a cohesive team, we wanted to improve, and we wanted
to have fun as a team and as individual players. We’ve been
practicing and working out together all summer long, and
we’re excited to take the fields for the UPRISING of girls’
ultimate at YCC!
ROSTER
2 Rebecca Monnin
5’5”
4 Anastasia Cappozzo 5’5”
5 Emily Wang
5’10”
9 Anna Grace Stephenson
5’9”
11 Savannah Jeffries
5’6”
13 Janey Vandegrift
5’4”
14 Kameron Horn
5’4”
15 Margaret Schuster
4’9”
22 Teressa Kenny
5’3’’
45 Mary Claire Fibbe
5’3”
83 Kinsey Fry
4’11”
98 Emma Wilker
5’2’’
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ROSTER
00 Phuong Tran
2 Yenni Lee
3 Ray McCann
5 Samantha Patrick
6 Kennadi Hairston
7 Nina Alworth
8 Hazel Ostrowski
9 Bailey Shigley
10 Evelyn Reding
11 Elizabeth Chrach
13 Ali Prevost-Reilly
14 Ally Constantino
17 Kaia Roast
21 Peixian Rong
24 Ross Ann Caberto
25 Tess Barton
26 Stephanie Phillips
32 Camille Folweiler
33 Ada Bowles
44 Maren Schimek
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5’1”
5’3”
5’7”
5’4”
5’7”
5’1”
5’4”
5’6”
5’4”
5’5”
5’6”
5’5”
5’10”
5’0”
5’2”
5’4”
5’6”
5’6”
5’7”
5’3”
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U-16 GIRLS’ TEAMS
TRIANGLE
SPACE
CATS
Triangle Area, NC
Website: tyul.org
Coaches: Aisling Winston, Aaron Stern
5’4”
5’4”
5’6”
5’2”
5’0”
5’0”
5’3”
5’4”
5’7”
5’1”
5’8”
5’5”
5’2”
5’5”
5’7”
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SPECTATOR INFO
A new team hailing from throughout North Carolina and beyond, the
Space Cats are excited to compete
in the inaugural year of the U-16
girls’ division. The players have dedicated themselves to improving as a
team and are eager to make a splash in Minnesota. It’s
3…2…1…BLAST OFF for the Space Cats!
ROSTER
3 Lauren Hanna
5 Vanessa Beeler
7 Bella Winkler
10 Ari Gulisano
12 Ani Gerics
13 Diane Gildehaus
16 Zoe Chen
17 Ava Hanna
21 Beth Manturuk
23 Miranda Munoz
26 Karen Ehrhardt
39 Inesse Hanna
52 Ali Montavon
71 Emily Lauterbach
84 Anna Tinker
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H E A LT H & S A F E T Y
Medical staff, including athletic trainers, will be on site at Tournament Central to treat
injuries, handle emergencies and provide some preventative care. The event will provide
standard athletic tape, pre-wrap, ice and some bandages. Other supplies, including
special tape/bandages and anti-inflammatory drugs, must be provided by teams or
may be charged by the training staff. If there is an injury on a field that needs medical
attention, inform a field marshal, and he or she will radio to the trainers. If you have
medical issues that require attention in the morning before play, please show up early to
avoid long lines. The trainers will be at the fields by 7:30am each day. Directions to the
local hospital can be found in the “Directions” section of this program.
CONCUSSIONS
EDUCATION
• USA Ultimate recommends the CDC “Heads Up Safety” program, a free one-hour
online training: cdc.gov/concussion/headsup/youth.html.
• USA Ultimate’s participant waiver includes important information from the
CDC regarding concussion safety: usaultimate.org/membership/usa_ultimate_
membership_forms.aspx
COACHING REQUIREMENTS
• Coaches at USA Ultimate events are required to have completed a concussion awareness
and safety recognition program (like the CDC program above or other local or staterecommended course).Coaches should not submit records of course completion to
USA Ultimate, but should maintain records on-site while coaching.
REMOVAL & RETURN TO PLAY
1. Remove athlete from play.
2. Ensure athlete is evaluated by a health care professional trained in concussion
diagnosis and management.
- Do not try to judge the seriousness of the injury yourself.
3. If a minor, inform athlete’s parents or guardians about the known or possible
concussion and give them the fact sheet on concussion.
4. Allow athlete to return to play only with permission from an appropriate health
care professional.
PLAYER INFO
• All guidelines identified by the CDC must be strictly followed in the event of a suspected
concussion:
HEAT, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION
• Heat-related illness occurs when body cooling by evaporation is limited. Sweating
depletes the body’s salt and moisture, which leads to dehydration. If a player
recognizes any signs or symptoms of heat-related illness, he or she should treat the
problem immediately.
• Signs and symptoms of heat illness can include changes in level of consciousness,
abdominal cramps, nausea/vomiting, fatigue/tingling, chills, inability to spit, dry
mucous membranes, decreased output and change in color of urine.
• Prevention and Treatment of Heat Illness:
- Avoid alcohol, caffeine and carbonated beverages.
- Medications such as antihistamines, decongestants, certain asthma medications
and diuretics can increase risk for heat illness. Avoid them if possible.
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H E A LT H & S A F E T Y C O N T I N U E D
- Avoid certain nutritional supplements (such as caffeine and ephedrine) that can
dehydrate the body and/or increase metabolism and heat production.
- Know your body – be honest! Are you fit enough to perform under current conditions?
- Eat and drink (water AND sports drinks) optimally before, during and after play.
Potassium is important (good sources include sports drinks, yogurt, grapefruit juice,
bananas and oranges). Sodium is also important (good sources include sports drinks,
vegetable juices, pretzels, nuts, cheese and crackers). After play, carbohydrates are
important: foods such as potatoes, honey, cereal, white bread, corn chips, sports
drinks, jelly beans, rice cakes, bagels, crackers and gummy candies).
- Don’t drink too much. Over-hydrating can be dangerous if it leads to a fluid and
electrolyte imbalance.
- Monitor your urine. Clear/copious = hydrated. Dark = Need water/electrolytes.
- Be sensitive to prior illness. If you’ve been sick, your body may be more susceptible to
dehydration.
- Rest and cool down after play. Find shade, wet the skin, get in front of a fan or breeze.
SIDELINE SAFETY
• Spectators and equipment must stay at least 3 yards away from the sidelines. Where
there are buffer lines, respect them. Chairs, coolers, strollers, you, etc., must be at least
three yards from the sidelines.
• If a player believes that an object on the sideline is not safe, he or she should inform
Event Staff and refrain from playing until he or she is satisfied that safe conditions have
been established.
• USA Ultimate and Event Staff reserve the right to move or remove objects or spectators
from on or near the playing field if those conditions are, in the opinion of USA Ultimate
or Event Staff, unsafe for players, staff or spectators.
LIGHTNING GUIDELINES
• Event Staff will communicate with players and spectators via PA system and through
field marshals equipped with radios if there is a lightning danger. Play then will be
stopped, and everyone should seek shelter.
• Safe shelter for players and spectators at the field site includes any fully enclosed
building or vehicle with a hard top and closed windows.
• Event Staff will use the “flash-to-bang” method to determine when to send people to
shelter. By the time the flash-to-bang count has reached 30 seconds, all individuals
should be in a safe shelter location.
• If you can’t get to a safe shelter, try to avoid being the tallest object in an open field or
on open water. Avoid other tall objects, metal objects and water. Assume a crouched
position with only the balls of your feet touching the ground, your arms wrapped around
your knees, and your head lowered. Minimize contact with the ground. Do not lie flat.
• Avoid using telephone land lines. Cell phones are safe, provided the person has followed
other safety guidelines.
• Event Staff will indicate to players when play is going to resume. Team captains should
meet at Tournament Central to receive instructions for resuming play and any schedule
modifications.
1 0 T H I NG S YO U S H O U L D
K NOW A B O U T S PI R I T O F
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.
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.
PLAYER INFO
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.
6. 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 UPA Executive Committee, March 29, 2005.
S PI R I T AWA R D S
Ultimate has traditionally relied upon the spirit of sportsmanship, which places the responsibility
for fair play on the player. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of
mutual respect among competitors, adherence to the agreed upon rules of the game, or the
basic joy of play. - 11th Edition USA Ultimate Rules of Ultimate.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Teams will each be asked to nominate a player from their own team who they feel displays
the highest level of Spirit. The definition of Spirit is up to each team but should include
elements of sportsmanship, leadership, perseverance, fire, etc. Choose the person whose
attitude you wish other people on your team would emulate and who other players off
your team admire. Individual Spirit winners will receive a medal and prize disc (courtesy
of DISCRAFT). Thanks to Discraft for their support of ultimate and Spirit of the Game!
TEAM AWARDS
Following every game, each team will be asked to rate its opponent using the World
Flying Disc Federation’s spirit scoring system.
WFDF SPIRIT SCORING (from www.wfdf.org)
The objectives of the Spirit of the Game (SOTG) scoring sheet are:
1) Educate players on what Spirit of the Game is.
2) Help teams to improve specific parts of their Spirit.
3) Celebrate SOTG by awarding a prize to the team that gets the highest score.
To achieve this, every team needs to score in a similar fashion. We recognize that SOTG
is hard to capture exactly, and the specifics and the examples may vary by country,
competition level, etc., but if players adhere to the guidelines below, the objectives of the
scoring system will be achieved.
• Filling in the scores is a team effort. This helps in educating your players too. While this
might take several minutes the first few times, it will take only a minute after you get
used to it.
• It is expected that teams display normal, good spirit. The system was designed in
accordance with this expectation. Therefore the baseline in each category is “Good”
which equals 2 Points. For each game, determine if the other team was better than,
worse than, or the same as just a regular game and score accordingly.
PLAYER INFO
HOW TO FILL IN THE SCORES
• Focus on each question and answer that question only. Do not start with an overall score
in mind and work backwards to get that score.
• There might be many times that nothing out of the ordinary occurred at a game. As such,
each category should get 2 points. A final score of 10 points is considered Good Spirit.
• Give a real score that reflects the items detailed on the sheet; do not score a team
because you felt the team was ‘nice’ or because they made a funny game in the circle.
• Do your part of the job and bring back the sheet when requested by the TD.
LOGISTICS:
• Teams will receive a sample scoring sheet and explanation at the captain’s meeting.
• Scorekeepers will hand out the four-team scoring sheet during your first rounds of play
each day.
• After your last round of play, return the scoring sheet to the score keeper of your last
game.
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S PI R I T C I RC L E
USA Ultimate has recommended post-game “spirit circles” to teams at the Youth Club
Championships since 2010. It’s an idea borrowed from international competitions
throughout the ultimate world. For years, American teams have traveled to world
championships where they have not only done exceptionally well in each competition,
but showed the international community the importance we place on respect for
the game and their opponents. But American players have also learned a lot from
competing against teams from other countries, and invariably one of the most
positive parts of the international experience has been the tradition of the post-game
spirit circle. While there are a number of ways to do this, here are some quick tips to
get your team started:
- Following each game, rather than lining up to slap hands, the two teams gather
into a circle, alternating players on each team, facing inward, with arms around the
shoulders of the person next to you.
- One or two people (often team captains) on each team will talk briefly about the
game. Usually the losing team goes first, then the winning team.
- Things to talk about can include how the game went, how your own team played,
what the other team did well, who on the other team played well, and anything
else that might be worth communicating…even if it’s something you think could
be done better (and don’t forget to look in the mirror on this).
- After each team has had a chance to talk, the winning team takes a step into the
circle and walks around counter-clockwise to slap hands with the players on the
other team.
That’s it! It’s pretty simple and definitely an experience that brings teams together
and puts the game and the experience in perspective. It’s all about respect for each
other and the experience of bringing out the best in each other through competition.
It’s also about building relationships and seeing opponents for what they really are:
part of the same community that loves ultimate. Please note that this is not meant to
replace other post-game traditions you may have (e.g., cheers, games, photos, gifts or
trading gear). Good luck, and please let USA Ultimate staff and other event organizers
how it goes!
U S A U LT I M AT E S PI R I T
O F C OAC H I NG
BACKGROUND: The role of the coach at all levels of ultimate is unique in a sport that
places on-field player authority above non-player influence. As a non-player, the coach’s
authority must not extend to the on-field officiating process. Coaches may be faced
with situations where they are able to correct the self-officiating process and ensure
the correct outcome to a given play. In this situation, coaches must not interfere in
the officiating process, in order to ensure that players learn and take responsibility
for officiating. Coach interference in the decision-making process, even in the most
egregious violations, will indicate to players that the coach – and not the players – has the
ultimate responsibility for ensuring the inherent fairness of the game. Teaching players
the rules and how to implement them should be done at practices or off the field. It is the
coach’s responsibility to ensure that the players understand their own responsibilities as
players and teach players how to handle those responsibilities.
GUIDELINES:
• Coaches should introduce themselves to the other coaches prior to a game and
discuss concerns. This could potentially include the level of play, the level of intensity
(e.g. spiking and rushing the field), and possible modifications to the captain’s clause
(e.g. prohibiting zone for new teams or foot-blocking).
• Because the potential for misperception is high, spiking is prohibited at the youth level
unless otherwise agreed upon by the coaches or captains. Spiking in a disrespectful
manner is never acceptable at any level.
• Youth coaches will make an effort to educate parents about Spirit of the Game and
work to create a sideline atmosphere that respects Spirit of the Game.
• Coaches will teach and give players opportunities to practice knowledge of the rules
of ultimate.
• Coaches will always exhibit respect for opposing players, other coaches and observers.
• Coaches will model Spirit of the Game at all times.
PLAYER INFO
• Coaches will not make calls from the sideline or offer their opinion on a play. Coaches
should encourage players to come to a resolution on their own, and if asked during a
dispute, coaches may offer rules clarifications. After a dispute a coach may talk to his
or her own player about the dispute and offer opinions.
SUMMARY: The coach’s goal in terms of Spirit of the Game is to create an environment
where players are responsible for upholding the rules and ensuring that the outcomes
of plays and games are fair.
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2 0 1 4 U SA U LT I MAT E
C OAC H I NG
C E RT I F ICAT ION
I N FOR MAT ION
During games at USA Ultimate Championship events where field access is restricted, teams
with coaching staffs are required to have at least one Level-1 Certified coach or a coach who
has attended the USA Ultimate Coaching Ethics Workshop in order for coaching staff to
have player-level field access. All coaches must pass an NCSI background check, be current
coach-level members of USA Ultimate and must read, sign and agree to abide by the USA
Ultimate Coaching Code of Ethics and Spirit of Coaching Statement. All other non-player
support staff with player-level or limited field access must read, sign and agree to abide
by the USA Ultimate Coaching Code of Ethics and Spirit of Coaching Statement. Limits on
number of coaches and other non-player support staff will be determined by specific event
guidelines.
For more information on USA Ultimate’s Spirit of Coaching or Coaching Certification
Requirements, please contact USA Ultimate Manager of Youth & Education Programs Mike
Lovinguth at mike@hq.usaultimate.org, or visit the USA Ultimate website at usaultimate.org.
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U-19 GIRLS’ SCHEDULE
SCHEDULES & MAP
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U-19 MIXED SCHEDULE
SCHEDULES & MAP
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U - 1 6 B OY S ’ S C H E D U L E
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U-16 GIRLS’ SCHEDULE
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