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USA Ultimate is a not-for-profit organization that serves as the governing body of the sport of ultimate (also known as ultimate Frisbee) in the United States.

It was founded in 1979 as the Ultimate Players Association, but rebranded itself as USA Ultimate on May 25, 2010. The United States Olympic Committee, empowered to govern amateur sport in the USA per the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 1978, officially recognized USA Ultimate as a Recognized Sport Organization on June 10, 2014.

Overview

Its mission is "to advance the sport of Ultimate in the United States by enhancing and promoting Character, Community, and Competition."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its vision is that "Ultimate is widely known, played, and respected in the United States as a sport that inspires athletic excellence and integrity among participants and fans."

In addition to organizing and supporting national teams to represent the nation in international and world championship competitions, a major focus of USA Ultimate is the Championship Series; it sanctions certain tournaments throughout the year in five divisions (Club, College, Youth, Masters, Beach) and runs the local, regional and/or national championship tournaments at the end of the respective seasons. These events are governed by the 11th Edition Rules. While the national champion is crowned in various divisions of the USA Ultimate Championships, four Canadian teams have won championships over the years in different divisions- Vancouver's Furious George (Club Open), University of British Columbia (College Women's), Stick Dog (Masters Women's), and Winnipeg's MOFO (Youth Club Mixed).

In 2008, the 40th Anniversary of the birth of ultimate, USA Ultimate adopted a Five Year Strategic Plan with input from ultimate players throughout the United States, in hopes of facilitating the growth and evolution of the sport for the next forty years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Club Competition

The Club division is currently the only competition division that is not restricted by age (like Youth and Masters) nor school enrollment (like High School and College), but is rather subdivided only by gender into Men's (open to any gender and previously called "Open"), Women's, and Mixed (with prescribed gender ratios) gender divisions, which have their regular seasons in the summer and their post-season championship series in the fall. The first national championship took place in 1979 in State College, Pennsylvania. The Women's division was added in 1981. The age-based Masters Open (now Men's) and Women's divisions were added to the Club division in 1991; the Masters Women's division was discontinued in 1997, and the Masters Men's division joined Grandmasters in a separate summer Masters Division in 2012. The Mixed Division was added in 1998. Club national championship tournaments were held in Sarasota, FL from 2000 through 2012, and in 2013 USA Ultimate began moving around the location, starting with Frisco, TX for 3 years and then Rockford, IL in 2016. The event returned to Sarasota, FL in 2017, followed by San Diego, CA in 2018 and 2019.

The Triple Crown Tour was established in 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The three achievements are: winning the US Open tournament, winning the Pro Flight Finale and winning the national championship. Previously, finishing the regular season with a #1 season ranking replaced the Pro Flight Finale component. San Francisco's Revolver in the men's division and Seattle's Mixtape in the mixed division won all three achievements in 2013 and 2017, respectively.

College Competition

The College division is subdivided into Women's and Men's (open to any gender and previously called "Open" despite the vast majority of participants identifying as men) gender divisions, which have their regular season in the winter and spring. Over 300 Open teams and 200 Women's teams took part in the College Championship Series in 2005. The College Open division was first held in 1984 in Somerville, MA and was won by Stanford University. The College Women's Division was added in 1987. In fall 2017, USAU added mixed regional tournaments with 5 regions.<ref>Template:Cite web </ref> In 2018, another region was added for a total of 6 regional championship events.<ref>Template:Cite web </ref>

Youth Competition

Originally, the National Youth championship was loosely a high school-based competition, with guidelines determining how many players must be from one high school. In the early 21st century, USA Ultimate moved more towards a complete high school nationals, which launched in 1998 in Maplewood, NJ.

In 2005, two significant changes were made: High School Nationals was split into Easterns and Westerns, split by the Mississippi River, held in May each year, and a Youth Club Championships was created, for club teams assembled from various cities/regions across North America, held in August each year at the National Sports Center. Over 24 states currently hold high school ultimate state championship tournaments that are operated by local USA Ultimate Competition State Youth Coordinator volunteer staff.<ref>Template:Cite web </ref>

Masters Competition

The Masters division currently consists of Masters Men, Masters Women and Grandmasters Men's divisions. In 2017, USA Ultimate added Masters Mixed, Grandmasters Women, and Great Grandmasters Men's divisions. To compete in the single gender or the mixed division Masters division, men must be 33 years old and women must be 30 years old. To compete in the Grandmasters division, men must be 40 years old and women must be 37 years old. To compete in the Great Grandmasters division, men must be 50 years old and women must be 45 years or older.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Regional championships are played in the early to mid summer with the national championship occurring in the mid to late summer.

Beach Competition

The Beach division, played on a smaller sand-covered surface with fewer players per side than the grass format, was officially added by USA Ultimate in May 2015 with the introduction of a national championship tournament in Virginia Beach, VA. The event returned in 2016, and the division added the US Beach Open event in Santa Monica, CA, in November 2016. In 2017, the division will return both of those events as well as a third new Beach Western Championship event in April in Santa Monica, CA. Four geographic regions have been established for the East Coast, Great Lakes, Gulf Coast, and West, each with an assigned resident Regional Director volunteer staff position. However, regional championships have not yet been presented as viable, until the division grows further in size and popularity. Outreach efforts were established to promote the sand format and point out to organizers that existing sand volleyball courts can be used for modified formats in places that are not coastal or accessible to large public areas of natural flat sand, such as coasts and beaches.

Other programs

Aside from the championship series, several community development programs exist to advance the sport at local and grassroots levels. Event Sanctioning provides insurance, marketing, exposure, connections to rankings for some competition divisions and discounts on materials for tournaments, leagues and training events (like practices, scrimmages, camps, clinics, etc.). The Affiliate program connects the national office to existing organizations that are dedicated to advancing the sport in a specific metro area. The State-Based Organization initiative funds and supports the establishment of new state-focused governing bodies to assume the role of the national office with a dedicated focus on a single state or perhaps a few contiguous states, where geography and population dynamics warrant the combination. New Start Program Grants are given out quarterly to local ultimate organizers who apply for materials to start brand new ultimate programs.

USA Ultimate is run by a thirteen-person Board of Directors, seven of which are elected by the membership, including three by the elite athlete player segment, five of which are appointed by existing board members, including three which must be independent in connections to the organization, and an ex-officio position for the Chief Executive Officer who is hired by the board and is also head of the staff. Officers are elected by board members on an annual basis. Each appointed and elected director's term is three years, rotated such that four seats come up for election each calendar year. The Board is responsible for overseeing the Chief Executive Officer, budgeting, strategic planning, setting organizational policies and serving on various working groups that include Equity & Diversity, Audit & Ethics, Nominating, Investment, Marketing, Strategic Planning, et al.

Nearly 62,000 people joined as members of USA Ultimate in 2019, the largest membership year so far. In 2024, memberships for a single calendar year cost $69 per calendar year for adult and college players, $40 per year for Youth players under 20 years old who have not yet graduated from high school, $25 for non-players (coaches, chaperones, etc), and $18 for local Affiliate recreational participants. Multiyear discounts are available for most levels. A lifetime membership is also available for $999. Membership covers participation at sanctioned and championship events; accident and liability insurance in those events; attendance at USA Ultimate education clinics; certification options at various levels of coaching, tournament directing and officiating (called "observing"); voting in board elections; seeking election to the board of directors; discounts with several partner sponsors; scholarship opportunities; access to the USA Ultimate mobile app to follow events, access the rules, event guides for national championships, and report scores for sanctioned events; access to USA Ultimate electronic newsletters and updates; and discounted USA Ultimate merchandise.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

USA Ultimate is a member of the World Flying Disc Federation, the international governing body for flying disc sports. WFDF is a member of the General Association for International Sport Federations (GAISF), The International World Games Association (IWGA), and the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE), as well as an officially recognized International Federation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Championship series history

Club and Masters National Championships

Year Open Women Mixed Masters Open Masters Women Masters Mixed Grandmasters Open Grandmasters Women Grandmasters Mixed Great Grandmasters Open Great Grandmasters Women
2024 Rhino Slam! Fury (13) Hybrid Voltron 2020 (4) StellO regret. Johnny Walker (5) Wisconsin Bitter Surly GMX Surly GGM (3) PerSisters
2023 Truck Stop Brute Squad (4) shame. Boneyard (2) Reboot Squad (2) SaLT Johnny Walker (4) Molly Blue (2) Molasses Disaster Immortals Silver Sisters
2022 Johnny Bravo (2) Molly Brown Mixtape (2) Voltron 2020 (3) Surly COUGARS (3) Cool Biz (2) Junkyard Elderflowers Template:N/a Surly (2) Template:N/a
2021 Ring of Fire Fury (12) BFG Voltron 2020 (2) Reboot Squad Slower Johnny Walker (3) Molly Blue Template:N/a Relics (3) Template:N/a
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Template:N/a
2019 Sockeye (4) Brute Squad (3) AMP (2) Voltron 2020 Golden Poppies Cool Biz Surly GM (3) Solstice Template:N/a Relics (2) Template:N/a
2018 PoNY Fury (11) AMP Surly (7) Surly COUGARS (2) Hey Babe Eldors Furari Template:N/a Surly Template:N/a
2017 Revolver (5) Fury (10) Mixtape Johnny Encore Surly COUGARS UPAARP Surly (2) Boston Template:N/a Relics Template:N/a
2016 Ironside Brute Squad (2) Slow White Surly (6) Molly Grey Template:N/a Johnny Walker (2) Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2015 Revolver (4) Brute Squad Drag'n Thrust (3) Boneyard Baylands Kite Flying Team Template:N/a Johnny Walker Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2014 Johnny Bravo Scandal (2) Drag'n Thrust (2) Tejas Loose Cannon Template:N/a Surly Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2013 Revolver (3) Scandal Drag'n Thrust Surly (5) Godiva Template:N/a No Country (2) Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2012 Doublewide Fury (9) Blackbird (2) Surly (4) Template:N/a Template:N/a No Country Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2011 Revolver (2) Fury (8) Blackbird Surly (3) Stick Dog Template:N/a Scrapple Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2010 Revolver Fury (7) Polar Bears Surly (2) Well Done (2) Template:N/a Old And In The Way Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2009 Chain Lightning Fury (6) Axis of C'Ville Troubled Past Well Done Template:N/a Death or Glory Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2008 Jam Fury (5) Mental Toss Flycoons Surly Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2007 Sockeye (3) Fury (4) Shazam Returns Death or Glory Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2006 Sockeye (2) Fury (3) Mischief Throwback Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2005 Furious George (2) Riot (2) Brass Monkey Old and in the Way (2) Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2004 Sockeye Riot Shazam Kavu Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2003 Furious George Fury (2) Donner Party (2) Refugees Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2002 Furious George Lady Godiva (9) Donner Party Old Sag Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2001 Condors (3) Lady Godiva (8) Trigger Hippy Keg Workers (2) Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2000 Condors (2) Lady Godiva (7) Spear Keg Workers Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1999 Death or Glory (6) Fury Raleigh Llama Old and In The Way Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1998 Death or Glory (5) Lady Godiva (6) Red Fish Blue Fish Cigar Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1997 Death or Glory (4) Lady Godiva (5) Template:N/a YESSSS! S-Prime Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1996 Death or Glory (3) Lady Godiva (4) Template:N/a Windy City Great Dames Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1995 Death or Glory (2) Lady Godiva (3) Template:N/a Squash What? Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1994 Death or Glory Felix Template:N/a US Tampico Pickled Peppers Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1993 New York (6) Maine-iacs (3) Template:N/a Beyondors Texas Woo Dolls Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1992 New York (5) Maine-iacs (2) Template:N/a Rude Boys Over the Swill Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1991 New York (4) Lady Godiva (2) Template:N/a Red Menace Hot Flashes Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1990 New York (3) Maine-iacs Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1989 New York (2) Crush Club Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1988 Tsunami Lady Godiva Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1987 New York Condors (4) Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1986 Windy City (2) Condors (3) Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1985 Flying Circus Condors (2) Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1984 Tunas Condors Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1983 Windy City Fisheads Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1982 Rude Boys Zulu Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1981 Condors B.L.U. Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1980 Glassboro (2) Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1979 Glassboro Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a

US Open Ultimate Championships

Year Open Women Mixed
2025 Revolver (4) Fury (4) Hybrid (2)
2024 Truck Stop (2) Fury (3) Hybrid
2023 PoNY (2) Scandal AMP (3)
2022 Truck Stop Template:N/a AMP (2)
2021 Sockeye (3) Template:N/a Template:N/a
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19
2019 Sockeye (2) Brute Squad (3) Drag'n Thrust
2018 PoNY Brute Squad (2) AMP
2017 Sockeye Club Deportivo Revolution Mixtape
2016 Machine Brute Squad Slow White
2015 Revolver (3) Fury (2) Ellipsis
2014 Revolver (2) Riot (2) Polar Bears (2)
2013 Revolver Fury Odyssée
2012 Johnny Bravo Riot Polar Bears

College Championships

Year Division I Open Division I Women's Division III Open Division III Women's
2025 Carleton College - CUT University of British Columbia Lewis & Clark College Wesleyan University
2024 Brown University University of North Carolina St. Olaf College University of Portland
2023 University of North Carolina University of North Carolina Colorado College Middlebury College
2022 University of North Carolina University of North Carolina Oklahoma Christian University Middlebury College
2021 University of North Carolina University of North Carolina Oklahoma Christian University Middlebury College
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19
2019 Brown University UC San Diego Middlebury College Oberlin College
2018 University of North Carolina Dartmouth College Bryant University St. Olaf College
2017 Carleton College - CUT Dartmouth College University of Richmond Carleton College - Eclipse
2016 University of Minnesota Stanford University Georgia College Carleton College - Eclipse
2015 University of North Carolina University of Oregon Franciscan University Rice University
2014 University of Colorado Ohio State University Bentley University Rice University
2013 University of Pittsburgh University of Oregon Middlebury College Bowdoin College
2012 University of Pittsburgh University of Washington Carleton College - Gods of Plastic Claremont Colleges
2011 Carleton College - CUT UC Santa Barbara Claremont Colleges Carleton College - Eclipse
2010 University of Florida University of Oregon Carleton College - Gods of Plastic Pacific Lutheran University
2009 Carleton College - CUT UC Santa Barbara Template:N/a Template:N/a
2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison Hodags University of British Columbia Template:N/a Template:N/a
2007 University of Wisconsin-Madison Hodags Stanford University Template:N/a Template:N/a
2006 University of Florida Stanford University Template:N/a Template:N/a
2005 Brown University Stanford University Template:N/a Template:N/a
2004 University of Colorado UC Davis Template:N/a Template:N/a
2003 University of Wisconsin-Madison Hodags University of Oregon Template:N/a Template:N/a
2002 Stanford University UC San Diego Template:N/a Template:N/a
2001 Carleton College - CUT University of Georgia Template:N/a Template:N/a
2000 Brown University Carleton College - Syzygy Template:N/a Template:N/a
1999 North Carolina State University Stanford University Template:N/a Template:N/a
1998 UC Santa Barbara Stanford University Template:N/a Template:N/a
1997 UC Santa Barbara Stanford University Template:N/a Template:N/a
1996 UC Santa Barbara UNC Wilmington Template:N/a Template:N/a
1995 East Carolina University UC Santa Cruz Template:N/a Template:N/a
1994 East Carolina University UC Santa Cruz Template:N/a Template:N/a
1993 UNC Wilmington UC Berkeley Template:N/a Template:N/a
1992 University of Oregon UNC Wilmington Template:N/a Template:N/a
1991 UC Santa Cruz UC Santa Barbara Template:N/a Template:N/a
1990 UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Template:N/a Template:N/a
1989 UC Santa Barbara UC Davis Template:N/a Template:N/a
1988 UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Template:N/a Template:N/a
1987 Chabot College University of Kansas Template:N/a Template:N/a
1986 University of Massachusetts Amherst Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1985 University of Pennsylvania Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
1984 Stanford University Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a

Youth Club Championships

Year U-20 Boys U-20 Girls U-20 Mixed U-17 Boys U-17 Girls
2025 SmOAK (Oakland) Seven Hills (Seattle) Minnesota Superior (Minneapolis) OAK Sparks (Oakland) Minnesota Superior (Minneapolis)
2024 Philadelphia SEPDA (Philadelphia) Downpour (Eugene, Oregon) Nightfall (Dallas) Seven Hills (Seattle) Belly of the Beast! (Bay Area)
2023 Utah Storm (Salt Lake City) Seven Hills (Seattle) Seven Hills (Seattle) Seven Hills (Seattle) rATLers (Atlanta)
2022 Utah Storm (Salt Lake City) Downpour (Eugene, Oregon) Seven Hills (Seattle) Minnesota Superior (Minneapolis) Seven Hills (Seattle)
2021 Trainwreck (Independence, Oregon) Downpour (Eugene, Oregon) Pi+ (Lexington, Kentucky) Utah Storm (Salt Lake City) Template:N/a
2019 AFDC ATLiens (Atlanta) TYUL Warhawks (Raleigh) DiscNW Bankroll (Seattle) Oregon Youth Ultimate Oregon Eruption! (Portland) DiscNW Blossom (Seattle)
BUDA (Boston) Maine Ultimate Riptide (Portland) Indiana Ultimate Foundation INcognito (Indianapolis) DiscNW Horizon (Seattle) AFDC rATLers (Atlanta)
2018 WAFC Foggy Bottom Boys (Washington, DC) TYUL Warhawks (Raleigh) POWERLINE (San Diego) DiscNW Space Jam (Seattle) Belle (Cincinnati)
2017 TYUL Triforce (Raleigh) TYUL Warhawks (Raleigh) Bay Area Disc Happy Cows (Bay Area) DiscNW Oblivion (Seattle) DiscNW Eclipse (Seattle)
2016 TYUL Triforce (Raleigh) DiscNW Nimbus (Seattle) WAFC Swing Vote (Washington, DC) DiscNW Bonzai (Seattle) DiscNW Hydra (Seattle)
2015 BUDA Open (Boston) DiscNW Seattlesaurus (Seattle) WAFC Swing Vote (Washington, DC) DiscNW Olympus (Seattle) DiscNW Echo (Seattle)
2014 TYUL Triforce (Raleigh) DiscNW Cyclone (Seattle) Oregon Flood (Corvallis) DiscNW Doomsday (Seattle) Template:N/a
2013 ATLiens (Atlanta) DiscNW Rampage (Seattle) BUDA YCC Mixed (Boston) Seattle Dynasty (Seattle) Template:N/a
2012 Minnesota Superior (Minneapolis) DiscNW Rapture (Seattle) BUDA YCC Mixed (Boston) Seattle Rebellion (Seattle) Template:N/a
2011 DiscNW Monstars (Seattle) DiscNW Tune Squad (Seattle) Bay Area Disc Happy Cows (Bay Area) TYUL One Huck Wonders (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) Template:N/a
2010 DeVYL (Delaware Valley) DiscNW (Seattle) Bay Area Disc (Bay Area) Template:N/a Template:N/a
2009 DiscNW "L-Pod" (Seattle) DiscNW (Seattle) Skyline (Minnesota) Template:N/a Template:N/a
2008 DiscNW "Overcast" (Seattle) DiscNW (Seattle) Eugene Template:N/a Template:N/a
2007 DiscNW "Juggernaut" (Seattle) DiscNW "Blackout" (Seattle) I-20 (Atlanta) Template:N/a Template:N/a
2006 SEPDA (Philadelphia) DiscNW "Blackout" (Seattle) MOFO (Winnipeg) Template:N/a Template:N/a
2005 DiscNW (Seattle) DiscNW (Seattle) Nashville Template:N/a Template:N/a

High school regional championships

Year (North)Eastern Western Central Southern
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2016 Amherst Regional High School Amherst Regional High School Roosevelt High School Nathan Hale High School Neuqua Valley High School Holy Family Catholic High School Carolina Friends School HB Woodlawn High School
2015 Pennsbury High School Amherst Regional High School Roosevelt High School Lakeside School Hopkins High School Neuqua Valley High School Carolina Friends School Paideia High School
2014 Masconomet Regional High School Amherst Regional High School Northwest School Northwest School Hopkins High School Holy Family Catholic High School Carolina Friends School North Carolina Saga
2013 Lexington High School Amherst Regional High School South Eugene High School Monarch High School Holy Family Catholic High School Holy Family Catholic High School University School of Nashville North Carolina Saga
2012 Amherst Regional High School Amherst Regional High School East High School No Championship Held Hopkins High School Holy Family Catholic High School University School of Nashville YHB Girls
2011 Amherst Regional High School Amherst Regional High School Northwest School Northwest School Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2010 Amherst Regional High School Amherst Regional High School South Eugene High School Northwest School Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2009 Pennsbury High School Paideia School Hopkins High School Nathan Hale Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2008 Columbia High School Paideia School Lakeside School Northwest School Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2007 Pennsbury High School Amherst Regional High School Northwest School Churchill High School Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2006 Amherst HS Hurricanes Amherst Regional High School Northwest School Nathan Hale Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a
2005 Amherst HS Hurricanes Amherst Regional High School Northwest School Nathan Hale Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a

Youth championships

Year Open Girls
2004 Amherst HS Hurricanes Yale Secondary Ultimate
2003 Amherst HS Hurricanes Amherst HS Varsity
2002 Paideia HS Gruel Amherst HS Varsity
2001 Paideia HS Gruel Amherst HS Varsity
2000 Seattle MoHo Amherst HS Varsity
1999 University School of Nashville Brutal Grassburn Amherst HS Varsity
1998 Amherst HS Stuyvesant HS

The Callahan Award

The Callahan Award is an annual award given by The Callahan Award committee, with assistance from USA Ultimate, to the best male and female college ultimate players. In addition to honoring extraordinary physical talent and skills, the Callahan Award also honors sportsmanship and leadership. Each Open and Women's team can nominate a single player for the award. Beginning in 2000, players could also be nominated for the Callahan by USA Ultimate college regional coordinators.

The winners are selected through online balloting by other college ultimate players. The award is named after Henry Callahan, one of the early pioneers and ambassadors of ultimate. The Callahan Award was initially created by Charles Kerr and was first awarded in 1996.

Past Callahan winners

Year Open Women
2025 Dexter Clyburn (University of California-Berkeley) Laura Blume (University of California-Santa Barbara)
2024 Aidan Downey (University of Georgia) Jolie Krebs (SUNY-Binghamton)
2023 Justin Burnett (Emory University) Abby Hecko (University of Washington)
2022 John Randolph (Brown University) Dawn Culton (University of North Carolina)
2021 Azeez Adeyemi (Brown University) Jasmine Childress (University of California-Santa Barbara)
2020 Michael Ing (University of Pittsburgh) Anne Worth (University of North Carolina)
2019 Matt Gouchoe-Hanas (University of North Carolina) Jack Verzuh (Dartmouth College)
2018 Gabe Hernandez (Stanford University) Jackelyne Nguyen (University of California-Berkeley)
2017 John Stubbs (Harvard University) Angela Zhu (Dartmouth College)
2016 Trent Dillon (University of Pittsburgh) Marisa Rafter (University of California-Berkeley)
2015 Jonathan Nethercutt (University of North Carolina) Alika Johnston (University of Virginia)
2014 Jimmy Mickle (University of Colorado) Cassie Swafford (Ohio State University)
2013 Dylan Freechild (University of Oregon) Claire Chastain (University of North Carolina-Wilmington)
2012 Nick Lance (Georgia Institute of Technology) Paula Seville (University of Michigan)
2011 George Stubbs (Harvard University) Leila Tunnell (University of North Carolina)
2010 Eli Friedman (University of Oregon) Shannon O'Malley (University of Washington)
2009 Will Neff (University of Michigan) Georgia Bosscher (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
2008 Joe Kershner (University of Arizona) Courtney Kiesow (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
2007 Dan Heijmen (University of Wisconsin-Madison Hodags) Anna 'Maddog' Nazarov (UCLA)
2006 Tim Gehret (University of Florida) Alex Snyder (University of Colorado)
2005 Joshua "Zip" Ziperstein (Brown University) Cara Crouch (University of Texas)
2004 Joshua "Richter" Ackley (University of Colorado) Miranda Roth (Carleton College)
2003 Ben Wiggins (University of Oregon) Chelsea Dengler (University of Oregon)
2002 Michael Zalisk (Tufts University) Pauline Lauterbach (Brown University)
2001 Alex Nord (Carleton College) Lindsay Goldsmith (Swarthmore College)
2000 Justin Safdie (Brown University) Johanna Neumann (Tufts University)
1999 Fortunat Mueller (Brown University) Jody Dozono (University of Oregon)
1998 Brian Harriford (Louisiana State University) "AJ" Johnson (Stanford University)
1997 Jim Schoettler (Stanford University) Dominique Fontenette (Stanford University)
1996 Keith Monohan (Oregon State University) Val Kelly (University of Pennsylvania)

The Donovan Award

The Donovan Award is named after the late Kelly Donovan, who captured the spirit, talent, and commitment to growing the sport that we are looking for in the ideal winners of this award. We are honored for the Donovan Award to help carry on Kelly’s legacy.

The Donovan Award will be awarded to one Women's and one Men's player in Division III who are selected by their peers. The ideal candidate for the award meets the following criteria:

  1. Demonstrates an exceptional level of skill and athleticism on the field.
  2. Upholds the principles of Spirit of the Game, equity, and fairness in their own actions, as well as holding teammates accountable to do the same.
  3. Is a leader off the field, both on their team and in the greater ultimate community.

Past Donovan winners

Year Men's Women's
2025 Daniel Snider (Bates College) Zoe Costanza (Haverford/Bryn Mawr College)
2024 Will Brandt (St. Olaf College) Keziah Wilde (Middlebury College)
2023 Oliver Kraft (Colorado College) Tess Dolan (Wellesley College)
2022 Leo Sovell-Fernandez (Middlebury College) Josie Ku (Wellesley College)
2021 Hunter Lang (University of Richmond) Camille Goo (University of Puget Sound)
2020 Harris Cannon (University of Richmond) Abby Cheng (Oberlin College)
2019 Alan Villanueva (Air Force Academy) Josie Gillett (Bates College)
2018 Zachary Norrbom (University of Mary Washington) Tamar Austin (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
2017 Henry Babcock (University of Richmond) Tessa Jones (Swarthmore College)

Ultimate Hall of Fame

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Men

Class of Inductee Category
2004 Irv Kalb Inaugural Class
Tom "TK" Kennedy
Dan "Stork" Roddick
Larry Schindel
2005 Jon "JC" Cohn Player
Jim Herrick
Sholom "Eric" Simon Contributor
2006 Tom "Timba" D'Urso Player
Steve Mooney
Robert "Nob" Rauch Contributor
2007 Harvey Edwards Player
Dan Weiss
Brian Murphy Contributor
2008 Frank Bono Player
John Schmechel
Carney Foy Contributor
2009 Evan Roberts Player
Pat King
Andy Borinstein Contributor
2010 David Barkan Player
Michael Glass
Jeremy Seeger
2011 Kenneth Dobyns Player
Tom Heimann
Cliff Marhoefer
Mike O'Dowd
2012 Keay Nakae Player
Dennis Warsen
2013 Joey Giampino Player
Jim Ingebritsen
Christopher Van Holmes
2014 Jim Parinella Player
2015 Rich "Gags" Gallagher Player
Skip Kuhn
Billy Rodriguez
Bob "Bert" Sick
2016 Stu Downs Player
Paul Greff
Pat "Bagger" Lee
Andrew Lugsdin
Randy Ricks
2017 Dave Blau Player
Jeff Cruickshank
Steve Dugan
David "Buzz" Ellsworth
Mark Licata Contributor
2018 Paul Brenner Player
Bob DeMan
Ian Hue
Greg Husak
Brian "Biscuit" Morris
Allan "Al Bob" Nichols
Michael Baccarini Contributor
2019 Walter VanderSchraaf Player
Brian Dobyns Contributor
2020 Andy Crews Player
Bob Lobel
Damien Scott
Mike Grant
2021 Augie Kreivenas Player
David Boardman
Fortunat Mueller
Frank Revi Contributor
2022 Mike Caldwell Player
Sam Chatterton-Kirchmeier
Mike Namkung
Alex Nord
Bart Watson
Scotty Conway Mixed Division
Joe Seidler Contributor
2023 Beau Kittredge Player
Josh Markette
Jon Remucal
Chase Sparling-Beckley
Tyler Grant Mixed Division
Kevin Seiler
2024 Robbie Cahill Player
Rick Geyer
Toby Hankins
Mauricio Matiz
Mark Orders
Dylan Tunnell
Josh Ziperstein
Steve Finn Mixed Division
Will Sutton
Will Deaver Contributor
Charles Kerr
Bob Pallares
Henry Thorne

Women

Class of Inductee Category
2004 Suzanne Fields Inaugural Class
2005 Kelly Green Player
Kathy Pufahl Contributor
2006 Ann (Cohan) Orders Player
Heather Morris Raker
2007 Christine Dunlap Player
2008 Gloria Lust-Phillips Player
2010 Peggy Hollinger Player
2011 Wende (Coates) Pinz Player
2012 Nancy Glass Player
Molly Goodwin
2013 Christine O'Cleary Player
2014 Liz Marino Player
2015 Lori Van Holmes Player
2016 Nicole "Sprout" Beck Player
Tiina Booth Contributor
Cindy Fisher Contributor
Jackie Watson Pierce Player
Cat Pittack
Christine "Wags" Wagner
Amy Wilbur
2017 Leslie Calder Player
Pam Kraus
Caryn Lucido
Mary Lowry Contributor
2018 Dominique Fontenette Player
Angela Lin
Tina McDowell
Joanie Merrill
Michele Pezzolli
2019 Allison Boyd Player
Lori Parham Ewald
Deb (Cussen) Scheibe
2020 Jody Dozono Player
Vivian Zayas
VY Chow
2021 Gwen Ambler Player
Katherine Forth
Jennifer "JD" Donnelly Contributor
Mary Louise Mahoney Cohn
2022 Cara Crouch Player
Anja Haman
Miranda Roth Knowles
Alex Snyder
Alicia White
Emily Smith-Wilson Mixed Division
Joey Gray Contributor Mix Division
2023 Enessa Janes Player
Chelsea Putnam
Nancy Sun
Alyson Walker
Kirsten Unfried Zalisk
Mary Burke Mixed Division
Kendra Frederick
2024 Liz Duffy Player
Jenny Fey
Leslie Grayson
Sarah Griffith
Susan Hawkins
Anna Nazarov
Liz Phillips
DeDe Kobylarz Singer
Raha Mozaffari Mixed Division
Skyla Sisco
Michelle Ng Contributors
Lynne Nolan

Special Merit

Class of Inductee Notes
2004 The "80 Mold" Disc Wham-O's 165 gram World Class flying disc introduced in January 1977 and marked a new era of competitive play
2005 The "Founders" Joel Silver, Bernard "Buzzy" Hellring, Jonathan "Jonny" Hines
2011 The "Discraft Ultra-Star" Disc With Jim Kenner
2014 The "Johnny Appleseeds" Critical core of 29 individuals who were responsible for ultimate's germination during the critical years up through 1974
2021 Early Photographers and Videographers Eight individuals that provided media coverage of early regional, national, and international events.

See also

References

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