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EVENT INFORMATION Welcome...... 2 Weekend Overview...... 3 Event Staff...... 3 Competition Rules...... 5 Site Rules...... 5 Learn to Play...... 6
SPECTATOR INFORMATION Ultimate in 10 Simple Rules...... 9 Men’s Teams...... 10-17 Mixed Teams...... 18-27 Women’s Teams...... 28-32 Mixed Masters Teams...... 33-38 Grand Masters Teams...... 39-43
PLAYER INFORMATION Spirit of the Game...... 45-47 Health & Safety...... 48-49
SCHEDULES AND MAP Men’s Schedule and Brackets...... 50-51 Mixed Schedule and Brackets...... 52-53 Women’s Schedule and Brackets...... 54-55 Mixed Masters Schedule and Brackets...... 56-57 Grand Masters Schedule and Brackets...... 58-59 Field Map...... 61
USA Ultimate, 5825 Delmonico Drive, Suite 350, Colorado Springs, CO 80919 719-219-8322 / www.usaultimate.org / [email protected]
2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 1 5/3/16 7:45 AM WELCOME
It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the second annual USA Ultimate Beach Championships in Virginia Beach. USA Ultimate encompasses everything that is good about athletic competition. It exemplifies the core values of sportsmanship, respect, integrity, cooperation and self-discipline. Our community partners, Virginia Beach Jaycees and George Alcaraz with Resort Management LLC, have been working diligently to create an enjoyable experience for you while you are in beautiful Virginia Beach. To all the athletes competing – the City of Virginia Beach wishes you success in displaying your abilities to the fullest. The sportsmanship, fair play and respect you demonstrate are major reason for the popularity of your sport. When you are done competing, please get out and enjoy some of the best of what Virginia Beach has to offer. From award-winning coastal cuisine and family friendly attractions to shopping and relaxing in the sand, Virginia Beach has something for everyone. Please accept my best wishes for a great event!
Nancy Helman Sports Marketing Director, Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau, VBSports.com
The Virginia Beach Jaycees are so very proud to welcome the 2016 USA Ultimate Beach Championship to our beautiful home – Virginia Beach, Va. It’s a great honor to be the host city and volunteer organization for this event. Today, the Virginia Beach Jaycees are comprised of young men and women, ages 18-40, and provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change in the community. Leadership training is offered in areas of public speaking, writing, management skills, professional networking, financial planning and much more. The Virginia Beach Jaycees are currently 80 members strong and have historically been one of the premier chapters in the state. Virginia Beach was recently ranked by The Culture Trip on their website as one of the Top 10 most Beautiful Cities to Live. As your host, we are happy to offer you our volunteers and knowledge of our wonderful community. We look forward to great fellowship, spirited competition, fun and sharing our beautiful city and oceanfront with you. Sincerely, Charlie Pitts Virginia Beach Jaycees Volunteer Chairman
2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 2 5/3/16 7:45 AM EVENT INFO 5/3/16 7:45 AM 3 Team Registration Team Captains’ Meeting Competition Begins Showcase Game Event to Follow Meal for Athletes, Social Competition Continues Finals Immediately following the finals, awards Ceremony. Award champions and second-place will be presented to the Spirit Award as well as Team teams in each division, winners. Spirit Award winners and Individual 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE USA Ultimate Staff Tom Crawford Chief Executive Officer – Dr. – Andy Lee Marketing and Communications Director, Development – Josh Murphy Member Services & Community Director, Events – Byron Hicks Manager, – Ernest Toney Competition and Athlete Programs Manager, New Media – Matthew Bourland Manager, – Stacey Waldrup Communications and Publications Manager, & Education Programs – Sarah Powers Youth Coordinator, – George Alcaraz Director Tournament Tournament staff members will be wearing event shirts. If they can’t answer your wearing event shirts. If they can’t answer your staff members will be Tournament following people for further assistance: questions, they will point you to one of the 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.: 8:00 p.m. Beach May 14 at Virginia Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.: 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: Beach May 15 at Virginia Sunday, 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: 2:30 p.m.: Post-Finals: Friday, May 13 at Ramada Virginia Beach Oceanfront 13 at Ramada Virginia May Friday, – 8:00 p.m.: 6:00 p.m. EVENT STAFF EVENT WEEKEND OVERVIEW WEEKEND 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 3 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 4 5/3/16 7:45 AM EVENT INFO 5/3/16 7:45 AM 5 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE No Tobacco! Facility, event staff and security will be checking to make sure people are event staff and security will be checking to make sure people are Facility, No Tobacco! not smoking. Please abide by the rules. any other items that are deemed unsafe Pets, glass containers, motorized vehicles and are prohibited. 3 yards away from sidelines! Where there Spectators and equipment must stay at least are not buffer lines, stay back at least 3 are buffer lines, respect them. Where there yards. in the recycling receptacles, and place trash in and Recycling! Place recyclables Trash the trash. Keep the facility clean. Hard time-cap goes on at end of round time on schedule. Game is over at the end of the over at the end of the at end of round time on schedule. Game is Hard time-cap goes on tied. If tied, play one more point. point in progress, unless Overtime: A game is in overtime if tied at one point less than original game total (e.g., in (e.g., in than original game total tied at one point less game is in overtime if Overtime: A occurs when the score reaches 12-12). a game to 13 goals, overtime SITE RULES • • No glass or metal bottle caps! • • • Please keep this in mind. • Language – This is a family environment. • Soft time-cap will not be used. • Soft time-cap will not • • Caps do not affect timeouts. COMPETITION RULES COMPETITION will be in effect. Ultimate – 11th Edition Official Rules of • USA Ultimate to 13, point cap at 15 • All games is 5 minutes. • Halftime game. has one timeout per • Each team • 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 5 COME LEARN TO PLAY ULTI- MATE
USA Ultimate is hosting a FREE Learn to Play clinic at the 2016 Beach Championships!
Date: Saturday, May 14 Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m. Who: Boys and girls ages 8-16 Where: Virginia Beach, right outside the Ramada
Kids will learn the rules and basic skills of ultimate through fun games, drills and a scrimmage.
No experience necessary!
Each kid receives a free disc, sticker and handout.
You can register at the USA Ultimate Information Tent or at http://tinyurl.com/learntoplay-beachchampionships.
Bring a friend and join in the fastest-growing sport in the country!
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2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE ULTIMATE IN ULTIMATE RULES 10 SIMPLE A rectangular shape with end zones at each end. A regulation field is 70 70 is field regulation A end. each at zones end with shape rectangular A 1. THE FIELD: 25 yards deep. yards, with end zones yards by 40 their both teams lining up on the front of Each point begins with PLAY: 2. INITIATE A regulation offense. to the disc the (“pulls”) throws defense line. The end zone respective per team. game has seven players end zone, the defense’s the completes a pass in Each time the offense 3. SCORING: Play is initiated after each score. offense scores a point. a completing direction by any in advanced be may disc OF THE DISC: The 4. MOVEMENT with the disc (“thrower”) may not run with the disc. The person pass to a teammate. Players counts (“marker”) thrower the guarding defender The disc. the throw to seconds ten has out the stall count. (e.g. out of bounds, drop, When a pass in not completed OF POSSESSION: CHANGE 5. takes possession of the disc and becomes block, interception), the defense immediately the offense. in the game after a score 6. SUBSTITUTIONS: Players not in the game may replace players and during an injury timeout. Picks and screens are No physical contact is allowed between players. 7. NON-CONTACT: is made. also prohibited. A foul occurs when contact player a foul occurs. When a foul When a player initiates contact on another 8. FOULS: if the possession was retained. If the player disrupts possession, the play resumes as call, the play is redone. committing the foul disagrees with the foul line calls. Players Players are responsible for their own foul and 9. SELF-OFFICIATING: resolve their own disputes. Competitive play. Ultimate stresses sportsmanship and fair 10. SPIRIT OF THE GAME: to the players, adherence between of respect expense the never at but encouraged, is play rules, and the basic joy of play. 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 9 MEN’S TEAMS
AMPERSAND ROSTER 1 Bobby Roos 5’11” 27 PHILADELPHIA, PA 2 Matt Zumbrum 6’3” 31 3 Nicholas Purifico 5’9” 33 Captains: Ben Pelleg, Stephen Ng 5 Patrick Sherlock 5’9” 33 phillyamp.com 6 Luke Ryan 6’1” 24 @phillyamp 7 Ben Parrell 5’9” 32 8 Charles Weinberg 5’11” 22 After being ab&oned by the ladies of LAMP last 10 Calvin Trisolini 6’1” 21 year, the h&some men of Philadelphia AMP decid- 14 Stuart Hean 6’1” 24 ed to b& together to throw backh&s. Our outs&ing 15 Max Charles 5’6” 22 17 Stephen Ng 5’7” 25 team includes a r&om Patrol player & a soon-to-be 20 Ben Pelleg 5’11” 29 husb&! We are sure to make p&amonium on the 44 Owen Murphy 6’1” 25 s&. T&oori chicken. 46 Austin Bonelli 5’9” 27 55 Matt Paparone 6’0” 27 88 Matt Carter 5’9” 21
AND THE WARHAWKS ROSTER 00 Jacob Taylor 6’4” 29 CAMBRIDGE, MA 2 Sean Keegan 5’11” 29 3 Jon Cox 5’8” 26 Captains: Misha Sidorsky, Ben Van Heuvelen 8 Walker Hatchett 6’1” 26 @AndTheWarhawks 9 Misha Sidorsky 5’10” 29 10 Tom Doi 5’10” 31 And the Warhawks is a Northeast beach ultimate team, composed of 17 Thomas Cooper 5’10” 26 some of the former members of Danny and the Warhawks. They are 19 Ian Toner 5’10” 26 the reigning USAU National Beach Champions. Caw-caw! 21 Misha Herscu 5’11” 25 22 William Katz 6’0’’ 25 28 Matthew McDonnell 6’0” 26 42 Berend Van Heuvelen 6’5” 35 43 Will Van Heuvelen 5’10” 26 44 Jody Avirgan 5’10” 35 45 Brett Matzuka 5’8” 30 90 Markham Shofner 6’0’’ 27
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2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 10 5/3/16 7:45 AM SPECTATOR INFO 5/3/16 7:45 AM 1111 26 22 24 31 26 25 30 25 29 28 29 24 27 27 27 41 23 25 25 26 24 27 22 24 28 28 31 21 5’10” 5’10” 5’10” 5’4” 6’2” 5’9” 5’9” 5’9” 5’11” 6’2” 6’0” 5’10” 6’2” 5’11” 5’10” 5’9” 5’7” 5’9” 6’3” 5’11” 5’10” 6’2” 6’5” 6’3” 6’0” 6’2” 6’2” 6’2” Rico Johnson Chris Brown Zack Purdy Simon Margolis Nick Greenfield Boyd-Meredith Tyler Daniel Bower Alex Kaja George Wes Wilson Wendell Derrick Marcey Abe McKay Daniel Olson Eric Converse Andy Ball Grace Todd Hawks Trevor Mike Bruce Connor Haley Nick Wetzel Heightland Cameron Matt Downie Matthew Olson Luke Eastman Schuyler Redding Andrew Foley Robert Olson Andrew Grogan ROSTER ROSTER 4 5 7 12 20 21 27 31 37 42 49 55 1 2 5 7 13 14 21 22 23 24 33 44 57 63 88 99 ROSTER BroWatch was formed on the sandy shores of BroWatch Ohio, by a collection of Run in Athens, Stroud’s Ohio University college students and alumni. The Team” in the country re- unofficial “Best Pickup turns in 2016 to defend its Beach Chumpionship title. 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE ATHENS, OH ATHENS, Captains: Andy Ball, Eric Converse @BroCatsUltimate SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, Purdy Captain: Zack @bayonut San Francisco looking to ball on the Group of beach players from national stage. BROWATCH BAYONET MEN’S TEAMS MEN’S 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 11 MEN’S TEAMS
DUNE SQUAD ROSTER 4 Mike Zaagman 6’2” 25 YPSILANTI, MI 6 Adam Liakos 6’0” 22 7 Jonathan Lee 5’7” 23 Captains: Austin Lewis, Trey Taliaferro 8 Trey Taliaferro 5’11” 21 @Dune_Squad 11 Christian Doctor 5’8” 25 13 Jonathan Patterson 5’10” 33 Our team has been together for two years. We first 15 Alexander Belanger 6’2” 21 created it last year to play in the very first Beach 17 Connor Lukas 5’11” 20 Championships, and we haven’t played in any oth- 20 Zach Jawahir 6’1” 20 er tournaments together. Most of us have played 22 Joshua Osinski 5’9” 22 24 Austin Lewis 5’8” 21 together in college at Eastern Michigan University 33 Mark Cooks 6’2” 22 or against each other as we are all from Michigan. 36 Daniel Boynton 5’10” 24 We have some new additions this year due to some players from last year playing on other teams or not being able to make it this year. We are all very excited and looking forward to competing this year.
FLUDWHALE ROSTER 00 Jameson Hinkle 5’6” 28 RICHMOND, VA 1 Vernon Vaughan 6’1” 22 2 Justin Morrison 5’10” 28 Captains: Geoff Horsfield, Justin Morrison 3 Keys Pattie 5’10” 27 facebook.com/FloodwallUltimate 4 Matt Goff 5’8” 28 @rvaopen 5 Morgan Robinson 5’11” 27 6 Aaron Richards 5’10” 25 How does any pod of whales form? Through family, 9 Owen Thompson 5’6” 21 friendship, shrimp or plankton plumes, and a need 12 Scott Andrews 5’11” 27 for survival, but mostly through nature’s sirens’ 15 Geoff Horsfield 5’8” 28 16 Rob Robinson 6’0” 24 song we gathered. Bubbling from the depths of a 19 Chris Bowling 6’0” 28 white whale’s ambergris, known commonly as Vir- 26 Matt McDaniel 6’0” 18 ginia’s premier open team, Floodwall, we decided 29 Josh Reynolds 5’9” 26 to once again defend our home state at USA Ulti- 34 Ray Santoyo 5’8” 25 mate’s Beach Championships. The team is hoping our 2015 Capital 48 Ben Broser 5’7” 24 Sectionals Championship, top 25 USA Ultimate ranking and stel- lar beach whale bods translate into success again this year. Since beaches love whales, The Whale is excited about the opportunity to compete once again with great teams from across the country and to spread an appreciation for the sea’s oh-so-gentle giants.
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6’0” 6’0” 5’8” 5’11” 5’5” 6’4” 6’3” 6’1” 5’11” 6’0” 6’2” 6’2” 6’3” 6’0” 5’8” 5’7” 5’9” 5’11” 6’1” 5’11” 6’3” 5’10” 5’7” 6’2” 5’7” 5’8” 6’2” 5’10” Jonathan Helton John Kerr Bob Liu Keven Moldenhauer Renante Onlayao Will Neff Peter Prial Brad Scott Jonathan Neeley Morrill Tim Jordan Queckboerner David Pimenta AJ Jacoski Nick Simonelli Elliot Trotter Craig Anderson John Foeller Billy Fleming Dustin McKee Josh Madigan Keith Meek Jerel Enriquez Shannon Mosley Mason Zetsch Nick Anderson James Theodos Chris Cude Denver Moore
ROSTER ROSTER OO 1 3 5 6 7 8 9 11 22 23 24 33 71 77 0 1 5 11 15 18 21 23 29 66 77 95 99 ROSTER The Jaybirds strike back. Established 2013 Maryland Ocean City, Spirit-Humility-Unity SHU! 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE DESTIN, FL Captains: Dustin McKee, Mason Zetsch Coach: Craig Anderson OCEAN CITY, MD OCEAN CITY, Neff, Goose Helton Jacoski, Will Captains: Alex Morrill Coach: Tim Strength & Conditioning humiliswag.com @humiliswag of Assateague Island, evolved on the “A dream born on the shores of the hot sands on and polished Maryland, City, Ocean of beaches in perfection chasing been has Humiliswag Islands. Philippine the since its inception in 2013. While our training and beach ultimate the goal has always been evolving, style and programming is always to personify excellence in spirit, competition and community.” JAYBIRDS HUMILISWAG MEN’S TEAMS MEN’S 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 13 MEN’S TEAMS
MIDRIFT ROSTER 0 Robbie Dennis 6’2” 24 IOWA CITY, IA 3 Ethan Levine 6’0” 27 5 Jimmy Wiesbrock 5’11” 25 Captains: Sean Newlin, Steve Czechowski 6 Bill Everhart 6’1” 28 @MidRiftUltimate 8 Grant Maynard 6’0” 30 12 Sean Newlin 6’0” 27 The Midcontinent Rift System (MidRift) is a geo- 13 Chris Reichel 6’0” 26 logical rift in the center of the North American con- 14 Josh Purman 6’1” 27 tinent. Some say the center of the universe. Some 15 Jon Beavers 6’2” 25 aren’t as opinionated as we are. It formed when 16 Cody Rohlf 6’0” 25 19 Steve Czechowski 5’9” 24 the continent’s core began to split apart about 1.1 22 Mike Egan 6’1” 31 billion years ago. Unknown to the coastal areas of our continent, it is 69 Michael Brisbois 6’1” 28 a lot of pressure to be the core of a continent, providing for your outer 77 Eric Shomo 5’11” 29 compatriots like a heart to a useless limb. The rift failed, however. 91 Frank Qin 5’11” 26 The core was too strong. The failed rift left behind thick layers of exposed rock like scars from a booboo. The failed rift serves as a constant reminder of the burden coastal areas have on our nation’s core. The constant pulling. The whining. We reenact that battle each year in Virginia Beach: the attempt from the coasts to destroy the core and, of course, their inevitable failure.
PARANOIA ROSTER 3 Ivan Robinson 6’0” 21 WASHINGTON, DC 4 Roger Chu 5’11” 26 6 Alex Laws 5’6” 29 Captain: Charlie Patten 7 Ben Feng 6’1” 26 8 Matthew Cullom 6’2” 19 Paranoia was formed in 2015 from players within the Georgetown 9 Danton Noriega 6’2” 31 ultimate community and includes several former (and current) cap- 12 Nico Lake 5’11” 22 tains and coaches of the Georgetown men’s team, Catholic Justice. 13 Logan Rhyne 6’3” 29 While we come from a diverse background of club teams, many of us 15 Michael Malloy 5’9” 29 have competed together in college or on mixed teams at Wildwood 17 Eric Miner 6’5” 29 25 Charlie Patten 5’9” 25 and Lei Out. Paranoia placed fifth at the first-ever Beach Champion- 27 Steven Wartinbee 6’2” 21 ships last year and returns much of its roster for the 2016 edition. 80 Troy Holland 6’0” 22 87 Glenn Poole 5’9” 28 90 Alex Bodaken 6’2” 25 91 Aidan McLeod 5’10” 22
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SOMERVILLE YOUTH ROSTER 4 William Butt SOMERVILLE, MA 5 Carter Thallon 8 Sam Dushay Captains: Jason Shnipes, Sam Dushay 10 Tyler Chan 19 Jason Shnipes Youth is a bit of a misnomer; there is a lot of chest hair on this team. 20 Gene Buonaccorsi The boys in Manila are pretty vanilla; the boys in Somerville are pretty 32 David Lyle [REDACTED]. Jon Bon Jovi once said, “Make Somerville great again.” 33 David Taylor He did not follow through. Our lives are like telenovelas: symbiotic 69 Rafi Parens and purposelessly natural. Our communication is like co-evolution: 82 Ariel Rascoe 84 Nick Adolph tense and in Spanish.
WEEKEND WITH ROSTER 1 Taylor Rasco 5’10” 26 BERNIE 5 Mat Thomas 5’10” 29 7 Brett Kaiser 5’10” 26 BROOKLYN, NY 8 Zach Saffa 5’11” 27 9 Evan Carter 5’10” 26 Captains: Calvin Vannoy, Stefan Dicker, Jay Sehgal 11 Stefan Dicker 6’2” 25 Coach: Ellis Kim 12 Casey LeMay 6’0” 28 berniesanders.com 13 Jay Sehgal 5’10” 23 @wkndwithbernie 16 Matt McLaughlin 5’10” 27 23 Bennett Taren 6’1” 25 Weekend With Bernie is a Brooklyn-based beach 24 Brendan Awerbuch 5’7” 32 team largely comprised of members of the New 27 Ellis Kim 5’11” 33 York men’s team Youngbloods. After stints in both 39 Alex Grintsvayg 5’8” 28 47 Max Dyer 5’10” 26 the House and the Senate, we’ve decided to take 51 Calvin Vannoy 6’1” 26 our talents to the big time: Beach Nationals. Will 55 Jonathan Kwan 5’11” 26 we win? Not if the superdelegates have anything to say about it. But will the people love us? You bet.
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BALTIMORE ROSTER 3 Winston Chang 6’1” 28 7 Alice Bauman 5’4” 28 FLATBALL CLUB 9 Susanna Jivotovski 5’11” 22 12 Britta Schaffmeyer 5’7” 32 BALTIMORE, MD 13 Echo Presgraves 5’8” 25 Captains: Echo Presgraves, Warren Wells 16 Leo Pepper 5’11” 26 @BaltimoreFC 20 Martha Gregory 5’8” 26 21 Sam Epstein 6’3” 23 Baltimore Flatball Club is excited to return to 24 Kate Stambaugh Chang 5’8” 29 31 Christopher Cahoon 5’11” 26 USAU’s second Beach Nationals after their cham- 42 Warren Wells 5’11” 29 pionship-winning performance in the spirit award 61 Carlos Lalimarmo 5’9” 26 division. We recognize that there is serious com- 88 Jacob Nuxoll 6’4” 29 petition for this year’s spirit award but have been training all off-season with the intent to retain our title. We are confident that no one can match the accuracy of our calls, our commitment to fair self-officiation, the generosity of our praise for opponents or the forthright honesty of our post-game spirit circles.
Our team is largely composed of Backhanded and Runtime, two D.C./ Baltimore club teams, plus several of our dear friends. Our team name may not fully represent the locations of all of our players, but it has a nice ring to it, no?
THE BANDITS ROSTER 1 Tom Sum 5’9” 24 MIDDLETOWN, NJ 3 John Denman 5’8” 24 4 Alyssa Gehringer 5’5” 22 Captains: Kenny Calello, Peggy Monkemeier 7 Olivia Wint 5’2” 28 9 Kelly Fonner 5’7” 32 Born in the slop of Normandy, The Bandits soon 17 Eric Eia 5’8” 25 realized that they could hang point for point with 22 Peggy Monkemeier 5’5” 25 dragons in the sand. Always adding wayward 23 Chanelle Banta 5’3” 26 souls led us to a new and improved marauding 24 Steve Willis 6’4” 35 band of thieves, and in our present form, properly 41 Anthony Sapichino 6’3” 24 55 Frank Harris 6’0” 27 papered, you will need more than a fire extin- 80 Kenny Calello 6’0” 27 guisher to stop us! 88 Nikki Hair 5’5” 21
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2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 18 5/3/16 7:45 AM SPECTATOR INFO 5/3/16 7:45 AM 19 28 30 30 29 31 26 30 30 31 28 29 28 33 42 30 26 23 30 30 28 29 29 28 31 23 30 26 30 6’0” 5’5” 5’2” 6’3” 5’5” 5’9” 5’8” 5’10” 5’10” 5’11” 6’2” 5’10” 5’8” 6’0” 5’6” 5’8” 5’5” 5’10” 5’5” 5’6” 5’10” 5’9” 5’8” 5’11” 6’2” 5’8” 6’2” 6’0” Chris Powers Lucia Derks Nancy Haskell Ryan Gorman Steph Mack Settles Tim Jen Golan Kate McInerney Brittany Winner Jeff Haney Austin Winner Joe Mozloom Eddie Mack Charles Klamm Ellen Zwickl Emily Stege Isabel Cisneros Coit Stevenson Dena Slattery Michelle Klamm David Chan Robb Prescott Laura Prescott Cory Cox Stephen Gross Karen Brohard Jacob Juszak Matt Tacheron ROSTER ROSTER 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 13 22 28 33 38 83 0 1 3 4 9 11 14 16 17 20 22 24 49 56 69 ROSTER Beach Please is a great group of Colorado ultimate players and Colorado sympathizers. Although we don’t have much beach in Colorado, we travel to both coasts to play and sometimes even across oceans. Anytime anyone asks us what kind of ultimate is our favorite, we always say: “Beach, please.” With a core of Cincinnati Steamboat’s club mixed mixed club Steamboat’s of Cincinnati a core With to make is excited the helm, Beachboat at players Atlantic. Steamboat its return to the shores of the the Great Lakes Re- was formed in 2008 and is longest-running mixed program. Over the gion’s extensively to play years, shipmates have travelled 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE FORT COLLINS, CO Captains: Robb Prescott, Laura Prescott CINCINNATI, OH CINCINNATI, Winner Gorman, Brittany Captains: Ryan facebook.com/beachboatulty @beachboatulty the U.S., but in 2011, eager to test out grass tournaments around to waters as Battello a Vapore our sea legs, we navigated uncharted with docked there again in 2012. Now, the harbors of Paganello and hoisting anchor and setting course some new crew on board, we’re American sand after Beach to compete again together on to Virginia our debut at the Beach Championships in 2015. BEACH PLEASE BEACH BEACHBOAT MIXED TEAMS MIXED 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 19 MIXED TEAMS
BELIEVELAND ROSTER 2 Evan Hughes 5’10” 27 CLEVELAND, OH 6 Michael Fioramonti 5’9” 25 11 Mike Ford 6’0” 30 Captain: Sharon Yee 12 Claire Burns 5’7” 25 17 Nathan Buddemeyer 6’0” The drive. The fumble. The decision. Always com- 18 Julia Murphy 5’3” 25 ing up short on the big stage, Cleveland sports 19 Carter Wang 6’0” 26 fans keep coming back for more with perhaps a 20 Eli Stoever 6’2” 24 masochistic devotion. It’s time to vindicate that 21 Logan Vantrease 5’9” 27 loyalty and further expose the city to ultimate by 22 Lauren Piontek 5’5” 23 31 Sharon Yee 5’3” 24 competing among the greats. Believeland is making its debut this 33 Kumiko Sano 5’6” 27 year comprised of elite club players from northeast Ohio and sur- 99 Rebecca Colbert 5’7” 27 rounding areas. The team began on Lake Erie’s shores among a mix of friends old and new sharing a love for beach ultimate. Based out of Cleveland, our players are highly involved with the local ultimate community and hope to expand programs this summer to include organized beach leagues. A unique opportunity to gain recognition throughout the city, and with pride on the line (not to mention 50 years since the last championship), we’re looking to bring a national title home, like the rest of Cleveland’s sports teams.
BIG FISH ROSTER 2 Andrea Maxie WOODS HOLE, MA 8 Sarah Tulin 10 Wesley Johnson Captain: Sarah Tulin 13 Brian Sauro 19 Agatha Hodsman Our team was formed through a Woods Hole, MA- 20 David Friedman Ontario, Canada connection. Our core group plays 33 Julie Jee beach ultimate on Cape Cod, and we have joined 42 Shi-Min Chin with teammates from Boston and Toronto who all 47 Patrick McGrath share a love of the sandy version of the sport. 78 Kerri Kightley 97 Eric Scheid
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5’9” 5’3” 6’1” 6’1” 5’8” 5’9” 5’7” 6’5” 6’4” 5’11” 5’7” 5’3” 6’0” 5’10” 5’10” 5’2” 5’7” 5’1” 5’8” 6’3” 5’6” 6’0” 6’1” 5’8” 6’0” 5’4” 5’5” 5’8” Kim Culpan Ivy Byun Barnett Ted Chris Larberg Claire Oakley Samantha Gillen Matt Jackson Kai Marshall Reid Bacon Jay Dunlop Sam Hill Keya Davani Joe Tylutki Bryan Heim Brandon Confer Jessika Turner Hannah Widlicka Krysten Taccone Patrick Gillen Hayden Weaver Haley Echelmeier Ryan Crotty Steven Bizon Shayna Reppermund Dan Morrison Iris Kim Niko Jarema Katherine Shindledecker
ROSTER ROSTER 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 13 17 18 44 77 97 0 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 15 17 18 19 24 27 99 ROSTER Despite being in landlocked Fort Worth, we have we Fort Worth, Despite being in landlocked who can play on built a talented team of players fields. muddy swampy, to ground concrete-like dry, we are and enjoyed a great season last year, We memorable experience looking forward to another at Beach Nationals. Erie Brig is a team of friends who have been playing Most of for many years. together the Erie area around us have traveled together to various tournaments such and we host our as Wildwood, Mars and Ocean City, own annual beach tournament: Don’t Give Up the Disc. are participating at Beach Nationals to help bring We awareness of the sport to the Erie area, along with cre- ating a beach-specific club team. 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE ERIE, PA Niko Jarema Captains: Hayden Weaver, Coach: Eric Zygai erieultimateleague.ultimatecentral.com @erieEULE FORT WORTH, TX FORT WORTH, Barnett Byun, Ted Captains: Ivy ERIE BRIG COMIC SANDS COMIC MIXED TEAMS MIXED 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 21 MIXED TEAMS
FOG CITY ROSTER 0 Jeff Voss 6’2” SAN FRANCISCO, CA 4 Gianna Tesler 5’5” 6 Anjali Mehta 5’6” 13 Kyle McBard 5’5” Fog City was born on Ocean Beach in San Francis- 16 Leah Tsinajinnie 5’3” co, where we come together every offseason to play 20 Sam Adamson 5’10” beach ultimate and enjoy the occasional sunshine. 21 Dulcy Docken 5’8” We started as group of friends and teammates 22 Eric Rivera 6’3” from the Bay Area ultimate scene and are excited 24 Margaret Rosano 5’2” to be back at the Beach Championships. 29 Eric Shaw 5’9” 73 Kimmey Hardesty 6’0” 77 Alec Surmani 6’4” 86 Jannon Frank 5’11” 88 Bill Liu 5’8” 91 Aaron Adamson 6’3” 99 Holly Schwarz 5’6”
FUSTER ROSTER 0 Alli Blanton 5’8” 36 CHARLESTON, WV 3 Brandon Hudnall 5’9” 30 4 Todd Griffith 5’8” 33 Captain: Brandon Hudnall 7 Aaron Burns 6’3” 26 Coaches: Brandon Hudnall, Dylan Elder 10 Tiffany Harless 5’6” 30 13 Steven Romano 6’0” 27 Fuster hails mostly from the mountain state of West Virginia with a 14 Scott Fields 6’0” 43 few of our teammates coming from as far away as North Carolina. We 17 Rylee Cone 5’8” 23 are a quasi-competitive flock who got together for Poultry Days three 21 Morelva Campbell 5’4” 36 years ago and have never looked back. We are best represented by our 26 Wes Muncy 5’9” 23 27 Tegan McComas 5’7” 27 mascot, the fighting chicken. I know a chicken seems harmless, but 34 Kim Soltmann 5’5” 29 have you ever been pecked by one? They can leave a mark, and the 35 Richard Knapp 5’11” 38 wound could potentially get infected. Also, roosters are loud as all 48 Brook Johnson 5’2” 25 get out, especially in the morning. That crowing, when unexpected, 94 Susie Byrd 5’3” 20 can be quite intimidating. Anyway, our team goes to beach and grass tournaments throughout the year in search of competitive ultimate with an emphasis on top-notch sportsmanship. We will bring our sig- nature Appalachian avian spirit in 2016 to Beach Nationals in (East) Virginia. Beware the chickens of the sea! Kah ka kah!
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2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 22 5/3/16 7:45 AM SPECTATOR INFO 5/3/16 7:45 AM 2323 34 30 25 25 24 25 25 23 27 28 33 28 27 26 22 22 27 24 26 24 27 19 27 25 24 25 26 22 25 25 5’5” 5’10” 6’1” 5’4” 6’2” 5’6” 5’10” 5’8” 6’4” 6’1” 5’10” 6’4” 5’10” 5’6” 5’2” 5’5” 6’3” 5’8” 5’11” 6’4” 5’9” 6’0” 5’9” 6’0” 5’5” 6’0” 5’9” 5’3” 5’10” 5’10” Rosalyn Año Ryan Richardson Ian Engler Chang Vicki William Dean Hannah Baranes Caitlin O’Connell India Stubbs Alex Trahey Knute Svenson Corey Flynn Herman Todd Jenny O’Connell Annie Fisher Brittnee Grimshaw Liz Kaloupek Charlie Hubbard Alexis Rose Dan Brennan Ryan Tucker Jessy Brisbois Peter Miller Ryan Pesch Ben Lohre Rebecca Miller Matt Stegemann Kelly Smith Sara Stuedemann Matt Lee Sarah Pesch ROSTER ROSTER 7 8 9 10 12 14 18 20 25 27 35 55 71 89 4 5 9 21 22 25 28 33 35 42 47 56 61 84 88 97 ROSTER If you couldn’t tell from the team’s name, we’re If you couldn’t tell from the team’s a tribute to the best player ever to graduate from Kevin only...THE the the one, School: High Ames Has he been running the length of the field Seiler. longer than most of us have known how to walk? most Has he been heckling longer than Probably. is he But Definitely. talk? to how known have us of From the early years to the present, Slow White From the early years to the group of friends and has always been a tight-knit we’re ready to show the teammates. This year, we got in the Boston country how little sunlight Seven if got to play. winter and hide how little we Seafood is coming by land and five if by sea, Illegal Beach. Here come the dwarfs. to Virginia 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE Captains: Sarah Pesch, Rebecca Miller @TheDadLarsonEXP the country. still the fearless leader of one of the best mixed teams in lover and a He is a world champion, a national champion, a cheese local hero. He has coached or captained the majority of this team our best do players. We’ll better ultimate become us all helped and to make you proud, Dad. AMES, IA BOSTON, MA BOSTON, Hannah Baranes Trahey, Captains: Alex @SlowWhite_ THE KEVIN SEILERTHE KEVIN EXPERIENCE ILLEGAL SEAFOOD ILLEGAL MIXED TEAMS MIXED 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 23 MIXED TEAMS
LOCALS ROSTER 3 David Caplan 5’10” 28 NORFOLK, VA 4 John Gibbs 5’11” 30 5 Stetson Roof 5’8” 28 Captains: Justin Maynard, John Gibbs 7 David McFarland 6’0” 26 10 Rachel Charles 5’4” 27 We play pick-up ultimate on a regular basis in Norfolk. One day a 13 Celeste Ostman 5’6” 25 few years ago, we got the gumption to try playing other teams in 15 Pat Meehan 6’1” 25 tournaments and have been traveling around testing our skills under 16 Kate Caplan 5’2” 27 various aliases since. Grass, beach or indoor doesn’t matter to us; we 17 Justin Maynard 6’3” 27 go to where the discs fly! 19 Michaela Dube 5’4” 23 21 Kevin Kopf 5’10” 25 23 Caitlin Sudman 5’4” 27 24 Xavier Charles 5’8” 30 72 Brooke Webber 5’9” 24 88 Mary Kelly 5’7” 25 91 Valerie Leone 5’3” 24
LORD FAIRFAX ROSTER 2 Eli Hosen 6’3” 30 FAIRFAX, VA 3 Jacob Harnage 5’11” 22 4 Sarah Ellis 5’11” 28 Captains: Andrew Han, Alexis Planche 5 Joey Lisko 5’8” 18 fairfaxultimate.com 6 Ana Harnage 5’7” 18 7 Jess Hudson 5’8” 27 Lord Fairfax is an up-and-coming mixed team 8 Katelyn Birchfield 5’9” 18 coming to the D.C., Virginia and Maryland metro 11 Kristin Lue Chee Lip 5’6” 24 area. Consisting primarily of players from a local 12 Andrew Han 5’8” 24 league called Fairfax Ultimate up in Northern Vir- 13 Joshua Cruz 5’9” 26 14 Janelle Heinig 5’8” 26 ginia, this rag-tag group of players has a diverse 17 Alexis Planche 6’ 3” 26 background in terms of ultimate experience, but 25 Joy Kim 5’4” 26 all are professionals when it comes to having a 33 Alex Goldman 5’10” 25 great time. 42 Madison Asher 5’6” 25 54 Mike Duong 5’8” 30
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ROSTER ROSTER 5 6 7 8 9 14 15 16 19 23 25 31 45 4 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 20 22 34 37 42 80 87 88 ROSTER NCNY is a newly created team to compete at Beach are comprised of a core of players Natties. We from the Raleigh-Durham area who participate (TFDA) Association Disc Flying Triangle in regularly Max Power is a team travelling the world to com- Max Power is a team travelling of tournaments, all plete our ultimate bucket list Highlights while doing things #themaxpowerway. Prize at the 2014 have included winning the Spirit at the 2014 Cana- Boracay Open, winning silver Drag‘n leading Championships, Ultimate dian 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE events and club teams in the area. We also have a core of players events and club teams in the area. We area who have played together on college from the Upstate New York and club teams. RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC Captain: Sean Gallagher TORONTO, ON TORONTO, Loat, Marcel Frenette-Corniellis Captains: Chris facebook.com/MaxPowerUlti @MaxPowerUlti was it (sure, Championships Ultimate Am Pan the 2015 at Thrust Low- Wildwood. surviving and victories…) small hey, but 2-1, only got our name off a to mention. We lights have been too numerous hair dryer. NCNY MAX POWER MAX MIXED TEAMS MIXED 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 25 MIXED TEAMS
NO TSU OH ROSTER 1 John Sandahl 6’1” 40 HOUSTON, TX 4 Sharon Tsao 5’5” 24 7 Andrew Walch 6’1” 29 Captains: Sean McCall, Katey Forth 9 Edith Teng 5’5” 26 10 Don Tom 5’10” 44 No Tsu Oh originated in 2000 as a reunion team of the Houston 11 Katey Forth 5’5” 40 Houndz and Doublewide to attend Paganello in Italy. The team won 12 Diana Charrier 5’8” 24 the World Beach Ultimate Cup five times on the Rimini beach before 14 Mike Cramer 6’2” 28 retiring the name in 2008. Since then, a core team has been playing 16 Sarah Levinn 5’10” 26 offseason tourneys together in the mixed division to set the stage for 17 Doug Richardson 5’11” 27 19 Sean McCall 6’3” 44 NTO’s return to the sand, this time in the mixed division and with the 23 Bex Forth 5’5” 40 power of Showdown’s finest. No Tsu Oh has initiated beach league 25 Tina Woodings 5’9” 33 games in Galveston and locally in Houston on sand volleyball courts. 27 Christina Contreras 5’10” 31 42 Ryan Bigley 6’3” 30 44 Jason Best 30 82 Matt Lyle 6’1” 34
OPIG ROSTER 1 Jenny Fey 5’8” 31 ARLINGTON, VA 2 Ryan Morgan 6’1” 34 5 David Cranston 6’1” 27 Captains: Jenny Fey, Ashley Daly, Ryan Morgan 6 Ashley Daly Morgan 5’7” 31 10 Katie Klein Shepley 5’8” 35 Stuck, Oh Pig. 14 Colleen Giglia 5’4” 31 15 Nate Castine 5’11” 28 18 Crystal Davis 5’6” 32 20 Adam Simon 6’0” 33 22 Brian Marshall 6’0” 27 29 Andrea Duran 5’9” 30 33 Luke Wolckenhauer 6’1” 32 36 Nicky Spiva 6’0” 27 45 Jeff Wodatch 6’1” 29 50 Hannah Boone 5’10” 25 88 Kelly Hyland 5’4” 28
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2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 26 5/3/16 7:45 AM SPECTATOR INFO 5/3/16 7:45 AM 27 21 27 24 26 23 21 27 32 22 29 25 24 26 28 30 32 34 24 31 32 36 34 37 35 26 32 30 31 38 34 5’6” 6’1” 6’2” 5‘9” 5’2” 5’9” 5’8” 6’0” 5’8” 5’10” 5‘2” 6’4” 6’2” 5’4” 5’9” 5’3” 5’10” 5’6” 6’0” 6’1” 6’1” 5’6” 6’4” 5’4” 5’9” 5’11” 6’0” 5’7” 5’6” 5’3” Natalia De Jesus Gregory Stolowski Andrew Misthos Jesse Hynes Amy Zhou Elizabeth O’Grady Abbey Newsome Chris Monahan Rebecca Halleran To Terence Julie Ha Ryan Saffa Connor Doyle Kelcie Ralph Evan Valdes Kate Wilson Eric Brach Alexa Cohen Smith Trevor Barrs Lang Grant Tyler Lori Eich Keegan Uhl Remy Schor Stephanie Pritchard Russell Gaskamp Daniel Walton Jane Carlen Angela Lin Alice Chen ROSTER ROSTER 00 4 5 6 12 13 16 18 20 21 22 28 33 87 ROSTER 3 5 7 8 10 11 13 16 21 23 28 30 32 33 71 72 - Squirtle: Prepare for Trouble!! Squirtle: Make it Double!! protect beach ultimate from devasta- Squirtle: To tion! unite all players within our nation! Squirtle: To denounce the evils of crappy dumps! Squirtle: To A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team A young FBI agent infiltrates of master suspects he athletes sports extreme of sophisticated minding a string of unprecedented, and with his corporate heists. Deep undercover, to prove these athletes he strives danger, life in crimes are the architects of the mind-boggling financial markets. that are devastating the world’s MONTCLAIR, NJ Captain: Jesse Hynes @BigSquirtle Squirtle: To sky all enemies to the stars above! Squirtle: To Squirtle: Squirtle! Squirtle: Squirtle! Squirtle: Squirtle Squad, lay out at the speed of light! Squirtle: Surrender now or prepare to fight! Squirtle Squad is a New Jersey-based team formed from a core of squirtles from the mixed team Jughandle, adding squirtles from towns and teams from the Jersey area, drawing a few neighboring squirtles from other regions. 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE SQUIRTLE SQUAD SQUIRTLE LOS ANGELES, CA LOS ANGELES, Russell Gaskamp, Keegan Uhl Captains: Remy Schor, POINT BREAK LA BREAK POINT MIXED TEAMS MIXED 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 27 WOMEN’S TEAMS
THE BENDS ROSTER 2 Brittany Kaplan 5’2” 29 NEW YORK, NY 5 Katherine Cole 5’6” 26 8 Miranda Moore 5’9” 26 Captain: Brittany Kaplan 12 Rebekah Souder-Russo 5’7” 27 bentultimate.weebly.com 22 Anna Membrino 5’2” 26 @bentultimateNYC 35 Maggie Tyson 5’1” 24 41 Kara Neaton 5’11” 29 The Bends met in New York City, at about 50 me- 47 Anne Silver 5’6” 27 ters below sea level, in the pristine waters of the 71 Julie Sussman 5’3” 34 East River. These bubbly beings feel most at home 77 Aideen Costello 5’4” 24 88 Nastasia Tangherlini 5’4” 24 off the shores of Coney Island, but are excited to 93 Anna Meyers 5’8” 23 leave their high-pressure environment and ascend to altitude at Virginia Beach. But not too quickly, lest they #getBENT out of shape.
FILLY LAMP ROSTER 00 Melissa Devlin 5’5” 27 PHILADELPHIA, PA 3 Sarah Johnson 5’7” 27 4 Raha Mozaffari 5’3” 29 Captains: Andrea DeSabato, Raha Mozaffari, Melissa 6 Kelsey Devlin 5’5” 22 Devlin 7 Danielle Byers 5’5” 22 phillyamp.com 8 Liz Hart 5’8” 20 @PhillyAMP 9 Andrea DeSabato 5’5” 29 10 Rachel Clarkson 5’7” 28 Another brisk November sun sets over the Schuylkill 11 Beata Szekeres 5’3“ 24 as Betsy Ross lights a few lonely candles. She 12 Fern Beetle-Moorcroft 5’6“ 24 13 Stacy Huffstetler 5’10” 33 sighs, holding the flag – the project General Wash- 18 Jen Breithaupt 5’4” 28 ington commissioned her. Unbeknownst to her, she 22 Allysha Dixon 5’3” 23 is holding what will be the symbol of freedom and 24 Krista Winalski 5’6” 29 independence for hundreds of years to come, but it 26 Katie Erikson 5’8” 25 feels like a heavy burden now.
Suddenly, a disc-shaped object comes crashing through the window, knocking over the candles she had lovingly lit. The flames catch onto her skirt, then onto the flag, and soon the entire room is ablaze. A beautiful crimson filly bursts through her flame-compromised door, bucking through her parlor and throwing Betsy out into the cold, but away from danger. The mare grabs the American flag in its teeth and takes off through the flames, traversing time and space. It is with this passion and fervor that the ladies of Filly LAMP come together to compete.
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2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 28 5/3/16 7:45 AM SPECTATOR INFO 5/3/16 7:45 AM 29 21 25 30 25 34 33 29 29 27 22 30 26 27 31 30 30 25 26 23 33 27 30 25 33 5’8” 5’7” 5’3” 5’10” 5’5” 5’6” 6’0” 5’2” 5’1” 5’6” 5’6” 5’5” 5’2” 5’3” 5’6” 5’5” 5’2” 5’6” 5’5” 5’2” 5’7” 5’7” 5’6” 5’6” Lindsay Soo Emma Johnson Meagan Brown Cassie Swafford Rebecca Smith Shannon Matzinger Meghan Miller Judy Winglee Heather Zimmerman Erynn Schroeder Christine Bookhout Erica Brenner Brittany Taylor Heidi Bates Beth Kimball Caitlin Newswanger Audrey Isaac Shannon Storey Hana Choi Rebecca Butler Leigh Donahue Becca Harris Caylin Carbonell Francoise Delisle ROSTER 4 9 10 14 16 22 24 25 30 52 88 89 ROSTER 1 3 4 9 10 12 13 15 19 24 48 84 ROSTER We are a North Carolina-based team composed We of ladies who love going to the beach and laying out in the sun. Many of us play together on the the club season, team Phoenix during women’s and we’re excited about playing in this year’s Beach Nationals! CHAPEL HILL, NC Captains: Christine Bookhout, Judy Winglee @1stinflightyall RICHMOND, VA RICHMOND, Choi, Beth Kimball Captains: Hana ladies based out of Richmond, Va. Filthy Rich is a squad of lovely Rebellion club players and old Virginia The team is composed of new excited mostly are but competition, and fun bring to excited are who level! Let’s ultimate at a national to represent Richmond women’s get beachy! 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE FIRST IN FLIGHT IN FIRST FILTHY RICH FILTHY WOMEN’S TEAMS WOMEN’S 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 29 WOMEN’S TEAMS
RETRO ROSTER 6 Hon Yin Eubanks 5’4” 43 RALEIGH, NC 7 Beth Gifford 5’3” 41 9 Laurie Marcey 5’6” 28 Captain: Beth Gifford 11 Mandy Davis 5’2” 50 12 Beth Stagner 5’7” 44 Retro has competed in the women’s masters divi- 14 Brigitte Gonzalez Newsom 5’5” 45 sion for the last six years. For this beach season, 19 Whitney Kramer 5’4” 35 we have combined youth and wisdom, trusting it 21 Conny Morrison 5’4” 26 will serve us well. We’re a team mostly from North 22 Jenny Rogers Green 5’2” 36 Carolina who have played together in a variety of 24 Melissa Gannon 5’8” 26 25 Lauren Gardner 5’4” 34 capacities – elite women’s, (Backhoe/Phoenix) 31 Ruth Kirse 5’7” 28 mixed (wHagonweel and Raleighwood), or have 34 Alison Murray 5’10” 28 been each other’s regional competition and foes. 88 Monika Petroczy 5’4” 45
ROCKFORD BEACHES ROSTER 2 Jessi LeDonne 28 MADISON, WI 3 Liza Minor 25 4 Sarah Meckstroth 24 Captains: Becky LeDonne, Robyn Wiseman 9 Becky LeDonne 39 12 Jasmine Draper 29 The Rockford Beaches are a women’s professional 13 Sally Mimms 36 beach team with a storied history. The Beaches 17 Kelly Wiese 26 originally played from 1943 - 1954 in the All- 18 Kayla Emrick 25 American Girls Professional Beach League. The 19 Melissa Gibbs 29 Beaches won the league championship in 1945, 1948, 1949 and 22 Arthi Padmanabhan 33 23 Anna Williams 29 1950. After a short hiatus, the Beaches placed third at the inaugu- 44 Robyn Wiseman 28 ral USAU Beach Championships and look to kick up some sand in 87 Austin Prucha 28 Virginia Beach in 2016. 99 Katie Dyer 26
Despite the recent retirement of Dottie Hinson, All-The-Way Mae Mordabito and Marla Hooch, this ragtag crew of midwestern swing- ers will dazzle you with their heavy-hitting and curveballs. The Rock- ford Beaches bring their mantra to Nationals…“There’s no crying in beach ultimate!”
We’re the members of the All American League. We come from cit- ies near and far. We’ve got Madisonians, Indiana ones and Swedes. We’re all for one, we’re one for all, we’re all American!
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SKEEAHREET ROSTER 4 Molly Hallweaver 5’6” 26 BOSTON, MA 7 Sophia Herscu 5’3” 27 9 Becca Ludford 5’6” 26 Captains: Becky Malinowski, Claudia Tajima 11 Becky Malinowski 5’10” 26 @skeeahreet 12 Claudia Tajima 5’6” 25 13 Hannah Yee 5’4” 23 Hopefully by the time you read, this we will all have agreed on which 18 Tracy Snyder 5’1” 25 pata shorts to order. Right now it’s a standoff between the blue tri- 21 Chelsea Murphy 5’2” 27 angles or the flowers. 22 Vicky Negus 5’8” 26 24 Margot Lieblich 5’6” 25 28 Golsa Yazdy 5’7” 27
THROWTORIOUS RBG ROSTER 2 Lily Ponitz 5’9” 23 WASHINGTON, DC 3 Katherine Judd 5’6” 26 4 Allyce Estremera 5’6” 24 Captain: Lily Ponitz 7 Rebecca Velez 5’5” 25 8 Anastasia Mark 5’9” 27 Throwtorious RBG hails from the nation’s capital 9 Meg Tucker 5’5” 24 and is comprised of women looking to bring the 10 Wei Gao 5’3” 24 ideals of equality, justice and being a total baller 11 Sarah Buxbaum 5’4” 25 to the shores of Virginia Beach. We formed out 12 Libby Chamberlin 5’6” 25 of a web of friends and friends of friends in the 23 Sarah Lord 5’5” 23 25 Meeta Prakash 5’2” 24 Washington, D.C., ultimate community. Most of our 28 Mayra Nava 5’5” 29 players compete together on teams in the women’s 37 Carolyn Clendenin 5’8” 22 club division. We are generally new to competitive beach ultimate 40 Jacqueline Feil 5’7” 29 (read: non-beer divisions) but can’t wait to put our skills to the test 45 Stephanie Kriston 5’8” 29 this year on the nation’s sandy stage. You can’t handle the Ruth! 91 Jessica O’Connor 5’6” 24
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CHARGE! ROSTER 0 Becka Alper 5’6” 33 JENNIEVILLE, MD 1 Rod Hannon 5’9” 47 5 Eric Prange 6’2” 37 Captains: Rod Hannon, Trish Hannon 10 Trudy Philip 5’4” 39 11 Terri Brandt 5’11” 35 CHARGE! was formed 14 years ago to give a core 13 Paul Didier 6’0” 52 group of long-standing coed teammates a reason 19 Alan Jameson 5’11” 32 to play in the sand in the summer. It was a wel- 22 Genevieve Maricle 5’4” 35 come chance to take off our cleats, soak up some 29 Henry Ferland 5’11” 51 sun and enjoy competitive disc in a new way. Since 32 Marni Jones 36 Kirsten Leckszas 5’8” 48 forming, we have competed each year in Wildwood, 41 Chris Schulze 5’11” 38 N.J., living on boardwalk pizza, dodging TRAM cars 42 David Ross 5’7” 45 and soothing sunburns in the ocean. In fact, several players on the 50 Graham Katz 5’8” 49 squad now ONLY appear on the horizon when beach ultimate is on 54 Allie Hanson 5’4” 35 the menu, preferring to never layout on turf again. Our roster has 66 Andrei Israel 5’10” 38 changed somewhat over the years, but the core members and spirit 91 Abby Elbow 5’8” 39 of CHARGE! still remain strong. Carefully crafted, like your favorite 99 Kathryn Kisska-Schulze 5’7” 42 cocktail, Charge! is assembled each year with equal parts of tal- ent and friendship. We pride ourselves on high-spirited, competitive play, happily heckling our own players as a means of team discipline. We encourage this spirit of play in our opponents as well, ending each game with a ceremony that recognizes the standout players on the opposing squad.
DANGER BAY ROSTER 4 Jooeun Lee TORONTO, ON 7 Darren DiMarco 9 Bonnie Lee 13 John Bowes A group of beach ultimate enthusiasts more fa- 17 Greg Kramer miliar with white snows than white sands, Danger 21 Kirk MacRae Bay is making its first appearance at USAU Beach 22 Darrel Nantais Nationals. Our team name pays homage to a Ca- 24 Michelle Chandler nadian TV series broadcast on CBC Television and 26 Johanna Elias The Disney Channel starting October 7, 1984. The 27 Michelle Po 28 Jenna McLeod series was perceived as wholesome, exciting fare 37 Gary Paskewich for older children and adolescents and continued to be seen through 44 Rachel Robichaud the 1990s in many countries worldwide [wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan- 50 Anthony Slater ger_Bay]. Our team strives to be just as wholesome, just as exciting, 53 Heather Adams and to hopefully channel as much of our inner adolescence as our 78 Velda Wong masters legs can handle. 84 Noah Goldstein
As first reported by ET Canada, the show will be brought back by its original creator to produce the “New Danger Bay.” We look forward to it.
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2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 34 5/3/16 7:45 AM SPECTATOR INFO 5/3/16 7:45 AM 35 36 31 24 36 33 36 35 31 35 34 30 34 42 36 32 36 37 36 33 32 33 32 31 35 36 32 31 35 31 36 33 33 32 5’11” 5’5” 5’5” 5’6” 5’9” 5’4” 5’11” 5’8” 5’7” 6’2” 5’7” 5’10” 5’10” 5’9” 5’7” 6’1” 5’10” 5’11” 5’8” 5’5” 5’5” 5’2” 5’3” 6’1” 5’6” 5’6” 5’2” 6’1” 4’11” 5’10” 6’1” 5’6” 6’0” Ricky Moore Mary McCall Karin Rafaels Erin Swails Grant Franke Jennifer Evans Dan Naylor Sarah Schumacher Elizabeth Blanch Michael Campbell Claire Reintgen Misha Tseytlin Jamie Lavender Naylor Tim Bridget Compton Charles Summers Jason Saienga Kevin Seiler Colin Yeung Erin Francis Lana Seiler Nicole Kresowik Samantha Peverill Dan Kresowik Sara Gangel Jen Brown Misra Taiwo Doug Jacobs Love Anjonrin-Ohu Graham Brayshaw Austin Gangel Stephanie Jacobs Joseph Brisbois ROSTER ROSTER 2 4 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 17 19 20 23 34 42 86 0 2 3 5 6 10 11 13 16 21 23 31 32 33 35 49 88 ROSTER - A mishmash of veterans, coming together to re- A mishmash of veterans, coming their glory days. member and hopefully relive at played together and against each other We’ve over the years, all over lawn and sand tournaments the country. 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE IOWA CITY, IA CITY, IOWA Captain: Dan Kresowik Coaches: Matt Peterson, Mark Kresowik second In 2004, CLX, an Iowa State University-centric team, finished Nationals. A group of Univer in the most legitimate division of UPA whom they sity of Iowa students decided that if the CLX chumps, to own our form easily could we second, finish could lost, never had 10th. team in 2005 to skip school, imbibe on the beach and finish divi- In 2015, Over The Hill finished second in the most legitimate fin- can chumps Hill The Over the If Nationals. Beach USAU of sion the on sleep families, our on out skip certainly can we second, ish at a tournament in 2005, beach and finish 10th. Matthew Peterson, gruntled define internets The now.” right gruntled so am “I remarked as “pleased, satisfied and contented,” or “to put in a good humor.” It is safe to say that after (mostly) long ultimate careers, we are all truly gruntled right now. WASHINGTON, DC WASHINGTON, Tseytlin Captain: Misha GRUNTLED GET OFF MY LAWN! MY OFF GET MIXED MASTERS TEAMS MIXED MASTERS 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 35 MIXED MASTERS TEAMS
OVERRATED ROSTER 3 Steve Lacagnina 5’2” 38 ROCHESTER, NY 4 Christine Purtell 5’4” 41 5 Kenneth Dziak 6’0” Captain: Scott Franklin 8 Marisa Wilson 5’4” 32 9 Katie Mihalenko 5’5” 31 Overrated brings together a core of (current and 11 Liz Lee Johnson 5’1” 33 ex-) Rochester players who have been playing to- 12 Ron Colon 5’8” gether for over 15 years at all levels of ultimate. 13 Scott Franklin 5’8” 46 Aging gracefully into the mixed masters division, 14 David Lindsay 6’0” the team competes at local and national beach 16 Rhiannon Myers 5’10” 33 20 Amanda Davis 5’2” tournaments and expands as needed for local club 23 Kenny Frisch 5’10” 33 tournaments. Beach Nationals #1 was a highlight 28 Angela Dana 5’3” 32 of our tournament year, and we’re excited to continue the tradition of 32 Dan Bell 5’9” 54 intense, good-spirited play and celebration. 41 Abbey McGrew
OVER THE HILL ROSTER 2 Huldah Gronvall 5’5” 33 WASHINGTON, DC 3 Amy Wickner 5’9” 32 4 Christian Heneghan 5’8” 36 Captains: Peter MacArthur, Eric Hartge 7 Peter MacArthur 5’10” 34 8 Matt Broaddus 5’8” 38 We are a group of old and new friends with ties to the D.C. metro- 11 Geoff Morrison 6’1” 35 politan area. 14 Samantha McClellan 5’7” 29 20 Eric Hartge 6’0” 35 24 Sarah Itoh 5’6” 30 25 Matt Gordon 5’10” 33 32 Alison Regan 5’5” 40 33 Cathleen Hartge 5’4” 31 34 Jeff Hale 6’0” 36 40 Alan Janzen 6’2” 34 77 Kimberly Beach 5’5” 42 81 Caner Cooperrider 5’11” 37 92 Robin Poullath 6’0” 33
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5’8” 5’6” 5’4” 6’1” 5’9” 6’3” 6’0” 5’8” 6’0” 5’9” 5’7” 6’5” 5’5” 5’11” 5’5” 5’10” 5’4” 5’6” 6’2” 5’4” 5’6” 5’10” 6’3” 5’2” 6’1” 6’0” 6’0” 6’1” 6’5” 5’6” 6’3” 5’11” 5’3” Jennifer Kurz Becca Tucker Annie Meisels Pete Gilchrist Kim Tischler Winston Ely Anthony David Adams Billy Garcia Josh Kent Shelley Su Katrina Krasnansky Pasquale Anthony Leonardo Emma Groetzinger Manuel Fergus Thomas Taliesin Suzanne Wavroch Sharon Crawford Kate Morrison Ray Parrish Bridget Kane Sara Dieter Eric Woolridge Ben Dieter Thuy Brooks Keith Stanley Jimmy Mangum Brian Gane Katzenbach Trey Baker Pratt Maureen McCamley Michael Jolley Katy Cagle June Lohner
ROSTER ROSTER 1 2 4 5 5’8” Warden-Hertz 6 8 Tim 10 11 12 13 14 27 28 36 69 78 79 00 1 3 5 6 8 11 13 15 19 22 25 26 27 35 80 99 ROSTER The Swamp Rats climbed out of the grimy depths of the Great Dismal Swamp for the first time last season to make a new habitat in the Virginia Beach sand. Many of us had competed together on club teams in North Carolina (LCN, Ring, Phoenix, Retro, Backhoe, Boneyard) and played coed togeth- Shostakovich (and the Angry Buddha) is delight- Shostakovich (and the Angry USAU Beach ed to be returning to the second-ever USAU mixed Nationals as well as the second-ever founded nearly masters competition. Originally of dream Taylor Richey’s a decade ago to fulfill My Knee tournament in Albany winning the Ow, – perhaps at the (goal yet to be accomplished 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP, NC DISMAL SWAMP, GREAT Sara Dieter Captains: Ben Dieter, er in the offseason (Hate, Inc.). We were excited to scrap and claw our er in the offseason (Hate, Inc.). We and we’ve hungry again, return this year, We way to the title last year. rat pack. gotten even more dismal, adding three new females to our 32nd annual this summer), Shostakovich draws players from a Shostakovich draws players from a 32nd annual this summer), Our unifying (if sometimes tenuous) wide spectrum of club teams. dating connection is to pick-up in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, a game high school back to the early 1990s that fosters competition from Buddha has through great grand masters ages. While our Angry his admi- retired (at least for now), we look forward to channeling of Spirit of rable blend of intense competitiveness and embodiment Beach. the Game in Virginia BROOKLYN, NY BROOKLYN, Katrina Krasnansky Captains: Pete Gilchrist, SWAMP RATS SWAMP SHOSTAKOVICH SHOSTAKOVICH THE ANGRY(AND BUDDHA) MIXED MASTERS TEAMS MIXED MASTERS 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 37 MIXED MASTERS TEAMS
YE OLDE BOXCAR ROSTER 0 Jess Wunderlich 5’4” 29 RALEIGH, NC 2 Matthew Clark 6’3” 34 3 Megan Reid 5’4” 30 Captains: Danny Marlow, Suzanne Derby-Wright, 7 Jen Greenholt 5’10” 29 Michelle Pearson 10 Jared Knight 6’4” 32 11 Danny Marlow 6’4” 33 Ye Olde Boxcar is, at its core, a group of people who 16 Shira Polster 5’4” 29 all have played mixed off and on together for sev- 17 Michelle Pearson 5’8” 38 eral years. Since several of us all reached masters 23 Vince Noe 6’2” 33 eligibility together, so we figured, let’s keep this up 25 Ben Schoenebeck 6’1” 33 27 Suzanne Derby-Wright 5’2” 31 and play on the beach. To this mix we added old 31 Katie West 5’6” 31 college buddies, new tournament friends, some 33 Paul Than 5’11” 32 sand volleyball players (they should be good on the beach, right?) 37 David Stiles 5’8” 34 and some random guy we met on the streets (maybe). We’re here to 42 Spencer Rhodes 6’1” 34 play well, have fun and make some new friends along the way.
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2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 38 5/3/16 7:45 AM SPECTATOR INFO 5/3/16 7:45 AM 39 47 39 47 48 40 41 49 58 42 47 40 41 43 40 5’8’ 5’6” 6’1” 6’0” 6’1” 6’0” 6’0” 5’7” 5’10” 6’0” 5’10” 6’8” 6’5” 5’11” 5’9” 6’1” 6’0” 5’9” 5’10” 6’0” 5’7” 6’1” 6’3” 5’9” 5’10” 5’9” 5’9” 5’6” 6’4” 5’11” 6’1” 5’7” Wes Hunt Wes Josh Nadel Kramer Terry Josh Greene Eric Davis Jeff Plentl Brian Lang Keith Doucette Nat Taylor Sean Britton Revell Troy Daran Edmonds Will Bradshaw Morrow Trent Alan Hoyle Dave Kaminski Greg Williams Kubisek Ted Manuel Lamontagne Mark TeKamp Bidon Yannick Daniel McConville Mark Lessard Chamberlain Wayne Donnie McPhee MacAulay Todd Georg Hofmann Mike McAllister Jerry Albert Dave Lepage Ryan Doucet Jerome Beaulieu ROSTER ROSTER 1 2 3 4 6 10 11 12 13 15 16 21 29 41 44 84 89 99 1 4 13 25 42 43 50 57 66 68 76 77 92 98 ROSTER Borderline is a men’s masters and grand masters grand masters and men’s is a Borderline club team from the Atlantic Region (Ultimate Canada)/Northeast Region (USA Ultimate) that was conceived in 2011 by a collection of Cana- dian Maritime and Maine players. The original core and mixed teams group played on various men’s Is the heyday for pirates in the Carolinas re- Is the heyday for pirates straw hat buccaneers ally past? While some of our of the 1700s, you’re may look like they rolled out thirst The brittle. are bones our think you if squiffy with we defend our gold remains, and for plunder Alchemy have weighed gusto. The salty seadogs of flogging. No quarter will be so prepare for a anchor, 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE ORONO, ME Captains: Daniel McConville, Donnie McPhee @BorderlineUlty and developed friendships over the decades from competing against and developed friendships over the decades from competing masters team. as a men’s Borderline competed Initially, one another. competed in the USAU club series in 2011-2013, earning a bid to We Cana- the on we focused 2015, and 2014 In 2013. Nationals in U.S. in 2014. dian Ultimate Championship, winning Canadian Nationals The team grew rapidly as new players came of age, and in 2016, we formed a grand masters team. The U.S. Beach Championships is our first foray into the GM division. CARRBORO, NC CARRBORO, Taylor, Daran Edmonds, Nat Williams, Captains: Greg Dave Kaminski shark bait. plan to leave the beach strewn with given. We BORDERLINE ALCHEMY GRAND MASTERS TEAMS GRAND MASTERS 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 39 GRAND MASTERS TEAMS
GRAVE ERROR ROSTER 0 Jake Bonenberger 5’11” 42 CHAPEL HILL, NC 1 Rich Franck 6’0” 49 13 Nathan Fritze 6’1” 45 Captain: Jacob Bonenberger 15 Brad Kalil 5’10” 50 24 Andrew Brewer 5’10” 48 Grave Error is the result of all the other team’s 31 Noah Wichman 6’1” 42 bad personnel decisions. We are the fodder, the 32 Nick Crawford 6’2” 40 chaff, the slivers of greatness you left on the cut- 42 Jason Pierce 5’11” 45 ting room floor while forming your perfect rosters. 44 Rich Bolen 5’9” 45 These forgotten souls have gathered together with 51 Michael Hamilton-Genson 6’2” 40 one goal in mind – to seek redemption by burying 54 Rich Mason 5’10” 43 the competition in this sandy graveyard. The signs will be subtle. 78 Rabah Sbitani 5’9” 48 When it feels like a hand is reaching out of the sand as you slip and faceplant, know that it is our hand. When the wind pops that disc up into your face instead of your fingers, know that it is our collective breath. And when a hand pats you on the back in that particularly sunburnt spot, well that will be us too, congratulating you on a great game and reminding you of your Grave Error.
JOHNNY WALKER ROSTER 2 Jason Brask 6’4” 45 DENVER, CO 8 Van Le 5’7” 40 10 Curtis Manning 6’0” 41 11 Matt Krei 6’1” 46 This landlocked team might sink in the sand. We’ll 13 Buzz Ellsworth 6’0” 55 have to adjust our rockets accordingly. 14 Lenny Correll 5’11” 42 15 Jim Nolte 6’1” 46 16 Jeff Talbot 6’1” 42 19 Cliff Hanna 6’0” 55 21 John Grzywinski 5’11” 41 29 Bob Krier 6’0” 44 32 Tom Etchison 6’5” 44 33 Eric Peacock 6’0” 42 47 Gabe Fuzat 6’1” 42 55 Aaron Brown 6’1” 46
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2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 40 5/3/16 7:45 AM SPECTATOR INFO 5/3/16 7:45 AM 41 47 51 44 44 43 41 45 43 44 51 43 40 39 40 41 51 45 48 53 44 45 55 49 53 50 43 47 55 52 45 51 44 55 6’0” 6’1” 5’11” 5’6” 6’5” 6’0” 6’0” 6’2” 5’8” 5’11” 5’10” 6’2” 5’10” 6’0” 6’2” 5’10” 5’8” 6’0” 5‘10“ 5’10” 5’11” 5’11” 5’10” 5’8” 5’11” 6’2” 5’11” 6’0” 5‘10” 6’5” 5’11” 5’7” 6’1” Alex de Frondeville Jim Olson Marshall Goff Clift Woody Jed Geary Sandy Hartwiger Mike Namkung Dan Sage Arnold Sanchez Glass Tom Steve Dugan Fritz Burkhardt Benjamin Cohen Matty Anderson Greg Husak Jim Parinella Michael Myers Pete Derouin John O’Neill Ian Bunker Grandison Timothy Brian Barney Daniel Gwartz Seth Martin Bob Steinberg Brian Lee Brian Holloway Mark Evangelisto Gabriel Sanchez Rouven Schreck Dave Ritchie Brian Bishop Alan Meeker ROSTER ROSTER 1 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 22 25 33 37 67 75 83 88 0 1 4 8 9 15 19 23 30 33 47 51 69 70 86 89 99 ROSTER The Old Line core group is celebrating its 10th its celebrating is group core Line Old The anniversary of grand masters play in 2016. What started as Rigor More Disc evolved into Old Line in 2012 and features a hearty group of grizzled, wily - and Wash from the Baltimore veterans primarily No Country is returning to Beach Nationals after a No Country is returning to Beach finishes. (insert of “close but no cigar” year 2015 expletive here). are looking forward to another year of strong We COCKEYSVILLE, MD Daniel Gwartz Captains: Brian Barney, ington, D.C. area, with a touch of southeastern Pennsylvania and ington, D.C. area, with a touch of southeastern Pennsylvania have had top-10 finishes in multiple Nationals points beyond. We You appearances as well as victories in many regional tournaments. good- and talented a be to crew Line Old the find to sure be will spirited squad. BRATTLEBORO, VT BRATTLEBORO, Olson Captain: Jim are glad to see the growth in the GM field competition in the sand and for an even better tournament. this year which should make 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE OLD LINE NO COUNTRY GRAND MASTERS TEAMS GRAND MASTERS 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 41 GRAND MASTERS TEAMS
SANDBLAST ROSTER 00 Steve LaCrosse 6’2” 46 CHICAGO, IL 2 Tom Pearl 6’0” 43 4 Daron Byerly 5’11” 42 Captains: Johnny Hock, Gary LeDonne 7 Ted Winrow 5’11” 41 8 Ryan Fehrenbacher 6’1” 41 Sandblast is essentially a melting pot of former 10 Wayne Tang 5’9” 49 teammates and foes from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio 11 Rob Johnson 5’11” 40 and Michigan. Players on our team competed to- 13 Paul Devine 5’10” 49 gether in college at the University of Illinois and 16 Chris Courtright 6’0” 41 in the masters division as REAL Huck. The sands 21 Jonas Niaura 5’11” 42 31 Marc Landau 6’2” 51 of time have passed, but we have reformed and are reaching back 32 Keith Allen 5’8” 43 to compete again as Sandblast. Sandblasting is “the operation of 34 Johnny Hock 5’11” 51 forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material against a surface 45 Gary LeDonne 5’10” 41 under high pressure to smooth a rough surface.” Some of our players 88 Leo Wang 6’3” 40 are abrasive material, some are a stream of high pressure, and some have just been worn down.
SCRAPPLE ROSTER 3 Richard Hart 5’6” 45 PHILADELPHIA, PA 5 Steve Helvin 5’7” 39 6 Bill Maroon 5’9” 44 Captains: Bill Maroon, Jamal Yusof 9 Jay Soda 5’10” 45 11 Len Magargee 5’11” 43 Scrapple - Scraps of meat left over from butcher- 13 Tim Eubanks 5’8” 50 ing, not used or sold elsewhere, were made into 16 Tom Maroon 5’8” 51 scrapple to avoid waste. Scrapple is best known 21 AJ Iwaszko 5’9” 50 as a rural American food of the Mid-Atlantic states 22 Trey Paulissen 5’10” 46 (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania 23 Pat Wright 5’8” 53 24 Clayton Coltman 5’8” 42 and Virginia). Scrapple and panhaas are commonly considered an 27 Brian Whelan 5’10” 39 ethnic food of the Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Mennonites and 37 Petter Abrahamsson 5’10” 41 Amish. Scrapple is found in supermarkets throughout the region in 50 Bill Dristy 6’2” 53 both fresh and frozen refrigerated cases. 55 Tom Carroll 6’2” 40 66 Jamal Yusof 5’8” 50 This definition also describes a grand master’s ultimate team from 80 Alit Balk 6’2” 40 the Mid-Atlantic states. 88 Matt Shaff 5’9” 45
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2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 44 5/3/16 7:45 AM PLAYER INFO 5/3/16 7:45 AM 45 — 11th Edition USA Ultimate Rules of Ultimate. USA Ultimate Rules — 11th Edition 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE ABOUT SPIRIT OF THE GAME™ OF SPIRIT ABOUT 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW YOU THINGS 10 of the game, or the basic joy of play. at the expense of mutual respect among competitors, adherence to the agreed upon rules responsibility for fair play on the player. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never 5. DON’T “GIVE AS YOU GOT.” GOT.” 5. DON’T “GIVE AS YOU you have no right to wrong someone in There is no “eye for an eye.” If you are wronged, severely mistreated, you may bring the issue return. In the extreme case where you were or even lodge a complaint with the governing up with a captain, tournament director, We recall a complaint may be filed against you. in kind, however, If you retaliate body. treat you, not as they have treated you. In point (1): treat others as you would have them the end, you are responsible for you. 4. SOTG IS COMPATIBLE WITH CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY. WITH CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY. IS COMPATIBLE 4. SOTG important that some aspect of SOTG can be It is a fallacy to argue that the stakes are so teams and star players have shown that you can bring and again, great cast aside. Time game without sacrificing fair play or respect all your competitive and athletic zeal to a for your opponent. 2. CONTROL: SOTG TAKES REAL EFFORT. REAL EFFORT. TAKES SOTG 2. CONTROL: that everyone adopts and then games run SOTG is not just some abstract principle in tight games. Hard fouls are committed. smoothly without effort. Close calls are made pressure: how you contain your emotionality, SOTG is about how you handle yourself under and modulate your voice. If you initiate or contribute to the unraveling tame your temper, If you act to mend things (or at least not of spirit, the concept falls apart quickly. the game heals itself. exacerbate the situation) by following (1) above, ARE DIFFERENT. 3. HECKLING AND TAUNTING barbs, friendly are Heckles heckling. good-natured of tradition long a has Ultimate can be fun, but taunting is unspirited and typically from non-playing spectators. Heckling foul call or close play are NOT heckling: wrong. Harassing remarks after an opponent’s which create unpleasant playing conditions and often escalate to are abusive taunts they acrimonious disputes. 1. THE GOLDEN RULE: TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD WANT TO BE TREATED. BE TREATED. TO WANT WOULD YOU AS OTHERS TREAT 1. THE GOLDEN RULE: the best of your from mutual respect among opponents. Assume Spirited games result want the same for yourself. You would her the benefit of a doubt. opponent. Give him or is. Maybe you should do not assume that your opponent But if you are thick-skinned, your mother.” others as you would have them treat think of this rule as, “treat SPIRIT OF THE GAME THE OF SPIRIT Ultimate has traditionally relied upon the spirit of sportsmanship, which places the 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 45 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.
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 his/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.
2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS
2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 46 5/3/16 7:45 AM PLAYER INFO 5/3/16 7:45 AM 47 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE Following each game, rather than lining up to slap hands, the two teams gather into a teams gather into a rather than lining up to slap hands, the two Following each game, around the shoulders on each team, facing inward, with arms circle, alternating players you. of the person next to briefly about the game. team captains) on each team will talk One or two people (often goes first, then the winning team. Usually the losing team own team played, what include how the game went, how your Things to talk about can else that might who on the other team played well and anything the other team did well, be done better (and something you think could even if it’s be worth communicating, the mirror on this). don’t forget to look in the winning team takes a step into the circle After each team has had a chance to talk, to slap hands with the players on the other team. and walks around counter-clockwise That’s it! It’s pretty simple and definitely something that brings teams together and puts puts pretty simple and definitely something that brings teams together and it! It’s That’s the all about respect for each other and It’s the game and the experience in perspective. also about other through competition. It’s experience of bringing out the best in each for what they really are: part of the same building relationships and seeing opponents to meant not is and required not is this that note Please ultimate. loves that community have (e.g., cheers, games, photos, gifts or replace other post-game traditions you may Ultimate staff and other event organizers trading gear). Good luck, and please let USA how it goes! - - - - SPIRIT CIRCLES SPIRIT the competitions throughout from international are an idea borrowed Spirit circles events championship world to traveled have teams American years, For world. ultimate showed the each competition, but exceptionally well in have not only done where they and their respect for the game we place on community the importance international against teams lot from competing have also learned a But American players opponents. international the of parts positive most of the one and invariably countries, other from number are a there While circles. spirit the post-game of tradition the been has experience are some quick tips to get your team started: of ways to do this, here 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 47 HEALTH AND SAFETY 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 or 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 two hours prior to game time each day. Directions to the local hospital can be found in prior pages 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 state-recommended course).Coaches should not submit records of course completion to USA Ultimate, but should maintain records on-site while coaching. REMOVAL & RETURN TO PLAY • All guidelines identified by the CDC must be strictly followed in the event of a suspected concussion. 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. DOCTOR’S NOTE REQUIREMENT • If, during a USA Ultimate event, an athlete receives care at a hospital, medical clinic or doctor’s office, or is referred to a hospital or doctor by event medical staff, the athlete is barred from further competition in that event until he or she provides a doctor’s note, on letterhead or prescription pad, to event medical staff stating that the athlete is authorized to return to competition. 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.
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2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 48 5/3/16 7:45 AM PLAYER INFO 5/3/16 7:45 AM 49 2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 USA ULTIMATE Event staff will communicate with players and spectators via PA system and through system and through and spectators via PA with players communicate Event staff will will be then Play danger. lightning radios if there is marshals equipped with field stopped, and everyone should seek shelter. the field site includes any fully enclosed Safe shelter for players and spectators at windows. building or vehicle with a hard top and closed to determine when to send people to Event staff will use the “flash-to-bang” method individuals all 30 seconds, reached has count flash-to-bang the time the By shelter. should be in a safe shelter location. avoid being the tallest object in an open field try to If you can’t get to a safe shelter, Assume a crouched other tall objects, metal objects and water. Avoid or on open water. around wrapped arms your ground, the touching feet your of balls the only with position your knees and your head lowered. Minimize contact with the ground. Do not lie flat. land lines. Cell phones are safe, provided the person has followed using telephone Avoid other safety guidelines. captains should Event staff will indicate to players when play is going to resume. Team Central to receive instructions for resuming play and any schedule meet at Tournament modifications. Spectators and equipment must stay at least three yards away from the sidelines. three yards away from the sidelines. Spectators and equipment must stay at least must you, etc., strollers, coolers, Chairs, them. respect lines, there are buffer Where be at least three yards from the sidelines. is not safe, he or she should inform If a player believes that an object on the sideline or she is satisfied that safe conditions have event staff and refrain from playing until he been established. spectators or objects remove move or to right the reserve staff event and Ultimate USA are, in the opinion of USA Ultimate from on or near the playing field if those conditions or event staff, unsafe for players, staff or spectators. Medications such as antihistamines, decongestants, certain asthma medications and and certain asthma medications decongestants, such as antihistamines, Medications them if possible. illness. Avoid increase risk for heat diuretics can that can as caffeine and ephedrine) supplements (such certain nutritional Avoid production. metabolism and heat body and/or increase dehydrate the and after play. AND sports drinks) optimally before, during Eat and drink (water grapefruit juice, good sources include sports drinks, yogurt, Potassium is important; drinks, sports include sources good important; also is Sodium oranges. and bananas carbohydrates are nuts, cheese and crackers. After play, vegetable juices, pretzels, cereal, white bread, corn chips, sports as potatoes, honey, important: foods such cakes, bagels, crackers and gummy candies. drinks, jelly beans, rice and fluid a to leads it if dangerous be can Over-hydrating much. too drink Don’t electrolyte imbalance. be more susceptible illness. If you’ve been sick, your body may Be sensitive to prior to dehydration. LIGHTNING GUIDELINES • • • • • • • • • SIDELINE SAFETY PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HEAT ILLNESS OF HEAT TREATMENT AND PREVENTION and carbonated beverages. alcohol, caffeine • Avoid • • conditions? perform under current you fit enough to body – be honest! Are • Know your • • Clear/copious = hydrated. Dark = Need water/electrolytes. • Monitor your urine. • wet the skin, get in front of a fan or breeze. Find shade, after play. • Rest and cool down 2016 Beach Nationasl _r4.indd 49 HEALTH AND AND SAFETY HEALTH MEN’S SCHEDULE
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