Tryout Attendees Announced for 2016 WJUC Teams

Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dec. 1, 2015) – USA Ultimate, the national governing body for the sport of ultimate in the United States, is pleased to announce the athletes who have been selected to attend one of two tryouts for the 2016 National Teams that will represent the U.S. at the World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC) in Wroclaw, Poland, next summer. USA Ultimate will send select teams in the girls’ and open divisions to compete at next year’s championships.

More than 400 youth athletes from all over the country submitted applications to be considered for the Under-20 National Teams. Of the applicants, 101 men and 101 women have been selected by the coaching staffs to attend one of two tryout camps.

The east coast tryout camp will be held January 23-24, in Orlando, Fla. The west coast tryout camp will be held January 30-31, in Seattle, Wash. Final rosters will be announced in February.

Head coaches for each team were announced in July. Assistant coaches were announced in September.

Girls' Division U.S. National Team Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Jamie Nuwer (San Francisco, Calif.)

Assistant Coach: DeAnna Ball (Columbus, Ohio)

Assistant Coach: Alyssa Weatherford (Seattle, Wash.)



Open Division U.S. National Team Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Chase Sparling-Beckley (Portland, Ore.)

Assistant Coach: Sam O’Brien (Minneapolis, Minn.)

Assistant Coach: George Stubbs (Somerville, Mass.)



The 2016 World Junior Ultimate Championships will be held July 31-Aug. 6, 2016, in Wroclaw, Poland, and will be hosted by the World Flying Disc Federation and the Polish Ultimate Players Association.

WJUC was last held in Lecco, Italy, in 2014. The United States earned two medals at the event, a gold in the girls’ division and a silver in the open division.

Girls' Division Team Tryouts

Name City, ST Tryout Nina Alworth Seattle, WA West Robin Anthony-Petersen Alameda, CA West Isabel Arevalo Atlanta, GA East Bridget Bailey Fryeburg, ME East Casey Banta-Ryan Acton, MA West Allison Bashford Cary, NC East Louise Beck Edina, MN West Maddy Boyle Arlington, VA East Tova Breen Minneapolis, MN East Kyra Bronfman Atlanta, GA East Carly Campana Kirkland, WA West Chloe Carothers-Liske Oakland, CA West Dina Carpenter-Graffy Madison, WI East Ruby Cassidy Seattle, WA West Caroline Collis Needham, MA East Ally Constantino Seattle, WA West Josephine Coppinger Leverett, MA East Hannah Cowan Golden Valley, MN West Kelly Crowley Naperville, IL East Katie Cubrilovic Chapel Hill, NC East Karen Ehrhardt Sugar Grove, NC East Maria Fong Berkeley, CA West Katherine Fry Cincinnati, OH East Emma Gautier Seattle, WA West Katharine Gilbert Bryn Mawr, PA East Josie Gillett Seattle, WA East Catherine Gould Edmond, OK West Tanika Graham Highland Village, TX West Lucy Grossman Hatfield, MA East Megan Halverson Naperville, IL West Eleanor Heberlein St. Paul, MN West Zoe Hecht Newton, MA West Rachel Hess Arlington, VA East Lindsay Hoeppner Lakeville, MN West Imani Holness Philadelphia, PA East Jamie Hong Forest Hills, NY East Delaney Johnson Greenwood, IN East Raina Kamrat Ithaca, NY East Soumya Keefe Lake Forest Park, WA West Yausaman Khajavei Eugene, OR West Akane Kleinkopf Boulder, CO West Ellery Koelker-Wolfe Pasadena, CA West Miranda Kosowsky Pittsburgh, PA East Sophia Kosowsky Pittsburgh, PA East Jenna Krugler Nevada City, CA West Katherine Lanier Chapel Hill, NC East Caitlyn Lee Superior, CO West Yenni Lee Seattle, WA West Park Li Atlanta, GA East Bethany Llewellyn Corvallis, OR West Margaret Manning Seattle, WA West Angela Mao West Windsor, NJ East Hannah Neiditz Decatur, GA East Audrey Neubauer Langley, WA East Taya Norris Eugene, OR West Caroline O'Connell Highland Village, TX East Isabel Olson Minneapolis, MN East Stephanie Padilla Chicago, IL West Renata Pepi Northampton, MA East Marie Perivier Atlanta, GA East Ollie Peterson Atlanta, GA East Emma Phelps Wexford, PA East Stephanie Phillips Seattle, WA West Emma Piorier St. Paul, MN East Clea Poklemba Corvallis, OR West Maya Powell Seattle, WA West Katherine Quillin Eugene, OR West Mindy Radike Naperville, IL West Evelyn Reding Seattle, WA West Kaia Roast Seattle, WA West Hayley Samson Milford, OH East Madison Samson Milford, OH East Elisabeth Schloss Orem, UT West Katie Schreiber Eagleville, PA East Jordan Schultz-McArdle Pittsburgh, PA East Lilly Shapiro Minnetonka, MN West Bailey Shigley Seattle, WA West Nariah-Belle Sims Seattle, WA West Michelle Slaughter Palo Alto, CA West Sylvia Snyderman St. Louis, MO East Stephany Stumphauzer Plainfield, IL West Mary Sullivan Western Springs, IL West Jessie Sun Warren, NJ East Margaret Switzer Atlanta, GA East Riley Tauer Eden Prairie, MN West Sydney Taylor-Klaus Atlanta, GA East Emma Thoennes Eugene, OR West Caroline Tornquist Arlington, VA East Claire Trop Seattle, WA West Mandy Truong Seattle, WA West Margaret Urheim Wynnewood, PA East Gabrielle VanDevelder Corvallis, OR West Jaclyn Verzuh Seattle, WA East Margaret Walker Madison, WI East Vlada Watkins Decatur, GA East Aviva Weinbaum Amherst, MA East Hannah Wells Berkeley, CA West Allison Wong Princeton Junction, NJ East Samantha Wool Seattle, WA West Ashley Woxman Cincinnati, OH East Anna Wysen Berkeley, CA West

Open Division Team Tryouts

Name City, ST Tryout Sion Agami Mason, OH West Kunle Ajao St. Paul, MN West Michael Bartell Seattle, WA East Conor Bauman Danville, CA West Zach Baumann Bozeman, MT West Emmanuel Bilolo Flower Mound, TX East Stanley Birdsong Atlanta, GA East Ethan Bloodworth Rougemont, NC East Reno Brinn Algonquin, IL West Conor Brownell Decatur, GA East Quinn Buermeyer Corvallis, OR West Lucas Bulger Ithaca, MN East Mason Cary Decatur, GA East Nathan Champoux Ypsilanti, MI West Eric Chen Brooklyn, NY East Lucas Chen Seattle, WA West Colby Chuck Berkeley, CA West Zachary Cincotta South Orange, NJ East Noah Cohen Atlanta, GA East Eli Conard Seattle, WA West Matthew Cook Middle Village, NY East Sam Cook Seattle, WA West Luke Deasy Oakmont, PA West Spencer DeRoos Newtown Square, PA West Ryan Dinger Hadley, MA East Jeremy Dolezal-Ng Alameda, CA West Cole Drummond Yardley, PA East Manny Eckert Seattle, WA West Jacob Elias Golden Valley, MN West Robbie Farwell Seattle, WA West Oliver Fay Amherst, MA West Cameron Ficher Bend, OR West Duncan Fitzgerald Washington, DC East Joe Freund Blacksburg, VA East Ben Goldman Amherst, MA West Jonathan Haberman Corvallis, OR West Connor Halloran Greenwood, IN West Samuel Hammar Edina, MN West Nick Haser Gibsonia, PA East Conner Henderson Bargersville, IN West Nicholas Hirning Seattle, WA West Eric Hytonen San Leandro, CA West Micah Jo Lawrenceville, GA East Tannor Johnson Lexington, MA East Cole Jurek Shoreview, MN West Jacob Kaplan Amherst, MA East Jake Kenniv Lebanon, OH East Nathan Kenton Fairfield, CT East Jared Klein North Oaks, MN West Michael Kromer Gahanna, OH East Kyle Krukowski Cedar Rapids, IA West Dillon Lanier Chapel Hill, NC East Ivan Lee Seattle, WA West Hector Madrigal Colorado Springs, CO West Daniel Mah Seattle, WA West Kai Marcus Seattle, WA West Parker Marsh Largo, FL East Garrett Martin Smithfield, UT West Michael Martin Eugene, OR West Boone McClellan Spring Hill, TN East Peter Miller Ames, IA West Tremont Miller Seattle, WA West Nicolas Molzon Irvine, CA West Jordan Monnin Clarksville, OH West Derek Mourad Seattle, WA West Russell Moy Maplewood, NJ East Jesse Nelson Maplewood, NJ East Jacques Perivier Atlanta, GA East Andrew Peterschmidt Albany, OR West Dylan Power Naperville, IL East Jacob Radack Washington, DC East John Randolph Seattle, WA West Jake Reinhardt Lake Jackson, TX East Noah Robinson Pittsburgh, PA East William Roecklein Northfield, MN West Aldous Root Bellevue, WA West Marc Rovner Chapel Hill, NC East Solomon Rueschemeyer-Bailey Amherst, MA East James Rushing Yardley, PA East Connor Russell Westfield, NJ East Ben Sabourin Champaign, IL West Dylan Salzman Denver, CO West Nels Schimek Seattle, WA West Timothy Schoch Lexington, MA East Caleb Seamon Leverett, MA West Liam Searles-Bohs Durham, NC East Jarrett Sheran Allison Park, PA East Alex Shrader Atlanta, GA East Johnny Sims Baton Rouge, LA East Theodore Sither Arlington, VA East Jack Smith Atlanta, GA East Benjamin Swiatek Naperville, IL East Coleman Tappero Atlanta, GA East Trey Taylor Minnetonka, MN West Justin Ting Seattle, WA West Dexter Turner Baton Rouge, LA East Kevin Versteeg Kensington, MD East Grant Waldron Murfreesboro, TN East Luke Webb Amherst, MA West Kale Wenczel Leverett, MA East Joseph White Cincinnati, OH East





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