USA Ultimate Announces 2015 U-23 National Team Tryouts

Boulder, Colo. (Oct. 1, 2014) – 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 invite one of two tryouts for the 2015 Under-23 National Teams. USA Ultimate will send three under-23 teams – mixed, open and women’s – to compete at next year’s World U-23 Ultimate Championships, hosted by the World Flying Disc Federation.



More than 500 athletes from all over the country submitted applications to be considered for the national teams. Of the applicants, 100 men and 104 women have been invited to attend one of two tryout camps.



The west coast tryout camp will be held November 15-16, in Dublin, Calif. The east coast tryout camp will be held November 22-23, in Orlando, Fla. Final rosters will be announced in mid-December.



Head coaches and assistant coaches were announced in the last several weeks.



U-23 Mixed Coaching Staff:

Head Coach: Martin Aguilera

Assistant Coaches: Alex Snyder, Nancy Sun



U-23 Open Coaching Staff:

Head Coach: Bob Krier

Assistant Coaches: Jody Avirgan, Joe Durst



U-23 Women’s Coaching Staff:

Head Coach: Mike Whitaker

Assistant Coaches: Jit Bhattacharya, Carolyn Matthews



The dates and location of the 2015 World U-23 Ultimate Championships are still TBA.





Men’s Tryouts

Name City State Current School Tryout Aaron Honn Eugene OR Oregon West Aaron Warshauer Chapel Hill NC North Carolina East Anthony Gossard Meridian ID Boise State West Austin Taylor Hoover AL Alabama East Ben Snell Raleigh NC North Carolina East Brawley Adams Orlando FL Central Florida East Brett Gramann Austin TX Massachusetts East Carter Thallon Somerville MA Tufts East Charles Cao Berkeley CA n/a West Chase Cunningham Austin TX Texas West Chris Kocher Atlanta GA n/a West Christian Johnson Chapel Hill NC California-Santa Cruz West Christian Olsen Atlanta GA Emory East Christopher LaRocque Tallahassee FL Florida State East Christopher Strub Eugene OR Oregon West Cody Kirkland Carlsbad CA California-San Diego West Dalton Smith Houston TX Texas A&M West Danny On Nashville TN Vanderbilt East David Abbott Geneseo NY SUNY-Geneseo East Dylan J Wolff Newton MA Boston College East Eli Motycka Providence RI Brown East Elijah Kerns Alameda CA n/a West Elliott Erickson Athens GA Georgia East Gregory Cousins Minnetonka MN Tulane West Harper Garvey Saint Paul MN Knox West Henry Phan Seattle WA n/a West Hunter Corbett Goleta CA California-Santa Barbara West Hunter Taylor Blacksburg VA Virginia Tech West Jack Shey Evanston IL n/a West Jack Williams Wilmington NC North Carolina-Wilmington East Jacob McGoogan Cary NC North Carolina State East Jake Ritmire Seattle WA Carleton College West Jake Stevelman Stamford CT n/a East James Highsmith Ypsilanti MI Eastern Michigan East James Zuraw Chapel Hill NC North Carolina East Jeremy Langdon Orlando FL Central Florida East Jesse Bolton Seattle WA Carleton College West Jesse Cohen Santa Monica CA California-San Diego West Jibran Mieser Jersey City NJ Rutgers East John Stubbs Atlanta GA Harvard East Johnny Bansfield Ypsilanti MI Eastern Michigan East Jonah Wisch Glenside PA Pittsburgh East Jonathan Nethercutt Chapel Hill NC North Carolina East Josephlucas Thompson Ithaca NY Cornell East Joshua Klane Golden Valley MN Minnesota West Josiah Mort Atascadero CA Cuesta Community College West Josue Alorro Cresskill NJ n/a East Kevin Brown Whitefish Bay WI Wisconsin-Milwaukee East Kevin Quinlan Fairport NY SUNY-Fredonia East Khalif El-Salaam Seattle WA Washington West Logan Pruess Milwaukee WI Wisconsin-Milwaukee East Luke DiOrio Winchester MA Hartford East Malcolm Hecht Auburndale MA n/a West Marcus Ranii-Dropcho Wexford PA Pittsburgh East Mark Lin Plainsboro NJ Maryland East Mark Rauls Denver CO Colorado West Mark Vandenberg Cambridge MA Harvard East Marques Brownlee Hoboken NJ Stevens Tech West Matthew Bennett Houston TX Texas A&M West Max Thorne Pittsburgh PA Pittsburgh East Max Trotter Highland Park IL n/a West Michael Fairley St. Augustine FL Central Florida East Michael Ogren Orlando FL n/a East Natan Lee-Engel Seattle WA Carleton College West Nathan White Atlanta GA Georgia Tech East Nicholas Alexander San Jose CA UCLA West Nicholas Mathison Wayne PA Lehigh East Nihal Bhakta Minneapolis MN n/a West Nils Clauson Los Angeles CA UCLA West Nolan Walsh Stanford CA Stanford West Pawel Janas Boulder CO Colorado West Quinn Hunziker Yardley PA n/a East Raphael Hayes Portland OR n/a West Reid Bacon Hurst TX Trinity East Robert Coffin Fayetteville AR Arkansas West Robert Ley Tampa FL Florida East Ryan Tucker Ames IA Iowa State West Samuel Greenwood Etna NH Michigan West Scott Xu Plainsboro NJ n/a East Seth Kotzman Bellingham WA Western Washington West Simon Higgins Alameda CA n/a West Simon Johansen Brooklyn NY n/a East Spencer Diamond Andover MA n/a East Stanley Peterson Boulder CO Colorado West Stephane Carlisle Mountain View CA Cal Poly-Pomona West Steven Benaloh Redmond WA Washington West Terrence Mitchell Durham NC North Carolina Central East Thomas Newell Salt Lake City UT Utah West Timothy Fergus Roselle IL n/a West Timothy McAllister Franklin NC North Carolina East Travis Carpenter Greenwood IN Indiana Wesleyan West Trent Dillon Pittsburgh PA Pittsburgh East Trevor Purdy San Diego CA California-San Diego West Trevor Smith Eugene OR Oregon West Tristan Voss Broomfield CO Colorado West Tyler Chan Somerville MA Tufts East Tyler Kunsa Pittsburgh PA Pittsburgh East Will Shaw Portland OR Lewis & Clark West Xavier Maxstadt Wilmington NC North Carolina-Wilmington East Zane Rankin Seattle WA Washington West

Women’s Tryouts

Name City State Current School Tryout Abbie Abramovich Bellingham WA Western Washington West Alexandra Hu Chicago IL Northwestern East Alexandra Ode Eugene OR Oregon West Alika Johnston Charlottesville VA Virginia East Andrea Fontenot Eugene OR Oregon West Anna Hrovat-Staedter Madison WI Wisconsin East Anna Meyers Baton Rouge LA LSU East Anne Rempel Palo Alto CA Stanford West Arianne Lozano Seattle WA Whitman West Ashley Young Eugene OR Oregon West Bethany Kaylor Eugene OR Oregon West Brandi Skanes Lansing MI Michigan State East Caitlin Harley Columbus OH n/a East Camille Canter Copenhagen, DK Washington West Camille Nelson Ames IA Iowa State East Caroline Pearson Atlanta GA Emory East Carolyn Normile Wynnewood PA Pittsburgh East Cassandra Sakai Chicago IL n/a West Catherine Woodhurst Atlanta GA Georgia Tech East Chloe B. T. Rowse Falmouth ME Colorado College West Chloe Morse Greene Charleston SC Charleston East Claire Pauley Carrboro NC North Carolina East Claire Revere Walla Walla WA Whitman West Clare Frantz Lawrence KS Kansas West Corey Atkins Burlington VT Vermont East Danielle Runzo Cleveland OH Case Western Reserve West Donnya Ajdari Atlanta GA Georgia Tech East Dorothe Franklin Boulder CO Colorado West Elisabeth Lohre Golden CO n/a West Elissa Picozzi Mercer Island WA Whitman West Elizabeth Gates Columbus OH Ohio State East Elizabeth Pugh Pittsburgh PA Harvard East Emilie Willingham Kirkwood MO Truman State West Emily Shields Philadelphia PA Pennsylvania East Emma Kahle New York NY Washington West Emmy Kolanz Berkeley CA n/a West Erynn Schroeder St. Joseph MN St Benedict East Grace Noah Seatte WA Washington West Hallie Dunham Seattle WA Lakeside HS West Han Chen San Leandro CA UCLA West Hannah Henkin Ann Arbor PA Michigan East India Stubbs Cambridge MA Harvard East Jaclyn Verzuh Seattle WA Lakeside HS West Janina Freystaetter Miramar FL Central Florida East Jean Russell Washington DC Colorado East Jennifer Corcoran Lawrence KS Kansas East Jesse Shofner Eugene OR Oregon West Jessica Crowley Clinton NY Hamilton East Jessica Mast Dundee OH n/a East Jin-Mi Matsunaga Nashville TN Vanderbilt East Julia Bladin Walla Walla WA Whitman East Julia Snyder Northfield MN n/a East Julia Ting Atlanta GA Georgia Tech East Katie Ciaglo Louisville CO Carleton College West Kelsey Gibboney Cincinnati OH Cincinnati West Kirstin Johnson Boulder CO Colorado West Klara Calderon-Guthe Wilmington NC North Carolina-Wilmington East Kristen Pojunis Los Angeles CA UCLA West Lane Siedor Athens GA Georgia East Lauren Perucco Madison WI Wisconsin West Leah Farris Atascadero CA Cuesta College West Linda Behrer Ames IA Iowa State West Lindsay Soo Durham NC Wake Forest East Lisa Couper Chapel Hill NC n/a West Lisa Kowalski Washington DC George Washington East Lisa Pitcaithley Pleasanton CA California-Santa Barbara West Lyra Olson Princeton NJ Princeton East Margaret Kennedy Plainfield IL Wisconsin West Margo Heffron Walla Walla WA Whitman West Margot Stert Los Angeles CA UCLA East Marisa Rafter Oakland CA California West Maureen Dougherty Fairfield CT n/a East Meeri Chang Santa Clara CA n/a West Megan Cousins Louisville CO Colorado West Megan Ives Boulder CO Colorado West Melissa Kan Irvine CA UCLA East Michaela Lee Danville CA n/a West Michela Meister Redwood City CA Stanford West Michelle W. Landis Rochester NY Rochester East Monisha White Stanford CA Stanford West Nhi Nguyen Superior CO Colorado West Nicola Bruce Seattle WA Seattle West Nina Finley Seattle WA Whitman West Nora Landri Glenview IL Washington West Olivia Hampton Warren NJ Boston College East Qing Wei Chapel Hill NC North Carolina East Qxhna Titcomb Medford MA Tufts East Sadie Jezierski Columbus OH Ohio State East Samantha Sauerbrei Ames IA Iowa State West Sarafina Angstadt-Leto Eugene OR Oregon West Sarah Edwards Seattle WA Washington West Sarah Hansen Charlottesville VA Virginia East Sarah Meckstroth Minneapolis MN n/a East Savanna Ryan Seattle WA Shoreline Community College West Sharon Lin Berkeley CA California West Shellie Cohen Cambridge MA n/a East Sherry Li Princeton NJ Princeton East Shira Stern Seattle WA n/a West Stephanie Lim Los Altos Hills CA Stanford West Stephanie Miller Columbus OH Ohio State East Taylor Hartman Lawrenceville GA Georgia Tech East Theresa Hackett Charlottesville VA Virginia East Tracey Lo Ann Arbor MI Michigan East Wei Gao Rockville MD n/a West









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