2015 D-I College Spirit of the Game Report

Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 8, 2015) – Following each game at the USA Ultimate D-I College Championships, teams were asked to rate their opponents using the World Flying Disc Federation’s spirit scoring system, with the following objectives:

to educate players on what Spirit of the Game (SOTG) is; to help teams improve specific parts of their Spirit; and to celebrate SOTG by awarding a prize to the team that receives the highest score.



Teams rated their opponents on a scale of zero to four, with two being a good spirit rating, in each of five categories: rules knowledge, fouls and body contact, fair-mindedness, positive attitude and communication. The scores are averaged, and the team with the highest overall score is awarded the Team Spirit Award.



2015 National Championships Team Spirit Award Winners:

Colorado Mamabird – Men’s

Princeton Lady Clockwork – Women’s

Men's Teams Rules Fouls Fair Attitude Comm. Total Colorado 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.5 18.0 California-Santa Barbara 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.2 3.6 17.8 Florida State 3.7 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.7 17.7 Texas A&M 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.6 17.4 Oregon 3.7 3.8 3.2 3.2 3.3 17.2 Western Washington 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.2 17.0 Maryland 3.0 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.4 16.8 North Carolina 3.4 2.6 3.4 3.8 3.0 16.2 Illinois 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 16.2 Massachusetts 3.2 2.8 3.6 3.4 3.0 16.0 Minnesota 2.8 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.0 16.0 Georgia 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.8 3.4 14.8 Cincinnati 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.2 14.8 Central Florida 2.6 3.2 2.8 3.0 3.0 14.6 Cornell 2.4 3.2 2.4 3.0 3.2 14.2 Wisconsin 2.8 2.6 2.4 3.0 3.0 13.8 Auburn 2.5 2.3 3.0 2.8 3.0 13.5 Texas 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.8 12.6 Pittsburgh 3.0 2.0 2.6 1.6 2.4 11.6 North Carolina-Wilmington 3.0 1.0 2.6 2.0 1.8 10.4 Average 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 15.3

Women's Teams Rules Fouls Fair Attitude Comm. Total Princeton 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 3.6 18.4 Victoria 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.4 17.4 Oregon 3.4 3.0 3.6 3.2 3.4 16.6 Stanford 3.6 2.4 3.0 3.8 3.4 16.2 British Columbia 3.2 2.7 3.3 3.5 3.5 16.2 Notre Dame 3.0 2.6 3.4 3.6 3.2 15.8 Kansas 2.6 2.8 3.4 3.6 3.4 15.8 Washington 2.8 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.2 15.6 Pittsburgh 2.8 2.8 3.4 3.2 3.2 15.4 Central Florida 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.2 15.2 Virginia 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.2 15.0 Carleton College 2.8 2.8 3.2 2.8 3.2 14.8 Middlebury 2.8 3.0 2.5 3.5 2.8 14.5 Dartmouth 2.8 2.5 3.0 2.8 3.0 14.2 Colorado 2.7 2.3 3.2 2.8 3.0 14.0 Texas 2.8 2.0 2.8 3.4 3.0 14.0 UCLA 3.2 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.8 13.8 Ohio State 2.6 2.4 2.8 3.2 2.8 13.8 Whitman 2.3 2.0 3.2 2.8 3.2 13.5 Florida State 2.6 1.6 2.2 3.2 3.2 12.8 Average 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.2 15.1

The 2015 Callahan Award was presented during the semifinals, with Alika Johnston (Virginia) and Jonathan Nethercutt (North Carolina) winning the award this year.



2015 Women's Callahan Finalists: Qxhna Titcomb (Tufts), Alika Johnston (Virginia), Hannah Leathers (Georgia), Bethany Kaylor (Oregon). Not pictured: Cami Nelson (Iowa). Photo by Alex Fraser, UltiPhotos.



2015 Men's Callahan Finalists: Matt Bennett (Texas A&M), Jonathan Nethercutt (North Carolina), Stanley Peterson (Colorado), Max Thorne (Pittsburgh). Not pictured: Tyler Chan (Tufts). Photo by Alex Fraser, UltiPhotos.

Additionally, individual spirit awards are presented in the men’s and women’s divisions during the Discraft Welcome Reception:

Congratulations to the 2015 #d1natties individual spirit awards winners! #sotg A photo posted by USA Ultimate (@usaultimate) on May 21, 2015 at 5:40pm PDT

Men’s division winners: Auburn – Hank Womble

California-Santa Barbara – Taylor Roberts

Central Florida – Mike Taylor

Cincinnati – Alex Flamm

Colorado – Oak Nelson

Cornell – Peter DelNero

Florida State – Chente Ortiz

Georgia – Mike Peters

Illinois – Eric Badger

Maryland – Nathan Prior

Massachusetts – Ben Tseytlin

Minnesota – Brandon Haus

North Carolina – Tanner Barcus

North Carolina-Wilmington – Gabe Fuller

Oregon – Tim McGinn

Pittsburgh – Christian Pitts

Texas – Garrett Idler

Texas A&M – Kevin Land

Western Washington – Brandon McNamara

Wisconsin – Eric von Kampen Women’s division winners: British Columbia – Esther Au

Carleton College – Clara Hazlett-Norman

Central Florida – Shayna Brock

Colorado – Celeste Havener

Dartmouth – Eva Petzinger

Florida State – Lisa Fitton

Kansas – Jenni Corcoran

Middlebury – Rebecca Berry

Notre Dame – Kelsey Fink

Ohio State – Catelen Ramsey

Oregon – Emily Loo

Pittsburgh – Katelyn Loughery

Princeton – Lyra Olson

Stanford – Michelle McGhee

Texas – Kelly LaVine

UCLA – Jamie Lam

Victoria – Monica Whitney-Brown

Virginia – Nada Tramonte

Washington – Nora Landri

Whitman – Melanie Jochheim-Atkins

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