Tryout Attendees Announced for 2016 WUGC Teams
Posted: November 24, 2015 04:19 PM
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Nov. 24, 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 Ultimate and Guts Championships (WUGC) in London next summer. USA Ultimate will send three select teams – mixed, open and women’s – to compete at next year’s championships. Teams will also represent the U.S. in the men’s masters and women’s masters divisions. Those teams earned their spots at WUGC based on their performances at the 2015 Masters Championships.
Nearly 600 athletes from all over the country submitted applications to be considered for the national teams. Of the applicants, 105 men and 105 women have been selected by the coaching staffs to attend one of two tryout camps.
The west coast tryout camp will be held January 23-24, in Phoenix, Ariz. The east coast tryout camp will be held January 30-31, in Orlando, Fla. Final rosters will be announced in February.
Head coaches for each of the three select teams were announced in September. Assistant coaches for each team were announced yesterday.
Mixed Division U.S. National Team Coaching Staff:
Open Division U.S. National Team Coaching Staff:
Women's Division U.S. National Team Coaching Staff:
Team Manager:
The 2016 World Ultimate and Guts Championships will be held June 18-25, 2016, in London and will be hosted by the World Flying Disc Federation and UK Ultimate.
Female Tryouts
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Name
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Team
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Tryout
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Kristen Pojunis
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7 Figures
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West
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Allysha Dixon
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AMP
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East
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Raha Mozaffari
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AMP
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East
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Alexi Zalk
|
Bent
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East
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Megan Randall
|
Bent
|
East
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Amber Sinicrope
|
Brute Squad
|
East
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Becky Malinowski
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Brute Squad
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East
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Cassandra Wong
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Brute Squad
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East
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Claudia Tajima
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Brute Squad
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East
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Courtney Kiesow
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Brute Squad
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East
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Emily Baecher
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Brute Squad
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East
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Kami Groom
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Brute Squad
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East
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Laura Bitterman
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Brute Squad
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East
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Leila Tunnell
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Brute Squad
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East
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Lien Hoffmann
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Brute Squad
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East
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Magon Liu
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Brute Squad
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East
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Shellie Cohen
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Brute Squad
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East
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Sarah Pesch
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Chad Larson Experience
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West
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Leah Farris
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Dauntless
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West
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Jessica LeDonne
|
Dish
|
East
|
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Emily Regan
|
Drag'n Thrust
|
East
|
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Erica Baken
|
Drag'n Thrust
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East
|
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Sarah Anciaux
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Drag'n Thrust
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East
|
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Sarah Meckstroth
|
Drag'n Thrust
|
East
|
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Alex Snyder
|
Fury
|
West
|
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Anna Nazarov
|
Fury
|
West
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Carolyn Finney
|
Fury
|
West
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Claire Desmond
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Fury
|
West
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Cree Howard
|
Fury
|
West
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Kaela Jorgenson
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Fury
|
West
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Lakshmi Narayan
|
Fury
|
West
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Lisa Pitcaithley
|
Fury
|
West
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Maggie Ruden
|
Fury
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West
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Manisha Daryani
|
Fury
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West
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Marika Austin
|
Fury
|
West
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Ness Fajardo
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Fury
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West
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Sabrina Fong
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Fury
|
West
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Katie Ryan
|
Green Means Go
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West
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Elizabeth Minor
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Heist
|
East
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Georgia Bosscher
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Heist
|
East
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Robyn Wiseman
|
Heist
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East
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Rebecca Poznansky
|
KOD
|
East
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Emily Smith
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Mental Toss Flycoons
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West
|
|
Paige Kercher
|
Mental Toss Flycoons
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West
|
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Erynn Schroeder
|
Millers
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East
|
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Claire Revere
|
Mixtape
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West
|
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Roberta Abbot
|
Mixtape
|
West
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Ashley Daly Morgan
|
Molly Brown
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West
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Claire Chastain
|
Molly Brown
|
East
|
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Crystal Davis
|
Molly Brown
|
East
|
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Dena Slattery
|
Molly Brown
|
West
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Kirstin Johnson
|
Molly Brown
|
West
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Lauren Boyle
|
Molly Brown
|
West
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Megan Cousins
|
Molly Brown
|
West
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Octavia Payne
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Molly Brown
|
East
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Paige Applegate
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Molly Brown
|
West
|
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Rebecca Miller
|
Molly Brown
|
West
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Sally Lambert
|
Molly Brown
|
East
|
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Tina Snodgrass
|
Molly Brown
|
West
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Briana Cahn
|
Nightlock
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West
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Claire Sharman
|
Nightlock
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West
|
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Loryn Kanemaru
|
Nightlock
|
West
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Hannah Leathers
|
Ozone
|
East
|
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Katherine Wooten
|
Ozone
|
East
|
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Meg Harris
|
Ozone
|
East
|
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Mira Walker
|
Ozone
|
East
|
|
Jessi Jones
|
Phoenix
|
East
|
|
Marisa Mead
|
Polar Bears
|
West
|
|
Morgan Paulson
|
Polar Bears
|
West
|
|
Alyssa Weatherford
|
Riot
|
East
|
|
Calise Cardenas
|
Riot
|
West
|
|
Charlie Katie Mercer
|
Riot
|
West
|
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Fiona McKibben
|
Riot
|
West
|
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Hana Kawai
|
Riot
|
West
|
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Jaclyn Verzuh
|
Riot
|
East
|
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Katy Craley
|
Riot
|
West
|
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Kelly Johnson
|
Riot
|
West
|
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Kristin Eide
|
Riot
|
West
|
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Lauren Sadler
|
Riot
|
West
|
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Qxhna Titcomb
|
Riot
|
West
|
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Rohre Titcomb
|
Riot
|
West
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Sarah Davis
|
Riot
|
West
|
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Sarah Griffith
|
Riot
|
West
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Shannon O'Malley
|
Riot
|
West
|
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Shira Stern
|
Riot
|
West
|
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Jenny Fey
|
Scandal
|
East
|
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Jessica O'Connor
|
Scandal
|
East
|
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Kathleen Ratcliff
|
Scandal
|
East
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Kelly Hyland
|
Scandal
|
East
|
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Molly Roy
|
Scandal
|
East
|
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Sandy Jorgensen
|
Scandal
|
East
|
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Sarah Itoh
|
Scandal
|
East
|
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Alex Ode
|
Schwa
|
West
|
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Jesse Shofner
|
Schwa
|
West
|
|
Julia Sherwood
|
Schwa
|
West
|
|
Katey Forth
|
Showdown
|
West
|
|
Michelle Arceneaux
|
Showdown
|
East
|
|
Sarah Levinn
|
Showdown
|
East
|
|
Sharon Tsao
|
Showdown
|
East
|
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India Stubbs
|
Slow White
|
East
|
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Brittany Winner
|
Steamboat
|
East
|
|
Katherine Killebrew
|
Viva
|
West
|
|
Caitlin Fitzgerald
|
Wicked
|
West
|
|
Alyson Heath
|
Wild Card
|
East
|
|
Katharine Sullivan
|
Wild Card
|
East
|
Male Tryouts
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Name
|
Team
|
Tryout
|
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Dan Gillick
|
Blackbird
|
West
|
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Mac Taylor
|
Blackbird
|
West
|
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Asa Wilson
|
Bucket
|
East
|
|
Ryan Tucker
|
Chad Larson Experience
|
West
|
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Christian Olsen
|
Chain Lightning
|
East
|
|
Elliott Erickson
|
Chain Lightning
|
East
|
|
Jason Clark
|
Chain Lightning
|
East
|
|
Tyler Bacon
|
Condors
|
West
|
|
Brandon Malecek
|
Doublewide
|
East
|
|
Jeff Loskorn
|
Doublewide
|
West
|
|
Kiran Thomas
|
Doublewide
|
West
|
|
Kurt Gibson
|
Doublewide
|
East
|
|
Will Driscoll
|
Doublewide
|
West
|
|
Austin Lien
|
Drag'n Thrust
|
East
|
|
Brian Schoenrock
|
Drag'n Thrust
|
East
|
|
Jay Drescher
|
Drag'n Thrust
|
East
|
|
Mike Clark
|
Drag'n Thrust
|
East
|
|
Chris LaRocque
|
Florida United
|
East
|
|
Michael Meilstrup
|
High Five
|
East
|
|
Alex Simmons
|
Ironside
|
East
|
|
Christian Foster
|
Ironside
|
East
|
|
Daniel Clark
|
Ironside
|
East
|
|
Jack Hatchett
|
Ironside
|
East
|
|
John Stubbs
|
Ironside
|
East
|
|
Josh Markette
|
Ironside
|
East
|
|
Russell Wallack
|
Ironside
|
East
|
|
Tom Annen
|
Ironside
|
East
|
|
Bennett Lohre
|
Johnny Bravo
|
West
|
|
Ernest Konker
|
Johnny Bravo
|
West
|
|
Hylke Snieder
|
Johnny Bravo
|
West
|
|
Jackson Kloor
|
Johnny Bravo
|
West
|
|
Jimmy Mickle
|
Johnny Bravo
|
West
|
|
Owen Westbrook
|
Johnny Bravo
|
East
|
|
Ryan Farrell
|
Johnny Bravo
|
West
|
|
Sean Keegan
|
Johnny Bravo
|
West
|
|
Jack McShane
|
Love Tractor
|
West
|
|
Bob Liu
|
Machine
|
East
|
|
Brett Matzuka
|
Machine
|
East
|
|
Jonathan Helton
|
Machine
|
East
|
|
Kevin Kelly
|
Machine
|
East
|
|
Walden Nelson
|
Machine
|
West
|
|
Colin Camp
|
Madison Club
|
West
|
|
Dave Wiseman
|
Madison Club
|
East
|
|
Kevin Brown
|
Madison Club
|
West
|
|
Patrick Shriwise
|
Madison Club
|
East
|
|
Peter Graffy
|
Madison Club
|
East
|
|
Khalif El-Salaam
|
Mixtape
|
West
|
|
Gabriel Colton
|
Patrol
|
East
|
|
Patrick Diviney
|
Patrol
|
East
|
|
Gregory Marliave
|
Polar Bears
|
West
|
|
Chris Kocher
|
PoNY
|
East
|
|
Christopher Mazur
|
PoNY
|
East
|
|
Jack Marsh
|
PoNY
|
West
|
|
Michael Drost
|
PoNY
|
East
|
|
William Katz
|
PoNY
|
East
|
|
Abe Coffin
|
Prairie Fire
|
East
|
|
Christian Simpson
|
Prairie Fire
|
West
|
|
Jay Froude
|
Prairie Fire
|
West
|
|
Ashlin Joye
|
Revolver
|
West
|
|
Beau Kittredge
|
Revolver
|
West
|
|
Cassidy Rasmussen
|
Revolver
|
West
|
|
Chris kosednar
|
Revolver
|
West
|
|
Eli Kerns
|
Revolver
|
West
|
|
Joel Schlachet
|
Revolver
|
West
|
|
Kevin Cocks
|
Revolver
|
West
|
|
Lucas Dallmann
|
Revolver
|
West
|
|
Marcelo Sanchez
|
Revolver
|
West
|
|
Martin Cochran
|
Revolver
|
West
|
|
Nathan White
|
Revolver
|
West
|
|
Robbie Cahill
|
Revolver
|
West
|
|
Russell Wynne
|
Revolver
|
West
|
|
Samuel Kanner
|
Revolver
|
West
|
|
Simon Higgins
|
Revolver
|
West
|
|
Dylan Freechild
|
Rhino
|
West
|
|
Eli Friedman
|
Rhino
|
West
|
|
Jacob Janin
|
Rhino
|
West
|
|
Jonathan Nethercutt
|
Ring of Fire
|
East
|
|
Justin Allen
|
Ring of Fire
|
East
|
|
Noah Saul
|
Ring of Fire
|
East
|
|
Shane Sisco
|
Ring of Fire
|
East
|
|
Jeffrey Smith
|
Slow White
|
East
|
|
Aly Lenon
|
Sockeye
|
West
|
|
Daniel Karlinsky
|
Sockeye
|
West
|
|
Duncan Linn
|
Sockeye
|
West
|
|
Joseph Sefton
|
Sockeye
|
West
|
|
Mark Burton
|
Sockeye
|
West
|
|
Matt Russell
|
Sockeye
|
West
|
|
Matthew Rehder
|
Sockeye
|
West
|
|
Philip Murray
|
Sockeye
|
West
|
|
Reid Koss
|
Sockeye
|
West
|
|
Steven Milardovich
|
Streetgang
|
West
|
|
Nicholas Stuart
|
Sub Zero
|
East
|
|
Simon Montague
|
Sub Zero
|
East
|
|
Alex Thorne
|
Temper
|
East
|
|
Trent Dillon
|
Temper
|
East
|
|
Tyler DeGirolamo
|
Temper
|
East
|
|
Alan Kolick
|
Truck Stop
|
East
|
|
David Cranston
|
Truck Stop
|
East
|
|
Markham Shofner
|
Truck Stop
|
East
|
|
Nathan Castine
|
Truck Stop
|
East
|
|
Nicholas Spiva
|
Truck Stop
|
East
|
|
Peter Prial
|
Truck Stop
|
East
|
|
Tom Doi
|
Truck Stop
|
East
|
|
Byron Liu
|
Turbine
|
West
|
|
Ian Engler
|
Wild Card
|
East
|
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