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EVENT INFORMATIONWelcome ....................................................................................................... 2

Weekend Overview .......................................................................................... 3

Event Staff .................................................................................................... 3

Competition Rules .......................................................................................... 5

Site Rules ..................................................................................................... 5

Learn to Play ................................................................................................. 7

SPECTATOR INFORMATIONUltimate in 10 Simple Rules ........................................................................... 9

Men’s Teams .......................................................................................... 10-17

Mixed Teams .......................................................................................... 18-25

Women’s Teams ...................................................................................... 26-31

Mixed Masters Teams .............................................................................. 32-37

Men’s Grand Masters Teams ..................................................................... 38-43

PLAYER INFORMATIONSpirit of the Game ................................................................................... 44-46

Health & Safety ...................................................................................... 48-49

SCHEDULES AND MAPMen’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

Men’s Grand Masters Schedule and Brackets .............................................. 58-59

Field Map ................................................................................................... 61

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It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the third annual USA Ultimate Beach Cham-pionships 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 Man-agement 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 display-ing your abilities to the fullest. The sportsmanship, fair play and respect you demon-strate 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 Virgin-ia 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 www.VBSports.com

The Virginia Beach Jaycees are so very proud to welcome the 2017 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,

Amy Hughes and Ashley Cole

Virginia Beach Jaycees Volunteer Co-Chairs

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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 StaffDirector, Member Services & Community Development – Josh MurphyManager, Events – Byron HicksManager, Finance and Administration – Ethan Taylor-PierceManager, Digital Marketing and Communications – Maelyn DivinskiManager, Communications and Publications – Stacey WaldrupManager, Community Services and Development – Kristin GallagherCoordinator, Youth & Education Programs – Sarah Powers

Friday, May 19 at Ramada Virginia Beach Oceanfront6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: Team Registration8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.: Captains’ Meeting

Saturday, May 20 at Virginia Beach9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.: Competition 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: Meal for Athletes, Social Event to Follow

Sunday, May 21 at Virginia Beach8:30 a.m. – 3:30 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.

Weekend Overview

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• 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.

• No 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.

Competition Rules

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1. THE FIELD: A rectangular shape with end zones at each end. A regulation field is 70 yards by 40 yards, with end zones 25 yards deep.

2. INITIATE PLAY: Each point begins with both teams lining up on the front of their respective end zone line. The defense throws (“pulls”) the disc to the offense. A regulation game has seven players per team.

3. SCORING: Each time the offense completes a pass in the defense’s end zone, the offense scores a point. Play is initiated after each score.

4. MOVEMENT OF THE DISC: The disc may be advanced in any direction by completing a pass to a teammate. Players may not run with the disc. The person with the disc (“thrower”) has ten seconds to throw the disc. The defender guarding the thrower (“marker”) counts out the stall count.

5. CHANGE OF POSSESSION: When a pass in not completed (e.g. out of bounds, drop, block, interception), the defense immediately takes possession of the disc and becomes the offense.

6. SUBSTITUTIONS: Players not in the game may replace players in the game after a score and during an injury timeout.

7. NON-CONTACT: No physical contact is allowed between players. Picks and screens are also prohibited. A foul occurs when contact is made.

8. FOULS: When a player initiates contact on another player a foul occurs. When a foul disrupts possession, the play resumes as if the possession was retained. If the player committing the foul disagrees with the foul call, the play is redone.

9. SELF-OFFICIATING: Players are responsible for their own foul and line calls. Players resolve their own disputes.

10. SPIRIT OF THE GAME: Ultimate stresses sportsmanship and fair play. Competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of respect between players, adherence to the rules, and the basic joy of play.

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PHILADELPHIA, PACaptains: Ben Pelleg, Stephen Ngphillyamp.com@phillyamp

Ampers& is back! With s&als, b&annas, and sunscreen in h&, the upst&ing men of Philadel-phia AMP are excited to exp& our beach ultimate résumé on the gr&est stage. We will bring our signature br& of ultimate – high st&ard cutting, throws as sweet as c&y, & the entertainment value of Dick V&yke.

CAMBRIDGE, MACaptains: Misha Sidorsky, Ben Van Heuvelen@AndTheWarhawks

And the Warhawks is a Northeast beach ultimate team, composed of some former members of Danny and the Warhawks. They are the reigning USAU National Beach Champions. Caw-caw!

AMPERSAND

AND THE WARHAWKS

2 Matt Zumbrum 6’3” 323 James Pollard 6’5” 205 Patrick Sherlock 5’9” 346 Luke Ryan 6’1” 257 Ben Parrell 5’9” 3310 Calvin Trisolini 6’1” 2212 Ben Kleaveland 6’0” 3716 Rob Robinson 6’0” 2617 Stephen Ng 5’7” 2620 Ben Pelleg 5’11” 3044 Max Charles 5’6” 2346 Austin Bonelli 5’9” 2893 Dustin Sullivan 6’0” 23

Jon Cox Tom Doi Dan Heijmen Ray Illian Markian Kuzmowycz Matt Rebholz Markham Shofner Jacob Taylor Ian Toner Joshua Markette Walker Hatchett Misha Sidorsky Thomas Cooper Misha Herscu Ben (Berend) Van Heuvelen

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SAN FRANCISCO, CACaptain: Zack Purdy@bayonut

Group of beach players from San Francisco looking to ball on the national stage.

CAMBRIDGE, MACaptain: Nick Adolphbigwrenchultimate.com@bigwrenchult

In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime, and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.

BAYONET

BEACH WRENCH

1 Alan Best 6’3” 254 Rico Johnson 5’10” 277 Zack Purdy 5’10” 258 George Guthrie 6’2” 3213 CJ Colicchio 6’5” 2617 Dean Culver 6’2” 2822 Lucas Darden 6’1” 2731 Alex Kaja 5’9” 2632 Jake Coleman 6’4” 2542 Wendell Wilson 6’2” 2955 Abe McKay 5’10” 2566 Paul Weeks 6’0” 28

0 Nick Adolph 5’11” 252 Robby Perkins-High 5’0” 263 Elias Kahan 5’10” 256 Nat MacDonald 6‘1” 26 8 Sammy Dushay 6’5” 25 10 Scott Gardner 6’3” 2714 Pat Kelsey 5’5” 3317 Andrew Zaccardi 6’0” 2219 Noah Newberger 5’10” 2420 Gene Buonaccorsi 5’8” 2621 Chris Bubernak 6’1” 2734 David Taylor 6’1” 25

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ATHENS, OHCaptains: Mitch Cihon, Eric Converse@BroCatsUltimate

BroWatch was formed on the sandy shores of Stroud’s Run in sunny Athens, Ohio, by a collection of Ohio University college students and alumni. On the side, much of the team also competed in the men’s division with the now-defunct BroCats.

ATHENS, GA

BROWATCH

CERBERUS

1 Lloyd Furuta 5’10” 232 Eric Converse 5’11” 285 Mark Hritz 5’9” 27 7 Tyler Kinley 5’10” 3412 Mitch Cihon 5’11” 2713 Timmy Meyers 6’1” 3714 Mike Bruce 5’9” 26 20 Chris Page 6’2” 25 21 Connor Haley 6’3” 2633 Matthew Olson 6’4” 23 41 Cody Petitt 6’3” 25 44 Luke Eastman 6’3” 25 63 Andrew Foley 6’2” 2988 Robert Olson 6’3” 3299 Drew Grogan 6’2” 23

Yusuf AbdullahStephen CookAlex CroninAdam CrossRobert FarringtonJim HeneghanSean KelleyChristopher MolnarJay NortonRyan PappafotisTapan PatelDavid PetmeckyNeal RainesNathaniel WashingtonThomas Watts

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RICHMOND, VACaptains: Geoff Horsfield, Justin Morrison@rvaopen

Aquaman! Swift and powerful monarch of the ocean,With ability to summon and command all creatures of the deep,

Aquaman! Who with his teenage ally Aqualad,Guards and defends all that lives in the seas against the forces of evil,

Aquaman! King of the 7 Seas!

GAINESVILLE, FLCaptain: Joe CrinkleyCoach: Travis Lynch

The cream will rise to the top. That which rises above the top is High Level.

FLÜDWHALE

HIGH LEVEL

00 Jameson Hinkle 5’6” 302 Justin Morrison 5’10” 293 Keys Pattie 5’10” 285 Morgan Robinson 5’11” 286 Aaron Richards 5’10” 2610 Matt Reynolds 6’2” 2211 Tim Jackson 5’11” 2415 Geoff Horsfield 5’8” 2917 Kyle Woodward 5’10” 2118 Garrett Braun 5’11” 2919 Chris Bowling 6’0” 2929 Josh Reynolds 5’9” 2744 Cam Barnhardt 6’2” 2448 Ben Broser 5’7” 25

4 Joe Crinkley 6’0” 32 7 Craig Adams 5’10” 29 8 Bennett Wacob 6’1” 27 9 TJ McCourt 5’10” 30 12 Darin Toscano 5’9” 30 13 Jesse Andrews 5‘7” 2717 Matt Goff 5’7” 29 26 Phil Vozza 5’8” 31 42 Justin Smith 5’11” 3045 Tom Wilkey 6’0” 28 78 Ben Stone 6’2” 32 89 Rich Carder 5’10” 30

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SHALIMAR, FLCaptains: Craig Anderson, Dustin McKeeCoach: Mark Mendelevitz

Jaybirds have been born and bred in the South. We are a group of good ole boys who been trappin, farmin, gamin, skinnin, huntin and moonshinin for too long. We think it’s time to get out and see what’s outside of our woods. #southisrising #swamprats #myother-carisanairboat #doinitforthepark

IOWA CITY, IACaptains: Steven Czechowski, Jimmy Wiesbrock, Sean Newlin

MidRift was formed by a bunch of dudes in the Midwest tired of not seeing the ocean enough. Essentially we made an excuse to bond together over ultimate and chill on a beach with good vibes and good ultimate. Coming from all walks of life, adding friends

of friends…of friends over the years, we formed MidRift. We repre-sent all the Midwestern states and are ready to crush some oranges at Beach Nationals.

JAYBIRDS

MIDRIFT

0 Brian Novotny 6’0” 291 John Foeller 5’9” 263 Cody Smith 6’1” 2810 Craig Anderson 5’8” 2611 Dustin McKee 6’1” 3317 Billy Fleming 5’11” 2119 Scott Robertson 6’0” 2323 Shannon Mosley 5’7” 2624 Brandon French 5’9” 2525 Nick Anderson 5’6” 2626 Zane Barber 5’8” 2029 Mason Zetch 6’1” 2237 Caleb Posey 6’3” 2037 Michael Strobel 6’4” 2280 Josh Moore 6’2” 28

0 Robbie Dennis 6’2” 26 3 Ethan Levine 5’11” 28 5 James Wiesbrock 5’11” 27 7 James Hean 6’3” 24 10 Matt Stoker 5’11” 28 12 Sean Newlin 5’11” 29 13 Chris Reichel 6’0” 26 14 Josh Purman 6’1” 25 15 Jon Beavers 6’1” 25 16 Cody Rohlf 6’0” 26 19 Steven Czechowski 5’9” 24 22 Mike Egan 6’1” 33 63 Michael Brisbois 6’3” 30 91 Frank Qin 6’0” 28

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WASHINGTON, DCCaptain: Charlie PattenCoach: Roger Chu@GeorgetownUlti

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 col-lege or on mixed teams at Wildwood and Lei Out.

Paranoia placed fifth at the first ever Beach Championships in 2015 and seventh last year.

NEW YORK, NY@wkndwithbernie

PARANOIA

SLEEPOVER AT STALIN’S

0 Houston Parks 6’3” 222 Jake Marsh 6’2” 209 Danton Noriega 6’2” 3214 Sean Childers 6’2” 2815 Michael Malloy 5’9” 3017 Eric Miner 6’5” 3019 Glenn Poole 5’9” 2923 Mike Drost 6’1” 2724 Jacob Anderson 6’0” 2725 Charlie Patten 6’9” 2627 Steven Wartinbee 6’2” 2230 Christian Boxley 5’10” 2164 Matthew Fried 6’0” 23 71 Cooper Joy 6’1” 2490 Alex Bodaken 6’2” 2691 Aidan McLeod 5’10” 23

1 Taylor Rasco 5 Matthew Thomas 7 Brett Kaiser 9 Evan Carter 11 Stefan Dicker 12 Casey Lemay 13 Jay Sehgal 16 Matt Mclaughlin 23 Bennett Taren 24 Brendan Awerbuch 27 Ellis Kim 47 Max Dyer 51 Calvin Vannoy 55 Jonathan Kwan Max Cohen Brandon Contarsy

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SOMERVILLE, MACaptain: Jason Shnipes@SMRVL_YTH

In 1849, the Welsh Church organized “er mwyn cy-nal cymdeithas ysbrydol ac eglwysig yn ein hiaith ein hunain yn y ddinas hon” - so that they could meet spiritually as a Welsh language church in Boston. By 1870, it spread to Cambridge and Somerville. Passed down through the ancestry of Tegan, Llewellyn and Iago were the sonorous

melodies of the crwth. The lavish tones of the instrument combined with the local heartland fineries fused into a subtly harsher but un-deniably handsome sound that took the town by storm. Passed along from patron to patron, porch to porch, the genre became known as the Somerville Crwth.

FAIRFAX, VACaptains: Bryan Dombrowski, Eric Lu, Brian Leonard Coach: Bryan Dombrowski@sogUlti

The cause of the record high temperatures this winter was none other than the birth of The Sum-mer of George. What started as small talk be-tween Ambiguously Gray practice players in their candlelit weight room in the suburbs of Northern Va. soon blossomed into reality. A collection of the greatest players to ever don the green and gold for

George Mason Ultimate, coming together across generations with one goal: to remind those Atlantic Coast kids that 14th seed aint nothin’ to mess with. Unfortunately, most of those guys dropped. In traditional Mason fashion, the remnants got innovative. They re-cruited some talented undergrads who’ve never seen a beach other than Wildwood to fill the ranks. This younger new team has packed their bags and is headed south, eager to make their mark on the beach ultimate scene.

SOMERVILLE YOUTH

THE SUMMER OF GEORGE

4 Tyler Chan 5’7” 247 Matt Fasano 6’6” 2311 Michael Dillard 5’6” 2112 Skyler Tom 5’9” 2319 Jason Shnipes 6’1” 2428 Alex Caulfield 5’8” 2129 Tate Tabtieng 5’5” 2532 David Lyle 5’1” 2369 Rafi Parens 6’9” 2372 Ben Wittenberg 5’2” 2182 Ariel Rascoe 5’2” 2294 Eamon Wick 6’6” 23

8 Brian Palomo 5’9” 23 11 Ryan Thornton 6’1” 22 18 Richard Mayo 6’1” 23 20 Sean Degrace 6’0” 23 23 Brian Leonard 5’5” 23 27 Matt Kalna 5’10” 23 31 Bryan Dombrowski 6’2” 25 42 Caleb Ward 6’2” 26 64 Eric Lu 5’9” 26 69 Sam Gabrielson 5’11” 20 78 Leo Pierson 5’11” 21

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PHILADELPHIA, PACaptains: Michael Panna, Matthew Paparone, Nick Hirannet

Literally translated as “Return of the Trolls,” Trollvolver consists of the top players from the Bay Area, Beantown and Emerald City. Al-though our individual talents have dominated the club scene for years, we’ve come together to debut our unique brand of swagger (we call

it “Hugh’s Illa Swag ™”, available at Macy’s) on the biggest stage in beach ultimate. You’ve never seen a supergroup like this before. Think Cream, the Justice League, Temple of the Dog, the Allied forces or the 2012 Miami Heat, but with sandy briefs and bad attitudes. Beach Worlds Committee, we’ll be waiting for your call.

TROLLVOLVER0 Ben Johnson 5’9” 281 Alex Peters 6’0” 323 Nicholas Purifico 5’9” 344 Tommy Ferguson 5’10” 295 Dustin Damiano 5’11” 277 Nick Hirannet 5’8” 308 Nick Patel 5’7” 249 Patrick Diviney 6’1” 2911 Himalaya Mehta 6’0” 2413 David Brandolph 5’7” 3021 Michael Panna 5’9” 3024 Ethan Peck 6’0” 2427 Jake Rainwater 6’2” 2831 Patrick Lindsey 6’4” 3136 Gabe Colton 5’7” 2555 Matthew Paparone 6’1” 27

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WASHINGTON, D.CCaptains: Kelly Ross, Anthony McLean, Ben Feng

90s Babies was formed in fall 2016 to provide an opportunity for elite young ultimate players in the D.C. area to play high-level mixed ulti-mate year round. So far, 90s Babies has attend-ed three regional indoor tournaments, compil-ing an 18-2 record and two championships. 90s Babies has defeated talented teams from D.C., Cleveland, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

through its indoor run. We’re excited about making the transition to the beach division, at the national level!

CINCINNATI, OHCaptains: Ryan Gorman, Brittany Winnercincyultimate.org/teams/beachboat@beachboatulty

With a core of Cincinnati Steamboat’s club mixed players at the helm, Beachboat is excited to make another return trip 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 exten-sively to play grass tournaments around the U.S.,

but in 2011, eager to test out our sea legs, we navigated uncharted waters as Batello 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 together on American sand at our third Beach Championships in May 2017

90s BABIES

BEACHBOAT

1 Mason Gardner 6’1” 254 Ali Monfre 5’5” 225 Jillian Du 5’2” 247 Ben Feng 6‘1” 27 9 Kyle Khalifa 5‘11” 2417 Eliza Pugh 5’9” 2318 Christine Valvo 5’4” 2423 Gabe Webster 6’2” 2924 Kelly Ross 5’10” 2332 Anthony McLean 6’1” 2373 Mark Flores 5’9” 2681 Alexander Taylor 6’0” 2393 Kate Trenerry 5’6” 27

2 Nancy Haskell 5’2” 303 Eddie Mack 5’8” 344 Katie Claiborne 5’4” 255 Ryan Gorman 6’3” 306 Steph Mack 5’5” 327 Bryan Walsh 5’11” 238 Tim Settles 5’10” 2822 Brittany Winner 5’10” 3223 Nichole Kwee 5’8” 2433 Austin Winner 6’2” 3066 Mya Hernandez 5’6” 2977 Danny Khoe 5’9” 24

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FALMOUTH, MACaptains: Sarah Tulin, Brian Sauro, Sam Harvey

Big Fish started as a group of players that plays beach ultimate every summer on the beautiful beaches of Cape Cod and wanted to play in tournaments against some de-serving competition. We now draw players from Boston, Portland and other cities in the

northeast region who only wish they were spending their summer on the Cape and are always welcome to visit. We are an enthusiastic, competitive group that love beach ultimate and are hoping the sport continues to grow to include more tournaments and a longer season. Big Fish brings the Cape Cod spirit to Beach Nationals, bringing classic Cape beach items along to share with our opponents after a well-fought match.

CHAPEL HILL, NCCaptain: Beth GiffordCoach: Beth Stagner

Carolina CottonMouth brings together players from the North Carolina Triangle and Erin Crid-er—we don’t know how she ended up here, but we’re glad she did. We’re older than your average mixed team, but that’s mostly because we are in-vested in developing future masters players Neve,

Gallagher and Collar—hoping that when they get there, they will still invite the rest of us to play. We’re looking forward to exerting dominance through sick defensive switches and patient offense that takes us to the time cap. Good luck competing against these proven and hard-to-master strategies!

BIG FISH

CAROLINA COTTONMOUTH

1 Moriah Lee 5’10” 4 Julie Jee 5’5”5 Bethany Ortquist 5’9”6 Simon Locke 6’0”8 Sarah Tulin 6’0”10 Wes Johnson 5’11” 13 Brian Sauro 5‘8”19 Sarah Bates 5’9”20 Tanner Halkyard 6’5”21 Jarod Payne 6’3”22 David Friedman 6’1”33 Jenna Palin 5’8”37 Sam Harvey 6’4”47 Pat McGrath 6’0”78 Maddie Purcell 5’8”

00 Erin Crider 5’3” 322 Christine Miller 5’8” 303 Eric Martin 5’7” 314 Josh Greene 5’11” 425 Jenny Green 5’2” 377 Beth Gifford 5’3” 4210 Kristen Collar 5’6” 2712 Beth Stagner 5’8” 4513 Andrew Ryan 6’3” 3014 Sean Gallagher 6’0” 2615 Michael Neve 6’3” 2616 Bryan Brickhouse 6’4” 3118 Kelly Barber 5’4” 3321 Joey Cretella 6’0” 2827 Joey Connelly 6’0” 3354 Lauren Gardner 5’3” 36

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SAN FRANCISCO, CACaptains: Jeff Voss, Alec Surmani

The lazy yawn of morning fog lolls its tongue over The City, wrapping its sandy ultimate players in a grey haze. Hucks go up to legs you hope belong to a teammate, someone you can’t see passes you something then hugs you, a disc drops out of the

dank haze like the moon itself and donks you in the dome. After play-ing at Ocean Beach for years, we knew there could only be one name for a Bay Area beach team: Fog City. Started by Bay Area beach leg-end Bill Liu, we’re a team all about love, balling out with each other and spreading the good vibes of the Bay to everyone.

AMES, IACaptain: Sarah Pesch@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 run-ning 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 play-ers. We’ll do our best to make you proud, Dad.

FOG CITY

THE KEVIN SEILER EXPERIENCE

0 Jeff Voss 6’2” 24 6 Anjali Mehta 5’6” 2412 Maggie O’Connor 5’7“ 2514 Kevin Herrera 5’10” 2923 Nicole Chang 5’3” 24 24 Margaret Rosano 5‘4” 2527 Danielle Pesko 5‘6” 2437 Daniel Zakaria 5’8” 2677 Alec Surmani 6’4” 2886 Jannon Frank 5’11” 37

4 Brittnee Grimshaw 5’2” 235 Megan Halverson 5’2” 199 Joel Morton 6’1” 2312 Linda Behrer 5’2” 2314 Sarah Hartman 5’5” 2418 Sarah Leichty 5’8” 2222 Dan Brennan 5’11” 2833 Peter Miller 6’0” 2035 Ryan Pesch 5’9” 2842 Blake Larson 5’11” 3347 Bob Liu 5’8” 3061 Kelly Smith 5’9” 2784 Sara Stuedemann 5’3” 2388 Matt Lee 5’10” 2697 Sarah Pesch 5’10” 26

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SAINT LOUIS, MOCaptains: Chung Lee, Michael Faaborg

Land Ho! Is comprised of a group of 15 com-plete strangers who first met in the state of Missouri. The convoluted intersection and weave of their lives would, together, culminate in not only friendships but also landmark accomplish-ments, including but not limited to: bearing the riches of Patagonia1 in 2013, summiting Ever-est2 in 2014 and surfing the Amazon3 in 2015.

However, as with all wildly successful groups4, infighting and larger-than-life personalities broke up the group. In 2017, the group was asked to reunite for a one-time reunion tour in Virginia Beach. This has provided a platform for the members of Land Ho! to heal and grow, because friends shouldn’t judge each other. They should judge other people, together. 1. American clothing company and designer of outdoor clothing

and gear 2. A Nepalese buffet in St. Louis3. American electronic commerce and cloud computing company4. E.g., The Beatles, Miami Heat, The Justice League

NORFOLK, VACaptains: Justin Maynard, Stetson Roof

We play pick-up ultimate on a regular basis in the Tidewater area. One day a few years back, we got the gumption to enter a tournament to test our skills. We had a blast and have been traveling under vari-ous aliases ever since. Grass, beach or indoor doesn’t matter to us; we go to where the discs fly!

LAND HO!

LOCALS

5 Danielle Blatt 5’4” 266 David Valentine-Elam 6’4” 357 Michael Faaborg 6’0” 268 Kate Wilson 5’7” 289 Stephenie Wang 5’3” 2113 Megan Epperson 5’6” 3314 Devin Holland 6’0” 2321 Melissa Huegerich 5’4” 3122 Michael Ladue 5’11” 3224 Chung Lee 5’11” 3626 Grant Eschmann 6’0” 3230 Nina Beckham 5’5” 2442 Kate Chang 5’8” 3077 Bobby Castille 6’3” 3397 Megan Austurias 5’8” 23

5 Stetson Roof 5’8” 297 David McFarland 6’0” 278 Elena Miyasato 5’4” 2010 Laura Fitch 5’10” 2513 Celeste Ostman 5’6” 2614 Kelly Anderson 5’7” 2615 Patrick Meehan 6’1” 2516 Khaela Sanchez 5’2” 2017 Justin Maynard 6’3” 2821 David Caplan 5’10” 2924 Xavier Charles 5’8” 3130 Andrew Stillerman 5’7” 2834 Ingrid Petterson 5’7” 2273 Dong Shin 5’10” 2288 Mary Kelly 5’7” 26

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FAIRFAX, VACaptains: Andrew Han, Mary NguyenCoaches: Andrew Han, Mary Nguyenfairfaxultimate.com

Northern Virginia has an outstanding reputation for ultimate and a vast range of competitive levels. Lord Fairfax’ is a mixed bag of people from all different pedigrees. Our team consists of high school players; young people new to the sport; college players from George Mason, Mary Washington, Northern Virginia CC and more; as well as middle-aged folk. We also have middle and high school coaches who pave the way for the younger generation. Although we mostly play on the turf field of the college campus, we have been seen playing in public parks and on high school fields. We have even attempt-ed scrimmages and practiced layouts on the local sand volleyball courts. Since ultimate is prevalent in our neck of the woods, it is easy to attract people to the new terrain and play on the sand, even though we lack the sufficient landscape.

Every year, we look forward to Wildwood. We have traveled to the west coast for Lei Out, and we have been lucky to play in the last two Beach Championships. We look forward to another great year!

HOUSTON, TXCaptains: 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.

LORD FAIRFAX

NO TSU OH

2 Eli Hosen 6’3” 313 Jake Harnage 5’10” 234 Danielle Smith 5’0” 23 5 Fiona Curtis 5’1” 246 Eliana Harnage 5’8” 1911 Kevin Dodd 5’8” 2812 Andrew Han 5’9” 2513 Tim Mihelic 5’10” 2514 Janelle Heinig 5’8” 2715 Jameson Howell 6’0” 2320 Colleen Wisniewski 5’6” 2321 Mary Nguyen 5’5” 2622 Hayley SooHoo 5’5” 2646 Devon Cassiday 6’1” 2947 Billy Harmon 5’8” 28

1 John Sandahl2 Valerie Pinillos4 Sharon Tsao6 Ames Fegert9 Julie Eagle10 Don Tom11 Katey Forth14 Max Grove16 AJ Moore17 Doug Richardson18 Jamie Eriksson19 Sean McCall23 Bex Forth 27 Ellie Hand42 Ryan Bigley82 Matt Lyle

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LOS ANGELES, CACaptains: Remy Schor, Russell Gaskamp, Keegan Uhl

I’ve been to every city in Mexico. Came across an unclaimed piece of meat in Baja, turned out to be Rosie. Guess he picked a knife fight with somebody bet-ter. Found a passport of yours in Sumatra.

Missed you by about a week in Fiji. But I knew you wouldn’t miss the 50-Year Storm, Bodhi.

MONTREAL, QCCaptains: Catherine Viau, Simon-Phillipe Lebel

Our coed team consists of Canada’s top elite players representing four major city centers and represent-ing the masters age group. But we all feel so young at heart, we are the Spring Chickens. Due to players living all across our country, we currently have var-ied experiences in beach ultimate, from local beach ultimate leagues to regional tournaments, and even

well-known and distinguished international tournaments such as Lei Out and the World Championships of Beach Ultimate (both in Italy and Dubai). Our team diversity helps spread the love of beach ultimate across Canada.

This will be our first time all playing together. And although it’s spring at home, some days it feels more like winter for us spring chickens, so we are very excited for the warm Virginia weather.

POINT BREAK

SPRING CHICKENS

3 Evan Valdes 5’9” 31 4 Kristen Pojunis 5’7” 227 Andrew McRae 6’2” 308 Alexa Cohen 5’6” 2510 Trevor Smith 5’10” 3111 Barrs Lang 6’1” 3312 Scott Mahr 5’11” 3216 Lori Eich 5’6” 3521 Keegan Uhl 6’4” 3723 Remy Schor 5’4” 3728 Stephanie Pritchard 5’9” 2629 Lauren Casey 5’8” 3430 Russell Gaskamp 5’9” 3233 Jane Carlen 5’7” 3180 Brandon Severson 6’1” 2686 Megan Prazenica 5’5” 31

2 Simon-Philippe Lebel 5’7” 386 Jordan Bower 8 Andrea Proulx 13 Frédérique Asselin 5’5” 3714 Marjolaine Bourget 19 Dan Benvenuti 5’11” 3529 Jean-Francois Paul 5’9” 3731 Catherine Viau 5’7” 4035 Pierre-Yves Lavertu 5’8” 3536 Max Guy 3365 Onalee Orchard 5’5” 3876 Andy Milne 6’0” 4077 Hadiya Roderique 82 Isabelle Toutant 5’9” 34

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BLOOMFIELD, NJCaptains: Jesse Hynes, Andrew Misthos@BigSquirtle

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WASHINGTON, DCCaptains: Jacob Nuxoll, Grace RelfCoach: Lilly Siems

On January 20, 2017, when the swamp in D.C. began to drain, strange and powerful creatures rose from the muck and the mire. These creatures came together and formed the team known as Swamp City. These semi-aquatic creatures cannot bear to be far from the water and thus only come together to play on the beach. The team’s goal is to show that, though built on a swamp, not everything out of Washington is a monster.

SQUIRTLE SQUAD

SWAMP CITY

00 Natalia De Jesus 5’6” 224 Gregory Stolowski 6’1” 285 Andrew Misthos 6’2” 25 6 Jesse Hynes 5’9” 279 Jessica O’Connor 5’6” 2511 Rachel Rivera 5’3” 2012 Amy Zhou 5’2” 2413 Elizabeth O’Grady 5’9” 22 14 Quinn Hunziker 5’10” 2316 Abigail Newsome 5’8” 2820 Rebecca Halleran 5’8” 2322 Theresa Hackett 5’8” 2533 Justin Carter 6’2” 24 34 Colin Koshenash 6’0” 2377 Bo Li 5’10” 2888 Mason Compton 6’2” 27

1 Sara Peczkowski 5’2” 294 George Foster 6’6” 287 Mackenzie Smith 5’3” 2213 Jacob Nuxoll 6’4” 3014 Justin Solis 5’10” 3118 Sarah Markowski 5’1” 2719 Terrence Smith 6’3” 3023 Adilina Malave 5’5” 2724 Casey Gorman 5’7” 2854 Genevieve Leo 5’4” 2363 Jon Pressimone 6’3” 3087 Calvin Oung 5’11” 3788 Tim Smith 6’5” 3489 Grace Relf 5’11” 2597 David Zurbuchen 6’3” 30

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Sarah BobakCameron BurdenAnne-Marie CareyErin DalyJJ EdwardsGreg EllisHannah EppersonJacky HauJoshua MeronJeremy NordenJeannette QuachTyler SmithBetsy ChanJordan Meron

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PHILADELPHIA, PACaptains: Andrea DeSabato, Raha Mozaffariphillyamp.com@phillyamp

Love Athletically Making Plays and Looking to Achieve for Magnificent Philadelphia.

PHILLY LAMP00 Melissa Devlin 5’5” 28 1 Emily Shields 5’4” 24 3 Sarah Johnson 5’7” 27 4 Raha Mozaffari 5’3” 30 6 Kelsey Devlin 5’5” 24 7 Danielle Byers 5’5” 23 9 Andrea DeSabato 5’5” 30 10 Rachel Clarkson 5’7” 29 11 Beata Szekeres 5’3” 25 12 Fern Beetle-Moorcroft 5’6” 24 18 Jen Pelleg 5’4” 29 22 Anna Thompson 5’3” 23 23 Danielle Walsh 5’3” 21 33 Allysha Dixon 5’7” 30

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NEW YORK, NYCaptain: Brittany Kaplanbentultimate.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.

THE BENDSKendra Frederick Cassie Bradley Emily Cho Kyla Dayer 5’8”Emilia Garcia 6’0”Jessica Lang Amy Leder 5’10”Shelby Parton Avery Reed Chloe Rotenberg 5’10”Kristie Wong Rebekah Souder-Russo Kara Neaton Julie Sussman

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RICHMOND, VACaptain: Hana Choifacebook.com/VirginiaRebellion @VARebellion

Just a bunch of ladies trying to get filthy rich by toeing the line with some nasty bids. Our squad from Richmond is here to win some games with some dirty layouts (our white jerseys are more like brown). We throw some

money hammers to the back corners of the end zones and drop dimes to our deep cutters. We take all this to the bank, and just like our marks, we know how to get around. We’re not just wolves on Wall Street though, we’re lions in the lane and Zazu in the air. We got pride, fam, and we’ll take you on a circle of life.

FILTHY RICH2 Nicole Ialeggio 5’3” 28 3 Heidi Bates 5’3” 324 Rebecca Butler 5’2” 335 Ali Rockett 5’8” 299 Melanie Felix 5’2” 2310 Skye Whitlow 5’8” 2211 Rachel Hinson 5’5” 3013 Hana Choi 5’5” 2417 Caylin Carbonell 5’7” 2618 Krista Johnson 5’6” 2519 Allie Wallace 5’10” 2221 Mary Helen Simpson 5’6” 2425 Meeta Prakash 5’2” 2531 Mary Beth Moody 5’9” 25

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CHAPEL HILL, NCCaptains: 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 have played together on the women’s team Phoenix or mixed team Toro during the club season, and we’re excited about playing in this year’s Beach Championships!

FIRST IN FLIGHT1 Georgia Tse 5’6” 227 Sarah Hasch 5’9” 269 Emma Johnson 5’7” 2511 Maureen Belko 5’7” 2413 Leslie Willis 5’7” 2722 Erin Weeks 5’7” 3024 Meghan Miller 6’0” 2925 Judy Winglee 5’2” 2926 Chloe Greene 5’9” 2452 Erynn Schroeder 5’6” 2255 Adrien Wilkie 5’6” 2988 Christine Bookhout 5’6” 30

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PETERBOROUGH, ONCaptains: Jocelyn Blazey, Kerri Kightley pultimate.ca

Foxx is in its inaugural year of play and hails from Peterborough, Ontario. Our team is comprised of a mix of ladies with different ul-timate experiences and skill levels but who all share the common goal of wanting to play women’s ultimate. With very few local options available, we decided to start our own team. Foundationally, we want foxx to be a team filled with positive energy, good people who are committed to being the best players they can be while supporting their teammates to do the same and playing this sport we all love. We share a vision of wanting to see women play “untraditional roles,” become leaders on the field and be provided the opportunity to be-come the players we know they can be. We’re here to develop, learn, and play ultimate, but most importantly, have some fun!

SAN FRANCISCO, CACaptain: Becky Malinowski

Everyone on the team responds well to pier pressure.

FOXX

OTTER TEAM

3 Tricia Workman 5’8” 315 Kerri Kightley 5’10” 418 Jocelyn Blazey 5’8” 25 9 Theresa Sullivan 5’4” 3711 Dana Hendrix 5’3” 3213 Tara MacLeod 5’8” 2917 Deidre MacKinnon 5’7” 4119 Agatha Hodsman 5’4” 3322 Steph Thompson 5’2” 2624 Sarah DeCarlo 5’6” 3843 Kirsten Querbach 5’9” 4444 Stephanie Wood 5’7” 3045 Krissi Baxter 5’7” 34

7 Calise Cardenas 5’4” 2910 Cassie Wong 5’4” 2811 Becky Malinowski 5’10” 2713 Cree Howard 5’8” 2916 Yelena Gorlin 5’6” 2723 Alina Kagan 5’6” 2727 Ness Fajardo 5’7” 3244 Maggie Ruden 5’6” 2871 Magon Liu 5’6” 2677 Kelly Hyland 5’4” 29

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MADISON, WICaptains: Robyn Wiseman, Becky LeDonne@RockfordBeaches

The Rockford Beaches are a women’s pro-fessional beach team with a storied history. The Beaches competed in all 12 years of the All-American Girls Professional Beach

League, winning in 1945, 1948, 1949 and 1950. After a short hiatus, the Beaches donned their uniforms again at the USAU Beach Cham-pionships, taking third in 2015 and bringing the pennant home to the Upper Midwest in 2016.

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. Although we rarely throw home on a two-run lead and still can’t lay off the high ones, we absolutely know “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, Indy ones and Swedes. We’re all for one, we’re one for all, we’re all American!

LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJCaptains: Jess Schaub, Kate Douthatpbnjultimate.com@PBNJultimate

Sea Sick is a compilation of spirited players from New Jersey that loves to play hard, empower each other on the field and exists to play with our whole hearts. We range from the ages of 20 to 33 and all stumbled upon one another at hat tournaments, during our club season or at our respective colleges. A majority of us play on the first New Jersey women’s club team and are amped to show our skills in the sand. We are so stoked to have the opportunity to play against the other women’s teams in our division and hope to learn more about ourselves as players and each other as a team.

ROCKFORD BEACHES

SEA SICK

2 Jessi LeDonne3 Alison Vandergrift8 Courtney Kiesow9 Becky LeDonne12 Jasmine Draper13 Anna Williams17 Kelly Wiese19 Melissa Gibbs22 Arthi Padmanabhan23 Paola Rivas44 Robyn Wiseman87 Emily Langland

4 Jessica Schaub 5’9” 236 Emily Reckenbeil 5’9” 248 Jessica Waugaman 5’4” 3210 Annika Chan 5’7” 2011 Anne-Sofie Ahm 5’7” 2812 Jessica Louie 5’2” 2415 Leann Gray 5’8” 2617 Iris Kim 5’4” 2519 Alice Weng 5’2” 2722 Stephanie Huang 5’0” 2123 Cristin Califf 5’2” 2726 Kate Douthat 5’7” 3327 Lucia Wei 5’3” 2044 Alyssa Gehringer 5’6” 2387 Kelcie Ralph 5’4” 2988 Nicole Hair 5’5” 22

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GAINESVILLE, FLCaptain: Jenna Dahl@SharksAndKisses

In our third appearance at the Beach Championships, we bring a whole shiver of new Sharks, excited to swarm the tournament waters. We hail primarily from the Southeast but bring in long-time com-rades from across the country. We’re ready to take on Virginia Beach, remembering always to “live every week like it’s shark week.”

BOSTON, MACaptain: Claudia Tajima@skeeahreet

Boston and friends! What we lack in numbers we make up for in yoga.

SHARKS & KISSES

SKEEAHREET

4 Michelle Floyd 5’10” 29 7 Rosie Ano 5’5” 358 Kristen Petersen 5’6” 319 Reba Havis 5’5” 2310 Alison Stargel 5’6” 3019 Jenna Dahl 5’3” 2624 Katelyn Travaglini 5’7” 2732 Sara Tassan 5’4” 3242 Megan Reeves 4’10” 2545 Christine Lynch 5’2” 28 66 Cathy Marshall 5’5” 33

4 Liên Hoffmann 5’6” 266 Elana Schwam 5’4” 309 Allison Maddux 5’2” 3111 Sara Miller 5’7” 2712 Claudia Tajima 5’6” 2613 Sarah Levinn 5’10” 2718 Laura Bitterman 5’3” 2921 Sydney Dobkin 5’6” 2622 Sara Jacobi 5’6” 3124 Amber Sinicrope 5’4” 28

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ATLANTIC PROVINCES, ONCaptains: Wendi Tekamp, Allison Tannis, Suzy Stever

The Collective is made up of women from the Atlantic Provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Formed in 2012, this women’s team brought together ladies that wanted to compete at a higher level and combined the talent of the Atlantic women into one strong force. The Collective has competed previously in the Boston Invite and the USAU Triple Crown Tour Series and is made up of not only experience and skill, but also athleticism and grit. The Collective put together their masters-age players to compete at last year’s CUCs in Winnipeg where they placed third. Collectively, the Atlantic women are a force to be reckoned with!

WASHINGTON, DCCaptains: Katie Judd, Katherine Buckingham@ThrowtoriousRBG

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 return to the nation’s sandy stage for a second year to put our skills to the test. You can’t handle the Ruth!

THE COLLECTIVE

THROWTORIOUS RBG

5 Emily Lamoureux 5’6” 246 Barb Pontes 5’7” 418 Wendi TeKamp 5’5” 419 Emma Parsons 5’7” 1811 Elizabeth Weld 5’10” 2413 Jessica Wade 5’7” 3219 Suzy Stever 5’9” 3920 Samantha Peverill 5’3” 3223 Megan Melanson 5’5” 2728 Allison Tannis 5’0” 3843 Shannon Watt 5’10” 40

2 Lily Ponitz 5’9” 243 Katie Judd 5’6” 274 Allyce Estremera 5’6” 255 Jessie Durrett 5’11” 257 Wint Oo 5’2” 299 Sally Hardin 5’7” 2611 Sarah Buxbaum 5’4” 2612 Britta Schaffmeyer 5’6” 3313 Echo Presgraves 5’8” 2616 Carolyn Posner 5’2” 2728 Mayra Nava 5’5” 3037 Sarah Lord 5’5” 2444 Katherine Buckingham 5’8” 3164 Becca Arbacher 5’6” 2288 Jill Simmerman 5’8” 3093 Krista Woodward 5’6” 27

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NASHVILLE, TNCaptains: Ryan McVay, Robin SassevilleCoach: Ryan McVay@BeachandCream

Formed on the sandy beaches of Tennessee, we are a passionate group of ultimate enthusiasts set on conquering the world. We bring a creamy-style as-sault, along with a beach of a defense. Above all else, we hope to celebrate ultimate and the spirit with which it should be played.

JENNIEVILLE, MD Captains: Rod Hannon, Trish Hannon

CHARGE! was formed 15 years ago to give a core group of long standing coed teammates a rea-son 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. Several players on the squad now ONLY ap-pear 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 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.

BEACHES & CREAM

CHARGE!

2 Kylie Korsnack 5’4” 30 5 John Markham 356 Brandon Loggins 6’3” 3512 Don Clark 5’10” 37 14 Jenny Newby 5’7” 3015 Phil Mantel 6’7” 3719 Alex Hoover 5’5” 3220 Chris Billman 5’9” 3422 Grant Gardner 6’0” 3823 Ryan McVay 5’10” 3424 Jen Smith 5’4” 4454 Heather Gardner 5’3” 3784 Robin Sasseville 5’10” 33

1 Rod Hannon 5’9” 475 Eric Prange 6’2” 3711 Terri Brandt 5’11” 3513 Paul Didier 6’0” 5216 Hon Yin Eubanks 5’4” 4223 Nicole Kresowik 29 Henry Ferland 5’11” 5132 Marni Jones 33 Patricia McGlone 5’2” 5136 Kirsten Leckszas 5’8” 4841 Chris Schulze 5’11” 3842 David Ross 5’7” 4550 Graham Katz 5’8” 4951 Mandy Davis 54 Allie Hanson 5’4” 3566 Andre Israel 5’10” 3884 Mark Kresowik 99 Kathryn Kisska-Schulze 5’7” 42

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BOSTON, MACaptains: Damien Sulla-Menashe, Evan Ritt

Love Handles formed in Boston in 2011 to compete in local tournaments and in the lo-cal BUDA club scene. We didn’t really find our calling as a club team until we sent two

teams to Wildwood and had a great time. Even after Love Handles stopped playing on grass, we continue to play beach ultimate includ-ing Wildwood and Lei Out in 2016. While a lot of the players from this team are new to Love Handles, many of us have played together on other USAU summer club teams or in the local Boston hat leagues. There is a large masters-level group in Boston, and we hope to es-tablish a consistent presence at Nationals!

ROCHESTER, NYCaptain: Scott Franklin

Dear Mr. Vernon:

We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong, but we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us... In the simplest terms and the most convenient definitions. But what we

found out is that each one of us is a brain...and an athlete...and a basket case...a princess...a handler...and a criminal.

Does that answer your question? Sincerely yours,

Overrated

LOVE HANDLES

OVERRATED

0 Ian Marlier 6’0” 372 Mark Phelps 5’7” 32 3 Charlotte Chang 5’6” 335 Mike Downing 6’1” 35 7 Jan Nygren 6’0” 468 Damien Sulla-Menashe 5’8” 32 12 Dan Orzechowski 6’6” 3617 Jan-Hendrik Spille 6’0” 33 22 Meg Gatza 5’4” 31 23 Evan Ritt 5’7” 37 29 Val Locker 5’9” 30 32 Erika Almquist 5’7” 33 40 Sora Kim 5’1” 33 82 Julie Serfass 5’3” 34 88 Kathleen Boyle 5’7” 3299 Kristi Schmeling 5’2” 36

00 Steve Myers 5’10” 322 Joe Becker 5’11” 333 Steve Lacagnina 5’2” 394 Christine Purtell 5’4” 425 Sean Dana 6’3” 33 7 Lena DeTar 5’11” 379 Katie Mihalenko 5’5” 3211 Elizabeth Lee Johnson 5’1” 12 Ron Colon 5’10” 35 13 Scott Franklin 5’8” 47 14 David Lindsay 6’0” 16 Rhiannon Myers 5’10” 3520 Beth Goldstone 5’2” 33 21 Jason DeMaso 6’0” 3628 Angela D’Alesandro Dana 5’3” 33 32 Dan Bell 5’9” 55 41 Abbey McGrew 5’2” 35

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WASHINGTON, DC Captains: Peter MacArthur, Samantha McClellan

We’re a group of experienced ultimate players back for more fun this year. Many of us are from the D.C. area, and several are from Arizona and elsewhere in the western U.S. Team members have moved in and out of the team over the past several years. Everyone has played with at least one other Over the Hill teammate on another team, but Over the Hill only exists for the Beach Mixed Masters Championships every year. We’re excited to be playing together for the Beach Champion-ships in Virginia Beach again in 2017.

WASHINGTON, DCCaptains: Justin Kratz, Steve Helvinbit.ly/UltimateSHAM@UltimateSHAM

Second Hand Aerial Masters (SHAM) is a mix of friends from the Greater D.C., Baltimore, Philly area. Several of the men play together on the D.C. masters team Black Cans and Highlands. Everyone has either played with or against one another in multiple club, college, masters, beach or rec leagues over all of our long and storied ca-reers. As we have been casted off to the masters division like a dona-tion to a second-hand store, we are here to show that mixed masters isn’t a fake, and we can bring high-level play, high-level spirit and high-level entertainment to the Beach Championships!

OVER THE HILL

SECOND HAND AERIAL MASTERS (SHAM)

3 Amy Wickner 5’9” 334 Christian Heneghan 5’8” 385 Lisa Shipek 5’6” 386 Sean McComb 6’1” 337 Peter MacArthur 5’10” 358 Matt Broadus 5’8” 399 Kelly Swiryn 6’0” 3910 Kate Kingery 5’6” 3811 Geoff Morrison 6’1” 3514 Samantha McClellan 5’7” 3024 Sarah Itoh 5’6” 3125 Matt Gordon 5’10” 3432 Emily Smith-Wilson 5’8” 3433 Jenny Gordon 5’5” 3734 Jeff Hale 6’0” 3877 Kimberly Beach 5’5” 4481 Caner Cooperider 5’10” 37

2 Karin Rafaels 5’5” 355 Lisa Helvin 5’2” 386 Meghan Gloyd 5’0” 337 Adrienne Nicholson 5’6” 318 Dominik Heynen 6’0” 34 12 Oliver Platts-Mills 6’2” 3713 Justin Kratz 5’5” 3425 Leslie Walko 5’6” 3227 Steve Helvin 5’10” 4033 Graham Brayshaw 5’10” 3747 Tommy Nicholson 6’1” 3366 Kevin Walko 5’10” 3374 Stacey Spencer 6’0” 3287 Natasha Sienitsky 5’2” 3799 Ben Banyas

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BROOKLYN, NYCaptains: Kim Tischler, Pete Gilchrist

Shostakovich (and the Angry Buddha) is delighted to be returning to the third-ever USAU Beach Championships as well as the third-ever USAU mixed masters competi-tion. 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 33nd 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 mas-ters ages. While our Angry Buddha has retired (at least for now), we look forward to channeling his admirable blend of intense competi-tiveness and embodiment of the spirit of the game to Virginia Beach.

THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP, NCCaptain: Ben Dieter

The Swamp Rats climbed out of the grimy depths of the Great Dismal Swamp for the second time last season to revel in our habi-tat in the VA Beach sand. 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 some new grimy rodents to our rat pack.

SHOSTAKOVICH (AND THE ANGRY BUDDHA)

SWAMP RATS

1 Jennifer Kurz 5’8” 394 Annie Meisels 5’4” 465 Pete Gilchrist 6’1” 376 Kim Tischler 5’9” 4510 Winston Ely 6’3” 4311 Anthony David Adams 6’0” 3612 Billy Garcia 5’8” 3815 Rob Devoogd 5’6” 3322 Kevin Cale 6’1” 4327 Katrina Krasnansky 5’7” 3728 Pasquale Anthony Leonardo 6’5” 4436 Becca Tucker 5’6” 3542 Mary Glickman 5’6” 3350 Dana Grandoni 6’0” 3569 Manuel Fergus 5’11” 3576 Taliesin Thomas 5’5” 4179 Suzanne Wavroch 5’10” 38

00 Sharon Tucker 5’3” 1 Kate Morrison 5’6” 3 Will Chen 5’10” 5 Bridget Kane 5’4” 6 Maureen McCamley 5’5” 8 Eric Woolridge 5’8” 11 Ben Dieter 6’2” 13 Becki Cleveland 5’1” 16 Danny Bjorkman 5’10” 19 Jimmy Mangum 5’11” 22 Brian Gane 6’0” 25 Trey Katzenbach 6’0”26 Baker Pratt 6’5”34 Jill Kubisek 5’10”35 Mike Jolley 6’2”80 Katy Cagle 5’10”99 June Lohner 5’2”

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DENVER, CO / AUSTIN, TXCaptain: Joe Iannacone

After battling each other on grass many times for the South Central Region title, a select group de-cided to join forces and take to the beach. With many practices/workouts done over Skype, it’s now time to throw on matching jerseys and see how the dice will fly.

PHILADELPHIA, PACaptain: Eric Gallagher

Our team is made up of great friends from various teams. Sections of us have all played together in the past but never as one entire team. We all have beach experience and can’t wait to hit the sand together!

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WIN, LOOSE OR DIE

3 Andrew Mangan 6’0” 354 Stephanie Redfern 5’3” 315 Wendy Copeland 5’2” 3210 Brian Carroll 6’1” 3412 Charlie Stavlo 5’8” 3514 Katie Patterson 5’6” 3015 Emily Scholten 5’7” 3317 Kim Sabo 5’5” 3020 David Street 6’3” 3823 Gina Phillips 5’8” 3025 Ryan Pickens 26 Joe Iannacone 5’11” 31 Chris Spittal 6’0” 3533 Erin Schran 5’3” 3481 Kevin Ryan 6’0” 35

1 Eric Gallagher 5’11” 334 Kristen Dean 5’6” 388 Elise Colomb 5’6” 3310 Mike Miller 5’8” 3515 Emma Ackels 5’2” 16 Audrey Inden 5’5” 3017 Ilana Grubin 5’2” 3621 Tina Yen 5’0” 3122 Michael Dean 5’9” 3924 Steve Willis 6’4” 3631 Stayc Piecyk 5’2” 3143 Lora Waldman 4’11” 3448 Dovn Goldman 6’3” 3576 Brian Williams 5’10” 3284 Josh Pfenning 6’4” 34

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RALEIGH, NCCaptains: Michelle Pearson, Danny Marlow

Ye Olde Boxcar started as a few players from the mixed club team named Boxcar (go figure) start-ed to get old. Well, old enough to play masters, that is. Boxcar has a tradition of inviting friends to play with them at select tournaments…and since we couldn’t field a full team of old folks,

this was the perfect time to join together with friends again! To the Boxcar core, 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). Though we’ve never all played together, each of us has played with at least one other person on the team at some point. We’re here to play well, have fun and make some new friends along the way – perhaps new friends that will join our team one day!

YE OLDE BOXCAR2 Matthew Clark 6’3” 353 Rimas Vilgalys 5’9” 327 Jen Greenholt 5’10” 3011 Danny Marlow 6’4” 3415 Chani Hodonsky 5’3” 3117 Michelle Pearson 5’8” 3921 Morelva Campbell 5’4” 3725 Ben Schoenebeck 6’1” 3427 Suzanne Derby-Wright 5’2” 3231 Katie West 5’6” 3233 Paul Than 5’11” 3337 David Stiles 5’8” 3542 Spencer Rhodes 6’1” 3570 George Stukes 5’10” 3285 Rebecca Stukes 5’1” 34

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LAKELAND, FLCaptains: Tony Christian, Matt Vernon

Hailing from three corners of the country, reeking with the scent of Ben-Gay, the Blazing Sandals are making their tournament debut. With arthritic hands clutched around aging discs, 401k plans reach-ing maturity and tales of their UPA days of glory, the Blazing Sandals will look to make competition in the GM division just a bit more in-teresting!

MARITIMES, CANADA@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.

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BORDERLINE

3 Tom Johnson 5’9” 404 Chris Cleaver 5’9” 455 Tim Grandison 47 10 Trevor Toenjes 5’10” 48 15 Michael Vacirca 5’11” 52 23 Keith DeCesare 5’10” 5624 Tim Naylor 5’10” 44 33 Matt Vernon 6’0” 4034 Duane Bronson 5’11” 4836 Ryan Fitzgerald 5’10” 4540 Charles Coddington 4042 Zak Dongia 49 56 Kevin Jones 6’2” 5964 Tom Munoz 5’10” 5270 Perry Nacionales 5’8” 4785 Tony Christian 5’8” 44

Richard DorffJerome Beaulieu Eric Church Ryan Doucet Will Dumaresq Jason Frost Daniel Gwartz Georg Hofmann Mark Lessard Peter Lewis Donnie Mcphee Tim O’toole Mark Tekamp Graham Vogt Manuel Lamontagne Daniel Mcconville

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AVALON, NJCaptains: Woo Jin Ho, Stu Snodgrass

The Coney Island Fun House represents all that is good about the Brooklyn beach. Coney Island is home to the Cyclone, the Wonder Wheel and the Hot Dog Eating Contest. But it’s more than thrill rides and non-Kosher gluttony, it’s about strolling the boardwalk to play the occasional game of skill

and amaze at the strong man and the Siamese twin. The beach is a respite for hard working immigrants to cool from the summer heat. And like the beachgoers, we’re a team made up of players from far and wide – New York, Pittsburgh, D.C. and Connecticut. None of us are from Coney Island. But together, we are a FUN HOUSE!

MONTGOMERY, AL

CONEY ISLAND FUN HOUSE

GOATSWITCHER

00 David Sieling 6’2” 46 4 John O’Neill 5’8” 545 David Nernberg 5’7” 40 6 Dylan Sawyer-Villers 5’9” 43 8 Mark Bozman 5’11” 47 11 Eric Eckleman 6’0” 44 12 Scott Fields 6’0” 44 13 Woo Jin Ho 5’7” 47 14 Mark Worley 5’9” 40 15 Adam Zagoria 5’11” 48 17 Greg Weston 5’9” 45 19 Stu Snodgrass 6’0” 48 20 Matt Weiss 5’10” 50 22 David Lionetti 5’10” 45 32 Patrick Stoltz 5’11” 41 33 Sanjeev Khanna 5’4” 4934 Daniel Klotz 5’7” 4969 Gabriel Sanchez 5’9” 50

Brad BrashierRichard DrennanMichael GlowczynskiDanny LeeAlex MarshallAlan MeekerH. Edward MiddenRandy PetroskiDan SellDavid VarnCraig WongMichael Fritz

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CHAPEL HILL, NCCaptain: 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 cut-ting 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.

RALEIGH, NCCaptains: Daran Edmonds, Eric Davis, Nat Taylorfacebook.com/HootGMUltimate

Good times with good people getting tuned up, locking in and letting it rip - the Hoot cometh.

GRAVE ERROR

HOOTENANNY

0 Jake Bonenberger 5’11” 431 Rich Franck 6’0” 504 Joel Shuman 5’7” 497 John Gulley 5’10” 5014 Geoff Bell 5’10” 4322 Alan Ellis 6’2” 4824 Andrew Brewer 5’10” 4942 Jason Pierce 5’11” 4644 Rich Bolen 5’9” 4651 Michael Hamilton-Genson 6’2” 4154 Rich Mason 5’10” 4478 Rabah Sbitani 5’9” 4984 David Kaminski 6’1” 53

1 Wesley Hunt 6’0”3 Keith Doucette 5’9”4 Christoph Boshoff 6’2”6 Eric Davis 6’2”10 Jeff Plentl 5’11” 11 Jason Rector 6’0”12 Terry Kramer 6’1”15 Sean Britton 6’1”17 Nat Taylor 5‘10” 21 Daran Edmonds 6‘7”32 Robert Veit 6’1”42 Alan Hoyle 5‘11” 43 Kevin Calcagno 6’4”76 Troy Revell 6’0”89 Greg Williams 6’0”99 Ted Kubisek 6’1”

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DENVER, COCaptains: Jim Nolte, Matt Krei

BRATTLEBORO, VTCaptain: Jim Olson

This will be No Country’s third year at Beach Nationals. As a more natural grass team, beach is a nice diversion from the hard ground of the Northeast. In order to ease our transition, we like to invite a few friends from other regions to bring that mellow beach vibe.

JOHNNY WALKER

NO COUNTRY

2 Jason Brask 463 Keith Monohan 46 6 Kevin Monohan 47 7 Heath Mackay 47 8 Brian Linkfield 449 Steven Rouisse 39 11 Matt Krei 4713 Buzz Ellsworth 56 14 Lenny Correll 4315 Jim Nolte 4721 John Grzywinski 42 23 Michael Knapp 4729 Bob Krier 4533 Eric Peacock 4347 Gabriel Fuzat 4355 Aaron Brown 4781 Van Le 41

1 Alex de Frondeville 6’0” 507 Steve Finn 6’0” 518 Jim Olson 6’1” 5210 Marshall Goff 5’11” 4411 Ricky Eikstadt 5’11” 4215 Sandy Hartwiger 6’0” 4117 Mike Namkung 6’0” 45 18 Dan Sage 6’2” 4319 Jeff Talbot 6’0” 4222 Arnold Sanchez 5’8” 4525 Tom Glass 5’11” 5137 Fritz Burkhardt 6’2” 4467 Benjamin Cohen 5’10” 4183 Greg Husak 6’2” 4288 Jim Parinella 5’10” 52

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NASHVILLE, TNCaptains: Jon Meade, Mark Stuewe@ReckonUltimate

Reckon is a term we use to let you know we un-derstand. A word used so much it has become culture. Reckon, ain’t, y’all, you will hear ‘em

all. We hail from the dirty-dirty South. We have a combination of bad air, big hair, soul music and whack traffic. A place where neckties, flies, wife beaters and skeeters converge on humid days and sultry nights. We are a proud group of almosts and has-beens, ready to bring our high fives to some beautiful sand. Bless your heart, y’all better stand back and stay clear, for we r ‘bout to bring it, a reckon-ing...you hear? Y’all Reckon?

CHICAGO, ILCaptains: John Hock, Gary LeDonne

Sandblast is essentially a melting pot of former teammates and foes from the Midwest. The sands of time have passed, but we have reformed 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.

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SANDBLAST

0 Greg Allpow 6’4” 51 3 Butch Brown 6’0” 488 David Turell 6’4” 449 Mark Stuewe 5’11” 46 10 Tony Brown 5’8” 44 12 Mark Przybysz 5’11” 3914 Aaron Moredock 6’1” 4218 Alan Reeves 6’1” 51 19 Rusty Sewell 5’9” 46 22 Pablo Saade 5’11” 49 23 Peter Jackson 6’1” 4643 Peter Winslett 5‘11” 4544 Jon Meade 5’8” 4150 Adam Smith 5’11” 49 55 Brad Smith 5’11” 4175 John Riddle 6’5” 4288 Chris Dawson 5’10” 47

00 Steve LaCrosse 6’2” 471 Brandon Steets 6’1” 402 Tim Murray 6’0” 407 Todd Grace 5’9” 4210 Wayne Tang 5’6” 5011 Rob Johnson 5’10” 4114 Dan Powers 6’1” 5316 Chris Courtright 6’0” 4220 Jon Remucal 5’10” 4125 Greg Sandman 6’2” 4430 Sam Lang 5’11” 4032 Keith Allen 5’8” 4434 Johnny Hock 5’11” 5245 Gary LeDonne 5’11” 4288 Leo Wang 6’3” 41

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PHILADELPHIA, PACaptains: Bill Maroon, Rich Hart

Scrapple - Scraps of meat left over from butch-ering, not used or sold elsewhere, were made into scrapple to avoid waste. These scraps of meat are usually unwanted or undesirable in

any other form so they are thrown together to form Scrapple. It is best known as a rural American food of the Mid-Atlantic states (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia). Scrapple is found in supermarkets throughout the region in both fresh and frozen re-frigerated cases.

This definition also describes a grand master’s ultimate team from the Mid-Atlantic states.

ORLANDO, FLCaptains: Eric Gilmore, Young Byun

SOL DRAFT is an anagram (and we will allow you to figure it out, clue: two words, and one is “old”). Based out of Florida with some additions from oth-er regions, this is the team’s third year in the grand

masters division at the USA Ultimate Beach Championships. SOL DRAFT won the Florida Sunshine State Games Beach Championships as an open division team in 2016 and recently played the Canadian national grand masters team in the St. Augustine Ancient City Beach Warm 2017 to double-game point in the tournament semifinals fin-ishing third. We also appeared in the finals of the same tournament in 2015 against Woolly Mammoth and finished second.

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SOL DRAFT

3 Richard Hart 5’7” 476 Bill Maroon 5’9” 458 Jake Horowitz 5’9” 409 Jay Soda 5’9” 4611 Len Magargee 5’11” 4413 Tim Eubanks 5’10” 5116 Tom Maroon 5’9” 5321 AJ Iwaszko 6’0” 5122 Trey Paulissen 5’11” 4723 Pat Wright 5’8” 5424 Clayton Coltman 5’11” 4427 Brian Whelan 5’10” 4033 Steve Grimes 6’0” 3950 Bill Dristy 6’4” 5455 Tom Carroll 6’2” 4180 Alit Balk 6’2” 4188 Matt Shaff 5’10” 46

1 Adam Geluso 5’8”5 Mark Hoover 5’8”7 Eric Gilmore 5’6”8 Doug Schwartz 5’10”10 Brian Holloway 6’2”17 Eric Arp 6’3”19 James Cheek 5’7”20 Brent Fisher 5’11”25 Michael Barefoot 6’0”28 Tim Ray 5’10”44 Brian Kettenring 6’2”51 Mark Evangelisto 6’2”52 Robert McCormack 6’1”69 Daryl Fefee 6’1”

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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.

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 CirclesSpirit 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:

- Following each game, rather than lining up to slap hands, the two teams gather into a circle, alternating players on each team, facing inward, with arms around the shoulders of the person next to you.

- One or two people (often team captains) on each team will talk briefly about the game. Usually the losing team goes first, then the winning team.

- Things to talk about can include how the game went, how your own team played, what the other team did well, who on the other team played well and anything else that might be worth communicating, even if it’s something you think could be done better (and don’t forget to look in the mirror on this).

- After each team has had a chance to talk, the winning team takes a step into the circle and walks around counter-clockwise to slap hands with the players on the other team.

That’s it! It’s pretty simple and definitely 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!


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.

CONCUSSIONSEDUCATION

• 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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PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HEAT ILLNESS

• Avoid alcohol, caffeine and carbonated beverages.

• Medications such as antihistamines, decongestants, certain asthma medications and diuretics can increase risk for heat illness. Avoid them if possible.

• Avoid certain nutritional supplements (such as caffeine and ephedrine) that can dehydrate the body and/or increase metabolism and heat production.

• Know your body – be honest! Are you fit enough to perform under current conditions?

• Eat and drink (water AND sports drinks) optimally before, during and after play. Potassium is important; good sources include sports drinks, yogurt, grapefruit juice, bananas and oranges. Sodium is also important; good sources include sports drinks, vegetable juices, pretzels, nuts, cheese and crackers. After play, carbohydrates are important: foods such as potatoes, honey, cereal, white bread, corn chips, sports drinks, jelly beans, rice cakes, bagels, crackers and gummy candies.

• Don’t drink too much. Over-hydrating can be dangerous if it leads to a fluid and electrolyte imbalance.

• Monitor your urine. Clear/copious = hydrated. Dark = Need water/electrolytes.

• Be sensitive to prior illness. If you’ve been sick, your body may be more susceptible to dehydration.

• Rest and cool down after play. Find shade, wet the skin, get in front of a fan or breeze.

SIDELINE SAFETY• Spectators and equipment must stay at least five yards away from the sidelines. Where

there are buffer lines, respect them. Chairs, coolers, strollers, you, etc., must be at least three yards from the sidelines.

• If a player believes that an object on the sideline is not safe, he or she should inform event staff and refrain from playing until he or she is satisfied that safe conditions have been established.

• USA Ultimate and event staff reserve the right to move or remove objects or spectators from on or near the playing field if those conditions are, in the opinion of USA Ultimate or event staff, unsafe for players, staff or spectators.

LIGHTNING GUIDELINES• Event staff will communicate with players and spectators via PA system and through field

marshals equipped with radios if there is lightning danger. Play then will be stopped, and everyone should seek shelter.

• Safe shelter for players and spectators at the field site includes any fully enclosed building or vehicle with a hard top and closed windows.

• Event staff will use the “flash-to-bang” method to determine when to send people to shelter. By the time the flash-to-bang count has reached 30 seconds, all individuals should be in a safe shelter location.

• If you can’t get to a safe shelter, try to avoid being the tallest object in an open field or on open water. Avoid other tall objects, metal objects and water. Assume a crouched position with only the balls of your feet touching the ground, your arms wrapped around your knees and your head lowered. Minimize contact with the ground. Do not lie flat.

• Avoid using telephone land lines. Cell phones are safe, provided the person has followed other safety guidelines.

• Event staff will indicate to players when play is going to resume. Team captains should meet at Tournament Central to receive instructions for resuming play and any schedule modifications.


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