Colorado Springs, Colo. (Jan. 7, 2019) – USA Ultimate, the national governing for the sport of ultimate in the United States and member of the U.S. Olympic Committee, is excited to announce the athletes who will represent the U.S. at the World Flying Disc Federation’s 2019 World Under-24 Ultimate Championships.

More than 550 athletes applied to be considered for the three U.S. National Teams – men’s, mixed and women’s – that will compete in Heidelberg, Germany, in July. Tryout invitations were extended to 100 men and 100 women, and of those 200 athletes, 74 were named to the 2019 National Team rosters.

The teams include 15 returners who each won gold at the 2018 World U-24 Ultimate Championships in Perth, Australia. In addition to U-24 golds, 17 athletes also have World Junior Ultimate Championships gold, 20 have won College Championships titles, and five have earned National Championships titles. Three athletes were part of gold-medal-winning teams at the World Ultimate Club Championships last summer.

Invitations to join the U-24 National Team are extended just as the majority of the athletes are preparing for the 2019 college season, which runs from January through May, with the D-I College Championships held over Memorial Day Weekend.

Following the conclusion of the 2019 college season, the members of the U-24 National Team will hold a training camp in mid-June before traveling to Germany for a week-long training camp in the lead-up to the World Championships. The 2019 World Under-24 Ultimate Championships will take place July 13-20, in Heidelberg, Germany.

Men’s Team

Name City, ST College Christian Boxley Bowie, MD Georgetown Chance Cochran Arlington, VA Tulane Xander Cuizon Tice Seattle, WA Oregon Henry Fisher Durham, NC Carleton College Mac Hecht Newton, MA Brown Rick Hennighausen Davidson, NC North Carolina-Wilmington Tannor Johnson Lexington, MA Massachusetts Cole Jurek Shoreview, MN Minnesota Dillon Lanier Chapel Hill, NC Carleton College Will Lohre Golden, CO Oregon Elijah Long Chapel Hill, NC North Carolina Leandro Marx Portland, OR Oregon Walker Matthews Durham, NC North Carolina Nate Pettyjohn San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly-SLO John Randolph Seattle, WA Brown Dylan Salzman Denver, CO Middlebury Tim Schoch Northfield, MN Carleton College Ted Sither Arlington, VA Oregon Eric Sjostrom Helena, AL Auburn Eric Taylor Durham, NC Carleton College Jasper Tom Palo Alto, CA Carnegie Mellon Nick Vogt Edina, MN Wisconsin Cole Wallin Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Sol Yanuck Chapel Hill, NC Carleton College

Mixed Team

Name City, ST College Isabel Arevalo Atlanta, GA Carleton College Steven Benaloh Seattle, WA Washington Stan Birdsong Atlanta, GA Carleton College Mia Bladin Seattle, WA Harvard Helen Eifert Flagstaff, AZ Northern Arizona Rocco Essex-Linehan Norwich, VT New Hampshire Joe Freund Arlington, VA Virginia Tech Matt Gouchoe-Hanas Chapel Hill, NC North Carolina Brett Gramann Austin, TX Massachusetts Michael Ing Bryn Mawr, PA Pittsburgh Brittney Kokinos Madison, WI Wisconsin Julia Kwasnick Palo Alto, CA California-Santa Barbara Lindsay McKenna Malvern, PA West Chester Anders Olsen Rochester, MN Emory Clea Poklemba Corvallis, OR Ashley Powell Raleigh, NC North Carolina State Mary Rippe Carrboro, NC North Carolina Kyle Rutledge Irving, TX Northwestern Liam Searles-Bohs Durham, NC North Carolina Alissa Soo Seattle, WA Whitman Anna Thompson Kirkland, WA Pennsylvania Alan Villanueva Huntsville, AL Air Force Luke Webb Amherst, MA Carleton College Joe White Wyoming, OH Carleton College Megan Wilson Medford, MA Tufts Anne Worth Chapel Hill, NC North Carolina

Women’s Team