Tryout Attendees Announced for 2016 WJUC Teams
Posted: December 1, 2015 12:24 PM
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dec. 1, 2015) – USA Ultimate, the national governing body for the sport of ultimate in the United States, is pleased to announce the athletes who have been selected to attend one of two tryouts for the 2016 National Teams that will represent the U.S. at the World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC) in Wroclaw, Poland, next summer. USA Ultimate will send select teams in the girls’ and open divisions to compete at next year’s championships.
More than 400 youth athletes from all over the country submitted applications to be considered for the Under-20 National Teams. Of the applicants, 101 men and 101 women have been selected by the coaching staffs to attend one of two tryout camps.
The east coast tryout camp will be held January 23-24, in Orlando, Fla. The west coast tryout camp will be held January 30-31, in Seattle, Wash. Final rosters will be announced in February.
Head coaches for each team were announced in July. Assistant coaches were announced in September.
Girls' Division U.S. National Team Coaching Staff
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Head Coach: Jamie Nuwer (San Francisco, Calif.)
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Assistant Coach: DeAnna Ball (Columbus, Ohio)
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Assistant Coach: Alyssa Weatherford (Seattle, Wash.)
Open Division U.S. National Team Coaching Staff
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Head Coach: Chase Sparling-Beckley (Portland, Ore.)
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Assistant Coach: Sam O’Brien (Minneapolis, Minn.)
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Assistant Coach: George Stubbs (Somerville, Mass.)
The 2016 World Junior Ultimate Championships will be held July 31-Aug. 6, 2016, in Wroclaw, Poland, and will be hosted by the World Flying Disc Federation and the Polish Ultimate Players Association.
WJUC was last held in Lecco, Italy, in 2014. The United States earned two medals at the event, a gold in the girls’ division and a silver in the open division.
Girls' Division Team Tryouts
|
Name
|
City, ST
|
Tryout
|
| Nina Alworth |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Robin Anthony-Petersen |
Alameda, CA |
West |
| Isabel Arevalo |
Atlanta, GA |
East |
| Bridget Bailey |
Fryeburg, ME |
East |
| Casey Banta-Ryan |
Acton, MA |
West |
| Allison Bashford |
Cary, NC |
East |
| Louise Beck |
Edina, MN |
West |
| Maddy Boyle |
Arlington, VA |
East |
| Tova Breen |
Minneapolis, MN |
East |
| Kyra Bronfman |
Atlanta, GA |
East |
| Carly Campana |
Kirkland, WA |
West |
| Chloe Carothers-Liske |
Oakland, CA |
West |
| Dina Carpenter-Graffy |
Madison, WI |
East |
| Ruby Cassidy |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Caroline Collis |
Needham, MA |
East |
| Ally Constantino |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Josephine Coppinger |
Leverett, MA |
East |
| Hannah Cowan |
Golden Valley, MN |
West |
| Kelly Crowley |
Naperville, IL |
East |
| Katie Cubrilovic |
Chapel Hill, NC |
East |
| Karen Ehrhardt |
Sugar Grove, NC |
East |
| Maria Fong |
Berkeley, CA |
West |
| Katherine Fry |
Cincinnati, OH |
East |
| Emma Gautier |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Katharine Gilbert |
Bryn Mawr, PA |
East |
| Josie Gillett |
Seattle, WA |
East |
| Catherine Gould |
Edmond, OK |
West |
| Tanika Graham |
Highland Village, TX |
West |
| Lucy Grossman |
Hatfield, MA |
East |
| Megan Halverson |
Naperville, IL |
West |
| Eleanor Heberlein |
St. Paul, MN |
West |
| Zoe Hecht |
Newton, MA |
West |
| Rachel Hess |
Arlington, VA |
East |
| Lindsay Hoeppner |
Lakeville, MN |
West |
| Imani Holness |
Philadelphia, PA |
East |
| Jamie Hong |
Forest Hills, NY |
East |
| Delaney Johnson |
Greenwood, IN |
East |
| Raina Kamrat |
Ithaca, NY |
East |
| Soumya Keefe |
Lake Forest Park, WA |
West |
| Yausaman Khajavei |
Eugene, OR |
West |
| Akane Kleinkopf |
Boulder, CO |
West |
| Ellery Koelker-Wolfe |
Pasadena, CA |
West |
| Miranda Kosowsky |
Pittsburgh, PA |
East |
| Sophia Kosowsky |
Pittsburgh, PA |
East |
| Jenna Krugler |
Nevada City, CA |
West |
| Katherine Lanier |
Chapel Hill, NC |
East |
| Caitlyn Lee |
Superior, CO |
West |
| Yenni Lee |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Park Li |
Atlanta, GA |
East |
| Bethany Llewellyn |
Corvallis, OR |
West |
| Margaret Manning |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Angela Mao |
West Windsor, NJ |
East |
| Hannah Neiditz |
Decatur, GA |
East |
| Audrey Neubauer |
Langley, WA |
East |
| Taya Norris |
Eugene, OR |
West |
| Caroline O'Connell |
Highland Village, TX |
East |
| Isabel Olson |
Minneapolis, MN |
East |
| Stephanie Padilla |
Chicago, IL |
West |
| Renata Pepi |
Northampton, MA |
East |
| Marie Perivier |
Atlanta, GA |
East |
| Ollie Peterson |
Atlanta, GA |
East |
| Emma Phelps |
Wexford, PA |
East |
| Stephanie Phillips |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Emma Piorier |
St. Paul, MN |
East |
| Clea Poklemba |
Corvallis, OR |
West |
| Maya Powell |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Katherine Quillin |
Eugene, OR |
West |
| Mindy Radike |
Naperville, IL |
West |
| Evelyn Reding |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Kaia Roast |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Hayley Samson |
Milford, OH |
East |
| Madison Samson |
Milford, OH |
East |
| Elisabeth Schloss |
Orem, UT |
West |
| Katie Schreiber |
Eagleville, PA |
East |
| Jordan Schultz-McArdle |
Pittsburgh, PA |
East |
| Lilly Shapiro |
Minnetonka, MN |
West |
| Bailey Shigley |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Nariah-Belle Sims |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Michelle Slaughter |
Palo Alto, CA |
West |
| Sylvia Snyderman |
St. Louis, MO |
East |
| Stephany Stumphauzer |
Plainfield, IL |
West |
| Mary Sullivan |
Western Springs, IL |
West |
| Jessie Sun |
Warren, NJ |
East |
| Margaret Switzer |
Atlanta, GA |
East |
| Riley Tauer |
Eden Prairie, MN |
West |
| Sydney Taylor-Klaus |
Atlanta, GA |
East |
| Emma Thoennes |
Eugene, OR |
West |
| Caroline Tornquist |
Arlington, VA |
East |
| Claire Trop |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Mandy Truong |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Margaret Urheim |
Wynnewood, PA |
East |
| Gabrielle VanDevelder |
Corvallis, OR |
West |
| Jaclyn Verzuh |
Seattle, WA |
East |
| Margaret Walker |
Madison, WI |
East |
| Vlada Watkins |
Decatur, GA |
East |
| Aviva Weinbaum |
Amherst, MA |
East |
| Hannah Wells |
Berkeley, CA |
West |
| Allison Wong |
Princeton Junction, NJ |
East |
| Samantha Wool |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Ashley Woxman |
Cincinnati, OH |
East |
| Anna Wysen |
Berkeley, CA |
West |
Open Division Team Tryouts
|
Name
|
City, ST
|
Tryout
|
| Sion Agami |
Mason, OH |
West |
| Kunle Ajao |
St. Paul, MN |
West |
| Michael Bartell |
Seattle, WA |
East |
| Conor Bauman |
Danville, CA |
West |
| Zach Baumann |
Bozeman, MT |
West |
| Emmanuel Bilolo |
Flower Mound, TX |
East |
| Stanley Birdsong |
Atlanta, GA |
East |
| Ethan Bloodworth |
Rougemont, NC |
East |
| Reno Brinn |
Algonquin, IL |
West |
| Conor Brownell |
Decatur, GA |
East |
| Quinn Buermeyer |
Corvallis, OR |
West |
| Lucas Bulger |
Ithaca, MN |
East |
| Mason Cary |
Decatur, GA |
East |
| Nathan Champoux |
Ypsilanti, MI |
West |
| Eric Chen |
Brooklyn, NY |
East |
| Lucas Chen |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Colby Chuck |
Berkeley, CA |
West |
| Zachary Cincotta |
South Orange, NJ |
East |
| Noah Cohen |
Atlanta, GA |
East |
| Eli Conard |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Matthew Cook |
Middle Village, NY |
East |
| Sam Cook |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Luke Deasy |
Oakmont, PA |
West |
| Spencer DeRoos |
Newtown Square, PA |
West |
| Ryan Dinger |
Hadley, MA |
East |
| Jeremy Dolezal-Ng |
Alameda, CA |
West |
| Cole Drummond |
Yardley, PA |
East |
| Manny Eckert |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Jacob Elias |
Golden Valley, MN |
West |
| Robbie Farwell |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Oliver Fay |
Amherst, MA |
West |
| Cameron Ficher |
Bend, OR |
West |
| Duncan Fitzgerald |
Washington, DC |
East |
| Joe Freund |
Blacksburg, VA |
East |
| Ben Goldman |
Amherst, MA |
West |
| Jonathan Haberman |
Corvallis, OR |
West |
| Connor Halloran |
Greenwood, IN |
West |
| Samuel Hammar |
Edina, MN |
West |
| Nick Haser |
Gibsonia, PA |
East |
| Conner Henderson |
Bargersville, IN |
West |
| Nicholas Hirning |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Eric Hytonen |
San Leandro, CA |
West |
| Micah Jo |
Lawrenceville, GA |
East |
| Tannor Johnson |
Lexington, MA |
East |
| Cole Jurek |
Shoreview, MN |
West |
| Jacob Kaplan |
Amherst, MA |
East |
| Jake Kenniv |
Lebanon, OH |
East |
| Nathan Kenton |
Fairfield, CT |
East |
| Jared Klein |
North Oaks, MN |
West |
| Michael Kromer |
Gahanna, OH |
East |
| Kyle Krukowski |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
West |
| Dillon Lanier |
Chapel Hill, NC |
East |
| Ivan Lee |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Hector Madrigal |
Colorado Springs, CO |
West |
| Daniel Mah |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Kai Marcus |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Parker Marsh |
Largo, FL |
East |
| Garrett Martin |
Smithfield, UT |
West |
| Michael Martin |
Eugene, OR |
West |
| Boone McClellan |
Spring Hill, TN |
East |
| Peter Miller |
Ames, IA |
West |
| Tremont Miller |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Nicolas Molzon |
Irvine, CA |
West |
| Jordan Monnin |
Clarksville, OH |
West |
| Derek Mourad |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Russell Moy |
Maplewood, NJ |
East |
| Jesse Nelson |
Maplewood, NJ |
East |
| Jacques Perivier |
Atlanta, GA |
East |
| Andrew Peterschmidt |
Albany, OR |
West |
| Dylan Power |
Naperville, IL |
East |
| Jacob Radack |
Washington, DC |
East |
| John Randolph |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Jake Reinhardt |
Lake Jackson, TX |
East |
| Noah Robinson |
Pittsburgh, PA |
East |
| William Roecklein |
Northfield, MN |
West |
| Aldous Root |
Bellevue, WA |
West |
| Marc Rovner |
Chapel Hill, NC |
East |
| Solomon Rueschemeyer-Bailey |
Amherst, MA |
East |
| James Rushing |
Yardley, PA |
East |
| Connor Russell |
Westfield, NJ |
East |
| Ben Sabourin |
Champaign, IL |
West |
| Dylan Salzman |
Denver, CO |
West |
| Nels Schimek |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Timothy Schoch |
Lexington, MA |
East |
| Caleb Seamon |
Leverett, MA |
West |
| Liam Searles-Bohs |
Durham, NC |
East |
| Jarrett Sheran |
Allison Park, PA |
East |
| Alex Shrader |
Atlanta, GA |
East |
| Johnny Sims |
Baton Rouge, LA |
East |
| Theodore Sither |
Arlington, VA |
East |
| Jack Smith |
Atlanta, GA |
East |
| Benjamin Swiatek |
Naperville, IL |
East |
| Coleman Tappero |
Atlanta, GA |
East |
| Trey Taylor |
Minnetonka, MN |
West |
| Justin Ting |
Seattle, WA |
West |
| Dexter Turner |
Baton Rouge, LA |
East |
| Kevin Versteeg |
Kensington, MD |
East |
| Grant Waldron |
Murfreesboro, TN |
East |
| Luke Webb |
Amherst, MA |
West |
| Kale Wenczel |
Leverett, MA |
East |
| Joseph White |
Cincinnati, OH |
East |
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