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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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]
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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
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WEEKEND OVERVIEW
EVENT INFO
Friday, May 13 at Ramada Virginia Beach Oceanfront
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: Team Registration
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.:
Captains’ Meeting
Saturday, May 14 at Virginia
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
Competition Begins
Showcase Game
Meal for Athletes, Social Event to Follow
Sunday, May 15 at Virginia Beach
8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Competition Continues
2:30 p.m.: Finals
Post-Finals: Award Ceremony. Immediately following the finals, awards
will be presented to the champions and second-place
teams in each division, as well as Team Spirit Award
winners and Individual Spirit Award winners.
EVENT STAFF
Tournament staff members will be wearing event shirts. If they can’t answer your
questions, they will point you to one of the following people for further assistance:
Tournament Director – George Alcaraz
USA Ultimate Staff
Chief Executive Officer – Dr. Tom Crawford
Director, Marketing and Communications – Andy Lee
Director, Member Services & Community Development – Josh Murphy
Manager, Events – Byron Hicks
Manager, Competition and Athlete Programs – Ernest Toney
Manager, New Media – Matthew Bourland
Manager, Communications and Publications – Stacey Waldrup
Coordinator, Youth & Education Programs – Sarah Powers
2016 USA ULTIMATE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS
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COMPETITION RULES
USA Ultimate Official Rules of Ultimate – 11th Edition will be in effect.
All games to 13, point cap at 15
Halftime is 5 minutes.
Each team has one timeout per game.
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-cap 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.
• Caps do not affect timeouts.
EVENT INFO
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SITE RULES
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o Tobacco! Facility, event staff and security will be checking to make sure people are
not smoking. Please abide by the rules.
• No glass or metal bottle caps!
• Pets, glass containers, motorized vehicles and any other items that are deemed unsafe
are prohibited.
• 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. Keep the facility clean.
• Language – This is a family environment. Please keep this in mind.
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COMELEARNTOPLAYULTIMATE
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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ULTIMATE IN
10 SIMPLE RULES
1. THE FIELD: A rectangular shape with end zones at each end. A regulation field is 70
yards by 40 yards, with end zones 25 yards deep.
2. INITIATE PLAY: Each point begins with both teams lining up on the front of their
respective end zone line. The defense throws (“pulls”) the disc to the offense. A regulation
game has seven players per team.
3. SCORING: Each time the offense completes a pass in the defense’s end zone, the
offense scores a point. Play is initiated after each score.
SPECTATOR INFO
4. MOVEMENT OF THE DISC: The disc may be advanced in any direction by completing a
pass to a teammate. Players may not run with the disc. The person with the disc (“thrower”)
has ten seconds to throw the disc. The defender guarding the thrower (“marker”) counts
out the stall count.
5. CHANGE OF POSSESSION: When a pass in not completed (e.g. out of bounds, drop,
block, interception), the defense immediately takes possession of the disc and becomes
the offense.
6. SUBSTITUTIONS: Players not in the game may replace players in the game after a score
and during an injury timeout.
7. NON-CONTACT: No physical contact is allowed between players. Picks and screens are
also prohibited. A foul occurs when contact is made.
8. FOULS: When a player initiates contact on another player a foul occurs. When a foul
disrupts possession, the play resumes as if the possession was retained. If the player
committing the foul disagrees with the foul call, the play is redone.
9. SELF-OFFICIATING: Players are responsible for their own foul and line calls. Players
resolve their own disputes.
10. SPIRIT OF THE GAME: Ultimate stresses sportsmanship and fair play. Competitive
play is encouraged, but never at the expense of respect between players, adherence to the
rules, and the basic joy of play.
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MEN’S TEAMS
AMPERSAND
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Captains: Ben Pelleg, Stephen Ng
phillyamp.com
@phillyamp
After being ab&oned by the ladies of LAMP last
year, the h&some men of Philadelphia AMP decided to b& together to throw backh&s. Our outs&ing
team includes a r&om Patrol player & a soon-to-be
husb&! We are sure to make p&amonium on the
s&. T&oori chicken.
ANDTHE WARHAWKS
CAMBRIDGE, MA
Captains: Misha Sidorsky, Ben Van Heuvelen
@AndTheWarhawks
And the Warhawks is a Northeast beach ultimate team, composed of
some of the former members of Danny and the Warhawks. They are
the reigning USAU National Beach Champions. Caw-caw!
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Luke Ryan
Ben Parrell
Charles Weinberg
Calvin Trisolini
Stuart Hean
Max Charles
Stephen Ng
Ben Pelleg
Owen Murphy
Austin Bonelli
Matt Paparone
Matt Carter
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Walker Hatchett
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Misha Sidorsky
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Tom Doi
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Thomas Cooper
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Ian Toner
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Misha Herscu
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William Katz
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Matthew McDonnell 6’0” 26
Berend Van Heuvelen6’5” 35
Will Van Heuvelen 5’10” 26
Jody Avirgan
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Brett Matzuka
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Markham Shofner 6’0’’ 27
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MEN’S TEAMS
BAYONET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Captain: Zack Purdy
@bayonut
Group of beach players from San Francisco looking to ball on the
national stage.
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Nick Greenfield
Tyler Boyd-Meredith
Daniel Bower
Alex Kaja
Wes George
Wendell Wilson
Derrick Marcey
Abe McKay
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SPECTATOR INFO
BROWATCH
ATHENS, OH
Captains: Andy Ball, Eric Converse
@BroCatsUltimate
BroWatch was formed on the sandy shores of
Stroud’s Run in Athens, Ohio, by a collection of
Ohio University college students and alumni. The
unofficial “Best Pickup Team” in the country returns in 2016 to defend its Beach Chumpionship
title.
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Todd Grace
Trevor Hawks
Mike Bruce
Connor Haley
Nick Wetzel
Cameron Heightland
Matt Downie
Matthew Olson
Luke Eastman
Schuyler Redding
Andrew Foley
Robert Olson
Andrew Grogan
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MEN’S TEAMS
DUNE SQUAD
YPSILANTI, MI
Captains: Austin Lewis, Trey Taliaferro
@Dune_Squad
Our team has been together for two years. We first
created it last year to play in the very first Beach
Championships, and we haven’t played in any other tournaments together. Most of us have played
together in college at Eastern Michigan University
or against each other as we are all from Michigan.
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
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Adam Liakos
Jonathan Lee
Trey Taliaferro
Christian Doctor
Jonathan Patterson
Alexander Belanger
Connor Lukas
Zach Jawahir
Joshua Osinski
Austin Lewis
Mark Cooks
Daniel Boynton
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RICHMOND, VA
Captains: Geoff Horsfield, Justin Morrison
facebook.com/FloodwallUltimate
@rvaopen
How does any pod of whales form? Through family,
friendship, shrimp or plankton plumes, and a need
for survival, but mostly through nature’s sirens’
song we gathered. Bubbling from the depths of a
white whale’s ambergris, known commonly as Virginia’s premier open team, Floodwall, we decided
to once again defend our home state at USA Ultimate’s Beach Championships. The team is hoping our 2015 Capital
Sectionals Championship, top 25 USA Ultimate ranking and stellar 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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Owen Thompson
Scott Andrews
Geoff Horsfield
Rob Robinson
Chris Bowling
Matt McDaniel
Josh Reynolds
Ray Santoyo
Ben Broser
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MEN’S TEAMS
HUMILISWAG
OCEAN CITY, MD
Captains: Alex Jacoski, Will Neff, Goose Helton
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Tim Morrill
humiliswag.com
@humiliswag
“A dream born on the shores of Assateague Island, evolved on the
beaches of Ocean City, Maryland, and polished on the hot sands of
the Philippine Islands. Humiliswag has been chasing perfection in
training and beach ultimate since its inception in 2013. While our
style and programming is always evolving, the goal has always been
to personify excellence in spirit, competition and community.”
JAYBIRDS
DESTIN, FL
Captains: Dustin McKee, Mason Zetsch
Coach: Craig Anderson
The Jaybirds strike back.
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Will Neff
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Tim Morrill
Jordan Queckboerner
David Pimenta
AJ Jacoski
Nick Simonelli
Elliot Trotter
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Established 2013
Ocean City, Maryland
Spirit-Humility-Unity
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Dustin McKee
Josh Madigan
Keith Meek
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Shannon Mosley
Mason Zetsch
Nick Anderson
James Theodos
Chris Cude
Denver Moore
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MEN’S TEAMS
MIDRIFT
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IOWA CITY, IA
Captains: Sean Newlin, Steve Czechowski
@MidRiftUltimate
The Midcontinent Rift System (MidRift) is a geological rift in the center of the North American continent. Some say the center of the universe. Some
aren’t as opinionated as we are. It formed when
the continent’s core began to split apart about 1.1
billion years ago. Unknown to the coastal areas of our continent, it is
a lot of pressure to be the core of a continent, providing for your outer
compatriots like a heart to a useless limb. The rift failed, however.
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.
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Grant Maynard
Sean Newlin
Chris Reichel
Josh Purman
Jon Beavers
Cody Rohlf
Steve Czechowski
Mike Egan
Michael Brisbois
Eric Shomo
Frank Qin
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WASHINGTON, DC
Captain: Charlie Patten
Paranoia was formed in 2015 from players within the Georgetown
ultimate community and includes several former (and current) captains and coaches of the Georgetown men’s team, Catholic Justice.
While we come from a diverse background of club teams, many of us
have competed together in college or on mixed teams at Wildwood
and Lei Out. Paranoia placed fifth at the first-ever Beach Championships last year and returns much of its roster for the 2016 edition.
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Nico Lake
Logan Rhyne
Michael Malloy
Eric Miner
Charlie Patten
Steven Wartinbee
Troy Holland
Glenn Poole
Alex Bodaken
Aidan McLeod
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MEN’S TEAMS
RIGHT COAST
RALEIGH, NC
Captain: Shane Sisco
@RightCoast_Ulti
Right Coast initially formed as a Wilmingtonbased mixed team several years ago. Now we are
a collective group of elite North Carolina ultimate
players who have joined together for our second
year of competing in the beach division.
LYNCHBURG, VA
Captain: Connor High
Our rowdy crew became ultimate comrades
through our shared home port of Virginia and our
love for the sport of ultimate. When we heard of the
grand tale of a beach where ultimate was played 5
v. 5 on a national level, we could not resist. We set
sail for the 2016 USA Ultimate Beach Championships, and now we have landed. All hands on deck!
Sailors to the ‘Ship!
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Joey Cretella
Shane Sisco
Eric Olson
Taylor Minch
Jeff Nordgren
Jon Stone
Matt Bode
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SAILORS
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Taylor Nelson
Kevin Habermas
Connor High
Chris Miller
Jim Boley
Spenser Foley
Jonathan Mast
TJ Scott
Ronald Imbert
Justin Phillips
Billy Harmon
Kieran Blakemore
Elliott Isaac
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MEN’S TEAMS
SOMERVILLE YOUTH
SOMERVILLE, MA
Captains: Jason Shnipes, Sam Dushay
Youth is a bit of a misnomer; there is a lot of chest hair on this team.
The boys in Manila are pretty vanilla; the boys in Somerville are pretty
[REDACTED]. Jon Bon Jovi once said, “Make Somerville great again.”
He did not follow through. Our lives are like telenovelas: symbiotic
and purposelessly natural. Our communication is like co-evolution:
tense and in Spanish.
WEEKEND WITH
BERNIE
BROOKLYN, NY
Captains: Calvin Vannoy, Stefan Dicker, Jay Sehgal
Coach: Ellis Kim
berniesanders.com
@wkndwithbernie
Weekend With Bernie is a Brooklyn-based beach
team largely comprised of members of the New
York men’s team Youngbloods. After stints in both
the House and the Senate, we’ve decided to take
our talents to the big time: Beach Nationals. Will
we win? Not if the superdelegates have anything to
say about it. But will the people love us? You bet.
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Rafi Parens
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Nick Adolph
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Brendan Awerbuch
Ellis Kim
Alex Grintsvayg
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Jonathan Kwan
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MEN’S TEAMS
YETIS ON THE BEACH
YPSILANTI, MI
Captains: Matt Wilken, Phil Cherosky
Coach: Matt Wilken
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Michael Jahn
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Johnny Bansfield
Dan Donovan
Kevin Ryan
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Yetis on the Beach are best known for guarding the
expansive Michigan coastline from the threat of our
nefarious neighbors, but few historians know that
they protect the Ohio shores as well. These creatures
of mythical proportions enjoy long walks on the beach,
expansive piano solos, serene sunsets and philosophical conversations that last deep into the night. BUT, don’t be fooled
by his cultured insights, unrelenting charm and dashing good looks.
This creature comes to play. If you are fortunate enough to see a Yeti
up close, don’t forget to snap a picture. For years, they eluded the paparazzi and only recently have embraced the pictorial age. Be one of
the first to catch these creatures in their natural habitat, on the beach!
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This particular group of Yetis have competed together and against
each other in the club division on High Five and Madcow for several
years. Now, thanks to the Treaty of Versailles (Ohio, not France), they
have joined forces to compete at the national level and share their
mystical combination of competitiveness and fun. If you see one on
the beach, just remember that it’s good luck to pet a Yeti.
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MIXED TEAMS
BALTIMORE
FLATBALL CLUB
BALTIMORE, MD
Captains: Echo Presgraves, Warren Wells
@BaltimoreFC
Baltimore Flatball Club is excited to return to
USAU’s second Beach Nationals after their championship-winning performance in the spirit award
division. We recognize that there is serious competition 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.
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Winston Chang
6’1” 28
Alice Bauman
5’4” 28
Susanna Jivotovski 5’11” 22
Britta Schaffmeyer 5’7” 32
Echo Presgraves
5’8” 25
Leo Pepper
5’11” 26
Martha Gregory
5’8” 26
Sam Epstein
6’3” 23
Kate Stambaugh Chang5’8” 29
Christopher Cahoon 5’11” 26
Warren Wells
5’11” 29
Carlos Lalimarmo 5’9” 26
Jacob Nuxoll
6’4” 29
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
MIDDLETOWN, NJ
Captains: Kenny Calello, Peggy Monkemeier
Born in the slop of Normandy, The Bandits soon
realized that they could hang point for point with
dragons in the sand. Always adding wayward
souls led us to a new and improved marauding
band of thieves, and in our present form, properly
papered, you will need more than a fire extinguisher to stop us!
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John Denman
Alyssa Gehringer
Olivia Wint
Kelly Fonner
Eric Eia
Peggy Monkemeier
Chanelle Banta
Steve Willis
Anthony Sapichino
Frank Harris Kenny Calello
Nikki Hair
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BEACHBOAT
CINCINNATI, OH
Captains: Ryan Gorman, Brittany Winner
facebook.com/beachboatulty
@beachboatulty
BEACH PLEASE
FORT COLLINS, CO
Captains: Robb Prescott, Laura Prescott
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.”
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Chris Powers
Lucia Derks
Nancy Haskell
Ryan Gorman
Steph Mack
Tim Settles
Jen Golan
Kate McInerney
Brittany Winner
Jeff Haney
Austin Winner
Joe Mozloom
Eddie Mack
6’0” 28
5’5” 30
5’2” 30
6’3” 29
5’5” 31
5’9” 26
5’8” 30
5’10” 30
5’10” 31
5’11” 28
6’2” 29
5’10” 28
5’8” 33
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With a core of Cincinnati Steamboat’s club mixed
players at the helm, Beachboat is excited to make
its return to the shores of the Atlantic. Steamboat
was formed in 2008 and is the Great Lakes Region’s longest-running mixed program. Over the
years, shipmates have travelled extensively to play
grass tournaments around the U.S., but in 2011, eager to test out
our sea legs, we navigated uncharted waters as Battello a Vapore to
the harbors of Paganello and docked there again in 2012. Now, with
some new crew on board, we’re hoisting anchor and setting course
to Virginia Beach to compete again together on American sand after
our debut at the Beach Championships in 2015.
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Emily Stege
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Coit Stevenson
Dena Slattery
Michelle Klamm
David Chan
Robb Prescott
Laura Prescott
Cory Cox
Stephen Gross
Karen Brohard
Jacob Juszak
Matt Tacheron
6’0” 42
5’6” 30
5’8” 26
5’5” 23
5’10” 30
5’5” 30
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BELIEVELAND
CLEVELAND, OH
Captain: Sharon Yee
The drive. The fumble. The decision. Always coming up short on the big stage, Cleveland sports
fans keep coming back for more with perhaps a
masochistic devotion. It’s time to vindicate that
loyalty and further expose the city to ultimate by
competing among the greats. Believeland is making its debut this
year comprised of elite club players from northeast Ohio and surrounding 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
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Evan Hughes
Michael Fioramonti
Mike Ford
Claire Burns
Nathan Buddemeyer
Julia Murphy
Carter Wang
Eli Stoever
Logan Vantrease
Lauren Piontek
Sharon Yee
Kumiko Sano
Rebecca Colbert
5’10” 27
5’9” 25
6’0” 30
5’7” 25
6’0”
5’3” 25
6’0” 26
6’2” 24
5’9” 27
5’5” 23
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WOODS HOLE, MA
Captain: Sarah Tulin
Our team was formed through a Woods Hole, MAOntario, Canada connection. Our core group plays
beach ultimate on Cape Cod, and we have joined
with teammates from Boston and Toronto who all
share a love of the sandy version of the sport.
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Sarah Tulin
Wesley Johnson
Brian Sauro
Agatha Hodsman
David Friedman
Julie Jee
Shi-Min Chin
Patrick McGrath
Kerri Kightley
Eric Scheid
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COMIC SANDS
FORT WORTH, TX
Captains: Ivy Byun, Ted Barnett
Despite being in landlocked Fort Worth, we have
built a talented team of players who can play on
dry, concrete-like ground to swampy, muddy fields.
We enjoyed a great season last year, and we are
looking forward to another memorable experience
at Beach Nationals.
ERIE, PA
Captains: Hayden Weaver, Niko Jarema
Coach: Eric Zygai
erieultimateleague.ultimatecentral.com
@erieEULE
Erie Brig is a team of friends who have been playing
around the Erie area together for many years. Most of
us have traveled together to various tournaments such
as Wildwood, Mars and Ocean City, and we host our
own annual beach tournament: Don’t Give Up the Disc.
We are participating at Beach Nationals to help bring
awareness of the sport to the Erie area, along with creating a beach-specific club team.
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Ivy Byun
Ted Barnett
Chris Larberg
Claire Oakley
Samantha Gillen
Matt Jackson
Kai Marshall
Reid Bacon
Jay Dunlop
Sam Hill
Keya Davani
Joe Tylutki
5’9” 26
5’3” 30
6’1” 29
6’1” 25
5’8” 28
5’9” 24
5’7” 26
6’5” 21
6’4” 23
5’11” 29
5’7” 27
5’3” 24
6’0” 25
SPECTATOR INFO
ERIE BRIG
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Bryan Heim
5’10” 28
Brandon Confer
5’10” 23
Jessika Turner
5’2” 20
Hannah Widlicka
5’7” 21
Krysten Taccone
5’1” 23
Patrick Gillen
5’8” 25
Hayden Weaver
6’3” 24
Haley Echelmeier
5’6” 20
Ryan Crotty
6’0” 21
Steven Bizon
6’1” 26
Shayna Reppermund 5’8” 20
Dan Morrison
6’0” 26
Iris Kim
5’4” 24
Niko Jarema
5’5” 25
Katherine Shindledecker5’8” 22
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FOG CITY
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Fog City was born on Ocean Beach in San Francisco, where we come together every offseason to play
beach ultimate and enjoy the occasional sunshine.
We started as group of friends and teammates
from the Bay Area ultimate scene and are excited
to be back at the Beach Championships.
FUSTER
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Jeff Voss
Gianna Tesler
Anjali Mehta
Kyle McBard
Leah Tsinajinnie
Sam Adamson
Dulcy Docken
Eric Rivera
Margaret Rosano
Eric Shaw
Kimmey Hardesty
Alec Surmani
Jannon Frank
Bill Liu
Aaron Adamson
Holly Schwarz
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CHARLESTON, WV
Captain: Brandon Hudnall
Coaches: Brandon Hudnall, Dylan Elder
Fuster hails mostly from the mountain state of West Virginia with a
few of our teammates coming from as far away as North Carolina. We
are a quasi-competitive flock who got together for Poultry Days three
years ago and have never looked back. We are best represented by our
mascot, the fighting chicken. I know a chicken seems harmless, but
have you ever been pecked by one? They can leave a mark, and the
wound could potentially get infected. Also, roosters are loud as all
get out, especially in the morning. That crowing, when unexpected,
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 signature Appalachian avian spirit in 2016 to Beach Nationals in (East)
Virginia. Beware the chickens of the sea! Kah ka kah!
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Brandon Hudnall
Todd Griffith
Aaron Burns
Tiffany Harless
Steven Romano
Scott Fields
Rylee Cone
Morelva Campbell
Wes Muncy
Tegan McComas
Kim Soltmann
Richard Knapp
Brook Johnson
Susie Byrd
5’8” 36
5’9” 30
5’8” 33
6’3” 26
5’6” 30
6’0” 27
6’0” 43
5’8” 23
5’4” 36
5’9” 23
5’7” 27
5’5” 29
5’11” 38
5’2” 25
5’3” 20
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ILLEGAL SEAFOOD
BOSTON, MA
Captains: Alex Trahey, Hannah Baranes
@SlowWhite_
THE KEVIN SEILER
EXPERIENCE
AMES, IA
Captains: Sarah Pesch, Rebecca Miller
@TheDadLarsonEXP
If you couldn’t tell from the team’s name, we’re
a tribute to the best player ever to graduate from
Ames High School: the one, the only...THE Kevin
Seiler. Has he been running the length of the field
longer than most of us have known how to walk?
Probably. Has he been heckling longer than most
of us have known how to talk? Definitely. But he is
still the fearless leader of one of the best mixed teams in the country.
He is a world champion, a national champion, a cheese lover and a
local hero. He has coached or captained the majority of this team
and helped us all become better ultimate players. We’ll do our best
to make you proud, Dad.
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Rosalyn Año
Ryan Richardson
Ian Engler
Vicki Chang
William Dean
Hannah Baranes
Caitlin O’Connell
India Stubbs
Alex Trahey
Knute Svenson
Corey Flynn
Todd Herman
Jenny O’Connell
Annie Fisher
5’5” 34
5’10” 30
6’1” 25
5’4” 25
6’2” 24
5’6” 25
5’10” 25
5’8” 23
6’4” 27
6’1” 28
5’10” 33
6’4” 28
5’10” 27
5’6” 26
SPECTATOR INFO
From the early years to the present, Slow White
has always been a tight-knit group of friends and
teammates. This year, we’re ready to show the
country how little sunlight we got in the Boston
winter and hide how little we got to play. Seven if
by land and five if by sea, Illegal Seafood is coming
to Virginia Beach. Here come the dwarfs.
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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
5’2” 22
5’5” 22
6’3” 27
5’8” 24
5’11” 26
6’4” 24
5’9” 27
6’0” 19
5’9” 27
6’0” 25
5’5” 24
6’0” 25
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5’3” 22
5’10” 25
5’10” 25
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LOCALS
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We play pick-up ultimate on a regular basis in Norfolk. One day a
few years ago, we got the gumption to try playing other teams in
tournaments and have been traveling around testing our skills under
various aliases since. Grass, beach or indoor doesn’t matter to us; we
go to where the discs fly!
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LORD FAIRFAX
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NORFOLK, VA
Captains: Justin Maynard, John Gibbs
FAIRFAX, VA
Captains: Andrew Han, Alexis Planche
fairfaxultimate.com
Lord Fairfax is an up-and-coming mixed team
coming to the D.C., Virginia and Maryland metro
area. Consisting primarily of players from a local
league called Fairfax Ultimate up in Northern Virginia, this rag-tag group of players has a diverse
background in terms of ultimate experience, but
all are professionals when it comes to having a
great time.
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David Caplan
John Gibbs
Stetson Roof
David McFarland
Rachel Charles
Celeste Ostman
Pat Meehan
Kate Caplan
Justin Maynard
Michaela Dube
Kevin Kopf
Caitlin Sudman
Xavier Charles
Brooke Webber
Mary Kelly
Valerie Leone
Eli Hosen
Jacob Harnage
Sarah Ellis
Joey Lisko
Ana Harnage
Jess Hudson
Katelyn Birchfield
Kristin Lue Chee Lip
Andrew Han
Joshua Cruz
Janelle Heinig
Alexis Planche
Joy Kim Alex Goldman
Madison Asher
Mike Duong
5’10” 28
5’11” 30
5’8” 28
6’0” 26
5’4” 27
5’6” 25
6’1” 25
5’2” 27
6’3” 27
5’4” 23
5’10” 25
5’4” 27
5’8” 30
5’9” 24
5’7” 25
5’3” 24
6’3” 30
5’11” 22
5’11” 28
5’8” 18
5’7” 18
5’8” 27
5’9” 18
5’6” 24
5’8” 24
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5’8” 26
6’ 3” 26
5’4” 26
5’10” 25
5’6” 25
5’8” 30
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MIXED TEAMS
MAX POWER
TORONTO, ON
Captains: Chris Loat, Marcel Frenette-Corniellis
facebook.com/MaxPowerUlti
@MaxPowerUlti
NCNY
RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC
Captain: Sean Gallagher
NCNY is a newly created team to compete at Beach
Natties. We are comprised of a core of players
from the Raleigh-Durham area who participate
regularly in Triangle Flying Disc Association (TFDA)
events and club teams in the area. We also have a core of players
from the Upstate New York area who have played together on college
and club teams.
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Chris Loat
Marcel Frenette-Corniellis
Natalie Wong
Andrea Proulx
Tom Jennings
Meghan Janssen
Courtney Benvenuti
Laura Wiese
Dan Benvenuti
Andrew Leo
Alyne Azucena
Melissa Dunseith
Billy Leung
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Max Power is a team travelling the world to complete our ultimate bucket list of tournaments, all
while doing things #themaxpowerway. Highlights
have included winning the Spirit Prize at the 2014
Boracay Open, winning silver at the 2014 Canadian Ultimate Championships, leading Drag‘n
Thrust at the 2015 Pan Am Ultimate Championships (sure, it was
only 2-1, but hey, small victories…) and surviving Wildwood. Lowlights have been too numerous to mention. We got our name off a
hair dryer.
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Erin Sullivan
Briana Newman
CJ Colicchio
Sean Gallagher
Brayton Maxson
Meg Shea
Rachel Bambrick
Kelly Learned
Rachel Attix
Brad Montgomery
Chris Hughes
Leslie Willis
Craig McGowan
Jon McLeod
Russ Schmitz
5’7” 30
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5’2” 24
6’6” 25
6’0” 25
6’5” 23
5’10” 30
5’1” 23
5’5” 28
5’2” 26
5’11” 25
6’1” 30
5’7” 26
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NO TSU OH
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HOUSTON, TX
Captains: Sean McCall, Katey Forth
No Tsu Oh originated in 2000 as a reunion team of the Houston
Houndz and Doublewide to attend Paganello in Italy. The team won
the World Beach Ultimate Cup five times on the Rimini beach before
retiring the name in 2008. Since then, a core team has been playing
offseason tourneys together in the mixed division to set the stage for
NTO’s return to the sand, this time in the mixed division and with the
power of Showdown’s finest. No Tsu Oh has initiated beach league
games in Galveston and locally in Houston on sand volleyball courts.
OPIG
John Sandahl
6’1” 40
Sharon Tsao
5’5” 24
Andrew Walch
6’1” 29
Edith Teng
5’5” 26
Don Tom
5’10” 44
Katey Forth
5’5” 40
Diana Charrier
5’8” 24
Mike Cramer
6’2” 28
Sarah Levinn
5’10” 26
Doug Richardson
5’11” 27
Sean McCall
6’3” 44
Bex Forth
5’5” 40
Tina Woodings
5’9” 33
Christina Contreras 5’10” 31
Ryan Bigley
6’3” 30
Jason Best
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ARLINGTON, VA
Captains: Jenny Fey, Ashley Daly, Ryan Morgan
Stuck, Oh Pig.
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Ryan Morgan
David Cranston
Ashley Daly Morgan
Katie Klein Shepley
Colleen Giglia
Nate Castine
Crystal Davis
Adam Simon
Brian Marshall
Andrea Duran
Luke Wolckenhauer
Nicky Spiva
Jeff Wodatch
Hannah Boone
Kelly Hyland
5’8” 31
6’1” 34
6’1” 27
5’7” 31
5’8” 35
5’4” 31
5’11” 28
5’6” 32
6’0” 33
6’0” 27
5’9” 30
6’1” 32
6’0” 27
6’1” 29
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POINT BREAK LA
LOS ANGELES, CA
Captains: Remy Schor, Russell Gaskamp, Keegan Uhl
SQUIRTLE SQUAD
MONTCLAIR, NJ
Captain: Jesse Hynes
@BigSquirtle
Squirtle:
Squirtle:
Squirtle:
Squirtle:
Squirtle:
Squirtle: Prepare for Trouble!!
Squirtle: Make it Double!!
Squirtle: To protect beach ultimate from devastation!
Squirtle: To unite all players within our nation!
Squirtle: To denounce the evils of crappy dumps!
To sky all enemies to the stars above!
Squirtle!
Squirtle!
Squirtle Squad, lay out at the speed of light!
Surrender now or prepare to fight!
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Kate Wilson
Eric Brach
Alexa Cohen
Trevor Smith
Barrs Lang
Tyler Grant
Lori Eich
Keegan Uhl
Remy Schor
Stephanie Pritchard
Russell Gaskamp
Daniel Walton
Jane Carlen
Angela Lin
Alice Chen
5’9” 30
5’3” 32
5’10” 34
5’6” 24
6’0” 31
6’1” 32
6’1” 36
5’6” 34
6’4” 37
5’4” 35
5’9” 26
5’11” 32
6’0” 30
5’7” 31
5’6” 38
5’3” 34
SPECTATOR INFO
A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team
of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated
corporate heists. Deep undercover, and with his
life in danger, he strives to prove these athletes
are the architects of the mind-boggling crimes
that are devastating the world’s financial markets.
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Gregory Stolowski
Andrew Misthos
Jesse Hynes
Amy Zhou
Elizabeth O’Grady
Abbey Newsome
Chris Monahan
Rebecca Halleran
Terence To
Julie Ha
Ryan Saffa
Connor Doyle
Kelcie Ralph
5’6” 21
6’1” 27
6’2” 24
5‘9” 26
5’2” 23
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5’8” 27
6’0” 32
5’8” 22
5’10” 29
5‘2” 25
6’4” 24
6’2” 26
5’4” 28
Squirtle Squad is a New Jersey-based team formed from a core of
squirtles from the mixed team Jughandle, adding squirtles from
neighboring towns and teams from the Jersey area, drawing a few
squirtles from other regions.
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WOMEN’S TEAMS
THE BENDS
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NEW YORK, NY
Captain: Brittany Kaplan
bentultimate.weebly.com
@bentultimateNYC
The Bends met in New York City, at about 50 meters below sea level, in the pristine waters of the
East River. These bubbly beings feel most at home
off the shores of Coney Island, but are excited to
leave their high-pressure environment and ascend
to altitude at Virginia Beach. But not too quickly,
lest they #getBENT out of shape.
FILLY LAMP
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Katherine Cole
5’6” 26
Miranda Moore
5’9” 26
Rebekah Souder-Russo 5’7” 27
Anna Membrino
5’2” 26
Maggie Tyson
5’1” 24
Kara Neaton
5’11” 29
Anne Silver
5’6” 27
Julie Sussman
5’3” 34
Aideen Costello
5’4” 24
Nastasia Tangherlini 5’4” 24
Anna Meyers
5’8” 23
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PHILADELPHIA, PA
Captains: Andrea DeSabato, Raha Mozaffari, Melissa
Devlin
phillyamp.com
@PhillyAMP
Another brisk November sun sets over the Schuylkill
as Betsy Ross lights a few lonely candles. She
sighs, holding the flag – the project General Washington commissioned her. Unbeknownst to her, she
is holding what will be the symbol of freedom and
independence for hundreds of years to come, but it
feels like a heavy burden now.
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Sarah Johnson
5’7” 27
Raha Mozaffari
5’3” 29
Kelsey Devlin
5’5” 22
Danielle Byers
5’5” 22
Liz Hart
5’8” 20
Andrea DeSabato
5’5” 29
Rachel Clarkson
5’7” 28
Beata Szekeres
5’3“ 24
Fern Beetle-Moorcroft 5’6“ 24
Stacy Huffstetler
5’10” 33
Jen Breithaupt
5’4” 28
Allysha Dixon
5’3” 23
Krista Winalski
5’6” 29
Katie Erikson
5’8” 25
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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WOMEN’S TEAMS
FILTHY RICH
RICHMOND, VA
Captains: Hana Choi, Beth Kimball
Filthy Rich is a squad of lovely ladies based out of Richmond, Va.
The team is composed of new and old Virginia Rebellion club players
who are excited to bring fun and competition, but are mostly excited
to represent Richmond women’s ultimate at a national level! Let’s
get beachy!
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Audrey Isaac
Shannon Storey
Hana Choi
Rebecca Butler
Leigh Donahue
Becca Harris
Caylin Carbonell
Francoise Delisle
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FIRST IN FLIGHT
CHAPEL HILL, NC
Captains: Christine Bookhout, Judy Winglee
@1stinflightyall
We are a North Carolina-based team composed
of ladies who love going to the beach and laying
out in the sun. Many of us play together on the
women’s team Phoenix during the club season,
and we’re excited about playing in this year’s
Beach Nationals!
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Emma Johnson
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Meagan Brown
5’3” 30
Cassie Swafford
5’10” 25
Rebecca Smith
5’5” 34
Shannon Matzinger 5’6” 33
Meghan Miller
6’0” 29
Judy Winglee
5’2” 29
Heather Zimmerman 5’1” 27
Erynn Schroeder
5’6” 22
Christine Bookhout 5’6” 30
Erica Brenner
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WOMEN’S TEAMS
RETRO
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Retro has competed in the women’s masters division for the last six years. For this beach season,
we have combined youth and wisdom, trusting it
will serve us well. We’re a team mostly from North
Carolina who have played together in a variety of
capacities – elite women’s, (Backhoe/Phoenix)
mixed (wHagonweel and Raleighwood), or have
been each other’s regional competition and foes.
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RALEIGH, NC
Captain: Beth Gifford
MADISON, WI
Captains: Becky LeDonne, Robyn Wiseman
The Rockford Beaches are a women’s professional
beach team with a storied history. The Beaches
originally played from 1943 - 1954 in the AllAmerican Girls Professional Beach League. The
Beaches won the league championship in 1945, 1948, 1949 and
1950. After a short hiatus, the Beaches placed third at the inaugural USAU Beach Championships and look to kick up some sand in
Virginia Beach in 2016.
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Beth Gifford
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Laurie Marcey
5’6” 28
Mandy Davis
5’2” 50
Beth Stagner
5’7” 44
Brigitte Gonzalez Newsom5’5” 45
Whitney Kramer
5’4” 35
Conny Morrison
5’4” 26
Jenny Rogers Green 5’2” 36
Melissa Gannon
5’8” 26
Lauren Gardner
5’4” 34
Ruth Kirse
5’7” 28
Alison Murray
5’10” 28
Monika Petroczy
5’4” 45
Jessi LeDonne
Liza Minor
Sarah Meckstroth
Becky LeDonne
Jasmine Draper
Sally Mimms
Kelly Wiese
Kayla Emrick
Melissa Gibbs
Arthi Padmanabhan
Anna Williams
Robyn Wiseman
Austin Prucha
Katie Dyer
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Despite the recent retirement of Dottie Hinson, All-The-Way Mae
Mordabito and Marla Hooch, this ragtag crew of midwestern swingers will dazzle you with their heavy-hitting and curveballs. The Rockford 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 cities 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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WOMEN’S TEAMS
SAND WITCHES
MADISON, WI
Captain: Lauren Perucco
@SandWitches2016
SHARKS & KISSES
RALEIGH, NC
Captain: Jenna Dahl
@SharksAndKisses
We’re proud and excited to return to Beach Nationals for the second year! Our team formed from our
network of ultimate friendships, and that network
continues to grow every year. We hail primarily
from the southeast U.S., but this year, we have
Sharks swimming in from Austin, Seattle and Boston. We’ve captained together, coached together,
played with and against each other, and all around love us some
ultimate together.
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Rebecca Enders
Mo Kappes
Lauren Perucco
Maggie Kenny
Rachael Westgate
Courtney Remm
Mary VanDuyne
Jaime Glader
Marissa Paulson
Hannah Frank
Jacqueline Jarik
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5’11” 25
5’5” 45
5’5” 24
5’7” 26
5’5” 27
5’6” 28
5’4” 25
5’1” 29
5’7” 23
5’10” 23
5’6” 24
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The Sand Witches are making their second appearance at USA Ultimate’s Beach Championships! We
are a group of Minnesotan, Madisonian, Bostonian
and Chicagoan club players coming together to
represent the #nocoast Midwest. We are some of
the few pale Midwesterners brave enough to compete in such a sunny, sandy competition. While we
do not train in the sand, the snow, mud and rain
conditions we train in prepare us for battling on any terrain. We will
be equipped with our Midwestern tenacity, plenty of sunscreen and a
great love of the game when we show up to compete in Virginia. Virginia is for lovers, and we love sandwiches and competitive ultimate!
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Lili Morris
Jessi Jones
Shellie Cohen
Rachel Johnson
Mariel Hammond
Jenna Dahl
Meg Duffy
Kate Cobelens
Meg Harris
Jackie Fane
Christine Lynch
Heather Ann Brauer
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WOMEN’S TEAMS
SKEEAHREET
BOSTON, MA
Captains: Becky Malinowski, Claudia Tajima
@skeeahreet
Hopefully by the time you read, this we will all have agreed on which
pata shorts to order. Right now it’s a standoff between the blue triangles or the flowers.
THROWTORIOUS RBG
WASHINGTON, DC
Captain: Lily Ponitz
Throwtorious RBG hails from the nation’s capital
and is comprised of women looking to bring the
ideals of equality, justice and being a total baller
to the shores of Virginia Beach. We formed out
of a web of friends and friends of friends in the
Washington, D.C., ultimate community. Most of our
players compete together on teams in the women’s
club division. We are generally new to competitive beach ultimate
(read: non-beer divisions) but can’t wait to put our skills to the test
this year on the nation’s sandy stage. You can’t handle the Ruth!
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Sophia Herscu
Becca Ludford
Becky Malinowski
Claudia Tajima
Hannah Yee
Tracy Snyder
Chelsea Murphy
Vicky Negus
Margot Lieblich
Golsa Yazdy
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5’3” 27
5’6” 26
5’10” 26
5’6” 25
5’4” 23
5’1” 25
5’2” 27
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5’6” 25
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Katherine Judd
Allyce Estremera
Rebecca Velez
Anastasia Mark
Meg Tucker
Wei Gao
Sarah Buxbaum
Libby Chamberlin
Sarah Lord
Meeta Prakash
Mayra Nava
Carolyn Clendenin
Jacqueline Feil
Stephanie Kriston
Jessica O’Connor
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MIXED MASTERS TEAMS
BEACHES & CREAM
NASHVILLE, TN
Captains: Ryan McVay, Robin Sasseville
Coach: Ryan McVay
@BeachandCream
BOTTOMLESS
BRUNCH
NEW YORK, NY
Captains: Cary Hammond, Kristi Schmeling
@BBBUltimate
Bottomless Brunch is in its second year as a
mimosa-swilling, blueberry-pancake-eating band
of misfits. Our sole intention is to clean Virginia
Beach out of bacon and play some beach ultimate.
Cheers!
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Kim Sabo
Julie Reichling
Alex Hoover
Chris Billman
Grant Gardner
Ryan McVay
Jen Smith
Eric Francisco
Seth Gleeson
Christy Stephenson
Robin Sasseville
Matt Wright
5’10” 36
5’5” 30
5’5” 35
5’5” 31
5’9” 33
6’0” 37
5’10” 33
5’4” 42
5’6” 40
6’0” 38
5’2” 36
5’10” 32
6’0” 37
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We are a team created from the void – players
brought together out of a desire to compete, a
tangential bond and a residence in the beloved
Southeast. Enemies across decades, forming
friendships of lifetimes on our chosen field of
battle – the sandy beaches of Virginia.
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Kathleen Boyle
5’7” 31
Cassandra Schaffa 5’3” 32
Ian Hamilton
5’9” 34
Kirsten Querbach 5’9” 43
Evan Ritt
5’7” 35
Alexander Rosati
5’9” 34
Mary Glickman
5’6” 32
David Wexler
6’1” 37
Stacey Zargham
6’0” 31
Dana Grandoni
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Heather Ingram
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5’5” 40
Dylan Zeigler
5’9” 38
Christopher Keates 6’4” 34
Kristi Schmeling
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CHARGE!
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JENNIEVILLE, MD
Captains: Rod Hannon, Trish Hannon
CHARGE! was formed 14 years ago to give a core
group of long-standing coed teammates a reason
to play in the sand in the summer. It was a welcome chance to take off our cleats, soak up some
sun and enjoy competitive disc in a new way. Since
forming, we have competed each year in Wildwood,
N.J., living on boardwalk pizza, dodging TRAM cars
and soothing sunburns in the ocean. In fact, several players on the
squad now ONLY appear on the horizon when beach ultimate is on
the menu, preferring to never layout on turf again. Our roster has
changed somewhat over the years, but the core members and spirit
of CHARGE! still remain strong. Carefully crafted, like your favorite
cocktail, Charge! is assembled each year with equal parts of talent 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
TORONTO, ON
A group of beach ultimate enthusiasts more familiar with white snows than white sands, Danger
Bay is making its first appearance at USAU Beach
Nationals. Our team name pays homage to a Canadian TV series broadcast on CBC Television and
The Disney Channel starting October 7, 1984. The
series was perceived as wholesome, exciting fare
for older children and adolescents and continued to be seen through
the 1990s in many countries worldwide [wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_Bay]. Our team strives to be just as wholesome, just as exciting,
and to hopefully channel as much of our inner adolescence as our
masters legs can handle.
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Rod Hannon
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Eric Prange
6’2” 37
Trudy Philip
5’4” 39
Terri Brandt
5’11” 35
Paul Didier
6’0” 52
Alan Jameson
5’11” 32
Genevieve Maricle 5’4” 35
Henry Ferland
5’11” 51
Marni Jones
Kirsten Leckszas
5’8” 48
Chris Schulze
5’11” 38
David Ross
5’7” 45
Graham Katz
5’8” 49
Allie Hanson
5’4” 35
Andrei Israel
5’10” 38
Abby Elbow
5’8” 39
Kathryn Kisska-Schulze 5’7” 42
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Darren DiMarco
Bonnie Lee
John Bowes
Greg Kramer
Kirk MacRae
Darrel Nantais
Michelle Chandler
Johanna Elias
Michelle Po
Jenna McLeod
Gary Paskewich
Rachel Robichaud
Anthony Slater
Heather Adams
Velda Wong
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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MIXED MASTERS TEAMS
GET OFF MY LAWN!
WASHINGTON, DC
Captain: Misha Tseytlin
A mishmash of veterans, coming together to remember and hopefully relive their glory days.
We’ve played together and against each other at
lawn and sand tournaments over the years, all over
the country.
IOWA CITY, IA
Captain: Dan Kresowik
Coaches: Matt Peterson, Mark Kresowik
In 2004, CLX, an Iowa State University-centric team, finished second
in the most legitimate division of UPA Nationals. A group of University of Iowa students decided that if the CLX chumps, to whom they
had never lost, could finish second, we could easily form our own
team in 2005 to skip school, imbibe on the beach and finish 10th.
In 2015, Over The Hill finished second in the most legitimate division of USAU Beach Nationals. If the Over The Hill chumps can finish second, we can certainly skip out on our families, sleep on the
beach and finish 10th. Matthew Peterson, at a tournament in 2005,
remarked “I am so gruntled right now.” The internets define gruntled
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.
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Mary McCall
Karin Rafaels
Erin Swails
Grant Franke
Jennifer Evans
Dan Naylor
Sarah Schumacher
Elizabeth Blanch
Michael Campbell
Claire Reintgen
Misha Tseytlin
Jamie Lavender
Tim Naylor
Bridget Compton
Charles Summers
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5’5” 31
5’5” 24
5’6” 36
5’9” 33
5’4” 36
5’11” 35
5’8” 31
5’7” 35
6’2” 34
5’7” 30
5’10” 34
5’10” 42
5’9” 36
5’7” 32
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Kevin Seiler
Colin Yeung
Erin Francis
Lana Seiler
Nicole Kresowik
Samantha Peverill
Dan Kresowik
Sara Gangel
Jen Brown
Taiwo Misra
Doug Jacobs
Love Anjonrin-Ohu
Graham Brayshaw
Austin Gangel
Stephanie Jacobs
Joseph Brisbois
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5’11” 36
5’8” 33
5’5” 32
5’5” 33
5’2” 32
5’3” 31
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5’6” 36
5’6” 32
5’2” 31
6’1” 35
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OVERRATED
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Overrated brings together a core of (current and
ex-) Rochester players who have been playing together for over 15 years at all levels of ultimate.
Aging gracefully into the mixed masters division,
the team competes at local and national beach
tournaments and expands as needed for local club
tournaments. Beach Nationals #1 was a highlight
of our tournament year, and we’re excited to continue the tradition of
intense, good-spirited play and celebration.
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Captain: Scott Franklin
WASHINGTON, DC
Captains: Peter MacArthur, Eric Hartge
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Christine Purtell
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Kenneth Dziak
6’0”
Marisa Wilson
5’4” 32
Katie Mihalenko
5’5” 31
Liz Lee Johnson
5’1” 33
Ron Colon
5’8”
Scott Franklin
5’8” 46
David Lindsay
6’0”
Rhiannon Myers
5’10” 33
Amanda Davis
5’2”
Kenny Frisch
5’10” 33
Angela Dana
5’3” 32
Dan Bell
5’9” 54
Abbey McGrew
Huldah Gronvall
Amy Wickner
Christian Heneghan
Peter MacArthur
Matt Broaddus
Geoff Morrison
Samantha McClellan
Eric Hartge
Sarah Itoh
Matt Gordon
Alison Regan
Cathleen Hartge
Jeff Hale
Alan Janzen
Kimberly Beach
Caner Cooperrider
Robin Poullath
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5’9” 32
5’8” 36
5’10” 34
5’8” 38
6’1” 35
5’7” 29
6’0” 35
5’6” 30
5’10” 33
5’5” 40
5’4” 31
6’0” 36
6’2” 34
5’5” 42
5’11” 37
6’0” 33
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SHOSTAKOVICH
(AND THE ANGRY
BUDDHA)
BROOKLYN, NY
Captains: Pete Gilchrist, Katrina Krasnansky
SWAMP RATS
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP, NC
Captains: Ben Dieter, Sara Dieter
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 together in the offseason (Hate, Inc.). We were excited to scrap and claw our
way to the title last year. We return this year, hungry again, and we’ve
gotten even more dismal, adding three new females to our rat pack.
1 Jennifer Kurz
5’8” 38
2 Becca Tucker
5’6” 34
4 Annie Meisels
5’4” 45
5 Pete Gilchrist
6’1” 36
6 Kim Tischler
5’9” 44
8Tim Warden-Hertz5’8”
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10 Winston Ely
6’3” 42
11 Anthony David Adams 6’0” 35
12 Billy Garcia
5’8” 37
13 Josh Kent
6’0” 36
14 Shelley Su
5’9” 35
27 Katrina Krasnansky 5’7” 36
28 Pasquale Anthony Leonardo
6’5” 43
36 Emma Groetzinger 5’5” 32
69 Manuel Fergus
5’11” 34
78 Taliesin Thomas
5’5” 40
79 Suzanne Wavroch 5’10” 37
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Shostakovich (and the Angry Buddha) is delighted to be returning to the second-ever USAU Beach
Nationals as well as the second-ever USAU mixed
masters competition. Originally founded nearly
a decade ago to fulfill Taylor Richey’s dream of
winning the Ow, My Knee tournament in Albany
(goal yet to be accomplished – perhaps at the
32nd annual this summer), Shostakovich draws players from a
wide spectrum of club teams. Our unifying (if sometimes tenuous)
connection is to pick-up in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, a game dating
back to the early 1990s that fosters competition from high school
through great grand masters ages. While our Angry Buddha has
retired (at least for now), we look forward to channeling his admirable blend of intense competitiveness and embodiment of Spirit of
the Game in Virginia Beach.
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Kate Morrison
Ray Parrish
Bridget Kane
Sara Dieter
Eric Woolridge
Ben Dieter
Thuy Brooks
Keith Stanley
Jimmy Mangum
Brian Gane
Trey Katzenbach
Baker Pratt
Maureen McCamley
Michael Jolley
Katy Cagle
June Lohner
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5’4” 34
5’6” 34
5’10” 37
6’3” 34
5’2” 44
6’1” 35
6’0” 39
6’0” 38
6’1” 45
6’5” 34
5’6” 35
6’3” 44
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YE OLDE BOXCAR
RALEIGH, NC
Captains: Danny Marlow, Suzanne Derby-Wright,
Michelle Pearson
Ye Olde Boxcar is, at its core, a group of people who
all have played mixed off and on together for several years. Since several of us all reached masters
eligibility together, so we figured, let’s keep this up
and play on the beach. To this mix we added old
college buddies, new tournament friends, some
sand volleyball players (they should be good on the beach, right?)
and some random guy we met on the streets (maybe). We’re here to
play well, have fun and make some new friends along the way.
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Matthew Clark
6’3” 34
Megan Reid
5’4” 30
Jen Greenholt
5’10” 29
Jared Knight
6’4” 32
Danny Marlow
6’4” 33
Shira Polster
5’4” 29
Michelle Pearson
5’8” 38
Vince Noe
6’2” 33
Ben Schoenebeck 6’1” 33
Suzanne Derby-Wright 5’2” 31
Katie West
5’6” 31
Paul Than
5’11” 32
David Stiles
5’8” 34
Spencer Rhodes
6’1” 34
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GRAND MASTERS TEAMS
ALCHEMY
CARRBORO, NC
Captains: Greg Williams, Daran Edmonds, Nat Taylor,
Dave Kaminski
BORDERLINE
ORONO, ME
Captains: Daniel McConville, Donnie McPhee
@BorderlineUlty
Borderline is a men’s masters and grand masters
club team from the Atlantic Region (Ultimate
Canada)/Northeast Region (USA Ultimate) that
was conceived in 2011 by a collection of Canadian Maritime and Maine players. The original core
group played on various men’s and mixed teams
and developed friendships over the decades from competing against
one another. Initially, Borderline competed as a men’s masters team.
We competed in the USAU club series in 2011-2013, earning a bid to
U.S. Nationals in 2013. In 2014 and 2015, we focused on the Canadian Ultimate Championship, winning Canadian Nationals in 2014.
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.
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Wes Hunt
Josh Nadel
Terry Kramer
Josh Greene
Eric Davis
Jeff Plentl
Brian Lang
Keith Doucette
Nat Taylor
Sean Britton
Troy Revell
Daran Edmonds
Will Bradshaw
Trent Morrow
Alan Hoyle
Dave Kaminski
Greg Williams
Ted Kubisek
5’8’
5’6”
6’1”
6’0”
6’1”
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5’10”
6’0”
5’10”
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5’11”
5’9”
6’1”
6’0”
5’9”
SPECTATOR INFO
Is the heyday for pirates in the Carolinas really past? While some of our straw hat buccaneers
may look like they rolled out of the 1700s, you’re
squiffy if you think our bones are brittle. The thirst
for plunder remains, and we defend our gold with
gusto. The salty seadogs of Alchemy have weighed
anchor, so prepare for a flogging. No quarter will be
given. We plan to leave the beach strewn with shark bait.
ROSTER
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Manuel Lamontagne
Mark TeKamp
Yannick Bidon
Daniel McConville
Mark Lessard
Wayne Chamberlain
Donnie McPhee
Todd MacAulay
Georg Hofmann
Mike McAllister
Jerry Albert
Dave Lepage
Ryan Doucet
Jerome Beaulieu
5’10” 47
6’0” 39
5’7” 47
6’1” 48
6’3” 40
5’9” 41
5’10” 49
5’9” 58
5’9” 42
5’6” 47
6’4” 40
5’11” 41
6’1” 43
5’7” 40
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GRAND MASTERS TEAMS
GRAVE ERROR
CHAPEL HILL, NC
Captain: Jacob Bonenberger
Grave Error is the result of all the other team’s
bad personnel decisions. We are the fodder, the
chaff, the slivers of greatness you left on the cutting room floor while forming your perfect rosters.
These forgotten souls have gathered together with
one goal in mind – to seek redemption by burying
the competition in this sandy graveyard. The signs will be subtle.
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
DENVER, CO
This landlocked team might sink in the sand. We’ll
have to adjust our rockets accordingly.
ROSTER
ROSTER
0 Jake Bonenberger 5’11” 42
1 Rich Franck
6’0” 49
13 Nathan Fritze
6’1” 45
15 Brad Kalil
5’10” 50
24 Andrew Brewer
5’10” 48
31 Noah Wichman
6’1” 42
32 Nick Crawford
6’2” 40
42 Jason Pierce
5’11” 45
44 Rich Bolen
5’9” 45
51 Michael Hamilton-Genson
6’2” 40
54 Rich Mason
5’10” 43
78 Rabah Sbitani
5’9” 48
ROSTER
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Jason Brask
Van Le
Curtis Manning
Matt Krei
Buzz Ellsworth
Lenny Correll
Jim Nolte
Jeff Talbot
Cliff Hanna
John Grzywinski
Bob Krier
Tom Etchison
Eric Peacock
Gabe Fuzat
Aaron Brown
6’4” 45
5’7” 40
6’0” 41
6’1” 46
6’0” 55
5’11” 42
6’1” 46
6’1” 42
6’0” 55
5’11” 41
6’0” 44
6’5” 44
6’0” 42
6’1” 42
6’1” 46
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GRAND MASTERS TEAMS
NO COUNTRY
BRATTLEBORO, VT
Captain: Jim Olson
No Country is returning to Beach Nationals after a
2015 year of “close but no cigar” finishes. (insert
expletive here).
OLD LINE
COCKEYSVILLE, MD
Captains: Brian Barney, Daniel Gwartz
The Old Line core group is celebrating its 10th
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
veterans primarily from the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. area, with a touch of southeastern Pennsylvania and
points beyond. We have had top-10 finishes in multiple Nationals
appearances as well as victories in many regional tournaments. You
will be sure to find the Old Line crew to be a talented and goodspirited squad.
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Alex de Frondeville
Jim Olson
Marshall Goff
Woody Clift
Jed Geary
Sandy Hartwiger
Mike Namkung
Dan Sage
Arnold Sanchez
Tom Glass
Steve Dugan
Fritz Burkhardt
Benjamin Cohen
Matty Anderson
Greg Husak
Jim Parinella
6’0” 47
6’1” 51
5’11” 44
5’6” 44
6’5” 43
6’0” 41
6’0” 45
6’2” 43
5’8” 44
5’11” 51
5’10” 43
6’2” 40
5’10” 39
6’0” 40
6’2” 41
5’10” 51
SPECTATOR INFO
We are looking forward to another year of strong
competition in the sand and are glad to see the growth in the GM field
this year which should make for an even better tournament.
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Michael Myers
Pete Derouin
John O’Neill
Ian Bunker
Timothy Grandison
Brian Barney
Daniel Gwartz
Seth Martin
Bob Steinberg
Brian Lee
Brian Holloway
Mark Evangelisto
Gabriel Sanchez
Rouven Schreck
Dave Ritchie
Brian Bishop
Alan Meeker
5’8” 45
6’0” 48
5‘10“ 53
5’10” 44
5’11” 45
5’11” 55
5’10” 49
5’8” 53
5’11” 50
6’2” 43
5’11” 47
6’0” 55
5‘10” 52
6’5” 45
5’11” 51
5’7” 44
6’1” 55
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GRAND MASTERS TEAMS
SANDBLAST
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CHICAGO, IL
Captains: Johnny Hock, Gary LeDonne
Sandblast is essentially a melting pot of former
teammates and foes from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
and Michigan. Players on our team competed together in college at the University of Illinois and
in the masters division as REAL Huck. The sands
of time have passed, but we have reformed and are reaching back
to compete again as Sandblast. Sandblasting is “the operation of
forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material against a surface
under high pressure to smooth a rough surface.” Some of our players
are abrasive material, some are a stream of high pressure, and some
have just been worn down.
SCRAPPLE
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Steve LaCrosse
Tom Pearl
Daron Byerly
Ted Winrow
Ryan Fehrenbacher
Wayne Tang
Rob Johnson
Paul Devine
Chris Courtright
Jonas Niaura
Marc Landau
Keith Allen
Johnny Hock
Gary LeDonne
Leo Wang
6’2” 46
6’0” 43
5’11” 42
5’11” 41
6’1” 41
5’9” 49
5’11” 40
5’10” 49
6’0” 41
5’11” 42
6’2” 51
5’8” 43
5’11” 51
5’10” 41
6’3” 40
ROSTER
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Captains: Bill Maroon, Jamal Yusof
Scrapple - Scraps of meat left over from butchering, not used or sold elsewhere, were made into
scrapple to avoid waste. Scrapple is best known
as a rural American food of the Mid-Atlantic states
(Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and Virginia). Scrapple and panhaas are commonly considered an
ethnic food of the Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Mennonites and
Amish. Scrapple is found in supermarkets throughout the region in
both fresh and frozen refrigerated cases.
This definition also describes a grand master’s ultimate team from
the Mid-Atlantic states.
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Richard Hart
Steve Helvin
Bill Maroon
Jay Soda
Len Magargee
Tim Eubanks
Tom Maroon
AJ Iwaszko
Trey Paulissen
Pat Wright
Clayton Coltman
Brian Whelan
Petter Abrahamsson
Bill Dristy
Tom Carroll
Jamal Yusof
Alit Balk
Matt Shaff
5’6” 45
5’7” 39
5’9” 44
5’10” 45
5’11” 43
5’8” 50
5’8” 51
5’9” 50
5’10” 46
5’8” 53
5’8” 42
5’10” 39
5’10” 41
6’2” 53
6’2” 40
5’8” 50
6’2” 40
5’9” 45
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GRAND MASTERS TEAMS
SOL DRAFT
ORLANDO, FL
Captains: Young Byun, Eric Gilmore
TERROR BULLS
ORLANDO, FL
Captains: Dave Varn, Troy Greenawalt
The Terror Bulls are a mish mash of northeast talent, northwest play style and southeastern spirit.
North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Washington and Florida are all
represented on this small roster that is excited to
be there but will fight hard every point. This will
hopefully be the start of an annual ritual. TERROR…BULLS!!
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Young Byun
5’7” 41
Mark Hoover
5’9” 58
Eric Gilmore
5’6” 53
Adam Geluso
5’7” 39
Tony Brown
5’9” 43
James Trippe Cheek 5’9” 53
William Dean Hinton 5’10” 51
Michael Barefoot
6’0” 48
Tim Ray
6’0” 50
Nathanael Coleman 6’7” 40
Dan Konisky
5’10” 45
Jon Meade
5’8” 40
Robert McCormack 6’2” 53
Larry Brad Smith
6’0” 40
John York
5’11” 49
Larry Butch Brown 6’0” 47
SPECTATOR INFO
Sol Draft…the solar winds lifting the worn and
beaten warrior bodies high into the sky. Thermal
drafts raising them aloft over all domains, or could
it be just an anagram? Fresh off a finals appearance at Ancient City Beach Warm-Up, a ragtag
group of players from the South and regions beyond, comprised of
world champions, club elites and dreamers of days gone by – Sol
Draft!
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Michael Fritz
David Varn
Patrick O’Day
Michael Vacirca
Duane Bronson
Ryan Fitzgerald
Jim Davis
Richard Drennan
Troy Greenawalt
Tony Christian
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5’11” 45
6’2” 44
6’8” 52
5’11” 51
5’11” 47
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5’11” 53
5’11” 43
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SPIRIT OF THE GAME
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.
10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT SPIRIT OF THE GAME™
1. THE GOLDEN RULE: TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD WANT TO BE TREATED.
Spirited games result from mutual respect among opponents. Assume the best of your
opponent. Give him or her the benefit of a doubt. You would want the same for yourself.
But if you are thick-skinned, do not assume that your opponent is. Maybe you should
think of this rule as, “treat others as you would have them treat your mother.”
2. CONTROL: SOTG TAKES REAL EFFORT.
SOTG is not just some abstract principle that everyone adopts and then games run
smoothly without effort. Close calls are made in tight games. Hard fouls are committed.
SOTG is about how you handle yourself under pressure: how you contain your emotionality,
tame your temper, and modulate your voice. If you initiate or contribute to the unraveling
of spirit, the concept falls apart quickly. If you act to mend things (or at least not
exacerbate the situation) by following (1) above, the game heals itself.
3. HECKLING AND TAUNTING ARE DIFFERENT.
PLAYER INFO
Ultimate has a long tradition of good-natured heckling. Heckles are friendly barbs,
typically from non-playing spectators. Heckling can be fun, but taunting is unspirited and
wrong. Harassing remarks after an opponent’s foul call or close play are NOT heckling:
they are abusive taunts which create unpleasant playing conditions and often escalate to
acrimonious disputes.
4. SOTG IS COMPATIBLE WITH CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY.
It is a fallacy to argue that the stakes are so important that some aspect of SOTG can be
cast aside. Time and again, great teams and star players have shown that you can bring
all your competitive and athletic zeal to a game without sacrificing fair play or respect
for your opponent.
5. DON’T “GIVE AS YOU GOT.”
There is no “eye for an eye.” If you are wronged, you have no right to wrong someone in
return. In the extreme case where you were severely mistreated, you may bring the issue
up with a captain, tournament director, or even lodge a complaint with the governing
body. If you retaliate in kind, however, a complaint may be filed against you. We recall
point (1): treat others as you would have them treat you, not as they have treated you. In
the end, you are responsible for you.
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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.
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SPIRIT CIRCLES
Spirit circles are an idea borrowed from international competitions throughout the
ultimate world. For years, American teams have traveled to world championship events
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 circles. While there are a number
of ways to do this, here are some quick tips to get your team started:
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ollowing 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.
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ne 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.
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hings 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).
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fter 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.
PLAYER INFO
That’s it! It’s pretty simple and definitely something 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 required and 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!
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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
•U
SA Ultimate recommends the CDC “Heads Up Safety” program, a free one-hour online
training: cdc.gov/concussion/headsup/youth.html.
•U
SA Ultimate’s participant waiver includes important information from the CDC regarding
concussion safety: usaultimate.org/membership/usa_ultimate_membership_forms.aspx
COACHING REQUIREMENTS
•C
oaches 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
•A
ll 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
•H
eat-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.
•S
igns 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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PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HEAT ILLNESS
• Avoid alcohol, caffeine and carbonated beverages.
•M
edications such as antihistamines, decongestants, certain asthma medications and
diuretics can increase risk for heat illness. Avoid them if possible.
•A
void 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?
•E
at 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.
•D
on’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.
•B
e 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
•S
pectators and equipment must stay at least three 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.
PLAYER INFO
•U
SA 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
•E
vent staff will communicate with players and spectators via PA system and through
field marshals equipped with radios if there is lightning danger. Play then will be
stopped, and everyone should seek shelter.
•S
afe shelter for players and spectators at the field site includes any fully enclosed
building or vehicle with a hard top and closed windows.
•E
vent 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.
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void using telephone land lines. Cell phones are safe, provided the person has followed
other safety guidelines.
•E
vent 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.
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MEN’S SCHEDULE
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You can keep up with the schedule and current scores in the Events section of the USA Ultimate mobile app.
SCHEDULES & MAP
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MIXED SCHEDULE
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WOMEN’S SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULES & MAP
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MIXED MASTERS
SCHEDULE
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GRAND MASTERS
SCHEDULE
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FIELD MAP
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