2004 World Ultimate and Guts Championships
Posted: August 7, 2004 12:35 AM
August 1-7, 2004
Turku, Finland
Six teams from the United States traveled to Turku, Finland this August 2004 to compete in the 11th World Ultimate and Guts Championships, hosted by the Finnish Flying Disc Association and sanctioned by the World Flying Disc Federation. Seventy-six teams from 23 countries competed for the world title in a championship tournament that takes place just once every four years.
The US Open, Women's, Mixed and Masters teams were selected by the UPA based on the results of the 2003 UPA Club Ultimate Championships, which were held in Sarasota, Florida in the fall of 2003. The top finishing US team in each division was invited to represent the United States at the World Championships.
The US Junior Open and Junior Girls teams were determined through a rigorous application process, which included two tryout sessions held this spring in Atlanta, Georgia and Burlington, Washington. Thirty-eight talented young athletes from across the country and came together under the expert coaching of Tiina Booth, Michael Baccarini, John Sandahl, and Vida Towne to represent the USA in the juniors division of the tournament.
| Team USA Open Division: Santa Barbara Condors |
| 00 |
James Studarus |
Goleta, CA |
| 1 |
Brandon Steets |
Santa Barbara, CA |
| 2 |
Adam Glimme |
San Diego, CA |
| 3 |
Brian Cameros |
San Francisco, CA |
| 4 |
JD Lobue, Jr |
Anaheim Hills, CA |
| 5 |
Tommy Burfeind |
Brea, CA |
| 6 |
Rhett Nichols |
W Hollywood, CA |
| 7 |
Ken Leiserson |
Berkeley, CA |
| 9 |
Ryan Yarbrough |
Santa Cruz, CA |
| 12 |
Kevin Buchanan |
Santa Barbara, CA |
| 13 |
Andy Fisher |
Santa Barbara, CA |
| 15 |
Chris McManus |
San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 16 |
Jason Seidler |
Oakland, CA |
| 19 |
Nick Fiske |
Santa Barbara, CA |
| 20 |
Brian Bogle |
Malibu, CA |
| 22 |
Whitney Clark |
Goleta, CA |
| 26 |
Mike Namkung |
El Cerrito, CA |
| 28 |
Eric Boyd |
Santa Barbara, CA |
| 30 |
Corey Sanford |
Los Angeles, CA |
| 33 |
Steven Dugan |
Buellton, CA |
| 43 |
Tommy Burfeind |
Brea, CA |
| 44 |
Jaime Arambula |
Berkeley, CA |
| 50 |
Ian Ranahan |
Goleta, CA |
| 83 |
Greg Husak |
Long Beach, CA |
| Team USA Women's Division: San Francisco Fury |
| 00 |
Jennifer Donnelly |
San Jose, CA |
| 0 |
Maggie Mathias |
Santa Cruz, CA |
| 3 |
Kirsten Unfried |
Davis, CA |
| 5 |
Gwen Ambler |
Palo Alto, CA |
| 6 |
Amanda Dauphinee |
Palo Alto, CA |
| 7 |
Heidi Binder |
Oakland, CA |
| 8 |
Alicia Barr |
Roseville, CA |
| 9 |
Amy Little |
Redwood City, CA |
| 10 |
Arlie Stern |
Oakland, CA |
| 11 |
Julie Baker |
Davis, CA |
| 12 |
Leean Nounnan |
Felton, CA |
| 14 |
Robin Knowler |
San Francisco, CA |
| 15 |
Martita Emde |
Santa Cruz, CA |
| 16 |
Shannon Overly |
Palo Alto, CA |
| 17 |
Nicole Beck |
Santa Cruz, CA |
| 18 |
Samantha Salvia |
Oakland, CA |
| 19 |
Jennifer Beck |
Santa Cruz, CA |
| 21 |
Erin Percival |
San Francisco, CA |
| 22 |
Stacey Schoemehl |
Santa Cruz, CA |
| 24 |
Jody Dozono |
San Francisco, CA |
| 27 |
Bryn Martyna |
Santa Cruz, CA |
| 32 |
Karli Sager |
San Francisco, CA |
| 33 |
Heather Wolnick |
Palo Alto, CA |
| 44 |
Claire Meneely |
Santa Cruz |
| 49 |
Alicia White |
San Diego, CA |
| 71 |
Danielle Manning |
Davis, CA |
| 72 |
Janet Wong |
San Jose, CA |
| 75 |
Alexia Beer |
Oakland, CA |
| Team USA Mixed Division: Lake Tahoe Donner Party |
| 00 |
Tim Weil |
Reno, NV |
| 1 |
Daryl Nounnan |
Felton, CA |
| 2 |
Tim Peterson |
Kings Beach, CA |
| 4 |
Katy Carman |
Kings Beach, CA |
| 5 |
Jeffrey Marvan |
San Francisco, CA |
| 6 |
Dawn Grass |
Tahoe City, CA |
| 7 |
Lilith Anderson |
Truckee, CA |
| 9 |
Andrew Neill |
Corvallis, OR |
| 10 |
Hilary Sturtevant |
Pacific Grove, CA |
| 11 |
Jamey Eichert |
Kings Beach, CA |
| 12 |
George Grass |
Tahoe City, CA |
| 13 |
Christine Johnson |
Tahoe City, CA |
| 14 |
Annie Dixon |
Kings Beach, CA |
| 16 |
Tara Sechler |
Corvallis, OR |
| 23 |
Gina Montesano |
Kings Beach, CA |
| 25 |
Jennifer Mader |
Truckee, CA |
| 28 |
Frankus Flores |
Emeryville, CA |
| 31 |
Will Sutton |
Missoula, MT |
| 39 |
Scott Conway |
Truckee, CA |
| 44 |
Jeff Fillinger |
Truckee, CA |
| 59 |
Mary Burke |
Kings Beach, CA |
| 66 |
Jim Frost |
Incline Village, NV |
| 71 |
John Flandrick |
Kings Beach, CA |
| 77 |
Toby Johnson |
Kings Beach, CA |
| 88 |
Stephanie Turner |
Truckee, CA |
| 99 |
John Brokaw |
Kings Beach, CA |
| Team USA Master's Division: Miami Refugees |
| 0 |
Steve Fisher |
Jupiter, FL |
| 2 |
Erik Peterson |
Miami, FL |
| 3 |
Dave Kelly |
Coral Gables, FL |
| 4 |
Dave Dewitt |
Pinecrest, FL |
| 5 |
Kevin Bogusky |
Miami, FL |
| 6 |
Todd Demetriades |
Orlando, FL |
| 7 |
Cesar Serrano |
Miami, FL |
| 8 |
Pablo Saade |
Coconut Creek, FL |
| 9 |
Monte Adler |
Miami, FL |
| 10 |
Woody Brown |
Largo, FL |
| 11 |
Steve Fowler |
Coral Springs, FL |
| 13 |
Parker Gillum |
Madison, AL |
| 15 |
Oscar Detoffoli |
Miami, FL |
| 17 |
Darius Khonsary |
Miami, FL |
| 20 |
Brent Shannon |
San Jose, CA |
| 21 |
Richard Gongora |
N Miami, FL |
| 22 |
Kurt Dahlenburg |
Miami Lakes, FL |
| 23 |
Doug Schick |
Miramar, FL |
| 24 |
Camilo Salazar |
Miami, FL |
| 26 |
Richard Powers |
Ft Lauderdale, FL |
| 33 |
Luis Casteleiro |
Miami, FL |
| 35 |
Garrett Crosbie |
Miami, FL |
| 36 |
Richard Opton |
Jupiter, FL |
| 37 |
Gary Saltzman |
Miami, FL |
| 44 |
Brett Marinelli |
Tampa, FL |
| 57 |
Jimmy Price |
Tampa, FL |
| 66 |
Daryl Fefee |
Orlando, FL |
| 69 |
Milan Hooper III |
Gainsville, FL |
| 77 |
Bob Counts |
Oldsmar, FL |
| 96 |
Butch Brown |
Land O Lakes, FL |
| Team USA Junior Open Division |
| 4 |
Bradley Cochi |
Atlanta, GA |
| 5 |
Tommy Hendrickson |
Pittsburgh, PA |
| 7 |
Will Neff |
Leverett, MA |
| 8 |
Nate Raines |
Hanover, NH |
| 9 |
Sam Harkness |
Seattle, WA |
| 10 |
Jacob Goldstein |
Coral Gables, FL |
| 11 |
Joshua Torell |
Carrboro, NC |
| 12 |
Misha Sidorsky |
Shelborne Falls, MA |
| 13 |
Robert Wang |
Amherst, MA |
| 14 |
Evan Johnson |
Greenfield, MA |
| 15 |
Sam Roberts |
Leverett, MA |
| 17 |
Darden Pitts |
Amherst, MA |
| 19 |
Connor Maloney |
Richmond, VA |
| 22 |
Gregory Swanson |
Atlanta, GA |
| 24 |
Michael Vandenberg |
Atlanta, GA |
| 25 |
Ayron Jones |
Seattle, WA |
| 31 |
Eldon Creer |
Duluth, GA |
| 34 |
Nathan Segal |
Boston, MA |
| 44 |
Sean Foreman |
Boulder, CO |
| 77 |
Joe Kershner |
Tuscon, AZ |
| COACHES |
| |
Michael Baccarini (head coach) |
Decatur, GA |
| |
Tiina Booth (head coach) |
Amherst, MA |
| |
Ben Van Heuvelen (asst) |
Washington, DC |
| |
Ben Wiggins (asst) |
Seattle, WA |
| |
Jason Simpson (asst) |
Decatur, GA |
| Team USA Junior Girl's Division |
| 3 |
Nora Johnson |
Seattle, WA |
| 8 |
Esther Warren |
Haverford, PA |
| 10 |
Jenny Fey |
Fredericksburg, VA |
| 11 |
Shannon O'Malley |
Seattle, WA |
| 13 |
Amy Smith |
Atlanta, GA |
| 14 |
Kayla Burnim |
Amherst, MA |
| 16 |
Rohre Titcomb |
Lakeville, CT |
| 18 |
Leila Tunnell |
Atlanta, GA |
| 19 |
Georgia Bosscher |
Madison, WI |
| 21 |
Yayoi Tsutakawa-Chinn |
Seattle, WA |
| 22 |
Southey Saul |
Amherst, MA |
| 23 |
Emily Baecher |
Amherst, MA |
| 29 |
Andrea Duran |
Arlington |
| 39 |
Vanessa Low |
Maplewood, NJ |
| 42 |
Laura Masulis |
Nashville, TN |
| 44 |
Maisie Richards |
Decatur, GA |
| 85 |
Lillian Berla |
Ann Arbor, MI |
| 95 |
Nora Sluzas |
Lakeville, CT |
| COACHES |
| |
John Sandahl (head coach) |
Minneapolis, MN |
| |
Vida Towne (head coach) |
Seattle, WA |
| |
Sarah Ross-Viles (asst) |
Seattle, WA |
| |
Trish York (asst) |
Minneapolis, MN |
Over 7 days seventy-six teams battled it out for the championship title within their division. Here is a link to the results.