Colorado Springs, Colo. (March 11, 2020) – USA Ultimate, the national governing body for the sport of ultimate in the United States and member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, is excited to announce the athletes who will represent the United States this summer at the 2020 WFDF World Ultimate and Guts Championships (WUGC).

More than 600 elite athletes applied to be considered for the three U.S. National Teams – men’s, mixed and women’s – that will compete in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, July 11-18. Tryout invitations were extended to 104 men and 104 women, and of those 208 athletes, 72 were named to the 2020 National Team rosters.

The teams include 29 returners who won gold at the 2016 World Championships in London.

The 2020 WUGC is the 15th edition of the tournament which dates back to 1983. Since its inception, the United States has won 41 medals: 30 gold, six silver and five bronze. It is estimated that this year’s incarnation will host a record number 120 teams and 3,000 participants from more than 50 nations.

Men’s Team

Name City, ST College Club Johnny Bansfield Ypsilanti, MI Eastern Michigan Chicago Machine Trent Dillon Seattle, WA Pittsburgh Seattle Sockeye Dylan Freechild Eugene , OR Oregon Seattle Sockeye Kurt Gibson Chicago, IL Florida Chicago Machine Nate Goff Chicago, IL South Carolina Chicago Machine Raphael Hayes Portland, OR Portland RhinoSlam! Jonathan Helton Coronado, CA Wheaton SoCal Condors Benjamin Jagt White Plains, NY Minnesota New York PoNY Pawel Janas Evanston, IL Colorado Chicago Machine Tannor Johnson Lexington, MA Massachusetts Boston Slow White Sean Keegan Brooklyn, NY Delaware New York PoNY Chris Kocher Brooklyn, NY George Washington New York PoNY Allan Laviolette Raleigh, NC Western Washington Raleigh Ring of Fire Grant Lindsley Brooklyn, NY Carleton College New York PoNY Leandro Marx Portland, OR Oregon Portland RhinoSlam! Rowan McDonnell Washington, DC Tidewater CC DC Truck Stop Jimmy Mickle Brooklyn, NY Colorado New York PoNY Christian Olsen Atlanta, GA Emory Atlanta Chain Lightning Ryan Osgar Brooklyn, NY Minnesota Minneapolis Sub Zero Matthew Rehder St. Louis, MO La Verne Seattle Sockeye Andrew Roney Tampa, FL Florida State Tampa Bay UpRoar Max Sheppard Pittsburgh, PA Edinboro Pittsburgh Temper Nicky Spiva Chicago, IL Colorado College D.C. Truck Stop John Stubbs Atlanta, GA Harvard Atlanta Chain Lightning

Mixed Team

Name City, ST College Club Marika Austin San Francisco, CA Dartmouth San Francisco Fury Georgia Bosscher Shriwise Chicago, IL Wisconsin D.C. Space Heater Tyler Chan Cambridge, MA Boston DiG Caleb Denecour St. Paul, MN Colorado, Colorado State, Cañada College Minneapolis Drag’n Thrust Charlie Eide Seattle, WA Humboldt State Seattle Riot Khalif El-salaam La Jolla, CA Washington Seattle Mixtape Jenny Fey Arlington, VA Mary Washington D.C. Space Heater Carolyn Finney San Francisco, CA UC-Santa Barbara San Francisco Fury Jack Hatchett Arlington, MA Tufts New York PoNY Kaela Helton Coronado, CA UC-Santa Barbara San Francisco Fury Michael Ing Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh Philadelphia AMP Eli Kerns Alameda, CA UC-Davis San Francisco Revolver Sarah Meckstroth St. Paul, MN Minnesota Minneapolis Drag’n Thrust Jibran Mieser Brooklyn, NY Rutgers New York PoNY Raha Mozaffari Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania Philadelphia AMP Brian Schoenrock Ames, IA Minnesota State-Mankato Minneapolis Drag’n Thrust Jacob Smith Menlo Park, CA Penn State San Francisco Mischief Eric Taylor Durham, NC Carleton College Raleigh Ring of Fire Anna Thompson San Francisco, CA Pennsylvania Philadelphia AMP Julianna Werffeli Somerville, MA Dartmouth Boston Brute Squad Jack Williams New York, NY North Carolina-Wilmington Raleigh Ring of Fire Sol Yanuck Durham, NC Carleton College Raleigh Ring of Fire Amy Zhou Livingston, NJ Rutgers D.C. Scandal Angela Zhu Somerville, MA Dartmouth Boston Brute Squad

Women’s Team