Colorado Springs, Colo. (Nov. 28, 2017) – USA Ultimate, the national governing body for the sport of ultimate in the United States, is pleased to announce the athletes who have been invited to attend one of two tryouts for the 2018 U.S. National Teams that will compete at the World Junior Ultimate Championships. USA Ultimate will send teams in the boys’ and girls’ divisions to Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, next August.

Nearly 400 youth athletes from all over the country applied to be considered for the 2018 U-20 National Teams. Coaches have selected 101 men and 100 women to attend the tryout camps.

The east coast tryout camp will be held January 27-28, in Chapel Hill, N.C. The west coast tryout camp will be held two weeks later, February 10-11, in Livermore, Calif. Final rosters, selected by each respective team’s coaching staff, will be announced next March.

Boys’ Division U.S. National Team Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Reid Koss (Seattle, Wash.)

Assistant Coach: Andy Neilsen (Chicago, Ill.)

Assistant Coach: Russell Wallack (Amherst, Mass.)

Selection Assistants: Alex Wells, TBD

Girls’ Division U.S. National team Coaching Staff

Head Coach: DeAnna Ball (Columbus, Ohio)

Assistant Coach: Jason Adams (Boston, Mass.)

Assistant Coach: Alyssa Weatherford (Seattle, Wash.)

Selection Assistants: Jessi Jones, Stevie Miller

The 2018 World Junior Ultimate Championships, hosted by the World Flying Disc Federation, will be held Aug. 19-25, 2018, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

WJUC was last held in Wroclaw, Poland, in 2016. The U.S. earned two medals at the event: gold in the boys’ division and silver in the girls’ division.

Boys Tryouts

*final tryout list subject to change based on invite acceptances

Sion Agami Mason, OH Axel Agami-Contreras Mason, OH Turner Allen Burlington, VT Austin Alvarado Arlington, VA Dustin Baird Greenwood, IN Jai Bansal Eagle, ID Patrick Beckett Portland, OR James Berger Edwards, CO Cole Besser Boulder, CO Max Bradshaw Carmel, IN Calvin Brown Irvine, CA Orion Cable Amherst, MA Matthew Chambers Highland Village, TX Raymond Chen Chapel Hill, NC Connor Chin New York, NY Jack Cioffi Westfield, NJ Alex Condon Minnetonka, MN Jonathan Costello Highland Village, TX Dillon Crowell Iowa City, IA Ben Dameron Atlanta, GA Gray Davidson Seattle, WA Beau De Konnick Arlington, VA Drew Di Francesco Atlanta, GA Ryan Dinger Burlington, VT Aidan Downey Atlanta, GA Marco Dregni Portland, OR Nicholas Fellows Milwaukee, WI Ben Fjetland-Souza St. Paul, MN Walker Frankenberg Seattle, WA Gabriel Franklin Rochester, NY Leo Gordon Berkeley, CA Scott Grimm Salt Lake City, UT Sam Hammar Edina, MN Liam Hardacker Concord, MA Bradley “Alex” Henderson Greenwood, IN Dempsey Hope-Wight Seattle, WA Donovan Hugel Maplewood, NJ Daniel Humphreys Gainesville, FL Henry Ing Bryn Mawr, PA Adam Jemal Bellevue, WA Garrett Johnston Arlington, VA Joseph Kennedy Naperville, IL James Kennelly Gillette, NJ Noah Krumme West Chester, OH Collin Lamb Naperville, IL Daniel Landesman Altadena, CA Aiden Landis Gibsonia, PA Josh Lane Lexington, MA Dylan Latham McGraw Los Altos Hills, CA Erik Liu Newton, MA Benjamin Liu-May Eugene, OR Jack Lokowich Bozeman, MT Trevor Lynch Collegeville, PA Jonny Malks Arlington, VA Casey Mann Gibsonia, PA Evan Mapes Atlanta, GA Haroon Matties Arlington, VA John McDonnell Chapel Hill, NC Stephen Mock Lexington, MA Caleb Montgomery Lexington, KY Elliott Moore Austin, TX Marc Anthony Munoz Kent, WA Alex Nelson Vero Beach, FL Walden Ng Brighton, MA Jacques Nissen Washington, DC Amanze Oleru Seattle, WA Gabe Port Seattle, WA Ashwin Pothukuchi Norristown, PA Benjamin Preiss Arlington, VA Samuel Radack Washington, DC Kenneth Randby Chapel Hill, NC June Tabasan Rapisura Seattle, WA James Reed Arlington, VA Dylan Reviere Baton Rouge, LA Zachary Riley Amherst, MA Benjamin Rogers Southlake, TX Jacob Rubin-Miller Madison, WI Connor Ryan Seattle, WA Ted Schewe Madison, WI Caleb Seamon Leverett, MA Luke Sedor Protti Shutebury, MA Matthew Shu Decatur, GA Joshua Sims Speyer Middlebury, VT Kodi Smart Olympia, WA Charlie Smith Boca Raton, FL Leonide Sovell-Fernandez St. Paul, MN Nick Spaulding-Tansey Durham, NC Hayden Stone Austin, TX Coleman Tappero Atlanta, GA Jake Taylor Chapel Hill, NC Jake Thorne Alameda, CA Jesse Thornton Merion Station, PA Kevin Tsui Westfield, NJ Tony Venneri Seattle, WA Dylan Villeneuve Berkeley, CA Michael Walsh Golden, CO Eli Weaver Westfield, NJ Aaron Wynmor Burlington, VT Tristan Yarter Maplewood, NJ Cole Zielske St. Paul, MN Josiah Zulauf Jackson, MI

Girls Tryouts

*final tryout list subject to change based on invite acceptances

