Spin Ultimate and VC Ultimate Awarded Official Merchandise Bid For 2018 USA Ultimate Championship Events
Posted: March 27, 2018 09:26 AM
Spin Ultimate, VC Ultimate to Offer Licensed Gear at Six Tournaments
Colorado Springs, Colo. (March 27, 2018) - USA Ultimate announced today that Spin Ultimate and VC Ultimate will be the exclusive providers of officially licensed merchandise at six major events in 2018.
Spin and VC Ultimate will offer tournament-specific apparel, discs and merchandise on site to participating athletes and attending fans.
Spin Ultimate merchandise will be available at the USA Ultimate Beach Championships (May 19-20 in Virginia Beach), USA Ultimate College Championships (May 25-28 in Milwaukee, Wis.), and the U.S. Open Club Championships (August 3-6 in Blaine, Minn.). VC Ultimate gear will be available at the USA Ultimate Division III College Championships (May 19-20 in Rockford, Ill.), the USA Ultimate Masters Championships (July 20-22 in Aurora, Ill.) and the USA Ultimate National Championships (October 18-21 in San Diego).
"Supporting ultimate organizations is at the core of what we do and what’s important to both VC and Spin," commented Adriana Withers, CEO of VC Ultimate. "We’re excited to have so many other opportunities to work with USA Ultimate this year and provide the best quality tournament merchandise and uniform options out there."
"Year after year, USA Ultimate hosts the most exciting and entertaining championship events," added Dan Konisky, president of Spin Ultimate. "We’re really looking forward to providing top notch Spin and VC championship merchandise for all of their events this season."
In providing USA Ultimate with officially licensed merchandise for all of its tournaments this year, Spin and VC add to their slate of high-profile events, which already included three WFDF World Championship tournaments this summer in North America.
The awarding of USA Ultimate’s official event merchandise agreement follows Spin Ultimate’s successful bid to serve as the exclusive and official licensee for the Girls’ Ultimate Movement (GUM).
"Both Spin and VC have done an outstanding job merchandising our events in the past, and we’re thrilled for them to return to all of our championships this season," commented Andy Lee, managing director of marketing, communications and brand for USA Ultimate. "With their logo and apparel designs and the quality of their products and service, we know our athletes, members and fans can turn up to one of our events and have an enjoyable experience while purchasing great gear."
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