2016 College Awards (All-Freshmen)



USA Ultimate is proud to announce the 2016 College All-Freshmen Teams and Freshmen of the Year!

Instituted in 2002, the college awards are a way for individual college players to be honored by their peers for their skill, athleticism, integrity, and leadership during this season.

All-Freshmen teams were determined by a peer voting process open to all college players on a roster for the 2016 college postseason. Players highlighted in green have won Freshman of the Year honors in their region/division.



2016 College Awards:

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2016 College All-Freshmen Teams







All-Freshmen (Men's Division)

Atlantic Coast Men's All-Freshmen Connor Whiffen [Elon] Michael Sellers [High Point] Marcus Rovner [North Carolina] Darius Anglin [North Carolina-Asheville] Ethan Cole [North Carolina-Asheville] Chris Selwood [Richmond] Joe Freund [Virginia Tech] All-Freshmen (Women's Division) Atlantic Coast Women's All-Freshmen Rebecca Fagan [North Carolina] Anne Worth [North Carolina] Allison Bashford [North Carolina-Asheville] Katie Cubrilovic [North Carolina-State] Danielle Sawyer [North Carolina-State] Rachell Xu [North Carolina-Wilmington] Mary Wood [Virginia]

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All-Freshmen (Men's Division)

Great Lakes Men's All-Freshmen Jacob Cuthbert [Illinois] Ben Sabourin [Illinois] Josh Sanabria [Illinois State] Jeff Holm [Northwestern] Kyle Rutledge [Northwestern] Joe Byerly [Purdue] Tucker Born [Purdue] All-Freshmen (Women's Division) Great Lakes Women's All-Freshmen Jessica Hanlon [Chicago] Molly O'Donnell [Chicago] Phoebe Hopp [Michigan] Grace Goulson [Northwestern] Sarah Kim [Northwestern] Hindeke Tewodros [Northwestern] Meghan Cullen [Notre Dame]

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All-Freshmen (Men's Division)

Metro East Men's All-Freshmen Ben Reiser [Colgate] Victor Kao [NYU] Matthew Meserve [NYU] Charlie Coburn [Princeton] Dean Klimek [Rutgers] Peter Jeng [Rutgers] Tanner Yuhas [Rutgers] All-Freshmen (Women's Division) Metro East Women's All-Freshmen Irene Golden [Columbia] Yuge Xiao [Columbia] Raina Kamrat [Cornell] Angela Mao [Princeton] Fayth Kim [Rochester] Tuhina Bhat [Rutgers] Amy Hu [Rutgers]

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All-Freshmen (Men's Division)

New England Men's All-Freshmen Malcolm Hecht [Brown] Gabriel Fontes [Brandeis] Jordan Kaufman [Brandeis] Tannor Johnson [Massachusetts] Dylan Salzman [Middlebury] Eric Chen [Tufts] Jack Conant [Vermont] All-Freshmen (Women's Division) New England Women's All-Freshmen Josie Gillett [Bates] Caitlyn Lee [Dartmouth] Jaclyn Verzuh [Dartmouth] Meredith Bernstein [Tufts] Emily Decker [Tufts] Olivia Phillips [Vermont] Megan Tammaro [Vermont]



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All-Freshmen (Men's Division)

North Central Men's All-Freshmen Tim Schoch [Carleton College] Ben Joerger [Iowa State] Griffin Bergers [Michigan Tech] Sam Kaminsky [Minnesota] Cole Wallin [Minnesota] Peter Murry [Luther] Jacob Elias [Wisconsin]

All-Freshmen (Women's Division) North Central Women's All-Freshmen Sylvie Polonsky [Carleton College] Megan Halverson [Iowa State] Louise Beck [Minnesota] Kayla Blanek [Minnesota] Hannah Cowan [Minnesota] Abbie Leschinsky [Nebraska] Kim Nissen [St Olaf]



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All-Freshmen (Men's Division)

Northwest Men's All-Freshmen Hugh Knapp [British Columbia] Will Lohre [Oregon] Leandro Marx [Oregon] Xander Cuizon Tice [Oregon] Taylor White [Oregon State] Trey Taylor [Utah] Robert Farwell [Whitman] All-Freshmen (Women's Division) Northwest Women's All-Freshmen Jianhui Kettunen [Puget Sound] Delaney Rudy [Puget Sound] Anna Fox [Victoria] Sophie Johansen [Washington] Hannah Filley [Whitman] Samiya Ismail [Western Washington] Livia Amarosi [Whitman]

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All-Freshmen (Men's Division)

Ohio Valley Men's All-Freshmen Mark Fertal [Case Western Reserve] Nick Longo [Case Western Reserve] Kunal Rath [Case Western Reserve] Tal Cohen [Penn State] Nathaniel Donaher [Penn State] Nate Long [Penn State] Michael Ing [Pittsburgh] All-Freshmen (Women's Division) Ohio Valley Women's All-Freshmen Megan Harris [Akron] Jane Carsey [Case Western Reserve] Andrea Mael [Case Western Reserve] Abby Cheng [Oberlin] Helen Samuel [Oberlin] Lakshmi Ilango [Pittsburgh] Katie Schreiber [Pittsburgh]

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All-Freshmen (Men's Division)

South Central Men's All-Freshmen Zane Barber [Colorado] Dylan Hanel [Colorado] Jake Marrapode [Colorado State] Hudson Martin [Colorado State] Jeremy Katz [Kansas] Brian Walker [Rice] Timmy Robinson [Texas A&M] All-Freshmen (Women's Division) South Central Women's All-Freshmen Britta Bergstrom [Colorado] Emma Capra [Colorado] Fiona Dragonfly [Colorado] Marlee Akerson [Colorado College] Kiera Connelly [Colorado College] Frances Gellert [Colorado College] Kiera Lindgren [Colorado State]



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All-Freshmen (Men's Division)

Southeast Men's All-Freshmen Zach Good [Central Florida] Michael Bartell [Emory] Daniel Sperling [Emory] Mason Cary [Georgia] Connor Brownell [Georgia Tech] Micah Jo [Georgia Tech] Jeffrey Minowa [Georgia Tech] Zach Karpen [Tulane]

Note: Eight players were named because of a tie for the last spot.



All-Freshmen (Women's Division) Southeast Women's All-Freshmen Sarah Gifford [Central Florida] Leah Gilbert-Odem [Emory] Anna Glass [Emory] Lindsi Allman [Florida State] Brita McAuliffe [Georgia Tech] Allison Wong [Georgia Tech] Sofia Lima [Vanderbilt]

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All-Freshmen (Men's Division)

Southwest Men's All-Freshmen Paul Han [California] Nicholas Dahms [Chico State] Logan Martin [Chico State] Robert Horewitz [San Diego State] Ryan Wilbanks [San Diego State] Nick Hirning [Stanford] Max Melin [Stanford]

All-Freshmen (Women's Division) Southwest Women's All-Freshmen Leanne Go [California-San Diego] Kelli Iwamoto [California-San Diego] Rose Soiffer-Kosins [Claremont] Valentina Valdez [Southern California] Hallie Dunham [Stanford] Rachel Thomson [Stanford] Emily Beck [UCLA]





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