New Zealand Ultimate is proud to announce the athletes selected to represent New Zealand at the World Under 24 Ultimate Championships, to be held in Heidelberg, Germany in July 2019. 'Kea' and 'Karearea' will represent New Zealand in the Men's and Women's divisions respectively.

New Zealand continues it's strong presence at the U24 event, having been represented in each bi-annual tournament since 2013. The best placing New Zealand has achieved was 5th place in the men's division in 2015.

The selections for the 2019 teams were very tough with 36 women (31 citizens and 5 'Ultimate Community Members') and 58 men (56 citizens and 2 'Ultimate Community Members') putting their name forward for consideration. World Flying Disc Federation rules allow one Ultimate Community Member per team - these are players who do meet the residency requirements to represent a country, but have been an active part of the national ultimate community. The trial camp for all players under consideration was held in Wellington in September

The teams for Germany boast a talented mix of experience and fresh faces. 21 of the 47 players selected return from the previous Under 24 campaign - held in Perth, Australia in January 2018 - and 22 players have previously represented New Zealand at the Under 20 level.

There are six players in Kea and eight players in Karearea who will make their international debuts with many coming through the university pathway, picking up the sport while studying and competing at the New Zealand Tertiary Ultimate Championships. The most recent NZTUC, held just before the trial camp in September featured 14 teams, the biggest university event NZU has ever staged.

New Zealand Ultimate would like to thank all of the selectors for the time and effort they put in to choose these exciting squads (Eva Weatherall, Liam Haberfield, Li Yeoh, Sally Neal, Lauchlan Robertson) and the team managers who put together the trial weekend (Meg Lake, Keegan Miskimmin and Rebekah O'Leary)